Thomas Waldron Allen - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1139 |
| Age: | 12 (30 November 1883) |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Birmingham |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Pale |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Height: | 4 ft 7 ins |
| Particular marks: | Brown birth mark left cheek |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes, but slight and seems to have been neglected |
| Date of admission: | 23 September 1896 |
| Late residence: | 78 Frederick Street, West Bromwich |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | - |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly, Standard 3 |
| Writes: | Imperfectly, Standard 3 |
| Offence: | Larceny of money |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Lack of parental control |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 14 September 1896; J W Siddons; West Bromwich |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Birmingham |
| Sentence: | 10 days in prison, 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | |
| Length: | 1) 9 strokes; 2) 12 strokes; 3) 12 strokes |
| For what: | 1) Stealing tools; 2) stealing pigeons; 3) stealing coal |
| Father's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | Sarah Allen |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Father |
| Survivor married again? | No |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | - |
| Parents' wages: | Not stated |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | 78 Frederick Street, West Bromwich |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | W Wingfield, 15 September 1896 |
| Notes: | |
| 26 October 1898 The Medical Officer reported: Abscess, better by 2 November | |
| 27 February 1901 Discharged from Saltley by Order of the Home Secretary on account of enlisting in the Manchester Regiment, tailor | |
| 11 August 1903 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Allen, West Bromwich | |
| 13 December 1904 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Allen, West Bromwich | |