Herbert Greensill - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1149 |
| Age: | 13 (born 16 May 1883) |
| Whence received: | Tipton |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fair, freckled |
| Hair colour: | Light brown |
| Eyes colour: | Brown |
| Height: | 5 ft 1½ ins |
| Particular marks: | Mole left of abdomen |
| State of health: | Fair |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 10 March 1897 |
| Late residence: | 61 Wood Street, Tipton |
| Parish he belongs to: | Tipton |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Various - 5 places in 12 months |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly, Standard 1 |
| Offence: | Stealing pigeons |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Uncontrollable at home and always in bad company |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 8 March 1897; W W Doughty and D Hipkins; Tipton Petty Sessions |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Birmingham |
| Sentence: | 2 days in prison, 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 3 |
| Length: | 1) (20 April 1896) 1 day, 4 strokes; 2) (27 April 1896) 1 day; 3) (26 October 1896) 1 day, 12 strokes |
| For what: | 1) Breaking into offices; 2) stealing pigeons; 3) stealing coal |
| Father's name: | William Greensill |
| Occupation: | Collier |
| Mother's name: | Mary Greensill |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | Both good |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | 61 Wood Street, Tipton |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
| Notes: | |
| 31 August 1900 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Greensill was licensed to go out and work for the Manager, Tibbington Colliery Co, Tipton | |
| 9 March 1901 Sentence expired whilst out on licence, discharged from Saltley | |