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Harry Maddocks - Saltley Reformatory Inmate

No. in Admissions Register: 1245
Age: 14 (born 7 November 1885)
Whence received: Newcastle under Lyme Petty Sessions
Description:  
Complexion: Fresh
Hair colour: Brown
Eyes colour: Grey
Height: 4 ft 10 ins
Particular marks: Right leg much burned
State of health: Good
Able-bodied? Yes
Date of admission: 1 September 1900
Late residence: 3 Wilson Street, Newcastle under Lyme
Parish he belongs to: -
Customary work and mode of life: Nil
Whether illegitimate: No
State of education:  
Reads: Imperfectly, Standard 3
Writes: Imperfectly, Standard 3
Offence: Larceny of postal orders
Circumstances which may have led to it: Lack of parental control
Date of sentence, by whom and court: 31 August 1900; W H Webster and H Worsley; Newcastle under Lyme Petty Sessions
Where imprisoned: -
Sentence: 3 years at Saltley
Previous committals:  
Number: 1
Length: 12 strokes
For what: Stealing postal orders
Father's name: James Maddocks
Occupation: Labourer
Mother's name: Betsy Maddocks
Occupation: Mill worker
Parents dead? (Admissions Register has a later note added - Father died in 1901)
Survivor married again? -
Parents' treatment of child: Good
Character of parents Good. Father has been an invalid for past 2 years
Parents' wages: Very little
Amount parents agree to pay: Not assessed
Parents address: 3 Wilson Street, Newcastle under Lyme
Superintendent of police (to collect payments): Chief Constable, Newcastle under Lyme
Person making this return: John Sterling, Chief Constable
   
Notes:
   
27 August 1902 The Medical Officer reported: Slight injury to right chest from a kick
   
6 February 1903 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Maddocks was licensed to go out and work for Mr Mears, Cross Heath, Newcastle under Lyme
   
30 August 1903 Sentence expired whilst out on licence, discharged from Saltley