Saltley Reformatory

Leonard Adams - Saltley Reformatory Inmate

No. in Admissions Register:	926
Age:	12 years 4 months
Whence received:	H M Prison Stafford
Description:
Complexion:	Fresh
Hair colour:	Dark
Eyes colour:	Hazel
Height:	4 ft 4¼ ins
Particular marks:	Small brown mark near bend of right arm; burn mark back of upper right arm
State of health:	Good
Able-bodied?	Yes
Date of admission:	29 August 1889
Late residence:	17 East Street, Wolverhampton
Parish he belongs to:	Wolverhampton
Customary work and mode of life:	None - has attended school
Whether illegitimate:	No
State of education:
Reads:	Imperfectly, Standard 2
Writes:	Imperfectly, Standard 2
Offence:	Stealing a pair of boots from a shop
Circumstances which may have led to it:	Should say that the boy is naturally vicious
Date of sentence, by whom and court:	30 July 1889; S Dickenson and P Housman; Wolverhampton
Where imprisoned:	H M Prison Stafford
Sentence:	1 month hard labour in prison, 5 years at Saltley
Previous committals:
Number:	1
Length:	1 day and 6 strokes
For what:	Stealing a cloth cap
Father's name:	Alfred Adams
Occupation:	Kettle maker
Mother's name:	Bessy Adams (step-mother)
Occupation:	-
Parents dead?	Mother
Survivor married again?	Yes
Parents' treatment of child:	Boy says good in each case
Character of parents	Father reported good, mother not reported
Parents' wages:	Father 17s per week
Amount parents agree to pay:	Not reported
Parents address:	17 East Street, Wolverhampton
Superintendent of police (to collect payments):	-
Person making this return:	-

Notes:

30 July 1889 There is a report of the crime in the Wolverhampton Express and Star Tuesday 30 July 1889 p.3 col.3: FOUR LITTLE BOY& Leonard Adams (12), of 78, Temple-street; Robert Howard (11), of 25, Church-lane; Robert Knight (13) of Great Compton-street and Thomas Owen (11) were charged with stealing a pair of shoes, value 1s. 8d, from Tyler's boot shop in Victoria-street, on the 20th of July. - One of the defendants knocked down the boots and they all ran away with them, and afterwards sold them to another boy for 5d. - Detective Martin said the parents of Adams lived in East-street, while the children were left to look after themselves at 75, Temple-street [house number given different from one given above]. All the boys attended the Day Industrial School. - Mr. Turton: "Which is no good to them." - Adams was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, and afterwards to five years to a reformatory. The other boys were sentenced to six stroked of the birch.

9 February 1890 The Medical Officer reported: Influenza

1 May 1893 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Adams was licensed to go out and work for Mr T Griffiths, Wolverhampton

28 August 1894 Sentence expired whilst on licence, discharged from Saltley

8 December 1903 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Adams, Wolverhampton

Joseph Cox - Saltley Reformatory Inmate

No. in Admissions Register:	1182
Age:	14 (born 4 May 1884)
Whence received:	Smethwick
Description:
Complexion:	Fresh
Hair colour:	Dark brown
Eyes colour:	Brown
Height:	4 ft 8½ ins
Particular marks:	2 scars on right knee; big scar on left knee; small scar back of left hand
State of health:	Good
Able-bodied?	Yes
Date of admission:	2 August 1898
Late residence:	-
Parish he belongs to:	-
Customary work and mode of life:	-
Whether illegitimate:	No
State of education:
Reads:	Imperfectly, Standard 3
Writes:	Imperfectly, Standard 3
Offence:	Stealing 3 tins of salmon, a tin of pears, and 9 bottles of lemon syrup
Circumstances which may have led to it:	-
Date of sentence, by whom and court:	20 July 1898; J H Wilkinson; Smethwick Police Court
Where imprisoned:	H M Prison Birmingham
Sentence:	14 days in prison, 4 years at Saltley
Previous committals:
Number:	2
Length:	-
For what:	1) Stealing a horse; 2) stealing cocoa
Father's name:	Joseph Cox
Occupation:	Puddler
Mother's name:	Alice Cox
Occupation:	Nil
Parents dead?	-
Survivor married again?	-
Parents' treatment of child:	-
Character of parents	Steady
Parents' wages:	-
Amount parents agree to pay:	-
Parents address:	62 Bearwood Hill, Smethwick
Superintendent of police (to collect payments):	-
Person making this return:	W Winfield

Notes:

2 October 1901 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Cox was licensed to go out and work for Mr Menzies, Ellesmere Lodge, Altrincham

1 April 1902 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Cox was re-licensed to go out and work for Messers Earle & Bourne, Smethwick

1 August 1902 Sentence expired whilst out on licence, discharged from Saltley

No. in Admissions Register:	667
Age:	15
Whence received:	H M Prison Birmingham
Description:
Complexion:	Fresh
Hair colour:	Light
Eyes colour:	Grey
Visage:	Oval
Particular marks:	Fair freckled
State of health:	See Doctor's certificate
Able-bodied?
Date of admission:	3 June 1881 - due here 31 May 1881 but detained in gaol to be cured of his itch
Late residence:	Bissell Street, Birmingham
Parish he belongs to:	Birmingham
Customary work and mode of life:	Tinplate worker
Whether illegitimate:	No
State of education:
Reads:	Very badly
Writes:	Imperfectly
Offence:	Stealing a coat, waistcoat, and a pair of trousers
Circumstances which may have led to it:	Broke out of workhouse
Date of sentence, by whom and court:	11 May 1881; T C S Kynnersley; Birmingham Police Court
Where imprisoned:	H M Prison Birmingham
Sentence:	21 days hard labour in prison, 5 years at Saltley
Previous committals:
Number:	1
Length:	Remanded and discharged
For what:	Stealing and begging
Father's name:	James Davis
Occupation:	Coach builder
Mother's name:	Emily Davis
Occupation:	-
Parents dead?	Neither
Survivor married again?	-
Parents' treatment of child:	Good
Character of parents	-
Parents' wages:	Not known
Amount parents agree to pay:	No order made
Parents address:	19 court 2 house Bissell Street, Birmingham
Superintendent of police (to collect payments):	-
Person making this return:	-

