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CATHKIN | Report | 21 Oct 2006 14:27 |
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My great grandfather, in Ireland , was a Constable in Metropolitan Police when he got married (1895) then became a Farmer, Road Contractor -build a road on Bray--and Wool Buyer -.Seems a bit odd but maybe his father died -haven`t found out yet, Ros |
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KathleenBell | Report | 21 Oct 2006 15:40 |
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My husbands great grandfather was a Farmer in 1851, a Police Constable in 1853, back to a Farmer in 1856, and an Inn Keeper in 1871. Think they just took any job that was on offer in those days. Kath. x |
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Devon Dweller | Report | 21 Oct 2006 16:39 |
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Yes I had a policeman 1838 then carpenter 1841then undertaker and another ancestor mariner then handyman then publican then machinest. |
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Unknown | Report | 21 Oct 2006 16:57 |
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Not wishing to cast any slurs, but many Met policemen were dismissed for drunkeness. As today, people changed occupation because of changing circumstances. |
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Unknown | Report | 21 Oct 2006 16:59 |
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Maybe I misread your thread - he was a policeman in Ireland? I was thinking you meant the London Met - as you could check his service record and see when he left the force and maybe why. |
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CATHKIN | Report | 21 Oct 2006 17:05 |
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I`ve written to the Registration of Police in Dublin -awaiting reply. Maybe he was in London -just wait and see, Ros |
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