| No. in Admissions Register: | 576 |
| Age: | 14 |
| Whence received: | Birmingham Gaol |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | - |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 24 February 1877 5 years |
| Late residence: | 10 court 2 house New Town Row, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | Birmingham |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Zinc working |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing 4 scarves |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 5 February 1877, Birmingham Police Court, T C S Kynnersley |
| Where imprisoned: | Birmingham Borough Prison |
| Sentence: | 21 days prison (hard labour), 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | - |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | John Jefferies |
| Occupation: | Brickmaker |
| Mother's name: | Mary Jefferies |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Both |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | - |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | - |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
12 May 1881 Letter from Jefferies received containing good news. He says he likes the country and people very much and is greatly obliged to the Committee for their kindness in sending him out. His address is c/o Mr B Smith, Drummondville, Ontario, Canada. I wrote per return
16 May 1881 The tailor shows me a letter received from Jefferies. In this letter Jefferies speaks of a place called Thorold where work may be obtained.
11 June 1881 Jefferies writes to thank me for supplying him with Westwood's [boy 573] address, etc
20 September 1881 Letter to the tailor in which he writes about Westwood and Wall [boy 577]. All are in good employment
5 April 1882 Heard of him through Massey [boy 550]
6 June 1882 Writes to J Blake [the Reformatory tailor] that, Massey and Wall are doing well.
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