William Henry Woodward - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1193 |
| Age: | 11 (born 30 March 1886) |
| Whence received: | Acocks Green Petty Sessions |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Light brown |
| Eyes colour: | Blue |
| Height: | 4 ft 2 ins |
| Particular marks: | White dots on left forearm |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 22 November 1898 |
| Late residence: | 5 Sadler Crescent, Sadler Street, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | Greet, Yardley [now in Birmingham] |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Nil |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Larceny of scrap brass |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad company |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 15 November 1898; C H Fisher and Thomas Barclay; Acocks Green Petty Sessions |
| Where imprisoned: | Not |
| Sentence: | Detained at Saltley until 16 years of age |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 1 (17 December 1895) |
| Length: | 4 strokes |
| For what: | Stealing 8 pigeons |
| Father's name: | Thomas Woodward |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Mother's name: | Mary Woodward |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | Good |
| Parents' wages: | Not stated |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | - |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | Superintendent Carliss, Solihull |
| Notes: | |
| 26 August 1899 The Medical Officer reported: Cut over right eye, going on well by 30 August | |
| 1 January 1902 The Medical Officer reported: Tonsillitis, better by 8 January | |
| 28 January 1902 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Woodward was licensed to go out and work for Mr H W Carter, Weaman Street, Birmingham | |
| 1 April 1902 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Woodward was re-licensed to go out and work for Mr Heath, Leopold Street, Birmingham | |
| 29 December 1902 Sentence expired whilst out on licence, discharged from Saltley | |
| 10 June 1903 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Woodward. Birmingham | |