The first National Census took place in 1801 to collect information on the population distribution,trade and housing. Thereafter there was a Census  every 10 years but names were not taken till 1841.

 

    The 1901 CENSUS    was taken on  31st MARCH 1901.

    Initially I had no General Orders to compile this list, although I did have a record from October 1904 from the Constabulary Benevolent Fund of the officers at that time.  To find out who was in the Constabulary I trawled through the Census and read newspaper reports from the time.

    If I had had the General Orders it would have made it much easier and I made quite a few mistakes with the first list, because 4 officers wrote in the Census that they were Sgt’s, when in fact they were acting Sgt’s, which of course meant they still had their Constable numbers.

    Then there was the possibility that up to 6 officers could have been in the Boer War after being called up.

    Then there were further complications of the men called MEECH.  In early 1901 there were 3, and 2 had just joined.

    William MEECH

    Augustine MEECH

    Alfred William MEECH

    It did not help in GO’s either when I came upon PC MEECH, where no number or first names were given.

    After that I realised Augustine MEECH only had his number for a matter of weeks before being given one the acting Sgt’s numbers as the 4 acting Sgt’s were all promoted to substansive Sgts  on 16th April 1901 , 16 days after the Census.

    There were also 2  Constables one called STUART the other STEWART, which turned out to be just one constable called STUART.

   So fingers crossed the list should be right now.

 

         
C/C GRANVILLE DENNIS HQ 38
SUPT’S        
& DEPUTY MARSH JOSEPH WIMBORNE 49
  BROOKS GEORGE BEAMINSTER 48
  CARTER HENRY WAREHAM 45
  SIMPSON JOHN SHERBORNE 46
  BURDEN GEORGE DORCHESTER 51
  ELFORD GEORGE BLANDFORD 50
  DENNETT SOLOMAN SHAFTESBURY 43
  RICKETTS AMBROSE CERNE ABBAS 43
  COLLINS JAMES STURMINSTER NEWTON 43
  PLUMMER WILLIAM HQ ADMIN 31
         
SGT MAJOR BOWLES WILLIAM THOMAS DORCHESTER HQ 38
         
1 HANN GEORGE GLASS BLANDFORD 47
2 PIKE EDWIN CRANBORNE 47
3 BAVERSTOCK HENRY WINFRITH 45
4 BEST FRANCIS PARKSTONE 41
5 BATTRICK HENRY LYME REGIS 45
6 SHIELD JOHN   MAIDEN NEWTON 48
7 RACKHAM JOSHUA CORFE CASTLE 49
8 SAINT WILLIAM WIMBORNE 37
9 GROVES WILLIAM DORCHESTER 38
10 SPRACKLING HENRY MILBORNE ST ANDREW 32
11 BUTSON GEORGE GILLINGHAM 41
12 LEGG EDWIN BRIDPORT 45
13 SPRACKLING FRED POOLE 41
14 NORTHOVER FRANK PORTLAND 44
15 KING ALBERT BROADWAY  38
16 HORN DAVID POOLE   44
17 CHAFFEY CHARLES POOLE 47
18 KIMBER WILLIAM DORCHESTER 44
         
