List of Police Officers - 1840-1899

Extracted from Appendix I of 'The Isle of Man Constabulary + augmented from census and other information.

Note only those joining between 1840 and 1899 are included here. In the vast majority of cases men (the first women only joined 1917) would work up the ranks from Constable. See List of Chief Constables for those pre 1840.

Name

 

Year joined

Ranks

ACHESON

Thomas James

1891

Constable.

BELL

James

1865

Constable ; Sergeant.
Scots b. 1847

BENNETT

Claudius A.

1853

Chief Constable — Ramsey.

BIGHAM

Robert

1864

Constable.

BLACKBURN

John

1841

Rural Constable.

BLACKBURN

William

1847

Constable.

BOWER

William

(1856)

Constable.

BOYDE

Robert

1875

Constable. Book Clerk. Sergeant. Inspector — Peel.

BOYDE

Thomas

1849

Constable.

BOYDE

William

1863

Constable. Chief Constable of Ramsey. Chief Constable of Douglas and Inspector of the Island. Superintendent of Police and Deputy Chief Constable of the Isle of Man.

BREW

Thomas

1876

Constable.

BRIDSON

John

1854

Constable — Sergeant.
b. 1823

BRIDSON

Robert

1853

Rural — Ballasalla.

BRIDSON

William

1856

Constable.

BROWN

Edward

1875

Constable.

BURNS

Michael

1853

Constable.
d. by 1881

CAIN

John

1841

Rural — Andreas.

CAIN

John James

1875

Constable.

CAIN

Joseph

1887

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant.

CAIN

Matthias

1871

Constable.

CAIN

Thomas

1847

Constable.

CAIN

William C.

1889

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant.

CAIN (JUNIOR)

John

1864

Constable. Sergeant. Inspector — Peel — Douglas. Superintendent of Police and Deputy Chief Constable.
b. 1845

CAIN (JUNIOR)

William

1864

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant.
b. 1839

CAIN (SNR.)

John

1856

Constable. Sergeant.
b. 1830

CAIN (SNR.)

William

1863

Constable. Book Clerk. Chief Constable — Castletown. Inspector — Castletown.
b. 1843

CALEY

William

1870

Constable — Sergeant.
b. 1845

CALLAN (Callin)

John

1874

Constable.
b. 1847

CALLAN

R.

1884

Constable

CALLOW

William

1851

Constable.

CANNAN

Phillip

1864

Constable.

CANNELL

John James

1876

Constable.

CANNELL

J. W.

1891

Constable.

CANNELL

Joseph

1894

Constable.

CANNELL

Thomas

1863

Rural — Onchan.

CANNELL

William

1856

Rural — Kirk Michael. Court Keeper — Kirk Michael.

CANNELL (2)

John

1864

Constable. Chief Constable — Ramsey. Inspector — Ramsey.

CANNELL (I)

John

1845

Constable.

CANNON

Charles

1864

Constable.

CASHIN

James

1871

Mounted Sergeant. Detective.

CAUGHERTY

Henry

1854

Rural — Ballasalla.

CAVEEN

James

1880

Constable.

CAVEEN

Thomas

1850

Constable. House of Keys Porter.

CHAMPION

Abraham

1841

Supernumerary — Castletown.

CHRISTIAN

Frederick

1871

Constable.

CHRISTIAN

J. H.

1877

Constable.

CHRISTIAN

R. C.

1897

Constable.

CHRISTIAN

Thomas

1841

Rural Constable.

CHRISTIAN

William

1841

Constable.

CHRISTIAN

William

1864

Constable.

CLAGUE

Richard

1845

Constable.

CLAGUE

Robert

1876

Constable. Sergeant. Inspector — Castletown.

CLAGUE

Robert

1894

Constable.

CLAGUE

W. H.

1897

Constable

CLARKE

Joseph Frederick

1891

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant.

CLARKE

Robert

1841

Constable.

CLARKE

Thomas

1841

Rural — Ballaugh.

CLEATOR

John

1848

Constable.

CLUCAS

William T.

(1860)

Constable.

CLUCAS (1)

William

1853

Constable.

CLUCAS (2)

William

1878

Constable.

CLUCAS (JNR.)

Leece

1852

Constable. Sergeant.

CLUCAS (SNR.)

Leece

1841

Constable.

COLLINS

George

1847

Constable.

COLLISTER

Matthias

1853

Chief Constable — Peel.

COLLISTER

Roland

1878

Constable.

COLLISTER

Thomas

(1876)

Rural — Foxdale.

COLQUITT

Edward

1841

Constable.

COMAISH

Alexander

1877

Constable.

COMISH

James

1891

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant.

COMISH

John

1882

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant.

COMISH

Thomas

1891

Constable.

COOI

J. T. l

1893

Constable.

COOLE

Thomas

1894

Constable.

COOLE

W. J.

1882

Constable.

CORKILL

E.

1889

Constable.

CORKILL

Edward H.

1889

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant. Inspector — Peel.

CORKILL

John

1878

Constable.

CORKILL

Robert

1864

Constable.

CORKILL

Robert

1871

Constable.

CORKILL

Thomas

1864

Constable.

