John Finch - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1167 |
| Age: | 12 (born 29 May 1885) |
| Whence received: | Bilston |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Dark brown |
| Eyes colour: | Brown |
| Height: | 4 ft 1½ ins |
| Particular marks: | Scar under left arm |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 25 January 1898 |
| Late residence: | 8 Hall Street, Bilston |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | - |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly, Standard 4 |
| Writes: | Imperfectly, Standard 4 |
| Offence: | Stealing a box of French nougat |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Police report - has been a bad boy, probably due to neglect of mother |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 18 January 1898; W Bayliss and S A Smith; Bilston |
| Where imprisoned: | 7 days in Union Workhouse, Wolverhampton |
| Sentence: | 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 3 |
| Length: | 1) (22 October 1897) bailed 12 weeks, 1st Offenders Act; 2) (14 January 1898) 12 strokes with birch; 3) (14 January 1898) 12 strokes with birch |
| For what: | 1) Stealing cigarettes; 2) stealing 2 pairs of stockings; 3) stealing eggs |
| Father's name: | Thomas Finch |
| Occupation: | Shoemaker |
| Mother's name: | Jane Finch |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | - |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | Father good, mother drunken habits |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | 8 Hall Street, Bilston |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | Inspector Thomas Oakden |
| Notes: | |
| 1 September 1901 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Finch was licensed to go out and work for the Manager, Bradley & Co, Bilston | |
| 1 April 1902 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Finch was re-licensed to go out and work for Messers Ralph & Jordan, Bilston | |
| 24 January 1903 Sentence expired whilst out on licence, discharged from Saltley | |