1 DAMON CHRISTOPHER SHERBORNE 32
2 DAVIS WILLIAM JOHN WITCHAMPTON 42
3 GOLDRING JOSEPH GEORGE TOLLER PORCORUM 29
4 FALL FREDERICK DORCHESTER 24
5 BARTLETT GEORGE H DORCHESTER 20
6 LUCAS CHARLES BRADPOLE 42
7 JAMES HENRY W MELBURY ABBAS 28
8 HEWLETT JOHN DORCHESTER 28
9 GROVES FREDERICK GEORGE HAMWORTHY 32
10 SYMES DANIEL BLANDFORD 35
11 HAYWARD REGINALD HORTON 28
12 ELLIOTT HENRY WYKE REGIS 38
13 FRY BENJAMIN SHAFTESBURY 25
14 THOMAS ERNEST FRAMPTON 24
15 GODDARD HEBER GEORGE KINGTON MAGNA 34
16 FARLEY ALFRED BROADMAYNE 34
17 MANUEL WILLIAM JOHN SYDLING ST NICHOLAS 33
18 FORD THOMAS BEAMINSTER 29
19 BOWN WALTER    STURMINSTER NEWTON ? 26
20 WHITE VICTOR E DORCHESTER 20
21 SANSOM HERBERT GEORGE ASKERSWELL 37
22 BECK PERCY LYME REGIS 26
23 HAINS JOHN HILFIELD 31
24 SWATRIDGE ARTHUR JOHN PIDDLETOWN 35
25 MILLER WILLIAM F H BRANKSOME 24
26 HOLE ALBERT CHEDDINGTON 42
27 BURRIDGE ROBERT CHARLES HOLT 31
28 ORCHARD ALBERT WAREHAM 37
29 WHITE JOHN R DORCHESTER 29
30 CUFF CHARLES WHIFFEN BISHOPS CAUNDLE 40
31 BAGG WALTER GEORGE WOOL 29
32 PINNEY HERBERT JAMES PARKSTONE 31
33 HANSFORD FREDERICK POWERSTOCK 36
34 PHILLIPS MARWOOD WINTERBORNE WHITCHURCH 32
35 LARCOMBE THOMAS EAST LULWORTH 34
36 MEECH WILLIAM A R STICKLAND 29
37 STAUNTON JAMES SHAPWICK 29
38 MEECH ALFRED WILLIAM POOLE 29
39 CONQUEST LEWIS FARNHAM 37
40 SMYTHERS FREDERICK BRIDPORT 35
41 CHURCHILL CHARLES BROADWINSOR 36
42 OTTER TOM STURMINSTER MARSHALL 30
43 CHASE WILLIAM ALFRED PIDDLETRENTHIDE 32
44 HODDER CHARLES JOHN LEIGH 27
45 JAMES JOSEPH THORNCOMBE 34
46 HANSFORD THOMAS HERBERT PORTLAND 26
47 PHILLIPS JOHN JOSEPH POOLE 32
48 BLUES WILLIAM RICHARD BRIDPORT 27
49 TALBOT WILLIAM LONGBURTON 40
50 CARTER THOMAS WINTERBORNE ABBAS 46
51 MILLER FRANCIS HENRY POOLE 28
52 WILLS JOHN BURTON BRADSTOCK 30
53 SLOW ALFRED WAREHAM 27
54 SQUIRES ALBERT GEORGE DORCHESTER ? 39
55 SPRACKLING ERNEST OWEN MARNHULL 27
56 MATTHEWS HENRY BLANDFORD 26
57 ARNOLD FREDERICK HENRY PORTLAND 32
58 ANDREWS GEORGE FONTMELL MAGNA 32
59 OSMENT FREDERICK PORTLAND 36
60 HUSSEY WILLIAM JAMES LYTCHETT MINSTER 31
61 GROVES THOMAS WILLIAM ALDERHOLT 32
62 OTTER ROBERT WIMBORNE ST GILES 33
63 BISHOP FRANK UPWEY 33
64 BISHOP SAMUEL NETHER COMPTON 31
65 BURDEN HENRY OKEFORD FITZPAINE 45
66 CUSTARD THOMAS STOUR PROVOST 44
67 SYMES JOHN JOSEPH KINSON 29
68 SYMES SAMUEL SPETISBURY 38
69 FREAK WILLIAM PUNCKNOWLE 41
70 GEORGE PAYNE MILTON ABBAS 34
71 WILLIS FRANK SHERBORNE 22
72 PRIDE ALFRED BUCKLAND NEWTON 34
73 LIGHT CHARLES YETMINSTER 33
74 HELYAR GEORGE ABBOTSBURY 34
75 BARRETT BENJAMIN DORCHESTER 29
76 ELSWORTH ERNEST CHURCH KNOWLE 24
77 HIGGINS WILLIAM POOLE 27
78 SAMWAYS GEORGE PIDDLEHINTON 24
