Isle of Ely Constabulary
The Isle of Ely Constabulary was the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in the Isle of Ely area of Cambridgeshire from 1841-1965.
The force was merged with four other constabularies to form the Mid Anglia Constabulary on 1 April 1965.
Chief Constables
[edit]- 1841-53: Captain Frederic Blagg Hampton[1]
- 1853-79: Captain John William Foster[2]
- 1879-1906: Lieutenant-Colonel William Brown-Ferris (died 14 April 1906)
- 1906-19: Captain John Harold Mander (appointed Chief Constable of Norfolk April 1916, continued to hold post in Isle of Ely until 1919)[3]
- 1919-30: Major William Richard Monyns Hartcup OBE (died 12 August 1930)[4] [5] [6]
- 1930-57: Captain J C T Rivett-Carnac MC (Chief Constable of Huntingdonshire and Isle of Ely)[7]
- 1957-65: Thomas Christopher Williams (Chief Constable of Huntingdonshire and Isle of Ely)[8] (became Chief Constable of West Sussex).
References
[edit]- ^ "Wisbech". Cambridge Independent Press. 17 July 1841. p. 3.
- ^ "Isle of Ely Adjourned Sessions". Cambridge Chronicle and University Journal. 23 April 1853. p. 7.
- ^ "Chief Constable of Norfolk - Capt. Mander's New Appointment". Cambridge Independent Press. 21 April 1916. p. 3.
- ^ "Chips of News". Ormskirk Advertiser. 24 April 1919. p. 7.
- ^ "Funeral of Major Hartcup". Newmarket Journal. 30 August 1930. p. 7.
- ^ "The Late Major Hartcup". Lynn Advertiser. 22 August 1930. p. 12.
- ^ "A Constabulary Fusion". Lynn Advertiser. 14 November 1930. p. 6.
- ^ "New Hunts, Chief of Police a Barrister". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 24 November 1956. p. 6.