Advice on Family History and General Police History Enquiries

The work of the Trust concerns only police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty and we have no resources to deal with family history or general police history enquiries.

However The following links to other sources may be of assistance:-

FAMILY HISTORY

Archives & Record Offices

Most older records are now held in National, County or Local Archives, Record Offices or Libraries.

UK National Archives - www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

British Library - www.bl.uk

Access to Local Archives database - www.a2a.org.uk

England - Local Record Offices and Archives - www.oz.net/~markhow/englishros.htm

Wales - Local Record Offices and Archives - www.archiveswales.org.uk

Wales - National Library - www.llgc.org.uk

Scotland - www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Northern Ireland - www.proni.gov.uk

Ireland National Archives - www.nationalarchives.ie

General Register Offices ( Births, Marriages & Deaths)

England & Wales - www.gro.gov.uk

Scotland - www.gro-scotland.gov.uk

Northern Ireland - www.groni.gov.uk/index.htm

Ireland - www.groireland.ie

POLICE GENERAL

Current UK Police Forces - Official UK Police Service website - www.police.uk

General Police History

The Police Index - www.blacksheepindex.co.uk/POLNOTES.htm

The Police History Society - www.policehistorysociety.co.uk

Police Museums & Archives

Main Police Museums and Archives are shown below for others try "The National Virtual Museum" website and Search for POLICE: www.24hourmuseum.org.uk

St George's Harrogate - www.stgeorgesharrogate.org

St George’s House, Northern Police Orphanage, Association of Old Boys & Girls

Their website  aims to provide a historical record of the life and activities of the orphan children all of whom came from families of Police officers, for anyone who may be interested, including: Descendents of the Gurney family, St George's House Orphans, Families of the St George's boys & girls, Police Historians, Genealogists, Members of the UK Police Force, St George's Police Trust, Educational institutions, and the general public.

POLICE FORCES

British Transport Police

History of BTP -  including former railway forces and family history enquiries:

BTP Website - BTP History  

British Transport Police History Group  - BTP HG Website

National Archives - Research Guide 97-Transport Police

Essex Police - www.essex.police.uk/museum

Essex Police Museum, PO Box 2, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM2 6DA.
Telephone: 01245 457150

Greater Manchester Police -  www.gmp.police.uk/mainsite/pages/history.htm

Greater Manchester Police Museum, Newton Street, Manchester, M1 1ES.

Tel: 0161 856 3287
Email: police.museum@gmp.police.uk

Lancashire Police

Lancashire County Record Office, Bow Lane, Preston PR1 2RE

Telephone: 01772 533039
Fax: 01772 533050
Website: www.archives.lancashire.gov.uk
Email:  record.office@ed.lancscc.gov.uk

Lancashire Police Officers can be searched for by surname - www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/record_office/records/police.asp

Merseyside

www.old-merseytimes.co.uk   - Liverpool and Merseyside's life and times transcribed from old newspapers.

Includes the Police Fire Brigade Monument at Toxteth Cemetery with photographs and detailed transcriptions of several of the incidents in which officers lost their lives.

Metropolitan Police

Most Records of Service are held the National Archives at Kew -

Research Guide 52 - Metropolitan Police Records of Service

Other records are held by the following who may assist with enquiries on individual officers:-

Metropolitan Police Historical Collection - Will usually answer questions on individual officers
Unit 7, Meridian Trading Estate, Bugsby's Way, Charlton, London, SE7 7SJ
Telephone: 020 8269 0204
Email: historicstore@met.police.uk

Friends of the Metropolitan Police Historical Collection - www.friendsofmethistory.co.uk

For general Metropolitan Police History see:- www.met.police.uk/history

Also: www.historybytheyard.co.uk

North Eastern Police Forces

North East Police History Society

Royal Irish Constabulary

Surviving RIC Records including Registers of those serving during and since 1849, Pension Records and numerous items relating to Official Reports and Correspondence are held at the UK National Archives:-

Research Guide 54 - Royal Irish Constabulary Records

Other private research sources: -

Jim HERLIHY, Irish Police Historian and Author (including Dublin Metropolitan Police)

Website: www.esatclear.ie/~ric/

Email: j_herlihy@esatclear.ie

Postal Mail: 8  Aisling Close, Ballincollig, Co. Cork, IRELAND

Royal Irish Constabulary.com - www.RoyalIrishConstabulary.com

Royal Ulster Constabulary

www.royalulsterconstabulary.org    and    www.rucgcfoundation.org