James Oakley - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 596 |
| Age: | 13 |
| Whence received: | Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | - |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 1 March 1878 5 years |
| Late residence: | Chancery Lane, Longton, Staffordshire |
| Parish he belongs to: | Stoke on Trent |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Potting |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Stealing boots |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 2 February 1878, Longton Petty Sessions, W Cooper and A Edwards |
| Where imprisoned: | Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month prison (hard labour), 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | None |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | Mary Oakley |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Father |
| Survivor married again? | No |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | Good |
| Parents' wages: | Small |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | Not able to contribute |
| Parents address: | - |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
Notes:
| 12 May 1881 12 hours in the cell and 3 days bread and water for attempting to take meat from a pot, etc. |
| 1 June 1881 Confirmed this day at Aston Church by the Bishop of Worcester |
| 1 November 1882 Licensed to Mr Couchman, Green Lane, Birmingham |