| Description | Name and rank: William Thornhill
Date joined: 7 Mar 1850
Age: 31 years
Crimes and punishment:
9 Dec 1850 being absent from duty from 7 to 9pm, fined 1 shilling by the Chief Constable
24 Sep 1851 being absent from his beat from 3.15 until 4am, reprimanded by the Watch Committee
2 Oct 1851 being asleep on his beat at 11pm also being absent from his beat from 1 until 2am and when found being asleep and drunk, fined 2 days pay and reprimanded by the Watch Committee
16 Apr 1852 being drunk and asleep on his beat [at] 10 minutes to 11 o' clock on Wednesday night last, fined 1 shilling by the Chief Constable
7 Jul 1852 being drunk when coming on duty at 9 o' clock last night, fined 1 days pay by the Chief Constable
11 Jun 1853 sitting down on his beat, drunk and asleep at 30 minutes past 12am, fined 2 days pay and reprimanded by the Watch Committee
12 Oct 1853 reported and resigned by permission of the Watch Committee
Rewards for good conduct:
Notes:
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards for good conduct (monetary). |