Burgh forces in Scotland

[Charlies girl]

Where could I find information on Police officers who were on the Burgh forces in th late 1800 to 1900. Where were the Burgh forces located.

Looking for Robert W.S. Graham who was on the Burgh forces at that time.

[RJ_Paton]

A lot depends on which Burgh ...... there were a lot at one time and over the years there have been a number of "re-organisations" of the different forces especially during the period that you are interested in.

[Charlies girl]

Thanks for the reply,
Robert apparrently took his training in Motherwell at the age of 18. He had postings in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Wishaw, Uddington, and Cleland where he resigned his position as Constable finishing his duty March 17, 1903. Robert was born March 9, 1879 so I guess it would be somewhere between the years of 1897 and 1903. His first daughter Hilda was born about 1903. He married Ellen Miller. Not sure how reliable all of this information is.

[RJ_Paton]

During his short period he was a bit of a nomad and appears he may have served in several different forces.City of Glasgow and four different burgh forces - rather a lot in 6 years .

However all of the areas subsequently became part of Strathclyde Police in 1975 - Strathclyde lodged all historical documents with Glasgow Council

see http://www.strathclyde.police.uk/index.asp?locID=448&docID=-1 for some information on this.

[ciorstag72]

You can also find out more information about Police personnel records on the Scottish Archive Network website: http://www.scan.org.uk/researchrtools/index.htm in the Knowledge Base.  Once you're through to the Knowledge Base click on the record types and choose Police Personnel Registers from the drop down file.  There is a lot of information there about Scottish police records.

All the best.

[Charlies girl]

Thanks Ciorstag72

Very interesting information. Will Check it all out further.

Thanks for your help

Charlies girl