George Carter - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 724 |
| Age: | 14 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Birmingham |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Hazel |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | Scar on left arm also on chin(?) |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 5 July 1883 |
| Late residence: | 15 Chester Street, Ladywood, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | Birmingham |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Brass tube drawer |
| Whether illegitimate: | Yes |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Wilful damage to a canal boat |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad companionship |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 22 June 1883; T C S Kynnersley; Birmingham Police Court |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Birmingham |
| Sentence: | 14 days hard labour in prison, 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 1 |
| Length: | 14 days hard labour |
| For what: | Stealing a jar over 2 lbs of tobacco |
| Father's name: | George Carter |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | Eliza Carter |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Both alive |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Lind by the father |
| Character of parents | Boy says that his father is a responsible man but that his mother is a drunkard |
| Parents' wages: | From 20s to 30s per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | |
| Parents address: | Father, 15 Chester Street, Ladywood, Birmingham; mother, residence not known |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | Arthur Tinkler, Governor, H M Prison Birmingham |
| Notes: | |
| 22 April 1887 Formally discharged from Saltley by order of the Home Secretary, on account of emigrating to Canada, with Ford [boy 759] | |
| 20 May 1887 The Reformatory Committee Log Book records receipt of a letter from Carter, Tormore P.O., Ontario, Canada | |