Henry Hassall - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 320 |
| Date of admission: | 12 November 1865 |
| Whence received: | Birmingham Gaol |
| 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: | Mole on right breast |
| Cutaneous disorder? | No |
| Scrofulous or consumptive? | No |
| Subject to fits? | No |
| Age last birthday: | 15 |
| Illegitimate? | No |
| Birthday: | - |
| Birth place: | - |
| Has resided: | 290 Great Colmore Street, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | Birmingham |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Shoemaker |
| Schools attended: | Workhouse |
| By whom and where employed: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Cyphers: | - |
| General ability: | - |
| Offence: | Stealing a pair of boots |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence: | 13 October 1865 |
| Where convicted: | Moor Street before T C S Kynnersley |
| Who prosecuted: | - |
| Where imprisoned: | - |
| Sentence: | 1 month prison (hard labour), 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals and convictions: | None |
| Father's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Residence: | - |
| Mother's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Residence: | - |
| Father's character: | - |
| Mother's character: | - |
| Parents dead? | Both |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | - |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Relatives to communicate with: | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
| Estimate of character on admission: | - |
| Character on discharge: | - |
| When and how left the Reformatory: | 11 Nov 1869 - Discharged on expiration of term |
Notes:
| 14 October 1865 The crime is reported in the Birmingham Journal Saturday 14 October 1865 p.6 col.6: ROBBING AN EMPLOYER.- Henry Hassel (15) [surname spelled thus] shoemaker, Great Colmore Street, was charged with stealing a pair of boots, value 6s. 6d., belonging to his employer, Mr. Charles Adkins, shoemaker, Great Colmore Street. The boots were missed on the previous day, and the prosecutor . suspected the prisoner, who had repeatedly robbed him, of having stolen them. He declared that he was innocent at first but after some prevarication he said he had sold them for 3s., and spent the money. Police-constable Lines was then sent for, and the prisoner was given into his custody. Since the prisoner entered the prosecutor's employment in March last, he had stolen several sums of money and boots, for which he had been forgiven. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, at the expiration of that time to be sent to a reformatory school for four years. |
| 24 November 1866 Absconded with 317 [David Ling] , brought back soon after |
| 11 November 1869 Discharged |
| January 1871 In Birmingham. Good [character] |
Henry Rowley - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 381 |
| Date of admission: | 24 April 1868 |
| Whence received: | Stafford Gaol |
| By whom brought: | - |
| On what terms: | - |
| Friends interested in him: | - |
| Description: | |
| Height: | - |
| Figure: | - |
| Complexion: | Fair |
| Hair colour: | Dark brown |
| Eyes colour: | Hazel |
| Perfect vision? | Yes |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Sound intellect? | Yes |
| Use of all limbs? | Yes |
| Had cow or small pox? | Smallpox |
| Particular marks: | Smallpox |
| Cutaneous disorder? | No |
| Scrofulous or consumptive? | No |
| Subject to fits? | No |
| Age last birthday: | 15 |
| Illegitimate? | - |
| Birthday: | - |
| Birth place: | - |
| Has resided: | Bilston |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | - |
| Schools attended: | - |
| By whom and where employed: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Cyphers: | - |
| General ability: | - |
| Offence: | Stealing a piece of bacon |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad company |
| Date of sentence: | 24 January 1868 |
| Where convicted: | Bilston before H Ward and W Hatton |
| Who prosecuted: | - |
| Where imprisoned: | - |
| Sentence: | 3 months prison, 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals and convictions: | - |
| Father's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Residence: | - |
| Mother's name: | Fanny Rowley |
| Occupation: | - |
| Residence: | New England, Bridgnorth |
| Father's character: | - |
| Mother's character: | - |
| Parents dead? | Father |
| Survivor married again? | Not |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | Is in receipt of relief from the parish and very poor |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | Not able to pay |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Relatives to communicate with: | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
| Estimate of character on admission: | - |
| Character on discharge: | - |
| When and how left the Reformatory: | - |
Notes:
| Brother of Samuel, boy 240 |
| 25 January 1868 There is a very brief report of the crime in the Staffordshire Advertiser Saturday 25 January 1868 p.5 col.3: Henry Rowley was sentenced to be imprisoned three months and afterwards sent to a Reformatory for five years for stealing bacon from a stall in the market on Saturday night. |
