George James - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 609 |
| Age: | 12 |
| Whence received: | Stafford Gaol |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | - |
| Hair colour: | - |
| Eyes colour: | - |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | - |
| State of health: | - |
| Able-bodied? | - |
| Date of admission: | 21 June 1878 |
| Late residence: | Longton |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Potting |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Stealing coals |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 21 May 1878; W Cooper and A Edwards; Longton Petty Sessions |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison, Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month in prison, 3 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | None |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | Isaac James |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | Mary James (stepmother) |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Mother |
| Survivor married again? | Yes |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Very good |
| Character of parents | Good, sober, health good |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | 1s 6d per week |
| Parents address: | Edensor Passage, Longton, Stoke on Trent |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | George Mac Williams, Police Superintendent, Longton, Stoke on Trent |
| Person making this return: | George H Hawley |
| When and how left reformatory | 16 Jun 1881 - Left at expiration of his sentence to live with his sister |
Notes:
| 17 May 1881 Wrote to his sister, Mrs Locketts, 4 Palmer Street, East Vale, Longton, [previous street address crossed out] to ascertain if she had obtained suitable employment for her brother |
| 16 June 1881 James leaves this day to go to his sister's at the above address |
| 8 July 1881 James writes to inform me that he has obtained work in the Potteries, address as above |
| December 1881 Heard from the boys who have been home this Christmas that James is doing very well |
| 21 January 1882 Letter from James. In regular employment and living at 4 Palmer Street, East Vale, Longton |