| No. in Admissions Register: | 428 |
| Age: | 15 |
| Whence received: | Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Dark |
| Hair colour: | Black |
| Eyes colour: | Brown |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | - |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 24 May 1870 - - |
| Late residence: | Burton on Trent |
| Parish he belongs to: | Burton |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Errand boy |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Stealing money |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 26 April 1870, Burton Petty Sessions, C W Lyon and W Wood Esqs |
| Where imprisoned: | Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month prison (hard labour), 3 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | None |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | Alfred Norton |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Mother's name: | Mary Ann Norton |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | - |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | Honest, sober, and in good health |
| Parents' wages: | 17s per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | 1s 3d |
| Parents address: | 190 Station Street, Burton upon Trent |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | Mr Oswell, Burton |
| Person making this return: | - |
23 April 1870 There is a report of the crime in the Staffordshire Advertiser Saturday 23 April 1870 p.7 col.4: ROBBERY FROM A TILL. John Norton, 14, of Station-street, an old offender, was charged with stealing, on Monday night, 3s. 4½d. from the till in the shop occupied by Thomas Stoneystreet, greengrocer, Station-street. The prosecutor's wife was absent from the shop about two minutes, and on her return found that the till, which had shortly before contained 2s. 9d. in silver and some coppers, was empty Having seen the prisoner near her shop she followed him and brought him back, and he then "turned up" 3s. 4½d., asking her to say nothing about it. He was remanded for a week.
24 May 1878 Discharged
5 February 1875 Called at the school. Is doing well - employed at Trueman, Hanbury, & Co's brewery, Burton
9 October 1875 Called again - employed as before
| ← Prev | Next → |
|---|
This web page © 2020 Fred Miller