Samuel Roberts - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 735 |
| Age: | 12 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Birmingham |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Light brown |
| Eyes colour: | Hazel |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | - |
| State of health: | - |
| Able-bodied? | - |
| Date of admission: | 7 October 1883 (admitted 6th October) |
| Late residence: | 37 Blue Buildings, Fletcher Street, Newcastle under Lyme |
| Parish he belongs to: | Newcastle under Lyme |
| Customary work and mode of life: | No occupation |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing 2 pigeons |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad company |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 7 September 1883; R Moseley and C Masson; Court of Summary Jurisdiction Newcastle under Lyme |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month in prison, 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 2 |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | Benjamin Roberts |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | Mary Anne Roberts (step-mother) |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Own mother |
| Survivor married again? | Yes |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | Good |
| Parents' wages: | £1 per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | 1s per week |
| Parents address: | 37 Blue Buildings, Fletcher Street, Newcastle under Lyme |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | Frederick Dutton, Chief Constable, Newcastle under Lyme |
| Person making this return: | F Dutton, Chief Constable, Newcastle under Lyme |
| Notes: | |
| 14 December 1884 Medical officer reports: Ulcered throat | |
| 5 December 1887 Medical officer reports: Boils. Cod oil [administered] | |
| 6 October 1888 Sentence expired, discharged from Saltley | |
| 11 December 1888 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Roberts, Wigan, Lancashire | |
| 11 June 1889 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Roberts, Wigan, Lancashire | |
| 10 February 1891 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Roberts, Wigan | |