| No. in Admissions Register: | 517 |
| Age: | 13 |
| Whence received: | Birmingham Borough Prison |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Dark brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | 2 scars left side |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 1 August 1874 5 years |
| Late residence: | 39 Richard Street, Dartmouth Street, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | Birmingham |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Hinge maker |
| Whether illegitimate: | Not |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Stealing coal |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 20 July 1874, Birmingham Police Court, T C S Kynnersley |
| Where imprisoned: | Borough Prison, Birmingham |
| Sentence: | 14 days prison (hard labour), 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | None |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | Robert Hannars |
| Occupation: | Labourer – gone to Australia |
| Mother's name: | Mary Hannars |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Not known |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Has lived with his grandmother |
| Character of parents | Not known |
| Parents' wages: | Grandmother is supported by boy's uncle |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | - |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | D Meaden |
21 July 1874 There is a report of the crime (but with a different surname) in the Birmingham Daily Post Tuesday 21 July 1874 p.6 col.4: A BAD FATHER AND A BAD SON.- William Thomas (14), hingemaker, Richard Street, was convicted of stealing a quantity of coal from a boat on the canal near Love Lane, the property of Mr. Thomas Milner, Mount Street, Nechells.-The prisoner was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment, and ordered to be afterwards sent to a reformatory school for five years. Prisoner's father, Inspector Percy stated, had been twice sent to penal servitude, and Police-constable Fletcher said the lad was connected with a gang of young thieves, and got his living by thieving.
25 May 1878 Licensed
31 January 1882 Saw Hannars in Digbeth
7 May 1882 Saw him as we were returning from Sunday walk
20 November 1882 Lives now at 4 court 1 house Duke Street. Works at Mason, Pike, and Pike, tailors, Dale End [Birmingham]
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