John James Hopkins - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 770 |
| Age: | 13 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Pale |
| Hair colour: | Dark brown |
| Eyes colour: | Dark brown |
| Visage: | Long |
| Particular marks: | Mole on left breast, cut mark on left leg |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 14 May 1885 |
| Late residence: | 6 Granville Street North, Hanley |
| Parish he belongs to: | Stoke on Trent |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Miner |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing a pigeon |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad company |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 15 April; Charles Adams and John Warner; Court of Summary Jurisdiction Hanley |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month in prison, 3 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 3 |
| Length: | 1) 6 strokes; 2) 5s fine; 3) 12 strokes |
| For what: | 1) Taking father's watch; 2) stealing turnips; 3) stealing a sovereign |
| Father's name: | Hugh Hopkins |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | Mary Hopkins |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Well treated |
| Character of parents | Father a drunkard, crippled. Mother honest and sober |
| Parents' wages: | 15s per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | Father states he is unable to contribute anything |
| Parents address: | 6 Granville Street North, Hanley |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | Herbert Wardle, Hanley |
| Person making this return: | |
| Notes: | |
| 4 April 1888 The Register of Boys on Licence reports Hopkins as being licensed to go out and work for Mr Hatton, Hope Street, Hanley | |
| 13 May 1888 Sentence expired, discharged from Saltley whilst out on licence | |