| Description | Date admitted: 18 Dec 1909
Age: 17
Address: Reford
Circumstances: this youth ran away from his home and came to Hull, he was found in the Hessle Road trying to pledge a valuable surgical instrument and he would not give a satisfactory account of it and he was taken to the Central Police Station. He then admitted stealing it from his father, his father was informed by telephone but he refused to prosecute. The home manager found suitable lodgings for him
Days in the home: temporarily relieved
Date left the home: 18 Dec 1909
Situation on departure: as the youth was desirous of going to sea and the father was willing to provide him with an outfit a ship was found for him by Chief Inspector Bailey and he went to sea. His father paid expenses incurred
Bound volume containing handwritten entries including: date of admission; age, name, address and circumstances; situation on departure and monies donated |