No. in Admissions Register: | 208 |
Date of admission: | 12 March 1861 |
Whence received: | Stafford Gaol |
By whom brought: | - |
On what terms: | - |
Friends interested in him: | - |
Description: | ' |
Height: | - |
Figure:' | - |
Complexion: | Light |
Hair colour: | Light 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? | Had smallpox |
Particular marks: | Scar on upper lip |
Cutaneous disorder? | Unhealthy pustules on knee |
Scrofulous or consumptive? | No |
Subject to fits? | No |
Age last birthday: | 12 |
Illegitimate? | No |
Birthday: | - |
Birth place:' | - |
Has resided: | Shakespear Street, Wolverhampton |
Parish he belongs to: | Wolverhampton |
Customary work and mode of life: | Caster |
Schools attended: | - |
By whom and where employed:' | |
State of education: | ' |
Reads: | Imperfectly |
Writes: | - |
Cyphers: | - |
General ability: | - |
Offence: | Stealing iron |
Circumstances which may have led to it: | Neglect of parents |
Date of sentence: | 26 February 1861 |
Where convicted: | Bilston Police Court |
Where imprisoned: | Stafford |
Sentence: | 14 days prison, 5 years at Saltley |
Previous committals and convictions:' | Two - stealing brass (2 days and whipping) |
Father's name: | John Williams |
Occupation: | Plasterer |
Residence: | Shakespear Street, Wolverhampton |
Mother's name: | Sarah Williams |
Occupation: | - |
Residence: | - |
Father's character: | - |
Mother's character: | - |
Parents dead? | - |
Survivor married again? | - |
Parents' treatment of child: | - |
Character of parents | Good as far as known |
Parents' wages: | 4s a day, when in work |
Amount parents agree to pay: | Ought to pay 1s a week |
Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | Captain Segram |
Relatives to communicate with: | - |
Person making this return: | J Collins Ward |
Estimate of character on admission: | - |
Character on discharge: | - |
When and how left the Reformatory: | - |
[Brother of James Williams, boy 209, to see record click here ]
[W Partridge prosecuted]
11 February 1863 There is a report of his father being summoned for non-payment of maintenance for his son in the Wolverhampton Chronicle and Staffordshire Advertiser Wednesday 11 February 1863 p.6 col.3: REFUSING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUPPORT OF A SON IN A REFORMATORY.-John Williams, plasterer, appeared on a summons issued by Captain Segrave, the chief constable, acting on instructions from the Secretary of State, to show cause why should not contribute towards the support of his son, who Is now maintained at the Saltley Reformatory, where he was sent after conviction for some misconduct. It appeared that Williams had shown no disposition to pay towards his son's support, although it was proved that he had been able to do at least something in that respect. He pleaded inability on the ground of having been out of employment, but in answer to this, evidence was given proving that if he had had no work it had been from his indisposition to do it, as he had of his own accord left a situation yielding 26s. week. The defendant, who is the father of a large family, most of whom are, however, grown up, had had another son sent to the Reformatory [James, boy 209], but he had absconded.- George Williams, a painter and son of the defendant, stated that his father had been a good father to the children, always showing them a good example.- Mr. Partridge said the Bench were informed that the defendant was accustomed to spend his money in public houses. They believed that he was able to contribute towards his son's maintenance and should therefore order him to pay 1s. 6d. a week. [The father was later sent to prison for 10 days because £1 4s was owed in maintenance. There is a very brief statement to this effect in the Staffordshire Advertiser Saturday 6 June 1863 p.5 col.3]
16 January 1865 Licensed to work at Thornycroft's Ironworks, under care of [gap] Wilkinson, his brother-in-law, a man of steady character
January 1866 4 Hill Street. Works at forge. Attends St Matthew's Sunday School
17 December 1867 4 Yard Swan Gardens, Lower Horseley Fields. Called at the School. Good. [conduct]
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