Saltley Reformatory

Thomas Edge - Saltley Reformatory Inmate

No. in Admissions Register:	758
Age:	14
Whence received:	H M Prison Birmingham
Description:
Complexion:	Fresh
Hair colour:	Brown
Eyes colour:	Grey
Visage:	Oval
Particular marks:	3 marks on left lower arm
State of health:	Good
Able-bodied?	Yes
Date of admission:	29 September 1884
Late residence:	26 Fisher Street, Birmingham
Parish he belongs to:	Birmingham
Customary work and mode of life:	Gun action filer. Fairly respectable
Whether illegitimate:	No
State of education:
Reads:	Imperfectly
Writes:	Imperfectly
Offence:	Vagrancy - lodging in an outhouse
Circumstances which may have led to it:	Associating with bad company
Date of sentence, by whom and court:	16 September 1884; Charles C Sturges and William Harris; Birmingham Police Court
Where imprisoned:	H M Prison Birmingham
Sentence:	14 days hard labour, 5 years at Saltley
Previous committals:
Number:	3 previous convictions
Length:	-
For what:	-
Father's name:	Thomas Edge
Occupation:	Gun action filer
Mother's name:	Ann Edge
Occupation:	Umbrella maker
Parents dead?	Neither
Survivor married again?	-
Parents' treatment of child:	Good
Character of parents	Fairly good
Parents' wages:	Father about 23s per week; mother 7s
Amount parents agree to pay:	Not assessed
Parents address:	26 Fisher Street (care of Mrs Socky(?), Birmingham
Superintendent of police (to collect payments):	Superintendent Wilcox, Council House, Birmingham
Person making this return:	Arthur Tinkler, Governor, H M Prison Birmingham

Notes:

14 April 1887 Formally discharged from Saltley by order of the Home Secretary, on account of emigrating to Canada, along with Harwood [boy 713] and Stevenson [boy 709]

8 November 1887 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Edge, Assa. Manitoba, Canada

George Wilbery - Saltley Reformatory Inmate

No. in Admissions Register:	1015
Age:	14
Whence received:	H M Prison Stafford
Description:
Complexion:	Fresh
Hair colour:	Dark
Eyes colour:	Brown
Height:	4 ft 9½ ins
Particular marks:	Cut mark back of left forefinger and end of left thumb
State of health:	Good
Able-bodied?	Yes
Date of admission:	1892
Late residence:	Codsall Wood, Wolverhampton
Parish he belongs to:	Codsall
Customary work and mode of life:	-
Whether illegitimate:	Yes
State of education:
Reads:	Imperfectly
Writes:	Imperfectly
Offence:	Stealing money
Circumstances which may have led to it:	-
Date of sentence, by whom and court:	8 August 1892; A C Twentyman and H Q Clark; Wolverhampton Police court
Where imprisoned:	H M Prison Stafford
Sentence:	1 month in prison, 3 years at Saltley
Previous committals:
Number:	1
Length:	Ordered to come up for judgment in 3 months. Dismissed
For what:	Charged with arson - setting fire to a hay rick
Father's name:	John Head
Occupation:	Waggoner
Mother's name:	Harriet Head, formerly Wilbery
Occupation:	-
Parents dead?	Neither
Survivor married again?	-
Parents' treatment of child:	-
Character of parents	Reported good in case of John Head. Nothing reported as to his wife
Parents' wages:	14s per week and home rent free
Amount parents agree to pay:	-
Parents address:	Codsall Wood, Wolverhampton
Superintendent of police (to collect payments):	-
Person making this return:	-

Notes:

16 June 1891 There is a report of a previous offence in the Birmingham Daily Post Tuesday 16 june 1891 p.7 col.3: FIRING A HAYRICK. - George Wilbery (13). of Codsall Wood, was charged, at the County Petty Sessions, yesterday, with setting fire to a hayrick, the property of Edward Moore, Whiston Farm, Codsall, on Wednesday last. Mr. A. B. Smith prosecuted, and Mr. A. Tartin defended. - According to the evidence of a boy named Henry Corfield, the defendant struck a match and set fire to some loose straw. Before the flames could be suppressed by Corfield and the defendant they reached a hayrick, which was nearly consumed, damage being done to the extent of £25. - The defendant was ordered to come up for judgment in six months, the Bench suggesting that a good thrashing would do him good.

