| No. in Admissions Register: | 215 |
| Date of admission: | 27 March 1861 |
| Whence received: | Birmingham Gaol |
| By whom brought: | - |
| On what terms: | - |
| Friends interested in him: | - |
| Description: | |
| Height: | - |
| Figure: | Slight |
| Complexion: | Pale |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Perfect vision? | - |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Sound intellect? | Yes |
| Use of all limbs? | Yes |
| Had cow or small pox? | Yes |
| Particular marks: | Large mole below left breast |
| Cutaneous disorder? | No |
| Scrofulous or consumptive? | No |
| Subject to fits? | No |
| Age last birthday: | 14 |
| Illegitimate? | No |
| Birthday: | - |
| Birth place: | - |
| Has resided: | 98 Vyse Street, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | Birmingham |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Silversmith |
| Schools attended: | - |
| By whom and where employed: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| General ability: | Imperfectly |
| Cyphers: | - |
| General ability: | - |
| Offence: | Stealing stamps and pencils |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad company |
| Date of sentence: | 14 March 1861 |
| Where convicted: | Moor Street, T C S Kynnersley |
| Who prosecuted: | - |
| Where imprisoned: | - |
| Sentence: | 14 days prison, 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals and convictions: | None |
| Father's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Residence: | - |
| Mother's name: | Harriet Thrower |
| Occupation: | Lets lodgings |
| Residence: | 98 Vyse Street, Birmingham |
| Father's character: | - |
| Mother's character: | “A thoughtful respectful person” |
| Parents dead? | - |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | - |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | 2s 6d per week |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | G Glossop |
| Relatives to communicate with: | - |
| Person making this return: | T C S Kynnersley |
| Estimate of character on admission: | - |
| Character on discharge: | - |
| When and how left the Reformatory: | - |
14 March 1861 There is a report of his offence in the Birmingham Daily Post Thursday 14 March 1861 p.3 col.1: A lad named Edward Allen Thurser [surname given thus], living in Vyse Street, was placed In the dock, charged with stealing about 1s.6d worth of postage stamps and various other articles, the property of Messrs. James and Knight, solicitors, Bennett's Hill. It seems that a short time ago the prisoner was in the prosecutors' employ, but was discharged In consequence of suspicions being entertained as to his honesty. Since his discharge he had on several occasions entered the prosecutors' premises after the clerks had left and stolen various articles. He was watched on Tuesday evening, and was seen to proceed to one of the rooms, open a drawer, and take out some stamps and money. He was then taken into custody and removed to the station. The prisoner was remanded In order that his parents might be communicated with.
19 January 1864 Went off to Birkenhead on way to Sydney
January 1866 Sydney. Doing well
January 1868 Sydney. Doubtful [character]
15 January 1864 A letter from his mother:
| ← Prev | Next → |
|---|
This web page © 2020 Fred Miller