Henry Kirby - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 943 |
| Age: | 10 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Wakefield |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Brown |
| Height: | 4 ft 3 ins |
| Particular marks: | Nil |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 13 November 1889 |
| Late residence: | Sayers Yard, Henry Street, Rotherham |
| Parish he belongs to: | Rotherham |
| Customary work and mode of life: | None |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Stealing cigars value 4s |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad parents |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 31 October 1889; J Mason; Rotherham Police Court |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Wakefield |
| Sentence: | 14 days in prison, 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 1 |
| Length: | 10 strokes |
| For what: | Stealing oranges |
| Father's name: | John W Kirby |
| Occupation: | Boatman |
| Mother's name: | Mary Kirby |
| Occupation: | Charwoman |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Apparently much neglected |
| Character of parents | Father has been in prison |
| Parents' wages: | Not known |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | Sayers Yard, Henry Street, Rotherham |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
| Notes: | |
| 2 November 1889 The crime was briefly reported in the Sheffield Independent Friday 1 November 1889 p.5 col.2: STEALING CIGARS. - Two boys, named Henry Kirby and John Matthewman, of Sales yard, who had been remanded in custody on a charge of stealing cigars, the property of Thomas Houghton, Masbro' Street, on October 18th, were sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment and five years' detention in a reformatory. | |
| 22 April 1890 The Medical Officer reported: Abscess of hand. Cured by 14 May | |
| 8 June 1892 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Kirby was licensed to work for Mr Goodall, Yardley Road, Birmingham | |
| 29 January 1894 Although reported as satisfactory by his employer, he was deemed too small for the work and returned to Saltley | |
| 12 November 1894 Sentence expired, discharged from Saltley | |