Go Further

It would be a crime to miss these nine websites

ANCESTRY

w ancestry.co.uk/cs/uk/criminal Ancestry’s police records detail promotions, disciplinary actions, injuries and even give physical descriptions.

BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE HISTORY GROUP

w www.btphg.org.uk

This website is packed with information and useful resources, including honours and medals.

ESSEX POLICE MUSEUM

w bit.ly/essex-police-museum-research Discover how to research officers in the Essex County Constabulary and its predecessors.

THE GLASGOW POLICE MUSEUM

w policemuseum.org.uk

The museum’s website includes a timeline of policing in Glasgow, as well as a roll of honour, and histories of the smaller burgh forces.

HAMPSHIRE CONSTABULARY HISTORY SOCIETY

w hampshireconstabularyhistory.org.uk

Here you’ll find stories, pictures and information about the police museum in Southampton.

LIVERPOOL CITY POLICE

w liverpoolcitypolice.co.uk

Read a detailed illustrated history of the city’s police force back to its formation in 1836.

METROPOLITAN WOMEN POLICE ASSOCIATION

w metwpa.org.uk

The association looks after the records of service of female police officers from 1919–1986.

POLICE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

w bit.ly/fs-police

The FamilySearch Wiki has a good introduction.

SURREY CONSTABULARY

w surrey-constabulary.com/pensions.html

The interesting material here includes abstracts from 19th-century instruction books.