Percy Tindall - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
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| No. in Admissions Register: | 944 |
| Age: | 15 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Nottingham |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Brown |
| Height: | 4 ft 6½ ins |
| Particular marks: | 5 dots right forearm, scar back of right hand, 6 dots left forearm |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 14 March 1890 |
| Late residence: | 56 Beverley Street, Nottingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | St Mary's, Nottingham |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Hawking coal |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing a suit of clothes |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Drunken father |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 22 February 1890; Sir J Turney and S A Sands; Nottingham Petty Sessions |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Nottingham |
| Sentence: | 21 days hard labour in prison, 6 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 2 |
| Length: | 1) Day Industrial School; 2) 2 months |
| For what: | 1) Petty thefts; 2) wilful damage |
| Father's name: | George Tindall |
| Occupation: | Joiner |
| Mother's name: | Emily Tindall |
| Occupation: | Charwoman |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Neglected |
| Character of parents | Father given to drink |
| Parents' wages: | Not known |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | 56 Beverley Street, Nottingham |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
| Notes: | |
| 6 January 1888 A previous offence was reported in the Nottingham Evening Post Friday 6 January 1888 p.3 col. 5: ROBBERIES BY LADS. - William Dodson, Christopher Gilbert, and Percy Tindall, boys, were charged with stealing two silk handkerchiefs, value 7s., on the 2nd inst. Anne Sophia Slight stated that she kept a shop at 42, Woodborough road, and that she missed the handkerchiefs on the 1st inst. P.c. Brown apprehended the prisoners on Thursday. Tindall and Gilbert were wearing the stolen handkerchiefs. Percy was further charged with stealing a knife, value 1s. 6d., the property of Edward Bonsor, grocer and shopkeeper, of East Villa, on Monday night last. When arrested by P.c. Bryan the prisoner dropped the knife from under his coat. The prisoner's mother, who was in court, said she thought ''warming up" with the birch would do him good. Dodson was sent to the Industrial School, and Tindall and Gilbert were ordered to receive nine strokes with the birch rod. | |
| 17 February 1888 Another previous offence was reported in the Nottingham Evening Post Friday 17 February 1888 p.4 col.3: CHARGE AGAINST BOYS.- William Sharp and Percy Tindall, boys, were charged on remand with stealing 5s. from the till of Mr. Cook, 99, Union-road, on the 1st Inst. The money was taken during the absence of the prosecutor's wife from the. shop. When arrested by Detective Mardlin, Tindall said he had 2½d. of the money. Sharp said he also had 2½d., and that his little brother fetched the money from the till. Mr. Swinburne, School Board Officer, gave Tindall a bad character. As the lads had been in custody some days, they were now discharged. | |
| 29 June 1889 A previous offence was reported in the Nottingham Evening Post Saturday 29 June 1889 p.3 col.3: GARDEN ROBBERY. - Samuel Hall, 5, Bombay-street, and Percy Tindall, of 65, Beverley-street, were charged with stealing roses, the property of William Hall, this morning. P.c. Sandall said that he met the prisoners at 6.45 this morning coming out of the prosecutor's garden. They had a bag with them, and on searching it witness found the roses produced. He took the prisoners into custody, and on charging them with stealing the roses they said it was all right. William Hall said that he occupied the garden No. 61, 5th Avenue Wells-road, in which he cultivated roses. He could identify those produced as his property. The magistrates remarked that as they had got the prisoners they would make an example of them. They would be sent to goal for two months with hard labour. | |
| 22 February 1890 The crime that sent him to Saltley was reported in the Nottingham Evening Post Saturday 22 February 1890 p.3 col.2: ROBBERY OF CLOTHES. - Samuel Hall, of 4, Bombay-street, William Keetch, 12, Duncan-street, and Percy Tindall, 58, Beverley-street, were charged with stealing a suit of clothes, a pair of boots, and a watch, valued at £3, the property of the prisoner Hall's father. Mrs. Hall stated that on the 12th inst. she left her house, 4, Bombay-street, to go on an errand. She left the clothes, boots, and watch all safe, but returning she missed them. They were worth £3. Another witness said she saw the prisoners come out of the prosecutor's house carrying several bundles. She did not know what the parcels contained. Frank Barber, assistant to Mr. Poyser, pawnbroker, said Tindall pawned the clothes at his shop for 12s. Hall afterwards came with the boots, for which 3s. 6d. was offered. Hall, who bore a bad character, was sent to gaol for three months, Keetch for 14 days, and Tindall to 21 days and five years in a reformatory. | |
| 12 April 1890 The Medical Officer reported: Vaccination with calf lymph. Vaccination deemed successful by 22 April | |
| 18 September 1893 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Tindall [spelled Tyndall in the Register] was licensed to work for Mr T Harrison, Southwell | |
| 12 June 1894 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records receipt of 2 letters from Tindall [spelled Tyndall in the Log Book], Nottingham | |
| 9 June 1894 Discharged from Saltley by order of the Home Secretary on account of emigrating to Canada | |
| 14 August 1894 The Log Book report records receipt of 2 letters from Tindall [spelled Tyndall in the Log Book], Ulverton, Quebec | |
| 10 December 1895 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Tindall, Ulverton Quebec | |
Thomas Henry Smith aka Pickering - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1200 |
| Age: | 14 |
| Whence received: | Acocks Green Petty Sessions |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Dark brown |
| Eyes colour: | Bluish grey |
| Height: | 4 ft 4½ ins |
| Particular marks: | Spots on left fore arm; scar left side of head |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 16 May 1899 |
| Late residence: | 16 Lime Grove, Miles Street, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Schoolboy |
| Whether illegitimate: | Yes |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing tame pigeons |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Lack of parental control |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 9 May 1899; J G Chavasse and W Adams; Acocks Green Petty Sessions |
