James Swann - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1191 |
| Age: | 15 (born 25 December 1882) |
| Whence received: | Birmingham Prison |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Blue |
| Height: | 4 ft 11½ ins |
| Particular marks: | Mole left upper shoulder blade |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 17 November 1898 |
| Late residence: | back 50 Howard Street, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | - |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing 12 dozen brushes |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad companions |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 4 November 1898; T M Colmore; Birmingham Petty Sessions |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Birmingham |
| Sentence: | 14 days in prison, 3 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 1 |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | Stealing a bengal lamp |
| Father's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | Emma Swann |
| Occupation: | Pearl grinder |
| Parents dead? | Father |
| Survivor married again? | No |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | - |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | back 50 Howard Street, Birmingham |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | W Winfield, H M Prison Birmingham |
| Notes: | |
| 9 September 1901 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Swann was licensed to go out and work for Mr H G Farmer, Atterton, Nuneaton | |
| 16 November 1901 Sentence expired whilst out on licence, discharged from Saltley | |