Saltley Reformatory Inmates


William Pitt

[Return to Index]

No. in Admissions Register: 322
Date of admission: 6 January 1866
Whence received: Stafford
By whom brought: -
On what terms: -
Friends interested in him: -
Description:  
Height: -
Figure: -
Complexion: Light
Hair colour: Brown
Eyes colour: Grey
Perfect vision? Yes
State of health: Good
Able-bodied? Yes
Sound intellect? Yes
Use of all limbs? Yes
Had cow or small pox? Cowpox
Particular marks: -
Cutaneous disorder? No
Scrofulous or consumptive? Not apparent
Subject to fits? Not
Age last birthday: 14
Illegitimate? -
Birthday: -
Birth place: -
Has resided: Workhouse Fold, Bilston
Parish he belongs to: Bilston
Customary work and mode of life: -
Schools attended: -
By whom and where employed: -
State of education:  
Reads: Not at all
Writes: Not at all
Cyphers: -
General ability: -
Offence: Stealing coal
Circumstances which may have led to it: Neglect of parents
Date of sentence: 8 December 1865
Where convicted: Bilston before J Perks and H Ward
Who prosecuted: -
Where imprisoned: -
Sentence: 1 month prison, 3 years at Saltley
Previous committals and convictions: No convictions, but several times charged with petty offences. His home contains no furniture, only a few boards
Father's name: Joseph Pitt
Occupation: Miner
Residence: Workhouse Fold, Bilston
Mother's name: Jane Pitt
Occupation: -
Residence: -
Father's character: -
Mother's character: -
Parents dead? -
Survivor married again? -
Parents' treatment of child: No evidence of cruelty but great neglect
Character of parents Not dishonest, but habitual drunkards. Health good
Parents' wages: 14s or 15s per week
Amount parents agree to pay: 1s 6d per week
Superintendent of police (to collect payments): Hugh McCrea
Relatives to communicate with: -
Person making this return: John Hall
Estimate of character on admission: -
Character on discharge: -
When and how left the Reformatory: -

Notes:

6 January 1869 Discharged

January 1871 At Bilston. Good [character]

[Return to Index]

← Prev Next →

 

This web page © 2020 Fred Miller