The early members of this force were called Peelers, after him. He was born at Bury in Lancashire, one of eleven children of Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet (died 1830) and his first wife Ellen Yates.

Sir Robert Peel was Home Secretary and Prime Minister of England and he founded the Police force that we have today.Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, son of the wealthiest textile manufacturer of the ...