X William and Charles DEANDear Tom,Thank you for your nicely worded request forinformation on Walter and Edward, you would besurprised how many enquires we get from people whonever say please or thank you, but first I have topoint out a few things. Sadly we do not have aphotograph of either, but if you do we wouldappreciate a scanned copy for our records. Andtruthfully I cannot understand why we have norecord of Joseph. Also take special note ofCharles's awards. With regard to the heightquestion you will see that Charles is 6' 1", theaverage height of a constable around this periodis about 5' 9", so Charles would certainly be seenas perhaps one of the tallest officer in Cheshire.I cannot give you an exact number of officers thatwere 6' or above but certainly not many and thereis only one who is recorded as 6' 2" and his nameis not Dean.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 1857-1913; the information which you seekwill therefore be recorded in Volumes 2 and 4. Theinformation regarding their respective marriagesis retained in CJP24/2, 1847-1966 and with regardto their Pension's CJP20/2/1, 1857-1965.I say all this because I want to try and reassureyou that what I give you is as it appears in therespective volumes. However, if you so wish youcan of course have the records confirmed by theChester Records Office Archivist, or yourselfdependent on where you reside. But it would beremiss of me if I did not point out that whilstthis Museum works on a donation basis, (madepayable to the Museum of Policing in Cheshire)Chester Record Office however, will charge you aminimum of £27 per search per volume; thereforeyour total bill would be £162, for searching forboth William and Charles.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 severe and those who strayedoutside the rules were fined way above what theyearned or dismissed. Also the restrictions ontheir private life, an officer was not allowed todrink on or off duty even in his own home. It allcomes down to the fact that up until the 1960'severy Chief Constable of Cheshire was an exmilitary officer and they of course brought withthem the military codes of practice.Collar Number/Rank. Sgt 51 William DEAN.Born. 1838 Sandbach, Cheshire.Date of Entry. 14 December 1866.Date of Leaving. 31 January 1892.Re-appointed. N/A.Final Date of Leaving. 31 January 1892.How Discharged. On Pension.Initial Posting. HQ Reserve.Other Postings and Dates. Posted January 1867Kelsall. March 1875 Wirral. February 1876 Runcorn,May 1881 Hyde. 13 October 1888 Tarporley.Miscellaneous Information. Subject shows on1871/1881 Census as a serving Constable. 1891Census shows subject as a serving Sgt. Father ofIns Charles Dean B.1865 Holmes Chapel. ReligionProtestant, Height 5' 10", Age 27, Eyes Hazel,Hair Brown, Complexion Fresh, Build Proportional.Age on retirement 52 years 1 month. Total lengthof service 25 years 49 days. Died 18 May 1896 Aged56 years 4 months.Promotion/Misconduct/Pension. No Misconductreports recorded against him. Pay June 1867 20/-pw. January 1868 21/- pw. March 1870 22/- pw.December 1871 23/4d pw. December 1872 24/6d pw.May 1874 Promoted Acting Sgt at 25/8d pw. November1875 30/4d pw. December 1875 26/10d pw (See letter29 December 1875. Unknown Contents) January 187628/- pw. February 1876 Sgt at 30/4 pw. November1887 31/6 pw. January 1879 32/8d pw. 12 August1882 33/10d pw. 01 July 1891 37/4d pw. Annualpay on retirement £60.6s.11d. Discharged on aPension of £60. 6s.11d per annum. Total time onpension 4 years 108 days. Total pension received£259.6s. 10d.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. 12/08/1882Meritorious Service, Merit Badge at 2d per day inaddition. Resident in 1881 High Street, GreatBudworth, Cheshire,Marriage Details.Officer. William DEANOccupation. Railway Porter.Age. 23Condition. Bachelor.Place of residence on marriage. Holmes Chapel,CheshireDate of Marriage. 26 August 1862.Place Married. St. Mary's Church, Sandbach.CheshireFathers Name. James DEAN.Fathers Occupation. Labourer, Cheshire.Spouse. Martha GREGORYOccupation. HousemaidAge. 21Condition. Spinster.Place of residence on marriage. Holmes Chapel.Fathers Name. Joseph GREGORYFathers Occupation. Wheelwright, Cheshire.==============================================Collar Number/Rank. Inspector 42 Charles DEAN.Born. 1864 Holmes Chapel, Cheshire.Date of Entry. 01 January 1884.Date of Leaving. 30 June 1911.Re-appointed. N/A.Final Date of Leaving. 30 June 1911.How Discharged. On Pension.Initial Posting. HQ Reserve.Other Postings and Dates. Posted 09 February 1884Nantwich, 20 March 1885 Wirral, 21 March 1891Nantwich, 14 June 1896 New Brighton, 24 July 1897Sandbach, 01 August 1906 Runcorn, 01 March 1909Wilmslow.Miscellaneous Information. Previous OccupationRailway Porter. Religion Protestant, Height 6' 1",Age 20, Eyes Dark, Hair Brown, Complexion Fresh,Build Proportional. Testimonials and Character"Exemplary" sent 01/07/1911. Son of Sgt WilliamDean B.1840 Sandbach. Age on retirement 47 years4months. Total length of service 27 years 119days. Died 21st October 1920 aged 56 years 7months.Promotion/Misconduct/Pension. 11 March 1885Neglect of duty in parading at 7.40am instead of7am, Admonished. Pay 01 January 1884 23/11d, 12July 1884 24/6d, 26 December 1885 25/8d, 25 June1887 26/10d, 01 January 1890 28/-, 01 May 1891Acting Sgt, 01 July 1891 30/4d, 19 February 1893Sgt 33/3d, 01 March 1895 34/5d, 01 March 189736/2d, 28 October 1900 37/4d, 01 August 1906Inspector £100 pa, 16 February 1908 £120 pa, 01August 1908 £125 pa, 01 August 1910 £130 pa.Annual pay on retirement £130. Discharged on apension of £86.13s 4d per annum. Total time onpension 9 years 113 days. Total pension received£806.11s. 9d.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. 28 October1900 Long Service and Good Conduct, Merit Badgeand 2d per day additional pay. 16 August 1912Granted "Their Majesties Coronation Medal". SeeGeneral Orders 209/1912. Resident in 1901 BoldStreet, Police Station, Sandbach.Marriage Details.Officer. Charles DEAN.Occupation. Police ConstableAge. 27Condition. Bachelor.Place of residence at Marriage. Timperley,CheshireDate of Marriage. 26 May 1891.Place Married. New Brighton Parish Church,Cheshire, by Rev. C.H.H. Stewart.Fathers Name. William DEAN.Fathers Occupation. Police Sgt, Cheshire.Spouse. Mary J. BRADBURN.Occupation. None givenAge. 25Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. New Brighton.Fathers Name. Deceased not stated.Fathers Occupation. Painter, Cheshire.I trust that this information will assist you inyour research and if you have any questions pleasedo not hesitate to contact me.With sincere best wishes.Jim Talbot. Trustee and ResearcherMuseum of Policing in Cheshire.The Curator, Museum of Policing in Cheshire,Warrington Police Station, Arpley Street,Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1LQ