| No. in Admissions Register: | 502 |
| Age: | 13 |
| Whence received: | Birmingham Prison |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | Blue spot right forehead |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 19 March 1874 4 years |
| Late residence: | 14 Unett Street, St George's, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | St George's, Birmingham |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Hawking vegetables |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing 13 lbs of waste paper |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 27 February 1874, Birmingham Police Court, S Thornton and C Sturge |
| Where imprisoned: | Borough Prison, Birmingham |
| Sentence: | 21 days prison (hard labour), 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | One |
| Length: | 3 days and whipped |
| For what: | Stealing 6d |
| Father's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | Ann Walton |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Father |
| Survivor married again? | No |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Kind |
| Character of parents | Good |
| Parents' wages: | Unknown |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | Not stated, but unlikely to pay |
| Parents address: | 14 Unett Street, Birmingham |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
28 February 1874 There is a brief report of the crime in the Birmingham Daily Post Saturday 28 February 1874 p.7 col.2: STEALING NEWSPAPERS. Ernest Walton (13), hawker, Unett Street, was charged with. sterling 13 lbs. of old newspapers from the Gazette Office, and was sentenced to three weeks' imprisonment and four years' detention in a Reformatory School.--The little fellow appeared very much alarmed at the idea of going to gaol, and clung around his mother's neck, begging of her to prevent his being sent there.
18 March 1878 Discharged on expiration of term and sent to work with his brother at Walton's jewellery works, Augusta Street, Great Hampton Row, Birmingham
15 February 1882 Saw Walton in Birmingham this day. Doing well
1 April 1882 Visited and played football with the boys
23 July 1882 Visited the school this day (Sunday) and distributed some copies of the War Cry [the Salvation Army newssheet]
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