Joseph Owen - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 855 |
| Age: | 14 (on 26 October 1886) |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Birmingham |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Yellowish |
| Hair colour: | Sandy |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Height: | - |
| Particular marks: | 2 small scars over right eye or forehead. Pigeon chested |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 16 August 1887 |
| Late residence: | 4 court 1 house Dartmouth Place, Dartmouth Street, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | Birmingham |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Filer at Stoark's, Little Shadwell Street, Birmingham |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly, 2nd Standard |
| Writes: | Imperfectly, 2nd Standard |
| Offence: | Wilfully damaging street lamps |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Not sufficiently controlled by parents |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 3 August 1887; G Heaton and Edward Nettlefold; West Bromwich Police Court |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Birmingham |
| Sentence: | 14 days hard labour in prison, 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 2 (6 months ago and 1 month ago) |
| Length: | 1) 7 days; 2) discharged |
| For what: | 1) Vagrancy; 2) vagrancy |
| Father's name: | Joseph Owen |
| Occupation: | Hawker of tinware |
| Mother's name: | Mary Owen |
| Occupation: | Hawker of tinware |
| Parents dead? | Both living |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | "Good" |
| Character of parents | "Fair" |
| Parents' wages: | About £1 per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | Not yet assessed |
| Parents address: | 4 court 1 house Dartmouth Place, Dartmouth Street, Birmingham |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
| Notes: | |
| 7 February 1890 The Medical Officer reported: Influenza | |
| 30 July 1890 Twelve boys absconded from Dormitory 1 by removing bars from a window and shinning down to the ground with sheets. Nine were recaptured within a few hours. One of the 3 who evaded recapture was Owen | |
| 31 August 1890 The Medical Officer reported: Impetigo. Cured by 14 September | |
| 21 October 1890 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records that Owen had been recaptured at Leicester> | |
| 19 May 1891 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Owen was licensed to go out and work for Messers Wright, Walkern, Stevenage, Hertfordshire | |
| 13 October 1891 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Owen, Stevenage | |
| 9 August 1892 The Log Book report records that Owen will be leaving from Liverpool on August 11 for Morriss, Manitoba, and he was formally discharged from Saltley on that date | |
| 14 June 1893 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Owen, Winnepeg, Canada | |
| 26 April 1894 The Log Book report records receipt of 2 letters from Owen, Winnepeg, Canada | |
| 9 October 1894 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Owen, Winnepeg, Canada | |
| 24 April 1896 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Owen, Winnepeg, Manitoba | |
| 27 April 1898 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Owen, Winnepeg | |
| 11 April 1899 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Owen, Winnepeg, Manitoba | |