City PC Thompson?

[Monty]

Hi Jonathan,

Pc Ernest thompson 240 was my great grandfatherand was stabbed to death in 1900 my mum believes that his brother Albert Thompson was in the city police and was in M divison in 1900 Ernest joined on the 29/12/1889

City didnt have divisions in 89, if memory serves me right.

Mets M Division was Southwark.

Monty

[jonathan wilson]

only from my great aunt Jessie Thompson who wrote some memoirs before she died and would have been told about him and the incident by her mother as she was only about 3 when he died the family moved to braintree in essex following his death. We also have a copy of my Great Grandfathers obituary and the murder trial from the london papers dated 1st january 1901 and a photo also.

[silverstealth]

Pc Ernest thompson 240 was my great grandfatherand was stabbed to death in 1900 my mum believes that his brother Albert Thompson was in the city police and was in M divison in 1900 Ernest joined on the 29/12/1889 Albert was older and i believe was the officer in 1888 The other E Thompson mentioned is not a relative My grandfather is buried in tower hamlets

The papers believe him to be the man who discovered Frances Coles, Feb 13, 1891.







The Manchester Times, December 7th 1900

[silverstealth]

Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper, Sunday, December 2, 1900

[Robert]

In 1901 there was a PC Albert Thompson, 21, at the Borough Police Station. Born Warham (which is close to Wells-Next-The-Sea).