Birth
William Melville was born son of a baker and publican in Direenaclaurig Cross, Sneem, County Kerry, Ireland. He moved to London in the 1860s and followed his father's footsteps as a baker before he joined the Metropolitan Police in 1872.
He married Catherine (Kate) O'Reilly on 20 February 1879 in London (St Saviour).
He was once dismissed for insubordination but was later reinstated and later promoted to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
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