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Essex Police Records 1881 - 1910
An early policeman, sometimes called a Peeler or Bobby (Punch cartoon 1845 PD)
Essex Police Records 1881 - 1910 - officers surnames starting with the letter Br - Bu.
The second General Force Register listing all the officers is in the Essex Record Office 'ERO' under reference J/P 2/2. It covers the period 1881-1910.
Images of the records are available online, but until now the records have not been indexed by name as the records are arranged by rank and collar number. Now History House has indexed them by name with their place of birth and linked them to the image of their individual record at the ERO. There are over 1250 names on the Register. Some names are repeated as they were promoted through the ranks.
Each record gives name, age, date of joining, height, where born, previous trade, marital status and date and reason for leaving the force.
Some records give stations where attached, health details, grading of their conduct, and disciplinary reasons for discharge.
For further information on the early years of the force, other resources to research your Essex police ancestors and for records covering 1840 - 1881 see our article Essex Police Records
Alphabetical list of officers' surnames and places of birth 1881 - 1910.
A B - Bo Br - Bu C - Cl Co - Cu D E F G H - He Hi - Hy I & J K L M N O P - Pe Ph - Pu R S - Sk Sl - Sy T U & V W - We Wh - Wy & Y- Joseph Bradfield, p.o.b. Mildenhall, SEAX record
- Alfred Brand, p.o.b. Great Waltham, SEAX record
- Frank Brand, p.o.b. West Mersea, SEAX record
- Lewis William Brand, p.o.b. Purleigh, SEAX record
- William Branwhite, p.o.b. Long Melford, Suffolk, SEAX record
- George Brett, p.o.b. High Wycombe, Herts., SEAX record
- Rufus Brett, p.o.b. Brightwell, Suffolk, SEAX record
- William Bretton, p.o.b. Hatfield Broad Oak, SEAX record
- William Bretton, p.o.b. Hatfield Broad Oak, SEAX record
- Ernest Brewer, p.o.b. Rayleigh, SEAX record
- Richard Brewer, p.o.b. Roxwell, SEAX record
- William Brewster, p.o.b. Maldon, SEAX record
- John Thomas Bridge, p.o.b. Portland, SEAX record
- John Thomas Bridge, p.o.b. Portland, SEAX record
- William McGill Bridge, p.o.b. Hoddesdon, SEAX record
- William Bridges, p.o.b. Ryland, Wexford, SEAX record
- Alfred Bright, p.o.b. Roxwell, SEAX record
- Richard Bright, p.o.b. Stifford, SEAX record
- John Brighton, p.o.b. Woodbridge, SEAX record
- Thomas Brimstone, p.o.b. Ireland, SEAX record
- Alfred Britton, p.o.b. Great Oakley, SEAX record
- Walter Britton, p.o.b. Weeley, SEAX record
- Ernest Brooks, p.o.b. Rayleigh, SEAX record
- John Brooks, p.o.b. Wittlebury, Northamptonshire, SEAX record
- John Brooks, p.o.b. Wittlebury, Northamptonshire, SEAX record
- William Brooks, p.o.b. Shoeburyness, SEAX record
- Arthur Brown, p.o.b. Chelmsford, SEAX record
- Arthur Brown, p.o.b. Nacton, Suffolk, SEAX record
- Arthur Brown, p.o.b. Nacton, Suffolk, SEAX record
- Arthur Brown, p.o.b. Nacton, Suffolk, SEAX record
- Charles Brown, p.o.b. Brightlingsea, SEAX record
- Edward Alexander Brown, p.o.b. Little Hallingbury, SEAX record
- Frederick Brown, p.o.b. Wangford, SEAX record
- James Brown, p.o.b. Chelmsford, SEAX record
- James Brown, p.o.b. Hawkedon, SEAX record
- John Brown, p.o.b. Little Braxted, SEAX record
- John Brown, p.o.b. Tattingstone, SEAX record
- Percy Brown, p.o.b. Great Waltham, SEAX record
- Wilfred Brown, p.o.b. Lincoln, SEAX record
- William Brown, p.o.b. Chelmsford, SEAX record
- William Brown, p.o.b. Headley, Hants., SEAX record
- Thomas Browning, p.o.b. Sittingbourne, SEAX record
- Joseph Brunning, p.o.b. Holborn, London, SEAX record
- William Henry Bryant, p.o.b. Romford, SEAX record
- Frederick Buck, p.o.b. Kings Lynn, Norfolk, SEAX record
- Ernest Bunning, p.o.b. North Elmham, Norfolk, SEAX record
- George Burch, p.o.b. Waldringfield, Suffolk, SEAX record
- Harry George Burgess, p.o.b. Wix, SEAX record
- George Burley, p.o.b. Fermannah, SEAX record
- James Burrell, p.o.b. Sternfield, SEAX record
- James Burrell, p.o.b. Sternfield, SEAX record
- John Robert Burrows, p.o.b. Bumtisland, SEAX record
- John Burrows, p.o.b. Bumtisland, SEAX record
- Freddy Bush, p.o.b. Hazel End, Herts., SEAX record
- Frederick Butcher, p.o.b. Gestingthorpe, SEAX record
- George Butcher, p.o.b. Heybridge, SEAX record
- Henry Butcher, p.o.b. Gosfield, SEAX record
- Mark Butcher, p.o.b. Gosfield, SEAX record
