| Description | Name and rank: Thomas Palethorp
Date joined: 17 Aug 1850
Age: 31 years
Crimes and punishment:
1 Oct 1855 not reporting a robbery to the Sergeant of the Section, reprimanded by [the] Watch Committee
15 Mar 1857 for loitering and talking on his beat, cautioned by [the] Chief Constable
3 Sep 1857 being drunk when coming off duty at 6am, fined 1 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
1 Sep 1858 being drunk when on duty at 2.30am, fined 2 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
15 Jun 1859 being absent from his beat [for] 1 hour, fined 1 shilling by [the] Chief Constable
15 Dec 1860 being drunk when on duty at 3am, fined 2 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
13 Nov 1861 being drunk when on duty at 2.10am, fined 2 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
26 Oct 1863 being one hour late coming off duty at 6am, fined 1 shilling by [the] Chief Constable
7 Jan 1864 being drunk when on duty at 1.30am, fined 2 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
22 Mar 1866 being worse for liquor when coming off duty at 6am, fined 2 shillings by [the] Chairman [of the] Watch Committee
8 Jul 1868 promoted to Sergeant
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Notes:
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards for good conduct (advancement) |