CORKILL

William

Supernumerary — Douglas.

CORKILL (1)

William

1863

Constable.

CORKILL (2)

William

1875

Constable.

CORKISH

Edward

1882

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant. Inspector — Castletown.

CORKISH

W. H.

1884

Constable

CORLETT

John

1863

Rural — Laxey.

CORLETT

John

1888

Rural — Lezayre

CORRIN

Edward

1854

Constable.

CORRIN

Richard

(1856)

Rural — Arbory.

CORRIN

Thomas

1887

Constable.

CORRIN

William

1853

Constable.

CORRIN

William

1872

Constable.

COSTAIN

Eden

1898

Constable. Acting Sergeant.

COSTAIN

John

1887

Constable.

COTTIER

J. J.

1894

Constable

COWELL

Robert

1865

Rural Constable. Constable.

COWIN

James

1841

Constable.

COWIN

Robert

1863

Rural — Laxey.

COWLE

William

1845

Constable.

COWLEY

Daniel

1864

Rural Constable. Constable.

COWLEY

Daniel

Rural — Lezayre.

COWLEY

Thomas

1841

Rural — Laxey.

CRAIGE

John

1848

Chief Constable — Castletown. (killed in "Brig Lily" explosion.)

CRAINE

John

1875

Constable.

CREA

Thomas

1874

Constable. Book Clerk.

CREER

Robert

1856

Constable.

CRELLIN

John

1875

Constable.

CRELLIN

Thomas

1854

Constable.

CRELLIN

William

1865

Constable.

CRELLIN

William

Constable.

CRENNELL

W. H.

1890

Constable.

CRINGLE

John

1853

Constable. Chief Constable — Peel.

CRINGLE

John C.

1879

Constable.

CRINGLE

Thomas

1864

Constable.

CRINGLE

Thomas

1890

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant. Inspector. Superintendent of Police and Deputy Chief Constable.

CROW

John

1841

Constable.

CROW

William

1851

Constable.

CUBBON

James

1870

Constable — Sergeant.

CUBBON

Matthias J.

1895

Constable.

CUBBON

Thomas

1887

Constable.

CURPHEY

Edward

1864

Constable.

DUGDALE

William

1893

Constable.

DUKE

John

1870

Constable — Sergeant.

DUKE

Richard

1886

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant. Inspector — Douglas. Acting Superintendent of Police. Deputy Chief Constable.

BRIDSON

George E.

1894

Constable.

ELLISON

John

1887

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant.

FARAGHER

Charles Joshua

1899

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant. Inspector — Castletown. Chief Inspector and Deputy Chief Constable.

FARAGHER

John

1894

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant. Inspector — Peel.

FARAGHER

William

1890

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant. Inspector — Douglas. Superintendent of Police and Deputy Chief Constable.

FAYLE

John Henry

1891

Constable (Detective). Acting Sergeant (Detective). Sergeant (Detective). Inspector — Ramsey.

FAYLE

John Joseph

1877

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant.

FAYLE

William

1864

Constable. Chief Constable — Castletown. Sub-Inspector — Douglas. Assistant Superintendent.

FREETH

William

1888

Chief Constable of the Isle of Man.

GALE

Ernest

1892

Constable (Detective). Acting Sergeant. Sergeant.

GALE

R. W.

1891

Constable.

GALE

William

1878

Constable.

GARRETT

John

Boyde

1876

GAWNE

William

1872

Constable.

GILLON

James

1851

Constable.

GILMOUR

Robert

1864

Constable.

GOLDIE

George Patrick

1863

Head Constable of the Island.

H. KINVIG

Richard

1881

Constable.

HALSALL

James

1876

Constable.

HALSALL

William

1864

Constable.

HARRISON

Edward

1841

Constable.

HARRISON

James

1841

Constable.

HENRY

John

1867

Supernumerary — Douglas.

HILL

Joseph

1875

Constable.

HOLLINRAKE

William

1863

Mounted Sergeant. Detective.

HOWLAND

John

1863

Constable.

HUNTER

James

1845

Constable.

JONES

Alfred

1872

Constable — Book Clerk.

JONES

Richard

Supernumerary. Douglas.

JOUGHIN

John

1872

Constable.

KARRAN

William

1889

Constable.

KEGGIN

Robert

1847

Chief Constable Ramsey.

KEIG

Edward

1880

Constable. Acting Sergeant

KEIG

John

1879

Constable.

KELLY

Edward

1841

Constable.

KELLY

James

1894

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant. Inspector.

KELLY

John

1841

Rural Constable — St. Johns. Court Keeper — St. Johns.

KELLY

Robert

1863

Rural — Crosby.

KELLY

Robert

1865

Rural Constable. Constable.

KELLY

Robert

1887

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant. Inspector — Castletown.

KENNEDY

Henry

1856

Constable.

KERMODE

John

1853

Constable.

KERMODE

John

1856

Constable.

KERMODE

William

1857

Constable. Chief Constable — Ramsey. Gaoler — Castle Rushen.

KEWIN

John

1878

Constable.

KEWIN

Thomas

1841

Rural Constable.

KEWLEY

Robert

1856

Constable.

