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Nice to find a fellow traveller. More than willing to share knowledge Sean and lets hope you here from more people whose relations were in the RIC.
I can be contacted at oldric@hotmail.com. Peter.

I am looking for any infomation that I can find on my maternal great grandfather Hugh(?) Hanley, he was a police officer with the W. Metropolitan Police in Thomastown, Kilkenny during, I assume, the late 1800's to the early 1900's.

That is about all I know on this man, except that he got my great grandmother Margaret Sweeney pregnant out of wed lock. The story had always been told that Hugh Hanley had been shot while on duty and Margaret re-married, but as I only recently found out that is not true.

So, if anyone has info I would be grateful.

Please email me at anika_81@mailcity.com

PRO London ref No: HGO/184/5
National Archives Dublin Microfilm No: MFA 24/2

Service No: 9805

Could someone tell me how I can find the names of Patrick's parents? There are only 2 Stacum familys in Co Kildare both are in Athy...one family is the family of my G-g-grandmother Maria/Mary Kane nee Stacum...St Michaels RC Parish Records do not list either Maria or Patrick in the Baptisms of her parents Denis Stacum & Bridget Stanley's children...[not complete] ...

Do none of the papers re
letters of authority re above: 55182/5978
exist on the RIC that would tell us the names of his parents?

Is this all I will ever find on Patrick? I do know that other Stacums entered the RIC however those Stacums were from Longford I believe and we have not been able to connect my Stacums to them ... both Co Kildare Stacums were in Griffiths Valuation and Parish records indicate that the Stacum surname was in Co Kildare with a female marriage in 1754 after that the next Stacums show up with Denis and Mathew Stacum in the Parish records starting in the 1820's...

Name: Patrick Stacum
Age when Appointed: 23
Height: 5' 8'' 7/8
Native County: Kildare
Religion: C
Recommendations: Rev Mr Lawlor PP.
Trade or Calling: None
Appointment or Re-Appointment date: 9th April 1847.
Allocations: Mayo, Roscommon.
Transfers : 1st may 1850
No and letters of authority re above: 37960/2263.
Promotions or Reductions: blank.
If Discharged: Resigned 1st January 1853
No and letters of authority re above: 55182/5978

Is this all I will ever have and know?

Thank you
SLC

Had forgotten I posted to this message board....

I did as you suggested and found out that the parish priest for Athy Co Kildare was .......

Fr John Lawlor was Parish Priest in Athy in 1835, and his name is signed in the baptismal register of 1847.

Per St Michaels RC Church Athy Co Kildare Ireland...

So we can now add another for sure Stakem name to the Athy ones we have but didn't have his in the Parish records..

Now its just who does he belong to? Is he a older brother to my G-g-grandmother or her cousin or her Uncle <G

Thanks for suggesting finding the Parish through the person who gave the reconmendation for the applicant..

Can you give more details - what do the initials RS stand for; probable age in 1910? Do you think they were were the Dublin Police (probably, given they lived in Phibs) or have you some reason to think they were RIC?

I suggest you look up the records for 64075 Richard Talbot. This man would have joined the RIC around 1908 and presumably decided the London Met would be a better life. There was a 54453 James Talbot who would have joined in 1889/90 who may be the brother? The name Talbot occurs often the RIC and the Dublin Metropolitan Police. Best of luck and come back with any questions.