William Buxton - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 887 |
| Age: | 15 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Buxton |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Blue |
| Height: | 5 ft 3 ins |
| Particular marks: | Burn mark right side of forehead |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Medium |
| Date of admission: | 6 July 1888 |
| Late residence: | 3 court Ashbourne Road, Leek |
| Parish he belongs to: | Leek and Lowe |
| Customary work and mode of life: | None |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Stealing milk |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad company and neglect by parents |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 7 June 1888; H Sleigh and W S Brough; Leek Court of Summary Jurisdiction |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month hard labour in prison, 3 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 2 |
| Length: | 1) 7 days; 2) fined 5s |
| For what: | 1) Wilful damage to a farm by fire; 2) stealing wearing apparel from his mother |
| Father's name: | James Buxton |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | Margaret Buxton |
| Occupation: | Factory |
| Parents dead? | Father |
| Survivor married again? | No |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Not well treated. Mother drunken and has deserted him |
| Character of parents | Mother drunken and has left the neighbourhood. The boy's younger brother is in the Industrial School at Werrington |
| Parents' wages: | Not known |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | See above |
| Parents address: | Not known |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | J W Breton, Superintendent of Police, Leek |
| Person making this return: | - |
| Notes: | |
| 28 November 1888 The Medical Officer reported: Severe chill. Convalescent by 4 December | |
| 5 February 1890 The Medical Officer reported: Influenza | |
| 7 April 1890 The Medical Officer reported: Laryngitis, convalescent by 12 April | |
| 4 June 1890 Absconded from the School with Cutts [boy 903], Wilkes [boy 868], and Cooper [boy 854]. Noted in the Reformatory Committee Log Book report of 10 June 1890 as still at large | |
| 5 July 1891 Sentence expired, discharged from Saltley | |
| 14 October 1902 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Buxton, Leigh, Lancashire | |