X ENNION FAMILY OF CHESHIRE POLICE OFFICERSDear Ruth,Thank you for your nicely worded request forinformation concerning the Ennion family of PoliceOfficers, you would be surprised how many enquireswe get from people who never say please or thankyou, but first I have to point out a few things.Sadly we do not have photographs, that is to saywe may, there are literally hundreds ofphotographs of officers, but their names werenever recorded on the reverse of the photograph sofrom the Museums perspective they remainunidentifiable.Before continuing, I see you reside in Warringtonso you are ideally situated to visit the Museumwhich is within Warrington Police Station.However, the Museum is currently closed tovisitors as we are having a disabled and newpublic access made. We have no completion date forthis work but if you give it several months, afterwhich I am sure we will resume public visits andof course we will be delighted to see you.Visiting is by appointment only, if you wish tovisit send a quick email and we will do our bestto accommodate you.The Cheshire Constabulary was formed in April1857; there are many thousands of records, theseare held by the Cheshire Record Office, Chester.As a retired Police officer and voluntary PoliceMuseum Researcher I 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 inVolumes 2, 3 and 4. The information regardingtheir respective marriage is retained in CJP24/2,1847-1966, and with regard to their pensionCJP20/2/1, 1857-1965.Further, there are 33 Volumes each containingapproximately 400 pages of General Orders, theseare basically the everyday events of the CheshireConstabulary and date from April 1857 to 1946,they are also normally held at the Record Officein Chester under reference CJP4, however they arepresently held by the Museum. Each Volume ishandwritten and although they can be scanned theycannot be searched to extract the information asthe character recognition software just does notrecognise handwriting. They are therefore beingtranscribed into a searchable word document, whichis a very long and slow process, only the yearsfrom 1857 to 1884 are complete and any informationbetween these years will appear within yourreport. Having said this with the exception ofJohn (1894-1934) all 33 Volumes has been searchedto complete your enquiry. John's record, has notbeen fully researched as he retired in 1954, andany information on him would be retained infurther set of books (General Orders) which are atpresent only accessible to the officer or hisdirect next of kin, they are not for disclosure tothe general public, and these are held by theCheshire Constabulary.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. But it would beremiss of me if I did not point out that TheRecord Office will charge you a minimum of £27 persearch per volume; therefore your bill should youwish to have all the above mentioned Volumessearched would amount to several hundreds ofpounds, so please be aware. The cost of yourreport is £20, and given the above information Ifeel certain that you will agree that thisrepresents value for money.Will you kindly forward payment by cheque madepayable to the 'Museum of Policing in Cheshire'and send it to The Curator, Mr. Peter Wroe, Museumof Policing in Cheshire, Warrington PoliceStation, Arpley Street, Warrington, Cheshire. WA1.1LQ.If you also read the history of the CheshireConstabulary by going to the web site, INDEX dropdown menu, HISTORY and look for "To the Best ofOur Skill and Knowledge" Thomas is mentioned inChapters 10 and 11 and also the last pageregarding his MBE, George is also mentioned on thelast page concerning his Kings Police Medal award.I feel certain that a useful picture can beobtained of life in the force at the time, my ownopinion is that discipline was draconian and thosewho strayed outside the rule's were fined wayabove what 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 complete,this is important as whilst we are not funded bythe Cheshire Constabulary, they are still our'masters' so to speak and I have to account forthe information I send out. If you have anycomments good or bad and you wish to make themplease do so?Each officer will appear in the order of whichthey joined the force i.e. the earliest first.If you have any further questions please don'thesitate to contact me.Jim Talbot, Trustee and Researcher for theCheshire Museum of Policing.Collar Number/Rank. Police Constable 345 JobENNIONBorn. 