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Nicholas

Nicholas Report 5 Feb 2007 18:10

I am trying to find information on Joseph Henry Johnson (1820) who was a police constable in Deptford in the 1851 census. Are there any sites where I can find records of police officers for that period? thanks Nic

Heather

Heather Report 5 Feb 2007 18:16

This is a good site - Metropolitan Police - AND GOOGLE search for anything/everything you want to know. Try this one: http://www.met.police.uk/history/remembrance2.htm

Susan

Susan Report 5 Feb 2007 18:35

Metropitan Police Orders Database Search - a chap called Spike Hughes helped me. Very very helpful. I've his email address if you want. Perhaps you should try the database first, as the email address is personal.

Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 5 Feb 2007 19:00

I think you'll find Deptford was outside the Metrpolitan area - it would have been Kent. www.kent-police-museum(.)co(.)uk/core_pages/archive.shtml

Fi aka Wheelie Spice

Fi aka Wheelie Spice Report 5 Feb 2007 19:02

If you can get to Kew (National Archives) you may be able to find info about his time in the Metropolitan police there. I did. If you are not able to get there then I will be happy to assist you. Let me know and pm me the details if you need my help. Fi

Heather

Heather Report 5 Feb 2007 21:58

No, Deptford was Met.certainly in late 1800s (I have a Deptford court/inquest article referring to a Met officer witness) and if you look at the Met site you will see a number of police officers who died in service in Deptford in the period we are talking about.