Francis Whittle - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1105 |
| Age: | 15 (born 12 April 1880) |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Cardiff |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Dark |
| Hair colour: | Dark brown |
| Eyes colour: | Blue |
| Height: | 5 ft 1½ ins |
| Particular marks: | See form of particulars [not attached to Admissions Register] |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 14 October 1895 |
| Late residence: | 63 Pontypridd Street, Cardiff |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Carpenter - idle and given to pilfering and loafing about |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing railway lamps, value 12s |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Idleness |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 1 October 1895; D Edgar Jones; Cardiff Petty Sessions |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Cardiff |
| Sentence: | 14 days hard labour in prison, 3½ years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | Nil [but 2 offences listed] |
| Length: | 4 years in industrial school ship Formidable |
| For what: | 1) Horse stealing; 2) stealing food from Roath Park |
| Father's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | Emily Whittle |
| Occupation: | Pauper |
| Parents dead? | Father (20 May 1895) |
| Survivor married again? | No |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Unknown |
| Character of parents | Not given - is in receipt of parish pay |
| Parents' wages: | Nil |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | Nil |
| Parents address: | 63 Pontypridd Street, Cardiff |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | D Rees, Town Clerk |
| Notes: | |
| 2 October 1895 The crime that sent him to Saltley was reported in the South Wales Daily News Wednesday 2 October 1895 p.7 col.6: A PRECOCIOUS YOUNGSTER. - Francis Whittle (15) was brought up on remand with breaking open a shed on the Roath Dock siding of the Taff Vale Railway and stealing two hand lamps and two hammers, value in all 13s, the property of the T.V.R. Company, on the 14th ult. Defendant was seen by some other lads to break open the door of the shed with an iron bar and to take the articles named. One of the lamps he gave to another lad and the remainder he carried home. The magistrates sent him to prison for 14 days with hard labour and afterwards to a reformatory for 3½ years. | |
| 9 April 1898 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Whittle was licensed to go out and work for J Williams, Maesglas, Newport, Monmouthshire | |
| 12 April 1899 Sentence expired whilst on licence, discharged from Saltley | |
| 6 February 1900 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Whittle | |
| No. in Admissions Register: | 410 |
| Age: | 14 |
| Whence received: | Birmingham Prison |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Hazel |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | Scars on forehead and right shoulder |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 17 August 1869 4 years |
| Late residence: | 148 Irving Street, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | Birmingham |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Filer |
| Whether illegitimate: | Not |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing a pair of boots |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 18 June 1869, Moor Street, S Thornton and C Sturge Esqs |
| Where imprisoned: | Borough Prison |
| Sentence: | 2 months prison (hard labour), 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 1 |
| Length: | 3 days and whipping |
| For what: | Stealing a cape |
| Father's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | Mary Ann Brierley |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Father |
| Survivor married again? | Not |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | Honest and industrious |
| Parents' wages: | Not known but has 6 young children and is not deemed able to contribute |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | 13 court 5 house Edgbaston Street, Birmingham |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | G Glossop |
| Person making this return: | D Meadon |
Notes:
| 31 August 1869 Absconded |
| 17 September 1849 Brought back by police |
| 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1892, 1896 Reconvicted |
Julian James - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 8 |
| Date of admission: | 14 September 1852 |
| Weekly payments: | - |
| Age: | 17 |
| Education: | None |
| Previous employment: | None |
| Crimes, how often and in what prison: | Worcester, 1 |
| Training in reformatory: | Shoemaking |
| When left reformatory: | June 1853 |
| Parentage and family: | Mother living |
| Residence: | Birmingham |
| Trade of father: | Jobber |
| With whom the boy is placed: | J Sturge |
| Address: | Stoke Reformatory |
| Trade: | - |
Notes:
| 3 September 1855 Left Stoke for New Zealand. Sent by Mr. Sturge |
Henry Swann - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 494 |
| Age: | 14 |
| Whence received: | Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Blue |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | - |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 9 April 1873 5 years |
| Late residence: | Sandon, Staffordshire |
