Researching Richard Plunkett
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 792 people with the Plunkett surname? In that year Plunkett was ranked number 2790 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard Plunkett on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Richard Plunkett and the Plunkett Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 1803 people with the Plunkett surname in the UK? Plunkett is now ranked number 2469 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Richard Plunkett
Richard Plunkett (beadle)
Richard Plunkett (1788–1832) was a Parish Officer of the Law, variously described as a headborough, beadle or night-constable, in Whitechapel, in the East End of London, between 1817 and 1826. His duties were centred upon the Whitechapel watch-house, from which he and his watchmen had to deal with nocturnal criminality in an area of rapidly increasing population, crowded conditions with poor sanitation, and much urban poverty and squalor. Plunkett's term of office just preceded the Metropolitan Police Act 1829, by which a new system of policing was introduced. Plunkett was often called upon to give evidence at the Old Bailey, the cases being scheduled for hearings two or three times a year. His testimony and that of his officers in these more serious cases show his relations with the population at large, his investigations, pursuits and arrests, often based on personal knowledge of the offenders. The majority of these cases resulted in convictions leading to penal transportation. His work illustrates the real activities of the parish police of Whitechapel just over a decade before the writing of Oliver Twist.
Source: Richard Plunkett (beadle), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Plunkett
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