George Henry Ash - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1102 |
| Age: | 15 (born 16 November 1879) |
| Whence received: | Willenhall Petty Sessions |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Brown |
| Height: | 4 ft 9½ ins |
| Particular marks: | Cut on nose, deaf |
| State of health: | Not good |
| Able-bodied? | No |
| Date of admission: | 25 August 1895 |
| Late residence: | Factory Street, Darlaston |
| Parish he belongs to: | Darlaston |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Nil. Probably through his deafness he has only passed the 2nd Standard at school, and has been allowed to associate with bad company and go away for days with boatmen |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Stealing 10s |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Parental neglect |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 25 August 1895; H Vaughan; Willenhall Petty Sessions |
| Where imprisoned: | Not |
| Sentence: | 3 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 1 (5 September 1893) |
| Length: | 6 strokes |
| For what: | Stealing iron |
| Father's name: | William Henry Ash |
| Occupation: | Puddler |
| Mother's name: | Sophia Ash |
| Occupation: | Charwoman |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Not good |
| Character of parents | Father of indifferent character |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | - |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | E C Corbett, Clerk |
| Notes: | |
| 20 November 1896 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Ash was licensed to go out and work for Mr Menzies, Ellesmere Lodge, Altrincham | |
| 15 January 1897 Returned to Saltley, as his conduct was reported as unsatisfactory | |
| 25 August 1898 Sentence expired, discharged from Saltley | |