ESSEX CONSTABULARY - DENGIE DIVISION MUSTER 1888
By 1888 Essex Constabulary had been established for over 40 years and was just about to swallow up the old borough areas that had retained their own small police force.
In the case of Dengie Division this was to include the Maldon Borough Police force that consisted of a Sergeant and four Constables.
In 1888 Essex Constabulary consisted of 9 Territorial Divisions plus Headquarters.
The names and stations of the serving Officers are listed below.
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Inspector
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William Simmonds
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Latchingdon
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Constable
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145
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James Sell
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Latchingdon
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Constable
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223
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Richard Giggins
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Althorne
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Constable
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99
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Aaron Taylor
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Bradwell on Sea
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Constable
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78
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William Wright
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Burnham on Crouch
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Constable
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219
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Walter Chandler
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Burnham on Crouch
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Sergeant
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George Eldred
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Purleigh
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Sergeant
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George Rowberry
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Southminster
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Constable
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64
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Alfred Hayes
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Steeple
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Constable
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79
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William Harvey
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Stow Maries
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Constable
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21
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Arthur Collins
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Tillingham
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Inspector
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Andrew Rome
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Burnham Oyster Company
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Borough Sergeant
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Charles Halsey
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Maldon Head Constable
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Borough Constable
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Joseph Coult
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Maldon Borough Police - To be amalgamated with the Dengie Division in 1889
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Borough Constable
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John Balls
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Borough Constable
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William Parrott
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Borough Constable
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William Chaplin
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