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Register of recruits into the Metropolitan Police

List of the first officers to join the Metropolitan Police between

September 1829 and February 1830

(The first 999 warrant numbers are shown below, drawn from the files MEPO 3 41-2  in the National Archives.  For further pages in this series, which run up to Warrant Number 3247,  click here)  

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Wt No

Div

Forename

Surname

Joined

Event

Reason

Left

1

C

PC

William

ATKINSON

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk for duty

29

9

1829

2

B

PC

William

ALCOCK

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk for duty

30

9

1829

3

B

PC

William

ASHDOWN

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Absent from his beat

16

10

1829

4

B

PC

Edwin

ALLEN

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Absent from his beat

17

10

1829

5

B

PC

Edward

ALLEN

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Insubordination

20

10

1829

6

B

PC

John

ANGELL

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Going into public house on duty

7

11

1829

7

B

PC

John

ALLEN

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Going into public house on duty

15

11

1829

8

B

PC

Thomas

ALDERSON

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunkenness

17

11

1829

9

S

PC

William

ADAMS

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drinking on duty

2

12

1829

10

B

PC

Phillip

ANDREWS

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Arrested for debt

5

1

1830

11

B

PC

John

ALGAR

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunkenness

26

1

1830

12

F

PS

John

AGG

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

29

1

1830

13

S

PC

William

ASHFORD

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Absent without leave

3

3

1830

14

B

PC

Joseph

ARNOLD

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunkenness

4

3

1830

15

C

PC

William

ASLING

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunkenness

5

3

1830

16

F

PC

John

ABLETT

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunkenness

5

3

1830

17

G

PC

George

ADAMS

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunkenness

5

3

1830

18

E

PC

John

BANN

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Non attendance

9

1829

19

E

PC

James R

BUXTON

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk for duty

7

10

1829

20

E

PC

Michael

BARRETT

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk in the street

14

10

1829

21

B

PC

William

BAILEY

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

22

10

1829

22

C

PC

Samuel

BIRD

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk for duty

22

10

1829

23

C

PC

Michael

BENNETT

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

27

10

1829

24

C

PS

George

BRAGG

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk and neglect of duty

19

11

1829

25

E

PC

John

BAMFORD

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

25

11

1829

26

E

PC

John

BIRKBECK

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

28

11

1829

27

C

PC

Henry

BEALES

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Ill health

29

11

1829

28

F

PC

William

BAILEY

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

2

12

1829

29

C

PC

James

BANNISTER

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

10

12

1829

30

B

PC

J N G

BOLAN

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunkenness

15

12

1829

31

B

PC

William

BEARLY

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Absent from his beat

15

12

1829

32

C

PC

Edward

BARRINGTON

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

15

12

1829

33

D

PC

William

BROWN

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

23

12

1829

34

E

PC

John

BROWN

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

23

12

1829

35

C

PC

Henry

BATES

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Neglect of duty

28

12

1829

36

F

PC

William

BUTTS

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Desertion from the Force

1

1

1830

37

B

PC

William

BETTS

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Neglect of duty

7

1

1830

38

C

PC

John

BELL

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Neglect of duty

12

1

1830

39

C

PC

John James

BARKER

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

15

1

1830

40

A

PC

John

BROWN

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

16

1

1830

41

B

PC

Michael

BETAGH

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk for duty

20

1

1830

42

B

PC

William

BUTTERS

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

20

1

1830

43

D

PC

John

BARRY

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Improper Conduct

28

1

1830

44

D

PC

Daniel

BEVITT

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drinking on duty

28

1

1830

45

D

PC

Thomas

BROWN

21

1

1829

Dismissed

Drunkenness

7

2

1830

46

B

PC

Joseph

BIRCH

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Insolence to his Superintendent

