Albert Brookes - Saltley Reformatory Inmate

No. in Admissions Register:	141
Date of admission:	10 February 1858
Whence received:	Stafford Gaol
By whom brought:	-
On what terms:	-
Friends interested in him:	-
Description:
Height:	-
Figure:	-
Complexion:	Fresh
Hair colour:	Brown
Eyes colour:	Dark blue
Perfect vision?	-
State of health:	Good
Able-bodied?	Yes
Sound intellect?	Yes
Use of all limbs?	Yes
Had cow or small pox?	Cowpox, marks not distinct
Particular marks:	None
Cutaneous disorder?	No
Scrofulous or consumptive?	No
Subject to fits?	No
Age last birthday:	11
Illegitimate?	No
Birthday:	-
Birth place:	-
Has resided:	at Leek
Parish to which he belongs:	Leek and Lowe
Customary work and mode of life:	Wood turner but of very idle habit
Schools attended:	-
By whom and where employed:	-
State of education:
Reads:	Imperfectly
Writes:
Cyphers:
General ability:	-
Offence:	Stealing a metal tap and lead piping at Leek on 18
Circumstances which may have led to it	Has been a thief the last 2 years – stealing from his parents and quite unmanageable by them
Date of sentence:	21 January 1858
Where convicted:	Leek Petty Sessions, before J Cruso and J Russell, Rev T H Heathcote
Where imprisoned:	Stafford
Sentence:	21 days prison, 2 years at Saltley
Previous committals and convictions:	None, but has been frequently detected stealing, and forgiven. There were several other charges against him when convicted. On one occasion he stole money from a house. -
Father's name:	Francis Brookes
Occupation:	Shopkeeper
Residence:	Derby Street, Leek, Stafford
Mother's name:	Hannah Brookes
Occupation:	-
Residence:	-
Father's character:	-
Mother's character:	-
Parents dead?	No
Survivor married again?	-
Parents' treatment of child:	Good
Character of parents:	Good
Parents' wages:	-
Weekly amount parents will pay:	An order is to be made by the magistrates.
Superintendent of police (to collect payments):	Thomas Woolaston, Leek
Relatives to communicate with:	-
Person making this return:	J Williams, Inspector of Police, Leek
Estimate of character on admission:	-
Character on discharge:	-
When and how left the Reformatory:	On expiration of term of detention, 10 Feb 1860

Notes:

23 January 1858 There is a brief report of his offence in the Staffordshire Advertiser Saturday 23 January 1858 p.4 col.5: At Leek, on the 21st instant, before John Cruso and John Russell Esqrs, and the Rev H T Heathcote, Albert Brooks [surname spelled thus], of Derby Street, and Albert Frost of Albion Street, both under twelve years of age, were each sentenced to 21 days' hard labour, and on its expiration to be sent to the Reformatory School, for cutting off and stealing two brass taps, the property of Messers Wm Brough and James Smith, on the 18th inst.

19 May 1859 detected stealing dough and absconded with Booth [boy 140]. Was caught and punished.

10 February 1860 returned home and was apprenticed to a cooper at Burslem.

26 December 1860 Heard of living at home and working for Mr Martin (?) in Leek in Wreford's Mill. "Has behaved well since he came home."

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