X Samuel KENNERLEYDear Michelle,It is indeed a pleasure that we can help you and Ihave gone a little further than I would normallyjust to try and show some of this appreciation.But first I have to point out a few things. Sadlywe do not have a photograph, that is to say wemay, there are literally hundreds of photographsof officers, but their names were never recordedon the reverse of the photograph so from our pointof view they remain unidentifiable.The Cheshire Constabulary was formed in April1857; there are many thousands of records, theseare held by the Cheshire Record Office, Chester. Ias a retired Police officer and voluntary PoliceMuseum Researcher am slowly extracting theserecords. Cheshire Police Officer Enrolment Recordsare held under Reference CJP7 Volumes 1-5. Thesefive volumes are very large and in poor condition,run from 1857- 22 March 1913; the informationwhich you seek would therefore be recorded inVolume 4. The information regarding his marriagesis retained in CJP24/2, 1847-1966. And with regardto his pension CJP20/2/1, 1857-1965.If you also read the history of the CheshireConstabulary "To the Best of Our Skill andKnowledge" which is on the Museum Web Site, I feelcertain that a useful picture can be obtained oflife in the force at the time, my own opinion isthat discipline was draconian and those whostrayed outside the rule's were fined way abovewhat they earned or dismissed. Also therestrictions on their private life, an officer wasnot allowed to drink on or off duty even in hisown home. It all comes down to the fact that upuntil the 1960's every Chief Constable of Cheshirewas an ex military officer and they of coursebrought with them the military codes of practice.I trust you will enjoy what follows and can I askyou when you get a moment would you send a quickmail so I can mark of your enquiry as completed.If you have any further questions please don'thesitate to contact me. Jim Talbot. Trustee andResearcher, Cheshire Museum of Policing.Collar Number/Rank. Sergeant 176 SamuelKENNERLEYBorn. 17th March 1869, Swanley, Dartford, KentDate of Entry. 31st October 1891.Date of Leaving. 8th February 1919.Final Date of Leaving. 8th February 1919.How Discharged. Pensioned.Initial Posting. HQ Reserve Division at Chester.Other Postings and Dates. 5th December 1891Crewe, 20th August 1892 Wynbunbury, 1st November1897 No Mans Heath, 26th April 1903 Adlington,1st April 1906 Stretton, 17th May 1908 StocktonHeath, 19th July 1908 Poynton, 16th August 1913Alsager, 21st January 1917 Crewe.Miscellaneous Information. Previous OccupationLabourer, Religion Protestant. Height 5' 9", Age22, Eyes Brown, Hair Brown, Complexion Fresh,Build Proportional. 6th February 1919 ForwardedCertificate of Service with Character referencemarked "Exemplary".Discharged on a pension of £109. 15s 10d perannum.Age on retirement, 49 years 9 months. Totalservice, 27 years 87 days. Died 13th June 1950,aged 81 years at Fair View, Cannock Wood,Stafford. 1st July 1950 Widow Mary Alice toreceive weekly pension of 19/2d. Mary Alice Died23rd July 1950, aged 83 years. Fair View, CannockWood, Stafford. Perhaps you could call her death aclassic "dying of a broken heart" as Mary diedwithin just over a month of Samuel.Promotion. 1st February 1906 Promoted ActingSergeant. 19th August 1908 PromotedSergeantMisconduct. No Misconduct reports recorded.Weekly Pay. 31st August 1891 25/1d, 1st November1892 26/3d, 1st November 1893 26/10d, 1st November1894 28/-, 1st November 1896 29/2d, 1st November1898 30/4d. 1st November 1903 31/6d, 19th August1908 promoted Sergeant at 34/5d, 19th July 191035/7d, 1st April 191912 37/11d, 19th July 191239/1d, 19th July 1914 40/3d, 1st July 1915 44/4d,19th July 1916 45/6d, 19th July 1918 46/8d, 30thSeptember 1918 55/5d, 10th November 1918 63/2d.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information.1st February 1906 Efficient Service and GoodConduct, Merit Badge and 2d per day additionalpay. 