John Alexander Lowe - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1159 |
| Age: | 15 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Birmingham |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Blue |
| Height: | 5 ft 0 ins |
| Particular marks: | Scar right side of head |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 19 July 1897 |
| Late residence: | c/o Mrs Johnson's Lodging House, Bartholomew Street, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Not at home during last 5 years but has been living at lodging houses |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly, Standard 3 |
| Writes: | Imperfectly, Standard 3 |
| Offence: | Stealing a coat |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 5 July 1897; T M Colmore, Stipendiary; Victoria Courts, Birmingham |
| Where imprisoned: | Winson Green [Prison], Birmingham |
| Sentence: | 14 days hard labour in prison, 3 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 2 |
| Length: | 1) (13 February 1897) 1 month hard labour; 2) (22 April 1897) 14 days |
| For what: | 1) Stealing bucket and a mangle; 2) stealing a cloak and fur boa |
| Father's name: | Frederick Lowe |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Mother's name: | Sarah Lowe (step-mother) |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Parents dead? | - |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | Unknown |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | 31 Clissold Street, Brookfields, Birmingham |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | William Barrow |
| Notes: | |
| 8 December 1897 The Medical Officer reported: Boils | |
| 18 July 1900 Discharged early from Saltley on account of enlisting in the Northamptonshire Regiment | |