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Member Since: July 2009 Posts: 30 Send Message	Token	Report	27 Aug 2011 18:44
Member Since: July 2009 Posts: 30 Send Message	Does anyone have any experience of tracing ancestors through police service records? I'm struggling to pinpoint the dates of birth and death of my great grandfather and great great grandfather (numerous possible census entries but not with the right occupation!) They were both in the Northumbria police and I'm wondering if I can get more information through their service records. Google has not been much help so I don't know if the records would be available or even where to get started! Anyone know?
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 5,757 Send Message	lancashireAnn	Report	27 Aug 2011 18:55
	Old Lancashire police service records are v detailed. It would be worth contacting to see what they have. You say Northumbria but as that county did not exist in the era which you would want, you might need to work out just where you need to contact.
	Researching: Liverpool (Cartwright, Chambers, Miller), Todmorden (Sutcliffe, Mallison), Abergavenny (Watkins, Prosser)
Member Since: July 2009 Posts: 30 Send Message	Token	Report	27 Aug 2011 20:00
Member Since: July 2009 Posts: 30 Send Message	Thats really useful, thanks!