Benjamin George - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 829 |
| Age: | 13 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Pale |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Light grey |
| Height: | 4 ft 8¾ ins |
| Particular marks: | Cut mark on forehead, mole on neck |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes, ruptured |
| Date of admission: | 13 December 1886 |
| Late residence: | Willenhall |
| Parish he belongs to: | Willenhall |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Never has been employed |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Stealing a pair of boots |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad company |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 1 November 1886; J C Tildesley and M H Harthill; Willenhall Court of Summary Jurisdiction |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Sentence: | 6 weeks hard labour, 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | Nil |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | John George |
| Occupation: | Locksmith |
| Mother's name: | Ann George |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | As far as can be ascertained he has been treated in a proper manner by his parents. |
| Character of parents | Father has been convicted in '75 and sentenced to 6 months for uttering counterfeit coin. No doubt he is a man of intemperate habits and suffers from poor circulation in both legs |
| Parents' wages: | On the average, father about 8s and mother 5s per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | Parents will not engage to pay anything, as they are not in a position to do so [a scrawled note at the top of the page reads 7 brothers, 2 sisters] |
| Parents address: | 22 Wood Street, Willenhall |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | Richard Longdon, Chief Superintendent of Police, Bilston |
| Person making this return: | Edward Cook, Inspector of Police, Willenhall |
| Notes: | |
| 13 May 1891 Discharged early from Saltley, on account of emigrating to Canada along with Armitt [boy 817] | |
| 9 February 1892 The Reformatory Committee Log Book records receipt of a letter from George, via Mr Gold | |
| 3 February 1894 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from George, Windsor Mills, Quebec | |