79 DUBBIN JOHN POOLE 43
80 SIMS JAMES HQ  29
81 WOODMAN SAMUEL CHILDE OKEFORD 29
82 POWELL HARRY CHIDEOCK 28
83 OSMAN SIDNEY PORTLAND 35
84 DAY WILLIAM GEORGE CHESILBORNE 30
85 SCOTT JAMES PRESTON 28
86 TUDGAY ALBERT E HASELBURY BRYAN 28
87 LIGHT JOHN TOM BRANKSOME 38
88 DEWLAND LOUIS CHARMOUTH 34
89 DRAKE EDWIN GEORGE WOOTON GLANVILLE 22
90 STOCKLEY JAMES CHICKERELL 29
91 GROVES SIMEON CHARLES HANDLEY 29
92 CONWAY ISAAC ALFRED BRIDPORT 31
93 RIDOUT JAMES CERNE ABBAS 24
94 RICHARDSON ARTHUR BRIDPORT 25
95 CHURCHILL JOHN JAMES BLANDFORD 23
96 REID WILLIAM HENRY SHERBORNE 36
97 COURAGE ALBERT BLANDFORD 28
98 CLARKE GEORGE CANFORD MAGNA 32
99 FUDGE ENOS PARKSTONE 25
100 TOOP HENRY SHAFTESBURY 30
101 NEW HENRY VERWOOD 37
102 PARK MARK SWANAGE 25
103 BAULCH HARRY CHARMINSTER 33
104 CROSS WILLIAM HENRY KINSON 40
105 NORTHOVER DAVID BEAMINSTER 38
106 HAYWARD WILLIAM DAVID PARKSTONE 28
107 SHEPHERD HENRY LONGHAM 42
108 VACHER HERBERT    DORCHESTER 30
109 MAJOR ALFRED S CORSCOMBE 30
110 UFFIN JOHN WILLIAM BRANKSOME  26
111 FRIPP ALFRED TOM SHAFTESBURY 24
112 STRODE ALFRED WINTERBORNE KINGSTON 49
113 SYMES HARRY WIMBORNE 19
114 HANN JAMES OR ELI GILLINGHAM 23
115 MEADEN FREDERICK LYME REGIS 28
116 HUNT JOHN POOLE 40
117 ELSWORTH SOLOMON STALBRIDGE 40
118 KING ALFRED CHAS JOHN PARKSTONE 28
119 KENT REGINALD PORTLAND 26
120 BARTLETT SILAS WIMBORNE 29
121 HARVEY FRED SANDFORD ORCAS 42
122 HUTCHINGS WYATT LEWIS BOURTON 40
123 HANSFORD TOM LONGFLEET,POOLE 30
124 LOVELESS JAMES WHITCHURCH CANONICORUM 34
125 SYMES FRANK BRANKSOME 22
126 DYER JAMES PARKSTONE 42
127 BARRETT HERBERT ABNER BIRDSMOORGATE 39
128 WEBSTER JOHN MORDEN 40
129 POND WILLIAM MORETON 35
130 REAL SAMUEL POOLE 49
131 HINE JOHN STURMINSTER NEWTON 34
132 KELLAWAY ALBERT BEAMINSTER 31
133 CHURCHILL THOMAS GUSSAGE ALL SAINTS 32
134 CORNICK GEORGE JAMES POOLE 37
135 PEARCE ROBERT JOHN HOOKE 34
136 BIDDLECOMBE ROBERT PARKSTONE 32
137 BLEATHMAN WILLIAM EVERSHOT 33
138 LANE HENRY LANGTON MATRAVERS 24
139 JOLLIFFE ARTHUR JOSEPH WIMBORNE 22
140 CULL ALBERT BERE REGIS 25
141 HANSFORD JAMES TARRANT HINTON 22
142 HUNT CHARLES WIMBORNE 34
143 ELLERY JOHN SWANAGE 30
144 MEECH AUGUSTINE NETHERBURY 29
145 STUART CHARLES ROBERT BRANKSOME 20
146 WESTCOTT HENRY G BRANKSOME 21
147 CAILES CHARLES PORTLAND 19
         

   There were 6 Constables on Boer War duty, 3 are mentioned above and kept their numbers.  PC’s   8,  115 and  132.

The other 3 Constables were:

   PC   Albert   HUNT         ex PC   78

   PC   Robert   FUDGE     ex PC  113

   PC   Thomas   BROWN ex PC   29.

All 3 would return to duty and be given different numbers.

I have written a separate post on the Boer War.