28 February 1894 The Medical Officer reported: Conjunctivitis

23 July 1895 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Wilbery was licensed to go out and work for Mr Cherrington, Greenhill Farm, Oakham

7 September 1895 Sentence expired whilst on licence, discharged from Saltley

11 August 1896 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Wilbery, Oaken, Wolverhampton

13 October 1896 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Wilbery, Oaken, Wolverhampton

John Raven - Saltley Reformatory Inmate

No. in Admissions Register:	1270
Age:	12 (born 24 September 1888)
Whence received:	Liverpool Petty Sessions
Description:
Complexion:	Fresh
Hair colour:	Dark brown
Eyes colour:	Blue mottled
Height:	4 ft 2 ins
Particular marks:	Nil
State of health:	Good
Able-bodied?	Yes
Date of admission:	1 May 1901
Late residence:	2 Priam Street, Liverpool
Parish he belongs to:	-
Customary work and mode of life:	A truant. Sleeping out at night. Steals money and other articles from home
Whether illegitimate:	No
State of education:
Reads:	Imperfectly, Standard 3
Writes:	Imperfectly, Standard 3
Offence:	2 charges of larceny
Circumstances which may have led to it:	Lack of parental control
Date of sentence, by whom and court:	1 May 1901; J Kinghorn; Liverpool Petty Sessions
Where imprisoned:	-
Sentence:	5 years at Saltley
Previous committals:
Number:	1
Length:	-
For what:	Stealing a watch
Father's name:	Ebenezer Raven
Occupation:	Dock labourer
Mother's name:	Catherine Raven
Occupation:	Housewife
Parents dead?	Neither
Survivor married again?	-
Parents' treatment of child:	Good
Character of parents	Nothing known against them
Parents' wages:	4s per day, casual work
Amount parents agree to pay:	Not yet assessed
Parents address:	2 Priam Street, Liverpool
Superintendent of police (to collect payments):	Chief Constable, Liverpool
Person making this return:	J McCoy, Inspector

Notes:

19 August 1904 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Raven was licensed to go out and work for Mr Wakefield, Bredon, near Tewkesbury

30 April 1906 Sentence expired whilst out on licence, discharged from Saltley

No. in Admissions Register:	438
Age:	15
Whence received:	Birmingham Gaol
Description:
Complexion:	Fresh
Hair colour:	Brown
Eyes colour:	Grey
Visage:	-
Particular marks:	Scar on centre of breast
State of health:	Good
Able-bodied?	Yes
Date of admission and term:	14 December 1870 4 years
Late residence:	3 court Cheapside, Birmingham
Parish he belongs to:	London
Customary work and mode of life:	Painter
Whether illegitimate:	Not
State of education:
Reads:	Imperfectly
Writes:	Imperfectly
Offence:	Attempting to steal a satchel
Circumstances which may have led to it:	-
Date of sentence, by who and court:	3 November 1870, Birmingham Police Court, E Gwyther and T Phillips
Where imprisoned:	Birmingham Borough Prison
Sentence:	6 weeks prison (hard labour), 4 years at Saltley
Previous committals:
Number:	Not known
Length:	-
For what:	-
Father's name:	David Abel
Occupation:	Silversmith
Mother's name:	Jane Abel
Occupation:	-
Parents dead?	-
Survivor married again?	-
Parents' treatment of child:	Good
Character of parents	Unknown
Parents' wages:	Not known
Amount parents agree to pay:	-
Parents address:	Father is at Middlesbrough; mother 3 court Cheapside, Birmingham
Superintendent of police (to collect payments):	-
Person making this return:	T C S Kynnersley