Charles Dawson - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 781 |
| Age: | 14 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Light brown |
| Eyes colour: | Light hazel |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | Freckled |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Slender |
| Date of admission: | 16 October 1885 |
| Late residence: | 185 Great Brickiln Street, Wolverhampton |
| Parish he belongs to: | St Paul's, Wolverhampton |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Brass dresser |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing fruit |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad company or vicious propensities |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 17 September 1885; John Annan and William Edwards; Wolverhampton Court of Summary Jurisdiction |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month in prison, 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 3 |
| Length: | 1) 14 days; 2) 7 days; 3) 3 days |
| For what: | 1) Stealing brass; 2) throwing stones; 3) Tossing [gambling] |
| Father's name: | Edward Dawson |
| Occupation: | Shoemaker |
| Mother's name: | Caroline Dawson |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Well treated |
| Character of parents | Very doubtful. Are in good health |
| Parents' wages: | Uncertain - about 20s per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | 1s 6d per week will be asked for |
| Parents address: | 185 Great Brickiln Street, Wolverhampton |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | Major Hay, Chief Constable, Wolverhampton |
| Person making this return: | R D W Hay, Chief Constable |
| Notes: | |
| 17 September 1885 There is a brief report of the crime in the Wolverhampton Express and Star Thursday 17 September 1885 p.3 col.4: WOLVERHAMPTON. AN INCORRIGIBLE LAD. At this Court to-day (Thursday), Charles Dawson (14), Brickkiln-street, was ordered to be imprisoned for one month, and afterwards to be detained in a reformatory for five years, for stealing a quantity of growing apples from a garden in Clifton-street, the property of William Bennett. The prisoner has been previously convicted, and Major Hay said he was a confirmed thief. | |
| 16 November 1886 Absconded from the yard at 6.00 am in company of James Woodcock [boy 722] | |
| 17 November 1886 Recaptured in Wolverhampton in a Smith's forge and brought back by Superintendent | |
| 5 April 1888 The Reformatory Committee Log Book reports that Dawson is now enlisted in D Company, Lancashire Regiment, Lancaster, and formally discharged from Saltley on 17 April | |
| 12 June 1888 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Dawson, soldier, Lancaster | |
| 9 October 1888 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Dawson, soldier, Dublin | |
| 11 December 1888 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Dawson, Royal Lancashire Regiment, Dublin | |
| 11 June 1889 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Dawson, Royal Lancashire Regiment, Dublin | |
| 6 August 1889 The Log Book report records receipt of another letter from Dawson, Royal Lancashire Regiment, Dublin | |
| 8 October 1889 The Log Book report records receipt of letter from Dawson, Royal Lancashire Regiment, Dublin | |
| 10 December 1889 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Dawson | |
| 14 April 1890 The Log book report records receipt of a letter from Dawson, The Curragh, Ireland | |
| 10 June 1890 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Dawson, Lancashire Regiment, The Curragh, Kildare | |
| 10 August 1891 The Log Book report records receipt of another letter from Dawson, Kildare | |
| 8 June 1893 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Dawson, Aldershot | |
| 3 February 1894 The Log Book report records receipt of 2 letters from Dawson, Kings Own Regiment, Aldershot | |
| 11 April 1899 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Dawson, Hull | |
| 25 August 1924 Visited the School. Engineer in a large works at Hull. Staying together with wife and grandchild and friends in Birmingham. Home address 30 Rose Street, Fountain Road, Hull | |
Richard Pritchard - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1038 |
| Age: | 12 (born 1 September 1881) |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Hazel |
| Height: | 4 ft 5 ins |
| Particular marks: | Cut mark right side of forehead and above eyebrow |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 18 September 1893 |
| Late residence: | 7 Knowles Road, Portobello, Willenhall |
| Parish he belongs to: | Willenhall |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Driving a pony for the last 3 months |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly, Standard 1 |
| Writes: | Imperfectly, Standard 1 |
| Offence: | Stealing 6 brooches |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Parental neglect |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 4 September 1893; J Tildesley; Willenhall Petty Sessions |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Sentence: | 14 days in prison, 3 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 2 |
