William Anderson - Saltley Reformatory Inmate

No, in Admissions Register:	199
Date of admission:	25 December 1860
Whence received:	Birmingham Gaol
By whom brought:	-
On what terms:	-
Friends interested in him:	-
Description:
Height:	-
Figure:	-
Complexion:	Fresh
Hair colour:	Light brown
Eyes colour:	Grey
Perfect vision?	Yes
State of health:	Good
Able-bodied?	Yes
Sound intellect?	Yes
Use of all limbs?	Yes
Had cow or small pox?	Yes
Particular marks:	Scar on forehead and body-
Cutaneous disorder?	No
Scrofulous or consumptive?	No
Subject to fits?	No
Age last birthday:	15
Illegitimate?	No
Birthday:	-
Birth place:	-
Has resided:	1 court 4 house Bartholomew Street, Birmingham
Parish to which he belongs:	Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Customary work and mode of life:	Gun barrel smoother
Schools attended:	-
By whom and where employed:	-
State of education:
Reads:	Imperfectly
Writes:	Imperfectly
Cyphers:	-
General ability:	-
Offence:	Stealing 2 umbrellas
Circumstances which may have led to it:	Bad company
Date of sentence:	5 December 1860
Where convicted:	Birmingham
Where imprisoned:	-
Sentence:	21 days prison, 5 years detention at Saltley
Previous committals and convictions:	Stealing handkerchiefs (6 months)
Father's name:	Edward Anderson
Occupation:	Boatman
Residence:	Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Mother's name:	-
Occupation:	-
Residence:	-
Father's character:	-
Mother's character:	-
Parents dead?	Mother
Survivor married again?	No
Parents' treatment of child:	Not known
Character of parents	-
Parents' wages:	-
Amount parents agree to pay:	-
Superintendent of police (to collect payments):	G Glossop, Police Officer, Birmingham
Relatives to communicate with:	-
Person making this return:	T C S Kynnersley
Estimate of character on admission:	-
Character on discharge:	-
When and how left the Reformatory:	25 May 1863 Emigrated to Canada

Notes:

7 December 1860 There is a report of his offence in the Birmingham Daily Post Friday 7 December 1860 p.3 col.2: STEALING 13 STEALING UMBRELLAS. - Two lads named William Chesshire, living in Lichfield Street, and William Anderson, who resides in Bartholomew Street, were charged with stealing two umbrellas from the shop of Mr. George Oram, broker, Islington. It appears that on Tuesday afternoon the prisoners and another boy were observed loitering about the prosecutor's shop, and soon afterwards were seen to take two umbrellas and make off with them. They were followed, and the prisoners were taken Into custody, but their companion succeeded in making his escape with part of the booty. Sergeant Toggins said that Anderson, who Is only twelve years of age, had been convicted for picking pockets. After a suitable caution from the Bench, he was committed for twenty-one days' imprisonment, and was ordered, after the expiration of that term, to be sent to a Reformatory School for five years. Chesshire, who has not been convicted before, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment.

25 May 1863 Emigrated to Canada

7 September 1863 Broadbent [boy 197] says he was doing well

1 June 1865 Called at the school. Is now an apprentice in a merchant ship trading to the East Indies, his expenses paid by Mr Ray, Curate of St Philip's, Birmingham

May 1866 Doing well in merchant service

November 1867 Had a letter from him - on board ship at Calao, South America

November 1869 Called at the school. In bad health - just come from hospital