1857 Birkenhead, Cheshire. (Thisinformation would have been supplied by Job. (Heis recorded as being born in the April-Junequarter of 1855)Date of Entry. 12th April 1879Date of Leaving. 22nd December 1887Re-appointed. Not applicableFinal Date of Leaving. 22nd December 1887How Discharged. Ordered to resign.Initial Posting. HQ Reserve Division, Chester.Other Postings and Dates. April 1879 Wirral, 19thJanuary 1884 Broxton, 23rd February 1884 Wirral,13th October 1887 NorthwichMiscellaneous Information. Previous OccupationGamekeeper. Religion Protestant, Height 5' 9", Age22 years on joining, Eyes Grey, Hair Dark,Complexion Fresh, Build Proportional.The Generations NetworkPromotion. None.Misconduct. 12th November 1883 Drunk on day dutyat 1pm at Egremont, Fined 5/- and reprimanded bythe Chief Constable.12th March 1886 illegally arresting Mr. Robson, aTradesman at Liverpool on suspicion of stealing awatch, Fined 10/- and reprimanded by ChiefConstable, also to pay to Mr. Robson's Solicitor'scosts of £2.2s.0d and to make a written apology.23rd December 1886 absent from 1a.m. ConferencePoint at Little Neston, Fined 15/- and reduced to26/10d per week by Chief Constable.29th October 1887 Neglecting to enter his duty inhis duty book for 8 days, Fined 7/6 andreprimanded by Chief Constable.8th December 1887 being on licensed premises ofthe Red Lion, Witton, Northwich in uniform at 3pm,Ordered to resign on the 22nd December 1887.Weekly Pay. April 1879 23/11d. August 1879 24/6d.December 1879 25/8d. 15th November 1881 26/10d.25th June 1882 28/-.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. 15th April1882 for Service, 1 Good Conduct Badge.Census return addresses. 1881 4 Caroline Terrace,Liscard. 1891 Tarporley Road, Tarvin, Cheshire(resident with his brother William). 1901 Notrace. 1911 Hatton Heath, Chester.Marriage RecordOfficer. Job ENNIONOccupation. Police ConstableAge. 29 years.Condition. Bachelor.Place of residence at Marriage. Little Neston,Wirral, Cheshire.Date of Marriage. 18th September 1887Place Married. Parish Church Neston (CivilMarriage)Fathers Name. John ENNIONFathers Occupation. Farmer, Cheshire.Spouse. Annie JELLICOEOccupation. Not recordedAge. 18 yearsCondition. Spinster.Place of residence. Little Neston, Wirral.Fathers Name. Charles JELLICOE.Fathers Occupation. Baker, Cheshire.Collar Number/Rank. Superintendent 478 GeorgeENNIONBorn. 12th August 1860 Hatton Heath, Cheshire.Date of Entry. 27th April 1881Date of Leaving. 30th November 1919Re-appointed. Not applicableFinal Date of Leaving. 30th November 1919How Discharged. To pensionInitial Posting. HQ Reserve Division, ChesterOther Postings and Dates. May 1881 Hyde, June 1881Nantwich, 17th February 1887 Altrincham. 9thSeptember 1889 Wirral. 11th April 1891 EllesmerePort, 14th November 1891 Head Quarters Chester,1st October 1895 Sale, 1st August 1901 Runcorn,1st September 1913 Northwich.Miscellaneous Information. Previous OccupationLabourer. Religion Protestant, Height 5' 9", Age21 on joining, Eyes Brown, Hair Dark Brown,Complexion Sallow, Build Proportional. Certificateof service with character marked "Exemplary" sentto him 29th November 1919.Age on retirement 59 years 6 months, Total service38 years 182 days. Died 8th March 1942 in the district ofWarrington, aged 81 years.The Generations NetworkPromotion. 17th February1887 promoted Acting Sergeant. 9th September 1889promoted Sergeant. 1st October 1895 promotedInspector. 1st August 1901 promotedSuperintendent. 1st September 1915 promotedtemporary Acting Deputy Chief Constable.Misconduct. None recorded.Weekly and Annual Pay. 27th April 1881 23/11d,15th October 1881 24/6d, 21st October 1882 25/8d,26th April 1884 26/10d, 26th March 1885 28/-, 9thSeptember 1889 Sgt at 30/4d, 1st July 1891 33/3d,1st October 1891 34/5d, 1st October 1893 36/2d,1st February 1894 37/4d.Annual pay as Inspector 1st October 1895 £100,10th April 1897 £120, 1st October 1897 £125,1st August 1901 Superintendent at £170, 1st August1903 £180, 1st August 1908 £200, 1st May 1909 Nonpensionable allowance of £20, 1st May 1911 Nonpensionable allowance of £30, 1st April 1912 £215,1st May 1913 Non pensionable allowance of £40, 1stSeptember 1913 £220, 1st July 1915 £220,1st September 1915 Temporary Acting Deputy ChiefConstable at £250pa + £25 none pensionableallowance. 1st September 1917 £260. 30th September1918 £310, 10th November 1918 £340.Discharged on a pension of £293.6s.8d per annum.Total time on pension 22 years 3 months 7 days.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. 