Benjamin Kimmonds - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1197 |
| Age: | 13 (born 1 August 1885) |
| Whence received: | Acocks Green Petty Sessions |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Mottled |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Height: | 4 ft 8¾ ins |
| Particular marks: | Outstanding ears; long face |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes; rather deaf |
| Date of admission: | 21 March 1899 |
| Late residence: | 5 Trafalgar Grove, Francis Road, Hay Mills, Yardley [now in Birmingham] |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Schoolboy |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Stealing 2 tins of salmon |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Apparently vicious. Police report - this boy has been a persistent and artful thief for a considerable time and has shown great cunning and is very daring. His general conduct has been bad |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 14 March 1899; H Pinnett and W P Hoskins; Acocks Green Petty Sessions |
| Where imprisoned: | Not |
| Sentence: | 3 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 2 |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | 1) Larceny; 2) gambling |
| Father's name: | Benjamin Kimmonds |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Mother's name: | Jane Kimmonds |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | |
| Parents' wages: | Not stated |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | 5 Trafalgar Grove, Francis Road, Hay Mills, Yardley [now in Birmingham] |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | W Carlis, Superintendent of Police |
| Notes: | |
| 22 January 1902 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Kimmonds was licensed to go out and work for Taylor Bros, Cooksey Road, Small Heath, Birmingham | |
| 20 March 1902 Sentence expired whilst out on licence, discharged from Saltley | |