Saltley Reformatory Inmates


Arthur Samuel Jenkins

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No. in Admissions Register: 647
Age: 15
Whence received: Stafford Prison
Description:
Complexion: Fresh
Hair colour: Brown
Eyes colour: Brown
Visage: Oval
Particular marks: Large burn mark on left arm
State of health: -
Able-bodied? -
Date of admission: 2 September 1880
Late residence: Wolverhampton
Parish he belongs to: Wolverhampton
Customary work and mode of life: Grinding in foundry
Whether illegitimate: No
State of education:
Reads: Imperfectly
Writes: Imperfectly
Offence: Dtealing opera glasses
Circumstances which may have led to it: On liberation from reformatory last December probably he found it difficult to obtain work and has lived by stealing since. Is a very clever boy and will become a dangerous character if not properly trained
Date of sentence, by whom and court: 31 July 1880; C Rose; Wolverhampton Court of Summary Jurisdiction
Where imprisoned: H M Prison Stafford
Sentence: 1 month in prison, 5 years at Saltley
Previous committals:
Number: 1
Length: 1 month in prison, 5 years in a reformatory
For what: Dtealing a bell
Father's name: Jonathan Jenkins
Occupation: Blacksmith
Mother's name: -
Occupation: -
Parents dead? Mother
Survivor married again? No
Parents' treatment of child: Good
Character of parents Honest and sober
Parents' wages: 15s per week
Amount parents agree to pay: Will be decided up by the justices
Parents address: Jonathan Jenkins, Heath Town, near Wolverhampton
Superintendent of police (to collect payments): Major Hay, Chief Constable, Wolverhampton, is agent for the Inspector of Reformatories
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