28th April 1909 Prompt and Courageous conductin stopping a runaway horse at Poynton, Gratuityof 5/- given by Chief Constable.Marriage RecordOfficer. Samuel KENNERLEYOccupation. Police Constable.Age. 23 years.Condition. Bachelor.Place of residence at Marriage. Crewe.Date of Marriage. 6th April 1892.Place Married. Parish Church, Wrenbury. Cheshire.Fathers Name. Joseph KENNERLEY.Fathers Occupation. Farmer, Cheshire.Spouse. Mary Alice SMALLOccupation. Nil.Age. 24 years.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. Wrenbury.Fathers Name. John SMALL.Fathers Occupation. Tube Welder, Cheshire.Additional Research.The Kennerley line seems to be very welldocumented from what I have researched, veryquickly searching it can be taken back to anEdward Kennerley who was born in 1570 in LowerPeover and died in Lower Peover in 1617 aged 47years. However rather than confuse the issue Ihave only started with Samuel and his Wife andtheir Children and then taken it just onegeneration back i.e. the parents of Samuel.Samuel KennerleyBorn 17/03/1869 Sutton at Hone, Swanley, KentEnglandMarried 1892 Wynbury, CheshireDied 13/06/1950 aged 81 at Fair View,Cannock Wood, StaffordRemarksMary Alice SmallBorn 1867, Walsall, England.As aboveDied 23/07/1950 aged 83 years atFair View,Cannock Wood, StaffordChild OneJack KennerleyBorn 1887 Winsford CheshireDied 1947 aged 60 years.Child TwoWilliam Kennerley28/01/1893 in Wybunbury, Cheshire.Died 10/10/1917 France WW1His details are held on the Commonwealth WarGraves SiteWilliam also served with Cheshire Constabularyunfortunately this is all we know.Child 3Joseph KennerleyBorn 1894 Wybunbury, CheshireDeath unknownChild 4Mary Deborah KennerleyBorn 1896Death unknownMarried a Jack Fox 17/11/1934Child 5Ida Ellen KennerleyBorn 07/07/1898, Hampton, Malpas.Died 27/10/1955 Mona Vale, North Narrabeen, NewSouth Wales, Australia.Married Dennis Sydney Cass 19/07/1919 London.Divorced 1934.Remarried Edward Ernest Quinton Died 27/10/1995aged 97 years at Brookvale, NSW. AustraliaChild 6Edith Alice KennerleyBorn 11/08/1900, Hampton, MalpasDied 26/09/1985 Leicestershire.09/01/1926 Married Thomas William Sharman.Child 7Rose Isabel KennerleyBorn 19/10/1903 MacclesfieldDied 00/05/1885 aged 81 at Hertfordshire.Married 1929 Redvers George Garnham.Married 1938 George Joseph Townsend.Child 8Lily KennerleyBorn 19/10/1903 MacclesfieldDied November 1992 SurreyChild 9Frederick John KennerleyBorn 28/08/1905 Macclesfield,UnknownChild 10Samuel George Kennerley27/07/1908 Poynton, CheshireDied 20/01/1989 Derbyshire The next generation are the parents of Samueland are Joseph and Deborah Kennerley.Joseph KennerleyBorn 18/10/1838 Brereton, CheshireMarried Deborah King 4/07/1865 St. Mary TheVirgin, Stone, Kent.Circa 1905 Married Annie ?Died 06/11/1925 aged 87 at Smallwood, Cheshire.Remarks1841 resident Sutton, 1851 Brereton, 1861Smallwood. 1871 Kent. 1881 Odd Rode. 1891Staffordshire. 1901 Smallwood, Cheshire.Deborah KingBorn 19/04/1841, Fawkham, Kent.As aboveDied 11/08/1904 aged 62 years atSmallwood, Cheshire.Child 1Mary Deborah KennerleyBorn 2/08/1867 Farningham, Kent.Died unknownChild 2Joseph KennerleyBorn 17/03/1869 in Swanley, KentDied 13/06/1950 Fair View, Cannock Wood, Stafford.Child 3Edith KennerleyBorn22/08/1873 Odd Rode, Cheshire.Death 06/12/1854Married Wilmot Martin 04/04/1899 Smallwood.Child 4George KennerleyBorn 02/04/1874 Odd Rode, CheshireDeath unknown but Cheadle.Child 5Herbert KennerleyBorn 11/08/1875 Odd Rode, Cheshire.Died unknownMarried Elizabeth Kennerley 09/1904Child 6Albert KennerleyBorn 11/08/1875, Odd RodeDied 1939 aged 64 years.1901 Resident in Aston Warwickshire.Child 7Amos KennerleyBorn 26/03/1877 Odd Rode.Died 25/05/1856 Burntwood ?Married 19/10/1904 Mary Brown.Child 8Joseph KennerleyBorn 27/07/1879 Rode Heath, CheshireDied unknownChild 9Walter KennerleyBorn 25/09/1881 Sandbach, CheshireUnknown