| Description | Name and rank: James Bishop
Date joined: 13 Oct 1875
Age: 26 years
Warrant number: 1641
Offences and punishment:
25 Dec 1875 being drunk when on duty at 11am, fined 1 days pay by the Chief Constable
15 Apr 1876 being four hours absent when on duty, fined 1 days pay by the Chief Constable
13 Jun 1877 being drunk when on duty at 11.15pm, fined 3 days pay by the Watch Committee
30 Jan 1878 being drunk when on duty at 11.10pm, fined 3 days pay by the Watch Committee
21 Jul 1880 being worse for drink and unfit for duty at 1.10am on the 21st inst, fined 3 days pay by the Watch Committee
27 Dec 1880 being in a watchman's lobby at 4.55pm on the 25th inst when on duty, reprimanded and cautioned by the Chief Constable
26 Dec 1882 neglect of duty in allowing a lady's chair to be stolen from the ruins of a fire in Mason Street when on duty there specially watching the premises on Friday the 15th inst, severely reprimanded and cautioned by the Chief Constable
Rewards and commendations:
15 Apr 1876 advanced from the 4th Class @ 24 shillings to the 3rd Class @ 25 shillings
13 Oct 1877 advanced from the 3rd Class @ 25 shillings to the 2nd Class @ 26 shillings
13 Oct 1879 advanced from the 2nd Class @ 26 shillings to the 1st Class @ 27 shillings per week
7 Oct 1883 advanced from the 2nd Class @ 26 shillings to the 1st Class @ 27 shillings per week
5 Jun 1890 advanced from 28 shillings to 30 shillings per week - Watch Committee [minutes] 1888 page 213
17 Nov 1898 advanced from 30 shillings to 31 shillings per week - Watch Committee [minutes] 1892 page 73
8 Feb 1899 advanced from 31 shillings to 32 shillings per week - Watch Committee [minutes] 98-99 page 44
23 Aug 1899 1 shilling transferred to the allowance column - Watch Committee [minutes] 1899 page 154
17 Oct 1900 advanced from 36 shillings to 38 shillings per week
4 Dec 1901 advanced from 38 shillings to 40 shillings per week
31 May 1902 superannuated
Notes:
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards (advancement) and commendations |