James Sparkes - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 694 |
| Age: | 12 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Birmingham |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Light brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | Oval |
| Particular marks: | Mole top of left breast |
| State of health: | - |
| Able-bodied? | - |
| Date of admission: | 17 March 1882 |
| Late residence: | back of 17 Holland Street, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | Birmingham |
| Customary work and mode of life: | No work |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | 5th Standard |
| Writes: | 5th Standard |
| Offence: | Stealing a bottle and 4 lbs of sweets |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 4 March 1882; John Jeffary and W Holliday; Birmingham Police Court |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Birmingham |
| Sentence: | 14 days hard labour in prison, 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 2 |
| Length: | 1) 7 days in prison; 2) 7 days |
| For what: | 1) Stealing 1s 11d; 2) stealing an ulster |
| Father's name: | David Sparkes |
| Occupation: | Fish hawker |
| Mother's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Mother |
| Survivor married again? | Yes |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | Not known |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | No order made |
| Parents address: | Sand Pits, Birmingham |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments):" | - |
| Person making this return: | W Winford for Governor, H M Prison Birmingham |
| Notes: | none |