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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Warwickshire => England => Warwickshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: hadrian14 on Friday 14 October 11 13:26 BST (UK)
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Hi,
Ff any one has access to the records of Saltley Reformatory School I would appreciate as much info as possible on my ancestor THOMAS BULLOCK.
Born 1880 in Castleford West Yorks, he appears on 1891 Census as scholar at Saltley R.S aged 11.
I would love to know what he went there for, he has always been a bit of a mystery.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
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OK - here is the information from, the admissions register. There's quite a bit:
Tom Bullock 10 years and 1 month
received: H M Prison Wakefield
fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, 4 feet 2 and a quarter inches tall, no marks, good health, able-bodied
received at Reformatory 11 Oct 1889 for 5 years
address: Albert Street, Castleford, West Riding, Yorkshire
parish to which he belongs: Pontefract
occupation: Schoolboy
not illegitimate
2nd standard in reading (imperfect)
offence: stealing a purse pf 10s 3d from the person of a female in a chapel
probable circumstances leading to offence: bad associates
date of sentence, magistrate, court: 29 Sep 1889, W F Tempest Esq, West Riding Police Court, Pontefract
where imprisoned: H M Prison, Wakefield
sentence: 14 days [prison], 5 years [Reformatory]
2 previous convictions - 1. fined 10s and father bound over in £5 tp produce him (stealing 10s from a little girl in the street); 2. 6 strokes of the cane and father bound over (stealing 7s 6d from a little boy in the street)
parents: Joseph Bullock (colliery labourer, earns 18s per week), Mary Bullock (both living)
apparently treat boy well
nothing reported against parents' character
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Wow!! Thanks...
Thats more than I'd ever thought I'd get, Thomas what a naughty lad!
To add to his story, he went back to Pontefract and by the 1901 Census had 'married' my great gran, well thats what they said on the form although no marriage cert can be traced yet, they had 2 children (1 died within an month of being born). By 1906 Thomas had disappeared and my great gran had married my great grandad and he brought up Thomas' daughter as his own.
You have been very kind in helping, thank you again - Jo
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I've just stumbled on this message board, and this post following a web search on Reformatory school admission records.
I think I may have an ancestor that went to Saltley Reformatory School. If Dusty2 or anyone else has access to the admission records and could do a search for me, I'd be VERY grateful.
The person I'm interested in is Joseph Willis born 1833/1836/1839 in Droitwich Worcestershire. He is listed as having been in the Saltley Reformatory School on teh 1861 census as a gardener.
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Ah - Joseph Willis will have been a member of the staff. The admissions register only deals with the boys who have committed an offence and have been sentenced to spend time at the Reformatory. There may be other records for the Reformatory held in Birmingham Archives at the City Library that contain information, but I do not have these. Sorry I can't help.
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What a fascinating little story. It certainly brings the lad to life!
I wonder what happened to him eventually.
Judy
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Ah - Joseph Willis will have been a member of the staff. The admissions register only deals with the boys who have committed an offence and have been sentenced to spend time at the Reformatory. There may be other records for the Reformatory held in Birmingham Archives at the City Library that contain information, but I do not have these. Sorry I can't help.
Thankyou for the information. Of course even at the latest he could've been born 1839, it would make him 22 in 1861. Hardly a "boy" of course!