| No. in Admissions Register: | 450 |
| Age: | 12 |
| Whence received: | Borough Prison [Birmingham] |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fair |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | Mole on left cheek |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 13 July 1871 5 years |
| Late residence: | 62 George Street, Parade, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | Birmingham |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Caster |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing 4 pigeons |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad company |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 22 June 1871, Birmingham Police Court, J Poncia and H Martin |
| Where imprisoned: | Borough Prison, Birmingham |
| Sentence: | 21 days prison (hard labour), 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | None |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | Both parents dead but has a stepmother, Beatrice Hancocks |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | - |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | - |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | - |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
24 June 1871 There was a report of the crime in the Birmingham Daily Post Saturday 24 June 1871 p.6 col.5: YOUNG CRIMINALS. - George Dickinson (14), 1 Court, George Street, shoe finisher, and Job Hancocks (12), 62, George Street, ironcaster, were charged with stealing four pigeons, the property of William Beebe, 50, Water Street. They were sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment, and Dickinson to be afterwards sent to a reformatory for four years and Hancocks for five years.
26 March 1875 Licensed to seek employment
8 April 1875 Employed at Mr Wilkins military and naval armament makers, Great Charles Street. Lives at 62 Parade, Birmingham
19 October 1875 Still at Wilkins but lives 47 Icknield Port Road
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