He was placed in charge of Policing during the Miners strike in 1926, and was billetted at Tutshill House, Lydney

He rose to the rank of Superintendent, commanding the Forest Division from 1923 - 1937 and received an MBE.

Year: 1960
Month: Nov
Day: 10
Surname: SHELSWELL
Forenames: John Francis
Residence: 115 Primrose Hill Lydney
Age_at_death: 84
Officiating_Minister: E A Penny Curate
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P209 IN 1/38
Page_No: 160
Parish_Chapel: Lydney

Name: John F Shelswell
Birth Date: abt 1876
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1960
Age at Death: 84
Registration district: Forest of Dean
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 7b
Page: 434

1911 Police Station, Blakeney,
John Francis Shelswell 38 Shutford OXF
John Francis Shelswell 16 Cheltenham
James William Jefferies 23
Edmund Reginald Terryman 26

1901 West Lydbrook - Hangerberry Police Station ?
John F Shelswell abt 1871 Shutford, Oxfordshire, England Head West Dean Monmouthshire Police Constable
Emily Shelswell abt 1868 Welford, Gloucestershire, England Wife West Dean Monmouthshire
John Francis Shelswell abt 1896 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean Monmouthshire

Name: Shelswell, John Francis
Record Type: Births
Quarter: June
Year: 1895
District: Cheltenham
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 410

Name Blundell, Emily
Name: Shelswell, John Francis
Record Type: Marriages
Quarter: December
Year: 1894
District: Stratford upon Avon
County: Gloucestershire Warwickshire Worcestershire
Volume: 6d
Page: 1147

1881 High St, W Shutford, Oxfordshire, England
Hannah Shelswell abt 1827 Alkerton, Oxfordshire, England Head
John Henry Shelswell abt 1864 Shutford, Oxfordshire, England Son
John Francis Shelswell abt 1873 Shutford, Oxfordshire, England Grandson

1871
Hannah Shelswell abt 1827 Shutford, Oxfordshire, England Head West Shutford Oxfordshire
Alice Shelswell abt 1858 Shutford, Oxfordshire, England Daughter West Shutford Oxfordshire
John Shelswell abt 1864 Shutford, Oxfordshire, England Son West Shutford Oxfordshire
Lydia Shelswell abt 1861 Shutford, Oxfordshire, England Daughter West Shutford Oxfordshire

1861
John Shelswell abt 1827 Shutford, Oxfordshire, England Head Shutford Oxfordshire
Hannah Shelswell abt 1828 Wife Shutford Oxfordshire
Alice Shelswell abt 1858 Shutford, Oxfordshire, England Daughter Shutford Oxfordshire
Emma Shelswell abt 1855 Shutford, Oxfordshire, England Daughter Shutford Oxfordshire
Lydia Shelswell abt 1860 Shutford, Oxfordshire, England Daughter Shutford Oxfordshire
Sarah Ann Shelswell abt 1850 Shutford, Oxfordshire, England Daughter Shutford Oxfordshire

1851
John Shellswell abt 1827 Shutford, Oxfordshire, England Head West Shutford Oxfordshire
Hannah Shellswell abt 1828 Alkerton, Oxfordshire, England Wife West Shutford Oxfordshire
Sarah A Shellswell abt 1850 Shutford, Oxfordshire, England Daughter West Shutford Oxfordshire