Edwin Jeremiah Shale - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 421 |
| Age: | 14 |
| Whence received: | Birmingham Borough Prison |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | Scar on stomach, mole on left arm |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 8 February 1870 5 years |
| Late residence: | Bissell Street, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | Birmingham |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Brass caster |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Stealing 20 lbs of iron |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 9 December 1869, Birmingham Police Court, J Phillips and C Cope Esqs |
| Where imprisoned: | Borough Prison |
| Sentence: | 2 months prison (hard labour), 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 1 |
| Length: | 3 months |
| For what: | Stealing 5s |
| Father's name: | Edwin Smith |
| Occupation: | Coach smith |
| Mother's name: | Catherine |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | - |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | Honest and industrious, boy says drunken |
| Parents' wages: | 10s per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | Nothing |
| Parents address: | Dymock Street, Birmingham |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | G Glossop |
| Person making this return: | D Meadon |
Notes:
| 8 March 1875 On board the Lion training ship, Devonport |