bigjarofwasps Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 (edited) Dear All, I recently picked up this picture from ebay, and am curious to find out more or indeed anything about this man. On the rear of the picture (which I will attempt to post below), it says `Portrait of a Special Constable - (a word I can`t distinguish) attended by his Staff January 1868`. Has anyone any idea who this guy was? Did Hull Police have Special Constables in 1868? Why would a Special Constable, be attended by his Staff? I did think that maybe he was the Chief Constable at that time, but this is not the case. Another thought was maybe a Special Constable, might have been written by a sweet heart or something, as regards, a special person? Who knows. If anyone has any thoughts or ideas, please, do drop me a line. I intend to consult a census for as near 1868 as I can, to see if there are any John Gough`s living in Hull in 1868. Having problems posting the pictures, will try below. Edited December 8, 2014 by bigjarofwasps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 It looks a bit like "not" attended by his staff. Strange one, but maybe it was a group photo and he wasn't there for the event, so this was taken separately. I wish I had some staff to 'attend' to me. Hmmm Swedish air hostesses, maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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