| No. in Admissions Register: | 674 |
| Age: | 11 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Derby |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fair |
| Hair colour: | Light brown |
| Eyes colour: | Hazel |
| Visage: | Round |
| Particular marks: | - |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 19 August 1881 |
| Late residence: | Masson Hillside, Matlock Bridge, Derbeyshire |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Schoolboy |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Well |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing a gun |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Not known |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 10 August 1881; C E Radford and C Sorby |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Derby |
| Sentence: | 10 days in prison, 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | Nil |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | William Peters |
| Occupation: | Stonemason |
| Mother's name: | Hannah Peters |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Both living |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | Good character |
| Parents' wages: | 30s per week (boy's statement) |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | The parents have not engaged to pay anything. They can afford to pay 1s 6d per week. There are six children, one older than prisoner and four younger |
| Parents address: | Masson Hillside, Matlock, Derbyshire |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | John Sharpe, Superintendent of Police, Matlock |
| Person making this return: | George Wath, Sergeant of Police, Matlock |
17 August 1881 There is a short report of the crime in the Derby Mercury Wednesday 17 August 1881 p.3 col.1: MATLOCK. THEFT OF A GUN. - At a special sitting of the Matlock magistrates on Wednesday a lad named George Peters was charged with stealing a gun, value 10s., the property of Mr. Peter Taylor, of Masson. on Monday last. From the evidence it appeared that the house in question is an uninhabited one, but is kept for the purpose of storing furniture. On the day named prisoner went through the window, and seeing the gun hanging on the ceiling took and made off with it, but was seen and detained. - Sent to Derby for ten days, and at the conclusion to be sent to a reformatory.
18 August 1885 Discharged. Time expired. Returned to parents
| ← Prev | Next → |
|---|
This web page © 2020 Fred Miller