26th April1884 for service, 1 Good Conduct Badge, 1stFebruary 1894 Long and Meritorious Service, MeritBadge and Pay of 2d per day. 16th August 1912Granted Their Majesties Coronation Medal, (GeneralOrders 209/1912). 2nd January 1920 Awarded HisMajesties King Police Medal.Census Addresses. 1881 As a Farm Servant Aldersey,Cheshire. 1891 15 Gladstone Road, Poulton withSeacombe, Cheshire. 1901 Tatton Road PoliceStation, Sale, Cheshire. 1911 Police StationRuncorn, Cheshire.Marriage RecordOfficer. George ENNIONOccupation. LabourerAge. 23 yearsCondition. BachelorPlace of residence at Marriage. Crewe, Cheshire.Date of Marriage. 3rd October 1883Place Married. Christ Church, Crewe, Cheshire.Fathers Name. John ENNIONFathers Occupation. Brick-maker, Cheshire.Spouse. Rhoda WEBBOccupation. Dress-makerAge. 22 yearsCondition. SpinsterPlace of residence. Crewe.Fathers Name. Thomas WEBBFathers Occupation. Glasscutter, Cheshire.Collar Number/Rank. 119 Sergeant Samuel ENNIONBorn. 1866 Saighton, Chester.Date of Entry. 24th February 1886Date of Leaving. 11th April 1896Re-appointed. Not applicableFinal Date of Leaving. 11th April 1896How Discharged. Death in service.Initial Posting. HQ Reserve Division, Chester.Other Postings and Dates. 3rd April 1886Altrincham, 19th September 1891 Marple, 9thJanuary 1892 West Kirby, 6th January 1894 Hoylake,15th May 1894 Backford, 15th March 1896 Seacombe.Miscellaneous Information. Previous OccupationLabourer. Religion Protestant, Height 5' 10", Age20 on joining, Eyes Grey, Hair Brown, ComplexionFresh, Build Proportional.1901 As a result of Samuel's death in service itwould appear that two of his children May(born1894) and Elsie (born 1895) entered StGeorges House, The Northern Police Orphanage,Harrogate, Yorkshire. This Museum has already madeenquiries with the present day Orphanage inattempt to obtain any information as to how longthe children remained at the home. Only theminimum amount of information was held i.e. name,and when they entered the Orphanage. One can onlypresume that the children's mother Elizabeth whowas still alive both in 1901 and 1911 and residentat 8 Marmion Road, Hoylake, West Kirby, perhapscould not cope and the children were placed in theOrphanage for a period of time, the 1911 Censusshows Elizabeth as a Widow living alone. (If youwish to visit the site of the Orphanage please goto www.stgeorgesharrogate.orgThe Generations NetworkPromotion. 15th May 1894promoted Sergeant.Misconduct. No recorded.Weekly Pay. 28th February 1886 23/11d, 26thDecember 1886 24/6d, 26th December 1887 25/8d, 1stApril 1889 26/10d, 1st January 1891 29/2d, 1stMarch 1893 30/4d. On the death a Gratuity of£65.17s.6d granted to his Widow by Joint StandingCommittee on 2nd May 1896, i.e. Elizabeth wouldreceive this one lump sum in place of a weeklypension.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. Nonerecorded.Census addresses. 1881 Platts Rough, Saighton.1891 Broom Edge, Lymm, Cheshire. 1901 8 MarmionRoad, Hoylake, West Kirby. 1901 8 Marmion Road,Hoylake, West Kirby.Marriage RecordOfficer. Samuel ENNIONOccupation. Police Constable.Age. 25 years.Condition. Bachelor.Place of residence at Marriage. Warburton,Cheshire.Date of Marriage. 21st May 1890.Place Married. St. Andrews Church, Tarvin.Fathers Name. John ENNION.Fathers Occupation. Brick-maker, Cheshire.Spouse. Elizabeth SMITHOccupation. Servant.Age. 24 years.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. Tarvin, Cheshire.Fathers Name. Richard SMITHFathers Occupation. Farmer, Cheshire.Collar Number/Rank. 370 Superintendent ThomasENNIONBorn. 1872 Golborn David, ChesterDate of Entry. 6th June 1891Date of Leaving. 30th June 1931Re-appointed. Not applicable.Final Date of Leaving. 30th June 1931How Discharged. To pensionInitial Posting. HQ Reserve Division, ChesterOther Postings and Dates. 25th July 1891 Sandbach,29th July 1893 Booth Lane, 17th October 1893 HazelGrove, 15th May 1894 Altrincham, 28th May 1898Port Sunlight, 13th January 1900 Northwich, 20thNovember 1904 Liscard, 1st April 1911Macclesfield, 1st November 1914 Birkenhead, 1stNovember 1919 Heswall (Wirral Division)Miscellaneous Information. Previous OccupationLabourer. Religion Protestant, Height 5' 9", Age19 on joining, Eyes Brown, Hair Brown, ComplexionFresh, Build Proportional.Age on retirement 60 years. Total service 40 years25 days.Died 16th January 1956 St. Asaph, aged 83 yearsTotal time on pension 24 years 6 months 15 days.The Generations NetworkPromotion. 30th January1900 promoted Acting Sergeant. 16th August 1902promoted Sergeant. 