| Parish he belongs to: | Sandon |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Gardening |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Stealing a flute |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 22 November 1873, Stafford Petty Sessions, W Johnson and T Nugent |
| Where imprisoned: | Stafford |
| Sentence: | 14 days prison (hard labour), 2 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | None |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | John Swann |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Mother's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Mother |
| Survivor married again? | Not |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Indifferent |
| Character of parents | Drunken |
| Parents' wages: | 14s per week and house |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | Considered able to pay 1s per week but won't promise |
| Parents address: | The Lock House, Sandon, Stone |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
| When and how left reformatory: | 15 Dec 1875 - discharged to his home in Stone on expiration of sentence |
Notes:
| 29 November 1873 There is a report of the offence in the Staffordshire Advertiser Saturday 29 November 1873 p.7 col.2: PETTY THEFTS AT SANDON HALL, - Henry Swan, a boy 15 years of age. employed in the gardens at Sandon Hall, pleaded guilty to stealing a flute and a pound of grapes The thefts were committed at different times during the present month, the flute being taken from the servants' hall and the grapes from the vineries. The Bench sentenced the boy to 34 days' Imprisonment, and ordered that he should, on the expiration of his sentence, be kept in a reformatory for two years. |
| 30 January 1874 Absconded |
| 11 February 1874 There is a letter relating to the absconding from the police in Stone, Staffordshire: Police Office, Stone, February 11th 1874, Sir - Henry Swann - Every possible enquiry has been made, but no trace obtained of the above. The Police Constable at Sandon cannot learn that he has been home to his father's house, but he says it is reported that a married sister in Birmingham whose address is not known has lately gone to America, and the boy is likely to have gone with her. I am sir, Yours truly, Ellis Crisp, Superintendent |
| 20 April 1874 Fetched back from Tividale |
| 15 December 1875 Discharged to home, Sandon, Stone |
William Hobday - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 850 |
| Age: | 15 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Birmingham |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Height: | 5 ft 2½ ins |
| Particular marks: | Mole under left nipple, 2 dots left forearm |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 6 June 1887 |
| Late residence: | 2 Busby Place, Coralie Street, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | Birmingham |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Labour |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing 2 pairs of boots |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Associating with bad companions |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 24 May 1887; H P Ryland and A Chamberlain |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Birmingham |
| Sentence: | 14 days hard labour in prison, 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 2 |
| Length: | 1) 7 days; 2) remanded a week |
| For what: | 1) Throwing stones; 2) stealing a money till |
| Father's name: | John Hobday |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Mother's name: | Sarah Hobday |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | Fairly respectable |
| Parents' wages: | Father earns about £2 weekly |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | Not yet assessed |
| Parents address: | 2 Busby Place, Coralie Street, Birmingham |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | Superintendent Wilcox, Council House, Birmingham |
| Person making this return: | - |
| Notes: | |
| 24 May 1887 There is a report of the crime in the Birmingham Mail Tuesday 24 May 1887 p.3 col.4: YOUNG THIEVES. William Henry Pitt (18). William Hobday (15), and Thomas Ireland (18). Beach Street, Monument Road, were charged with stealing two pairs of boots from the shop of Thomas Davis, 84, Summer Hill Road, on the 11th inst. The two first-named prisoners stole the boots from the shop whilst the other prisoner kept watch. Detective Cook received information of the robbery, and after making enquiries arrested Pitt and Hobday on the 17th inst. He then found that Ireland had pawned one pair of boots, and arrested him two days later. Prisoners received very bad characters. Hobday was sent to gaol for 14 days, and five years in a reformatory; Pitt and Ireland were sent to gaol for three months, with hard labour.14 December 1889 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Hobday was licensed to go out and work for Mr A P Jevon, Erdington, Birmingham | |
| 10 June 1890 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Hobday, Birmingham | |
| 1 July 1890 The Register records that Hobday was licensed to go out and work for Henry Hope, Lionel Street, Birmingham | |
| 8 December 1891 The Log Book report records that Hobday was out on licence in Manchester | |
| 5 June 1892 Sentence expired, discharged from Saltley whilst out on licence | |
| 10 December 1895 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Hobday, Manchester | |