Isle of Ely Constabulary

The Isle of Ely Constabulary was the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in the Isle of Ely area of Cambridgeshire from 1841-1965.

The force was merged with four other constabularies to form the Mid Anglia Constabulary on 1 April 1965.

Chief Constables

• 1841-53: Captain Frederic Blagg Hampton ^[1]
• 1853-79: Captain John William Foster ^[2]
• 1879-1906: Lieutenant-Colonel William Brown-Ferris (died 14 April 1906)
• 1906-19: Captain John Harold Mander (appointed Chief Constable of Norfolk April 1916, continued to hold post in Isle of Ely until 1919) ^[3]
• 1919-30: Major William Richard Monyns Hartcup OBE (died 12 August 1930) ^{[4] [5] [6]}
• 1930-57: Captain J C T Rivett-Carnac MC (Chief Constable of Huntingdonshire and Isle of Ely) ^[7]
• 1957-65: Thomas Christopher Williams (Chief Constable of Huntingdonshire and Isle of Ely) ^[8] (became Chief Constable of West Sussex).

References

1. "Wisbech". Cambridge Independent Press. 17 July 1841. p. 3.
2. "Isle of Ely Adjourned Sessions". Cambridge Chronicle and University Journal. 23 April 1853. p. 7.
3. "Chief Constable of Norfolk - Capt. Mander's New Appointment". Cambridge Independent Press. 21 April 1916. p. 3.
4. "Chips of News". Ormskirk Advertiser. 24 April 1919. p. 7.
5. "Funeral of Major Hartcup". Newmarket Journal. 30 August 1930. p. 7.
6. "The Late Major Hartcup". Lynn Advertiser. 22 August 1930. p. 12.
7. "A Constabulary Fusion". Lynn Advertiser. 14 November 1930. p. 6.
8. "New Hunts, Chief of Police a Barrister". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 24 November 1956. p. 6.