Notes:

4 November 1870 There is a report of the crime in the Birmingham Daily Gazette Friday 4 November 1870 p.7 col.6: ATTEMPTING TO PICK POCKETS. -Charles Able (15) [surname spelled thus], painter, 3 Court, Cheapside, was charged with attempting to steal from ladies' satchels, in the Market Hall. On Thursday, the 20th ult., Detective Clarke was in the Market Hall, when he saw the prisoner attempt to open several ladies' bags. The prisoner became aware that he was being watched, and made off, and succeeded in escaping. The officer saw the prisoner in the Market Hall yesterday morning, carrying on his "little game" again, and he took him into custody.-The prisoner, who had been previously convicted, was sent to gaol for six weeks, and was ordered to be sent to a Reformatory, at the expiration of his imprisonment for four years.

22 April 1872 Absconded

Thomas Hall - Saltley Reformatory Inmate

No. in Admissions Register:	353
Date of admission:	6 June 1867
Whence received:	Stafford
By whom brought:	-
On what terms:	-
Friends interested in him:	-
Description:
Height:	-
Figure:	-
Complexion:	Fresh
Hair colour:	Brown
Eyes colour:	Brown
Perfect vision?	Yes
State of health:	Good
Able-bodied?	Yes
Sound intellect?	Yes
Use of all limbs?	Yes
Had cow or small pox?	Cowpox
Particular marks:	-
Cutaneous disorder?	No
Scrofulous or consumptive?	Not apparent
Subject to fits?	No
Age last birthday:	11
Illegitimate?	-
Birthday:	-
Birth place:	-
Has resided:	Stourbridge
Parish he belongs to:	Stourbridge
Customary work and mode of life:	At a glebe hearth
Schools attended:	St John's, Stourbridge
By whom and where employed:	-
State of education:
Reads:	Imperfectly
Writes:	Imperfectly
Cyphers:	-
General ability:	-
Offence:	Stealing a pair of spectacles
Circumstances which may have led to it:	-
Date of sentence:	6 May 1867
Where convicted:	Wordsley before W Matthews and J Holcroft
Who prosecuted:	-
Where imprisoned:	-
Sentence:	1 month prison, 5 years at Saltley
Previous committals and convictions:	None
Father's name:	John Hall
Occupation:	Bricklayer
Residence:	Church Street, Stourbridge
Mother's name:	-
Occupation:	-
Residence:	-
Father's character:	-
Mother's character:	-
Parents dead?	Mother
Survivor married again?	Not
Parents' treatment of child:	Bad
Character of parents	Honest, sober, health good
Parents' wages:	22s per week
Amount parents agree to pay:	1s per week
Superintendent of police (to collect payments):	W Freeman Stourbridge
Relatives to communicate with:	-
Person making this return:	-
Estimate of character on admission:	-
Character on discharge:	-
When and how left the Reformatory:	-

Notes:

11 May 1867 There is a report of the crime in the County Advertiser and Herald for Staffordshire and Worcestershire Saturday 11 May 1867 p.7 col.2: LARCENY BY A BOY.-On Monday, at the Police Court, before Messrs. Wm. Mathews and J. Holcroft, Thomas Hall, a poor neglected boy, was charged with stealing a pair of spectacles and five shillings in copper, belonging to Henry Norris. Norris, as it appeared from the evidence, is employed at Stourbridge Iron Works. After he was paid on Saturday night, he put his money, among which were two packets of copper, each containing 5s., in his jacket, which was hanging in a hovel. Shortly afterwards he missed one of the packets of copper and his spectacles. The latter he found in the possession of the prisoner, who, however, denied all knowledge of the former. The boy was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, and on the conclusion of that period to five years' detention in a Reformatory.