10

2

1830

47

H

PC

Thomas

BATEMAN

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk and riotous

11

2

1830

48

G

PC

William

BICK

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

10

2

1830

49

H

PC

Henry

BATSFORD

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

20

2

1830

50

H

PC

Thomas

BROOKS

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk in the street

25

2

1830

51

P

PC

Daniel

BENYON

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Improper Conduct

25

2

1830

52

F

PC

John

PERRY

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Improper Conduct

15

2

1830

53

C

PC

John

BATEMAN

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Absence from duty

4

3

1830

54

B

PC

Ben

BATEMAN

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Absent from duty

5

3

1830

55

G

PC

Joseph

BLAKE

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunkenness

5

3

1830

56

K

PC

John

BARBER

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunkenness

11

3

1830

57

S

PC

Henry

BROWN

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Absence from duty

12

3

1830

58

B

PC

Edward

BUTLER

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunkenness

14

3

1830

59

F

PS

James

CARVELL

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Late for parade

29

9

1829

60

B

PC

John

CLARK

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

29

9

1829

61

B

PC

Richard

CUMMINS

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

9

10

1829

62

D

PC

Edward

CLANCIE

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

9

10

1829

63

C

PC

Thomas

CURRANT

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Absent from his duty

13

10

1829

64

B

PC

Richard

CLIFFORD

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

14

10

1829

65

F

PS

Alfred

CRIPPS

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

21

10

1829

66

S

PC

Thomas

COX

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

25

10

1829

67

B

PC

George

CLUBB

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

30

10

1829

68

C

PS

James

CLEMENTS

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Absent from duty

30

10

1829

69

D

PC

Peter

CAILEN

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

3

11

1829

70

B

PS

Edward

CLEWS

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

7

11

1829

71

C

PC

James

CAMPLIN

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Improper Conduct

10

11

1829

72

C

PS

John

CONDILL

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Asleep on duty

12

11

1829

73

C

PC

John

COBB

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

17

11

1829

74

D

PS

Michael

CANNON

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Neglect of duty

19

11

1829

75

B

PC

Thomas

CONDIE

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

25

11

1829

76

F

PS

Robert

COOK

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Improper Conduct

2

12

1829

77

E

PC

Henry Joseph

COUZENS

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drinking on duty

3

12

1829

78

C

PC

Isaac

CUTHBERTSON

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Neglect of duty

11

12

1829

79

C

PC

William

CHANCE

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

17

12

1829

80

C

PC

Charles

COWLEY

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunkenness

25

12

1829

81

D

PC

Maurice

CASSADY

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk and absent for duty

10

1

1830

82

H

PC

Anthony

COXON

21

9

1829

Dismissed

(No reason legible)

11

2

1830

83

F

PC

John

CARLO

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Absence and bad conduct

17

2

1830

84

S

PC

William

CLARK

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Threatening his Inspector

20

1

1830

85

F

PS

Thomas

CHITTICK

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk and late for duty

28

1

1830

86

B

PC

James

CARTER

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Neglect of duty

30

1

1830

87

C

PC

John

COURT

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Late for duty

2

2

1830

88

C

PC

Edward

CROUCH

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Neglect of duty

11

2

1830

89

F

PS

Lenyard

CALVERT

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Neglect of duty

15

2

1830

90

K

PC

Patrick

CROWE

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunkenness

17

2

1830

91

H

PC

George

CHEENEY

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunkenness

19

2

1830

92

E

PS

James

COOPER

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Unfit for service

22

2

1830

93

P

PC

Thomas

CUMMINS

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Neglect of duty

23

2

1830

94

A

PC

Joseph

COOPER

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunk on duty

26

2

1830

95

H

PC

Thomas

CARMODY

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drinking on duty

26

2

1830

96

R ?

PC

James

CARROLL

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunkenness

11

2

1830

97

S

PC

Daniel

CALAHAN

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Drunkenness

28

2

1830

98

H

PC

John

CHARTER

21

9

1829

Dismissed

Neglect of duty

1

3

1830

99

B

PC

Henry

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