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MackAskill, near Inverness Castle.
Reference: 1788a
MackAskill, near Inverness Cas...
Miss Mackenzie, Police Station.
Reference: 40665b
Miss Mackenzie, Police Station...
Miss Mackenzie, Police Station.
Reference: 40665a
Miss Mackenzie, Police Station...
Copy for Mrs Robertson, Old Edinburgh Road, Inverness. Copied in February 1961. Gentleman is Alexander MacLennan (1856-1932) and was taken in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand in 1916, shortly before his return to the UK. See also image 877. The following biographical details have been kindly provided by Dave Conner. Alexander MacLennan had been a constable in the Inverness-shire Constabulary. He joined the Constabulary on 28th July 1886, at the age of 30 years. He was a native of the Lochalsh Parish of Ross-shire and had formerly been a shepherd. Prior to joining the Inverness County Police force, he had served for about three years in the Inverness Burgh Police. Perhaps for the very reason that he knew the Inverness town area, and of course the town officers and local criminals, he was stationed at Force Headquarters at Inverness Castle on appointment, and would have policed the rural area around the town. In November 1886 his pay was raised when he was advanced to the higher level of third class Constable, and he advanced again - to second class - in August 1887. In February 1889 a further advancement was granted by the Chief Constable, to first class, followed six months later by the award of Merit Class, the top wage level for Constables. After three years working the rural beats from Inverness, in May 1891 he became the beat officer for Culcabock, which was then a small village and farming community near Inverness but which now lies within the Inverness town boundary. Indeed the present Force Headquarters of the Northern Constabulary is located in the Culcabock area. After one year at Culcabock PC MacLennan moved again, in May 1892, to the village of Ardersier (then known as Campbelltown) which is on the coast mid-way between Inverness and Nairn. Then, as now, the main influence on the village was the army base at Fort George. Other than the small village, the beat was entirely rural. In December 1892 a further transfer saw Constable MacLennan move again, to Ballifeary on the outskirts of Inverness. Nowadays what was the Ballifeary beat is also well within the town of Inverness. The following May, the officer moved again, back to Culcabock, where he remained until July 1899, when he was transferred to Lentran, between Inverness and Beauly. He would remain as Beat Officer there for no less than 13 years. Alexander MacLennan's final transfer was somewhat further than all his previous moves put together, to Broadford on the Isle of Skye. He moved there during June 1912. PC MacLennan retired on pension from the police service on 5th April 1914, after having completed more than thirty years police service, at the age of 58. His pension would not have been very great, as it was based on the police salary of the time, which itself was poor. When he joined the police there was no such thing as a police pension. It only came about following the passing of the Police Pensions Act of 1890.
Reference: 838
Copy for Mrs Robertson, Old Ed...
Mrs Urquhart, Munlochy, Black Isle. Copy.
Reference: 814
Mrs Urquhart, Munlochy, Black ...
Mrs Johnston, Bridge Street, Inverness. Identification information kindly provided by Dave Conner and Duncan Chisholm. Officer on the left is Acting Chief Constable Andrew Meldrum, appointed on 7th August 1944 when Chief Constable Stewart was summoned to the fledgling Control Commission for Germany. Second left is Chief James Douglas Stewart, a Canadian from Winnipeg, who was appointed Chief Constable of Inverness Burgh on 11th January 1943 after previous service in the City of Dundee Police. Stewart was later seconded to the Control Commission for Germany from 1944 until August 1946 as the Deputy Inspector General of the Special Police Corps for Germany, with the rank of Colonel. The other two officers on the right are Burgh Special Constables with Inspector rank. The officer on the far right is Hugh W Johnstone of 17 Bridge Street, Inverness. He lived at Culduthel Gardens. One of his brothers owned a shoe shop on Grant Street and the other, Daniel, lived next to Chief Constable Paterson at the corner of Ballifeary Road and Glenurquhart Road.
Reference: 39270.5
Mrs Johnston, Bridge Street, I...
Stella MacDonald.
Reference: 43644b
Stella MacDonald. ...
Stella MacDonald.
Reference: 43644a
Stella MacDonald. ...
MacRae, January 1948 copy of photo from c1912. Wife of the policeman Alexander MacRae seen in ref: 259a.
Reference: 259b
MacRae, January 1948 copy of p...
Alexander MacRae of the Inverness Burgh Police, featuring the cap badge showing a camel and elephant (standing on all fours) as supporters for the Inverness Arms. A January 1948 copy of a photo from c1912. Born c1878 he was a Gamekeeper before joining the Police in 1899. Promoted sergeant in 1920, he retired in 1934. Identification information kindly provided by Dave Conner. A photo of Macrae c1920 can be found on flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/91779914@N00/8558792822
Reference: 259a
Alexander MacRae of the Invern...
Mr A.J Mathis, 20 Hill Terrace, Inverness, of the Inverness Constabulary. Damaged plate.
Reference: 24902a
Mr A.J Mathis, 20 Hill Terrace...
Mr A.J Mathis, 20 Hill Terrace, Inverness, of the Inverness Constabulary. Damaged plate.
Reference: 24902b
Mr A.J Mathis, 20 Hill Terrace...