| Length: | 1) (25 July 1892) Fined 6d and costs or 1 day in prison; 2) (6 December 1892) 6 strokes with a birch rod |
| For what: | 1) Wilful damage; 2) stealing porter |
| Father's name: | Joseph Pritchard |
| Occupation: | Colliery engineer |
| Mother's name: | Sarah Ann Pritchard |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Parents dead? | - |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Police report - very much neglected by his parents, and in consequence he has been a source of trouble to neighbours |
| Character of parents | Parents of drunken habits |
| Parents' wages: | 27s per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | 7 Knowles Road, Portobello, Willenhall |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
| Notes: | |
| 5 September 1896 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Pritchard was licensed to go out and work for Knight, Hall Street, Walsall | |
| 17 September 1896 Sentence expired whilst on licence, discharged from Saltley | |
Albert Wilkes - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1292 |
| Age: | 13 (born 12 March 1888) |
| Whence received: | Bromsgrove Petty Sessions |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh, ruddy |
| Hair colour: | Dark brown |
| Eyes colour: | Bluish grey |
| Height: | 4 ft 10½ ins |
| Particular marks: | Outstanding ears; 4 vacc marks left arm |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 6 January 1902 |
| Late residence: | Staple Hill, Bromsgrove |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Police report - very bad boy, would never attend school |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly, Standard 3 |
| Writes: | Imperfectly, Standard 3 |
| Offence: | House breaking |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Seems to have been wild |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 17 December 1901; R M Millward and F Everett; Bromsgrove Petty Sessions |
| Where imprisoned: | Not, detained in Workhouse |
| Sentence: | 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | None |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | Jonah Wilkes |
| Occupation: | Nailer |
| Mother's name: | Ann Wilkes |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | Father formerly very bad but now reformed |
| Parents' wages: | Not stated |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | Not yet assessed |
| Parents address: | Staple Hill, Bromsgrove |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | Superintendent Jeffrey, Bromsgrove |
| Person making this return: | W Jeffrey, Police Office, Bromsgrove |
| Notes: | |
| 21 December 1901 The crime that sent him to Saltley was reported in the Bromsgrove and Droitwich Messenger Saturday 21 December 1901 p.7 col.1: HOUSEBREAKING BY A BOY. - Albert Wilkes (13), living with his parents at Staple Hill, was brought up in custody charged with breaking and entering the dwelling house of Levi Liddell, a neighbour, on December 10th, and stealing 10s. - Levi Liddell, Staple Hill, stated he lived next door to prisoner's father. He went to his box on Sunday, the 8th, and put half a sovereign in it. On Friday, the 13th, he found half a sovereign had disappeared. , On Tuesday, the 10th, he went to work, leaving his daughter in charge of the house - Helen Crawford, married woman, residing with her father, the last witness, stated that she was left in charge of the house last Tuesday. In the afternoon she went to Bromsgrove, and left the door unlocked, asking the prisoner's mother to look .after the house. Prisoner was at home. She was away about two hours. - Ronald McGilchrist, assistant to Mr. Bown, ironmonger, deposed that on Tuesday last the . prisoner came to Mr. Bown's shop, and purchased a football, for which he tendered a half-sovereign. The football cost 7s, 6d. and witness gave him 2s. 6d. change. - Police-constable Price said on Sunday he received information ot the robbery from the prosecutor. After making inquiries he arrested the prisoner, asking him how he accounted for the possession of a new football, and he replied he found it at Norton, but on being taken there, he said he did not find it but bought it from Mr. Bown. He said he found the half-sovereign at Lickey End. Witness charged him, and prisoner again stated "I did not take the money; I found it." At the police station he said prosecutor's door was not locked. - Prisoner elected for the case to be dealt with by the Bench, and pleaded guilty. - The Chairman said prisoner would be sent to a reformatory for five years. He would be remanded to the workhouse for a week, in order that enquiries might be made as to a suitable reformatory ship. | |
| 7 January 1905 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Wilkes was licensed to go out and work [no employer listed on the relevant page], but his employer later reported him as unsatisfactory and he was re-admitted to Saltley | |
| 21 July 1906 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Wilkes was re-licensed to go out and work for Mr T Healey, Catshill, Bromsgrove | |
| 16 December 1906 Sentence expired whilst out on licence, discharged from Saltley | |