| Where imprisoned: | Not |
| Sentence: | 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 2 |
| Length: | 1) (June 1895) sent to an Industrial School; 2) (October 1895) |
| For what: | 1) truancy); 2) stealing rabbits from a shop |
| Father's name: | John Pickering (putative father) |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | Mary Pickering formerly Smith |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | Good |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | 16 Lime Grove, Miles Street, Birmingham |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | Sydney Mitchell, Magistrates' Clerk, Solihull |
| Notes: | |
| 17 August 1902 Having expressed a desire to join the Tailoring Department of the Army, which was granted, discharged from Saltley by Order of the Home Secretary on account of enlisting in the Band of the East Kent Regiment, stationed at Canterbury | |
| 13 December 1904 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Smith, Macclesfield | |
| No. in Admissions Register: | 463 |
| Age: | 13 |
| Whence received: | Birmingham Borough Prison |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | - |
| Hair colour: | - |
| Eyes colour: | - |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | - |
| State of health: | - |
| Able-bodied? | - |
| Date of admission and term: | 31 January 1872 5 years |
| Late residence: | 151 Newtown Row, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | Birmingham |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Jewellery |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing 2 guinea pigs |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad company |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 18 January 1872, Birmingham Police Court, T C S Kynnersley |
| Where imprisoned: | Borough Prison, Birmingham |
| Sentence: | 14 days prison (hard labour), 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | None |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father’s name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | Hannah Doidge |
| Occupation: | No occupation |
| Parents dead? | Father |
| Survivor married again? | Not |
| Parents’ treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | - |
| Parents’ wages: | Has some private income |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | Carpenter Road, Lozells, Handsworth |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
Notes:
| 20 May 1875 Had leave to enlist in Royal Navy, but did not do so - was fetched back to the school |
| 1 December 1876 Taken to London to get on board ship. In care of Mr Stoneham, Seaman's Registry, Adelaide Place, London Bridge |
| 12 December 1876 Reported as engaged in the steam ship Mediator, from London to New Orleans |
| 28 November 1881 Doidge calls and gives a satisfactory account of himself. Is living at Aston. |
Francis Morris - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 404 |
| Age: | 12 |
| Whence received: | Stafford County Prison |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Light brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | Long |
| Particular marks: | Cut on left eye |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 17 May 1869 5 years |
| Late residence: | Bilston |
| Parish he belongs to: | Wolverhampton |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Forge boy |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | - |
| Offence: | Stealing iron |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad company |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 18 April 1869, Bilston Petty Sessions, J Perks and G Ward Esqs, |
| Where imprisoned: | Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month prison (hard labour), 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 1 |
| Length: | 21 days |
| For what: | Stealing a muffler |
| Father's name: | John Morris |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | Maria Morris |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | - |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | Honest and sober but in bad health |
| Parents' wages: | Uncertain |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | Not able to pay |
| Parents address: | Salop Street, Bradley, Bilston |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | McCrea, Bilston - |
| Person making this return: | J W Hale |
Notes:
| 8 March 1875 Employed at Coatbridge, near Glasgow |
Abraham Weston - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 571 |
| Age: | 14 |
| Whence received: | Birmingham Gaol |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | Birth mark back of right armpit |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 23 December 1876 5 years |
| Late residence: | Norfolk Street, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Boating |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Stealing 3 cans of milk |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 25 November 1876, Moor Street Police Court, W Holiday and T Avery |
| Where imprisoned: | Birmingham Borough Prison |
| Sentence: | 1 month prison (hard labour), 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | Four |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | Elizabeth Weston |
| Occupation: | Washerwoman |
| Parents dead? | Father |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | - |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | 6 court 9 house Norfolk Street, Birmingham |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
Notes:
| 27 November 1876 There is a report of the crime in the Birmingham Daily Post Monday 27 November 1876 p.6 col.5: THREE INCORRIGIBLES.-Abraham Weston (13), boat boy, described as of no fixed residence; George Thomas (15), striker, Holliday Street; and Alfred Tittle (11). no trade, Communication Row, were charged with stealing a two- gallon milk-can and two small measures, the property of James Clulo, of Granville Street, The robbery was committed on Wednesday night, between six and seven o'clock. The prisoners went into prosecutor's shop to make a purchase, and Mrs. Clulo turning her back upon them for a moment they took occasion to decamp with three measures containing about three pints of milk. Information was given to the police, and on Friday all three prisoners were apprehended by Detective-Sergeant Painter and Detective-Constable Marriott. They now pleaded guilty, and received a very bad character, it being stated that Weston had not slept at home for a period of two years, and the two other lads being described as quite incorrigible and past parental control. Weston was committed for a month in gaol and five years in a reformatory; Thomas was sent to prison for one month and three years in a reformatory; and Tittle was ordered to be detained for a week and whipped with a birch rod. |