KILLEY

Henry

1876

Constable.

KILLEY

John

1853

Rural — Later Constable Ramsey.

KILLIP

Edward

1864

Rural Constable — Laxey. Constable.

KING

William

1886

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant. Inspector — Ramsey.

KINLEY

Thomas

1888

Constable.

KISSACK

John

Supernumerary — Ramsey.

KNEALE

Edward

1848

Constable.

KNEALE

Thomas

1870

Constable.

KNEALE

William

1841

Rural Constable.

KNEEN

J.

1864

Constable.

KNEEN

John

1875

Constable.

KNEEN

Thomas

1881

Constable.

KNEEN

William

1870

Constable.

LEE

John

1841

Constable.

LEECE

Thomas

1854

Constable.

MACKIE

Archibald

1864

Constable.

MARTIN

James

1860

Chief Constable — Castletown.

MARTIN

Thomas

1864

Constable.

MCCANN

Richard

1877

Constable.

MCLOUGHLIN

William

1875

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant.

MCMULLEN

William

1841

Constable.

MEYRICK

T. J.

1882

Constable

MILLS

Anthony

1853

Constable.

MONRO

David

1874 (d.1909)

Head Constable of the Isle of Man Police Force.

MOORE

John

1871

Constable.

MOORE

John Thomas

1880

Constable.

MOORE

R. Stephen

1892

Constable.

MOORE

Robert

1847

Constable.

MOORE

Thomas

1845

Constable.

MYLROI

William

1876

Constable.

MYLROI

William H.

1878

Constable.

NETTLEFOLD

C. J.

1864.

Constable

O’HARA

Richard

1870

Constable.

O’SULLIVAN

Eugine

Constable.

PAUL

William Henry

1878

Head Constable of the Isle of Man. Chief Constable of the Isle of Man.

PERRY

B. Bryce-

1881

Constable.

PRESTON

Thomas

1847

Constable.

QUAGGIN

William

1879

Constable.

QUALTROUGH

Henry

1841

Rural — Port St. Mary; later Constable — Port St. Mary.

QUALTROUGH

Henry

1864

Constable.

QUARRIE

W. K.

1881

Constable

QUAYE

John

1898

Constable.

QUAYLE

Daniel

Constable.

QUAYLE

Edward

1878

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant.

QUAYLE

John

1841

Rural Constable.

QUAYLE

Phillip

1863

Constable.

QUAYLE

Walter William

1887

Constable

QUILLIAM

John Thomas

1887

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant. Inspector — Ramsey. Superintendent of Police and Deputy Chief Constable.

QUILLIAM (1)

Thomas

1875

Constable — Acting Sergeant. Sergeant.

QUINE

Henry

1877

Constable.

QUINE

William

1866

Constable.

QUINE (1)

Thomas

1864

Constable.

QUINE (2)

Thomas

1871

Constable.

QUIRK

William

1856

Constable.

RADCLIFFE

Henry

1864

Constable.

RADCLIFFE

J. E.

1884

Constable.

RADCLIFFE

John

1848

Constable.

RADCLIFFE

William

1863

Rural — Andreas.

RHODES

Robert

1852

Chief Constable — Castletown.

RONAN

William

1888

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Sergeant.

ROUTLEDGE

George

1874

Constable.

SAYLE

John

1845

Chief Constable — Douglas. Inspector of the Island.

SAYLE

William

1882

Constable.

SHIMMIN

Charles

1856

Rural — St. Johns

SHIMMIN

J. J.

1890

Constable.

SHIMMIN

Thomas

1864

Constable. Sergeant.

SHIMMIN

Thomas

Constable.

SHIMMIN

W. T.

1891

Constable.

SHIMMIN

William

1856

Constable.

SHIMMIN (2)

William

1864

Constable.

SHIMMIN (3)

William

1880

Constable. Acting Sergeant. Inspector — Peel.

SKILLICORN

Thomas

1845

Constable.

STEPHEN

John

1841

Rural Constable.

KARRAN

William T.

1863

Supernumerary — Douglas.

TAGGART

Robert

1878

Constable.

TAGGART

Samuel

1839

Rural — Santon.

TAGGART

Thomas

1881

Constable.

TAYLOR

William

1868

Constable.

TAYLOR

William

Rural — Rushen.

TEARE

J. J.

1894

Constable.

TEARE

Thomas

1876

Constable.

THOMAS

John Gawne

1889

Constable.

TURNBULL

Louis J.

1881

Constable.

TYSON

James

1864

Constable. Drill Sergeant.

TYSON

Thomas

1864

Constable.

VICK

John

1884

Constable.

WALLACE

William

1863

Constable.

WARWICK

John

1849

Constable.

WATTERSON

Thomas

1847

Constable.

WATTERSON (1

W.)

1889

Constable.

WATTERSON (2)

W.

1889

Constable.

WILLIAMS

Edward

1864

Rural Constable.

WILLIAMS

John

1863

Rural — Braddan.

WRIGHT

John

1849

Constable. (died in "Brig Lily" explosion.)

References

G. Turnbull The Isle of Man Constabulary Manx Swenska 1984 (ISBN 0-907715-20-6)


 

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