1861 Scottish census index, Manchester police and asylum records - findmypast
 

1861 Scottish census:
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/census/1861/person

Manchester Police Index 1812-1941:
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/o...-police-index/

Prestwich Asylum Admissions 1850-1901:
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/o...lum-admissions

Bother, I have to rush out this mornng. I can see I'll have a busy afternoon.

Thamks, Kate.

Now you've got me wondering, Kite.

On this thread
http://www.genealogistsforum.co.uk/f...ad.php?t=11126
I was looking for Charlie Johnson and his wife Maggie/Margret nee Berry, my grandfather's sister. Family lore has it that they might have died in Manchester in the bombing, but there are an awful lot of Johnsons.

Anyway I jumped to search in the Manchester Police Index 1812-1941 and found only one hit for a Charlie Johnson on there:

Search criteria used:
First name(s): Charlie (including variants)
Last name: Johnson
Year of event: 1935 +/- 20 years

Results:
1 record found.

Last name First name(s) Year of event Place County
JOHNSON Charles Leigh 1927 Warrington Lancashire

I don't think this is the Charlie I'm after, but I'm curious because the general area is right. Can anyone with FMP possibly see what it is?

Hi Janet, here it is:

Surname: Johnson
Forenames: Charles Leigh
Joined Year: 1927
Joined Month: Dec
Joined Day: 7
Age: 22
Born Town: Warrington
Born County: Lancashire
Born Country: England
Religion:
Marital Status: Single
Comments:

Aha! So he's joining the Manchester police force in December 1927, it looks like. Thanks very much, Elizabeth.