George Henry Hewson - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1068 |
| Age: | 14 (born 15 August 1879) |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Height: | 4 ft 5 ins |
| Particular marks: | None |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 30 April 1894 |
| Late residence: | 111 Bridgman Street, Walsall |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Errand boy. The father states the boy has a good home but will not stay there |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly, Standard 4 |
| Writes: | Imperfectly, Standard 4 |
| Offence: | Stealing a shirt |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Boy apparently bad and vicious |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 24 April 1894; R P Copeland and J Bourne; Stone Police Court |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Sentence: | 7 days in prison, 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 1 (16 January 1894) |
| Length: | Fined 2s 6d |
| For what: | Larceny |
| Father's name: | Thomas Hewson |
| Occupation: | Coventry court bailiff [the newspaper report, below, says that he was a bailiff at Walsall] |
| Mother's name: | Sarah Hewson (step-mother) |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Mother |
| Survivor married again? | Yes |
| Parents' treatment of child: | |
| Character of parents | Not known |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | - |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | Captain Leggett, Governor, H M Prison Stafford |
| Notes: | |
| 28 April 1894 There is a short report of the crime in the Staffordshire Advertiser Saturday 28 April 1894 p.6 col.6: THEFT FROM A BOAT. - George Hewson, 14, was charged with stealing 3s. 6d. and a shirt, belonging to John Meredith, boatman. The prisoner was assisting the prosecutor to work the boat, and on the night of the 31st of March, while the boat was lying at Barlaston, the boy absconded, taking the money and a new shirt. It was stated that the boy was the son of a County Court Bailiff at Walsall and had a good home, but would not stay at home. The Bench sent him to gaol for seven days and to a reformatory for four years. | |
| 26 March 1898 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Hewson was licensed to go out and work for Menzies, Ellesmere Lodge, Altrincham | |
| 29 April 1898 Sentence expired whilst out on licence, discharged from Saltley | |
| 10 December 1901 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Hewson, Grantham | |