Notes:

11 May 1881 There is a report of his crime in the Birmingham Mail Wednesday 11 May 1881 p.3 col.4: UTTERLY INCORRIGIBLE. William Perry (12) Lilly Green, Joseph Stevens (12), and Charles Stevens (8), no fixed residence, and Charles Raymond (15) [name given thus],tin-plate worker, Bissell Street, were charged with absconding from the Birmingham Workhouse, and stealing four suits of clothes from the parochial wardrobe. Prisoners: were charged a few days since with wandering about the streets without proper guardianship, and were remanded to the Workhouse for a week. On Monday evening they went to bed, but were missed on the following morning, and on a search being made for them it was found that they had not only broken out of the ward, but had broken into the clothes room and provided themselves with a suit of clothes each. They had shown great skill and ingenuity in picking the locks of the doors they had to pass through. The elder Stevens was charged on the 8th ult. with stealing some brass the property of the Midland Railway Company, and was then remanded to the Workhouse, whence he escaped two days afterwards. Perry was sent to a reformatory for four years, the younger Stevens for six years, Davis for five years, with twenty-one days' imprisonment, and the other juvenile was ordered to receive twelve strokes with a birch rod.

Thomas Miller - Saltley Reformatory Inmate

No. in Admissions Register:	170
Date of admission:	2 May 1860
Whence received:	Stafford Gaol
By whom brought:	C W Dew
On what terms:	-
Friends interested in him:	-
Description:
Height:	-
Figure:	Stout
Complexion:	Light
Hair colour:	Light
Eyes colour:	Blue
Perfect vision?	Yes
State of health:	Good
Able-bodied?	Yes
Sound intellect?	Yes
Use of all limbs?	Yes
Had cow or small pox?	No
Particular marks:	None
Cutaneous disorder?	No
Scrofulous or consumptive?	No
Subject to fits?	No
Age last birthday:	12
Illegitimate?	Yes
Birthday:	-
Birth place:	-
Has resided:	Willenhall
Parish to which he belongs:	Wolverhampton
Customary work and mode of life:	Miner
Schools attended:	-
By whom and where employed:
State of education:
Reads:	Not at all
Writes:	Not at all
Cyphers:	-
General ability:	-
Offence:	Larceny
Circumstances which may have led to it:	-
Date of sentence:	18 April 1860
Where convicted:	Wolverhampton
Where imprisoned:	-
Sentence:	14 days prison, 5 years detention at Saltley
Previous committals and convictions:	Larceny; firing a pistol in the street
Father's name:	John Baker (stepfather)
Occupation:	Miner
Residence:	36 Cross Street, Willenhall [Butler's Fold, Willenhall, crossed out]
Mother's name:	Sarah Baker
Occupation:	-
Residence:	-
Father's character:	-
Mother's character:	-
Parent's dead?	Both living
Survivor married again?	-
Parents' treatment of child:	Mother says that the father has turned him out of doors 5 times in the last 3 years
Character of parents	-
Parents' wages:	Father 12s per week, mother 9s per week
Amount parents agree tp pay:	Mother says she will endeavour to pay 2s per week
Superintendent of police (to collect payments):	Captain Seagrave, Chief Constable, Wolverhampton
Relatives to communicate with:	-
Person making this return:	-
Estimate of character on admission:	-
Character on discharge:	-
When and how left the Reformatory:	-

Notes:

11 April 1860 There is a very brief report of his crime in the Wolverhampton Chronicle and Staffordshire Advertiser Wednesday 11 April 1860 p.5 col.4: Thomas Miller, an old offender, charged with stealing a handkerchief, was remanded until today at Wolverhampton.

9 July 1861 Absconded in the evening under pretence of fetching sticks to light the tailor's fire

10 July 1861 Brought back by his mother in the afternoon

12 November 1862 Let out on leave

8 December 1862 Note from Charles Master, Isaac Bradley & Co, Portobello New Colliery This is to certify that Thomas Miller is in our employ and is conducting himself as a steady, sober and straightforward young man.

1 January 1863 Heard of doing well

18 February 1863 Heard of doing well

1 October 1863 Heard of his committal to Stafford for 6 months

June 1866 Called at the school. In work and doing well

October 1867 Called at the school. In work and doing well

Henry Warr - Saltley Reformatory Inmate

No. in Admissions Register:	26
Date of admission:	30 April 1853
Weekly payments:	-
Age:	14
Education:	Indifferent
Previous employment:	Errand boy
Crimes, how often and in what prison:	Birmingham, 3
Training in reformatory:	Shoemaking
When left reformatory:	September 1853
Parentage and family:	Both living
Residence:	-
Trade of father:	-
With whom the boy is placed:	-
Address:	-
Trade:	-

Notes:	20 October 1853 The Reformatory Minute Book records: Read application from Mr Henry Warr requesting re-admission for his son,

	Resolved: that the application be refused, but that the Committee of Visitors be authorised to act as they think fit on consultation with Mr Ellis [in charge of the Reformatory] next week.