All the prisoners photographed here spent time in Newcastle Gaol between December 1871 – December 1873. They were all under 18.
![Mary Catherine Docherty: 14. Mary was sentenced to 7 days hard labour after being convicted of stealing iron along with her accomplices: Mary Hinnigan, Ellen Woodman and Rosanna Watson.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/vintage-victorian-era-mugshots-child-criminals-1870s-02.jpg)
Mary Catherine Docherty: 14. Mary was sentenced to 7 days hard labour after being convicted of stealing iron along with her accomplices: Mary Hinnigan, Ellen Woodman and Rosanna Watson.
![John Reed: 15. John was sentenced to do 14 days hard labour and 5 years reformation for stealing money in 1873.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/vintage-victorian-era-mugshots-child-criminals-1870s-03.jpg)
John Reed: 15. John was sentenced to do 14 days hard labour and 5 years reformation for stealing money in 1873.
![Edward Fenn: 15. Edward was convicted of stealing clothes on 31 March 1873 and served 1 month with hard labour.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/vintage-victorian-era-mugshots-child-criminals-1870s-04.jpg)
Edward Fenn: 15. Edward was convicted of stealing clothes on 31 March 1873 and served 1 month with hard labour.
![Robert Charlton: 16. Robert Charlton was a labourer from Newcastle and was imprisoned for 4 months for stealing 2 pairs of boots.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/vintage-victorian-era-mugshots-child-criminals-1870s-05.jpg)
Robert Charlton: 16. Robert Charlton was a labourer from Newcastle and was imprisoned for 4 months for stealing 2 pairs of boots.
![James Donneley: 16. Also known as James Darley, at the age of just 16, this young man had been in and out of prison, but on this occasion he was sentenced for 2 months for stealing some shirts.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/vintage-victorian-era-mugshots-child-criminals-1870s-07.jpg)
James Donneley: 16. Also known as James Darley, at the age of just 16, this young man had been in and out of prison, but on this occasion he was sentenced for 2 months for stealing some shirts.
![George Lamb: 17. Accomplice of John Duffy, George Lamb was sentenced to 4 months in prison after stealing money.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/vintage-victorian-era-mugshots-child-criminals-1870s-08.jpg)
George Lamb: 17. Accomplice of John Duffy, George Lamb was sentenced to 4 months in prison after stealing money.
![Ellen Woodman: 11. Ellen was ordered to do 7 days hard labour after being convicted of stealing iron.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/vintage-victorian-era-mugshots-child-criminals-1870s-01.jpg)
Ellen Woodman: 11. Ellen was ordered to do 7 days hard labour after being convicted of stealing iron.
![Henry Leonard Stephenson. 12. Henry was convicted of breaking in to houses and was sentenced to 2 months in prison in 1873.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/vintage-victorian-era-mugshots-child-criminals-1870s-10.jpg)
Henry Leonard Stephenson. 12. Henry was convicted of breaking in to houses and was sentenced to 2 months in prison in 1873.
![James Scullion: 13. James Scullion was sentenced to 14 days hard labour at Newcastle City Gaol for stealing clothes. After this he was sent to Market Weighton Reformatory School for 3 years.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/vintage-victorian-era-mugshots-child-criminals-1870s-13.jpg)
James Scullion: 13. James Scullion was sentenced to 14 days hard labour at Newcastle City Gaol for stealing clothes. After this he was sent to Market Weighton Reformatory School for 3 years.
![Michael Clement Fisher: 13. Michael was an accomplice of Henry Leonard Stephenson, charged with breaking in to houses and sentenced to 2 months in prison.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/vintage-victorian-era-mugshots-child-criminals-1870s-14.jpg)
Michael Clement Fisher: 13. Michael was an accomplice of Henry Leonard Stephenson, charged with breaking in to houses and sentenced to 2 months in prison.
![Stephen Monaghan: 14. Stephen Monaghan was convicted of stealing money on 25 July 1873 and was sentenced to 10 days hard labour and 3 years in Market Weighton Reformatory.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/vintage-victorian-era-mugshots-child-criminals-1870s-15.jpg)
Stephen Monaghan: 14. Stephen Monaghan was convicted of stealing money on 25 July 1873 and was sentenced to 10 days hard labour and 3 years in Market Weighton Reformatory.
![Henry Miller: 14. Henry was charged with the theft of clothing and sentenced to 14 days hard labour.](https://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/vintage-victorian-era-mugshots-child-criminals-1870s-16.jpg)
Henry Miller: 14. Henry was charged with the theft of clothing and sentenced to 14 days hard labour.
via Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums