Walter Samuel Whitehouse - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 964 |
| Age: | 14 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Hazel |
| Height: | |
| Particular marks: | 5 ft 0¾ ins |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | ################################## |
| Late residence: | 13 Stafford Street, Wednesbury |
| Parish he belongs to: | Wednesbury |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Tailor |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly, Standard 1 |
| Writes: | Imperfectly, Standard 1 |
| Offence: | Stealing brass |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 20 March 1891; F A Warner and H H Ward; Tipton |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month in prison, 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 2 |
| Length: | 1) Discharged; 2) 6 strokes with birch rod |
| For what: | 1) Stealing wood; 2) stealing winkles |
| Father's name: | Albert Whitehouse |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | (Step-mother, unnamed) |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Parents dead? | Mother |
| Survivor married again? | Yes |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Not known |
| Character of parents | Not known |
| Parents' wages: | Not known |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | 17 Elms Road, Landport, Portsmouth |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
| Notes: | |
| 21 March 1889 There is a report of a previous offence in the Portsmouth Evening News Thursday 21 March 1889 p.3 col.3: BOYS AFTER WINKLES. - James Shipp, 8, of 32, Kettering-terrace, Albert Edward Baker, 12, of 36, Kettering-terrace, both school boys, and Walter Samuel Whitehouse, 13, of 124, Grafton-street, of no occupation, were charged with stealing about five gallons of winkles, value 4s. 2d., the property of Stephen Repiner, the elder. - Stephen Repiner, the younger, said that he took the winkles to Flathouse, and put them fifteen feet under water in a bag to keep them fresh. On going there at five o'clock he found one of the bags removed, and five gallons stolen. The three prisoners saw him place the winkles there. A littler fellow named James Penney described how he saw Baker and Whitehouse get at the bag by drawing ft to the steps. Baker took two and a half gallons of winkles, Whitehouse had half-a-gallon. Penney admitted that he had had some - he had a quart. (Laughter.) Baker threw his winkles overboard, as he thought there was a man coming, but Whitehouse and he took theirs home. He denied that he helped to pull the bag out. - A small boy named Wisdom said Baker waded in for the bag. He admitted that he had got some winkles -about half a quart. - The two elder boys were sentenced to receive six strokes with the birch-rod each. The younger boy was discharged, and the witnesses warned as to their future conduct in these matters.26 April 1894 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Whitehouse was licensed to go out and work for Mr A Longbottom, tailor, Wednesbury | |
| 17 April 1895 Sentence expired whilst out on licence, discharged from Saltley | |
| 24 April 1896 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Whitehouse, Portsmouth | |
| 14 June 1898 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Whitehouse, Portsmouth | |