James Donneley, 16, was jailed for two months for stealing shirts

Richard Rimmington, 15, was expected to do hard labour for stealing a pipe,
 but instead his parents paid a fine.

Michael Clement Fisher, 13, a choir boy from good stock but was jailed for two 
months for breaking into three houses in 1873. The media at the time blamed the 
boys crime on their penchant for the 'wrong sort of books' on characters like notorious
 18th-century highwayman Jack Sheppard

George Lamb, 17, was sentenced to four months for stealing money


 James Scullion, 13, was told to complete 14 days hard labour for stealing clothes

Margaret Cosh, 15, who had no previous convictions, was given two months
 hard labour for stealing a coat.

Isabella Hindmarch, 16 ,  served one month of hard labour for stealing money

11-year-old  Ellen Woodman was given a week of hard labour 
for stealing iron

Ellen Woodman's  accomplice, Rosanne Watson, 13, was given the same punishment. 
However a newspaper article from the time suggests it is not clear whether the girls
 were actually stealing or just playing in the ship yard

Henry Leonard Stephenson, 12, (accomplice of Michael Clement Fisher)
  were choir boys from good stock but were jailed for two months for breaking 
into three houses in 1873. The media at the time blamed the boys' crime on their
 penchant for the 'wrong sort of books' on characters like notorious 18th-century 
highwayman Jack Sheppard

Catherine Kelly, 17, was given three months for stealing bed linen

 Isabella Dodds, 17, was dealt a four month prison term for stealing a gold watch
14-year-old Henry Miller  received two weeks hard labour for stealing clothing

John Reed, 15, was given two weeks hard labour and five years reformation 
for stealing money in 1873
.

Jane Farrell, 12, stole two boots and was sentenced to 10 days hard labour 
 

Innocent-looking Mary Hinnigan, 13, was given a week of hard labour for stealing iron

Hear the story of Ellen Woodman, one of the Victorian criminals