Thomas Conway - Saltley Reformatory Inmate

No, in Admissions Register:	281
Date of admission:	2 August 1864
Whence received:	Birmingham
By whom brought:	-
On what terms:	-
Friends interested in him:	-
Description:
Height:	-
Figure:	-
Complexion:	Fresh
Hair colour:	Light brown
Eyes colour:	Grey
Perfect vision?	Yes
State of health:	-
Able-bodied?	-
Sound intellect?	Yes
Use of all limbs?	Yes
Had cow or small pox?	Cowpox
Particular marks:	Birth mark on forehead
Cutaneous disorder?	No
Scrofulous or consumptive?	No
Subject to fits?	No
Age last birthday:	11
Illegitimate?	-
Birthday:	-
Birth place:	-
Has resided:	Thorp Street, Birmingham
Parish he belongs to:	-
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 1s 6d
Circumstances which may have led to it:	-
Date of sentence:	19 July 1864
Where convicted:	Moor Street
Who prosecuted:	-
Where imprisoned:	-
Sentence:	14 days, 5 years at Saltley
Previous committals and convictions:	-
Father's name:	-
Occupation:	-
Residence:	-
Mother's name:	Sarah Conway
Occupation:	Hawker of firewood
Residence:	5 court Thorp Street, Birmingham
Father's character:	-
Mother's character:	-
Parents dead?	Father
Survivor married again?	-
Parents' treatment of child:	Neglected – 3 other children all young and illegitimate by different fathers, mother goes out and leaves them to go where they please and return when they please
Character of parents	-
Parents' wages:	Not more than 8s a week
Amount parents agree to pay:	Nothing
Superintendent of police (to collect payments):	-
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:	-

Notes:

23 July 1864 There is a report if the offence in Aris's Birmingham Gazette Saturday 23 July 1864 p.7 col.4: JUVENILE DELINQUENT .-Thomas Conway, a lad of 11 years, living in Thorp Street, was brought up on remand charged with having stolen the sum of 1s. 6d., belonging to his mother. The lad had been remanded in order that inquiries respecting his character might be made by Detective-Inspector Kelly, which turned out anything but satisfactory for the accused. It also transpired that the mother, whose business called her out a good deal, could not bestow upon her child the necessary amount ot attention to keep him honest, and as the offence had been clearly established, the Stipendiary sentenced him to fourteen days' imprisonment, and to be afterwards sent to a Reformatory Institution for five years.

1 August 1869 Discharged

December 1870 In Birmingham. Bad [character]

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