5th February 1905 promotedInspector.1st April 1911 promoted Superintendent.Misconduct. None recorded.Weekly Pay. 6th June 1891 23/11d, 1st July 189125/1d, 1st July 1892 26/3d, 1st July 1893 26/10d,1st July 1894 28/-. 1st July 1896 29/2d, 1st July1898 30/4d, 16th August 1902 Sgt 33/3d, 1stSeptember 1904 34/5d,Per Annum. As Inspector 5th February 1905 £100,1st March 1907 £110, 1st February 1908 £125, 1stMarch 1909 £130, 1st August 1910 £140,As Superintendent 1st April 1911 £170, 1st April1912 £185, 1st April 1913 £190, 1st November 1914£220, 1st July 1915 £240, 1st November 1916 £250,30th September 1918 £300, 1st November 1918 £310,10th November 1918 £340, 1st April 1919 £440, 1stApril 1920 £530.Annual pension £353. 6s. 8d.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. February1918 Specially Commended by the Chief Constableand Colonel Kell of MI5 War Office to the Noticeof the Home Office for Services rendered inconnection with the supervision of Alien enemiesduring the War (WW1). Complimented by The RightHonourable The Secretary of State for the HomeDepartment (Letter 357/291d/28/02/1918).Awarded MBE in 1930.Within Chapter 11 of the Cheshire ConstabularyHistory, reference is made to an incidentinvolving members of Sinn Fein cutting telegraphwires, whilst Thomas is not mentioned within thispassage he was in fact one of the officersinvolved in it. The original file should you everwish to view it, is held at the Chester PublicRecord office under Reference CJP20/20/1.Marriage RecordOfficer. Thomas ENNIONOccupation. Police ConstableAge. 20 years.Condition. BachelorPlace of residence at Marriage. Sandbach,Cheshire.Date of Marriage. 23rd September 1891.Place Married. St Peters Church, Waverton.Fathers Name. John ENNION.Fathers Occupation. Brick-maker, Cheshire.Spouse. Harriet FORSTEROccupation. Not recorded.Age. 26 years.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. Waverton, Cheshire.Fathers Name. William FORSTERFathers Occupation. Blacksmith, Chester.Collar Number/Rank. Chief Inspector John ENNIONBorn. 1894 Aldford, Cheshire.Date of Entry. 5th June 1920Date of Leaving. 22nd November 1954Re-appointed. Not applicableFinal Date of Leaving. 22nd November 1954How Discharged. To pensionInitial Posting. HQ Reserve Division, Chester.Other Postings and Dates. On retirement in 1954Altrincham Division as Detective Chief Inspector.Miscellaneous Information. Age on retirement 60years. Total service 34 years 171 days. Died 24thJune 1959. Bucklow, Cheshire widow Elsie AugustaEnnion to receive weekly pension of 30/2d. Annualpay on retirement £830. 0s. 0d. Annual pension£553. 6s. 8d. Total time on pension 4 years 7months 2 days.The Generations NetworkAwards/Good Conduct/Otherinformation. Police Long Service Good ConductMedal 1951. (This medal is awarded after 22 yearsexemplary service and was instituted in 1951therefore John would have been one of the firstCheshire Police officers to receive it. Sadly hisbrothers would not have received it as I said itwas instituted in 1951.Marriage RecordOfficer. John ENNIONOccupation. BlacksmithAge. 25 years.Condition. Bachelor.Place of residence at Marriage. Hatton Heath,Cheshire.Date of Marriage. 7th April 1920Place Married. Parish Church Bruera, Cheshire.Fathers Name. John ENNIONFathers Occupation. Labourer, Chester.Spouse. Elsie Augusta GRASSOccupation. Not recorded.Age. 24 years.Condition. Spinster.Place of residence. Aldford. Cheshire.Fathers Name. John Walker GRASSFathers Occupation. Game Keeper, Cheshire.In conclusion the Museum holds a list of officer'snames that appear on a website known as the BlackSheep Index www.blacksheepindex.co.uk this is asite that carries newspaper articles concerningPolice Officers. On occasions the officer's fullname is not given, but we have tried to make amatch against what the Museum Records show. Thereare charges involved to obtain these newspapercuttings direct from the owner of the website. Itis emphasized that the Museum does not know thecontents of these cuttings and takes noresponsibility for them. The Museum is onlyshowing this as an aid that there is furtherinformation from another source. Job appears inthe year 1882 and states 'Enquiry Of'. Georgeappears in the years 1896 'Assault', 1896 'GivesEvidence'. 1901 'Tribute To' and 1915 'The CareerOf'. Samuel appears 1896 'Funeral Of'. Thomasappears 1907 'Charges Against' and 1917 'SonWounded'.If you should decide to obtain any of these itemsplease mention this Museum, whilst you will notget them any cheaper it may help speed up theprocess.