James Slack - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 682 |
| Age: | 14 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Brown |
| Visage: | Long |
| Particular marks: | None |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 22 December 1881 |
| Late residence: | Southlow |
| Parish he belongs to: | Cheadleton |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Farm work |
| Whether illegitimate: | Believed to be legitimate |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Stealing rabbits |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Parental neglect and ill-usage |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 7 December 1881; H Sleigh and J Brough; Leek Court of Summary Jurisdiction |
| Where imprisoned: | Stafford Prison |
| Sentence: | 14 days hard labour in prison, 3 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | None |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | James Slack |
| Occupation: | Labourer at Normaton |
| Mother's name: | Hannah Slack (step-mother) |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Mother |
| Survivor married again? | Yes |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Very bad |
| Character of parents | The character of the boy's father is not good. He is drunken and cruel. The step-mother has not a good character. They are healthy |
| Parents' wages: |
They do not engage to pay anything, but might pay a small weekly sum, say 1s. Father is a labourer at Normancote, earns 15s per week. |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | Ought to pay 1s weekly. Do not engage to pay anything |
| Parents address: | Caverswell Common, Longton, Stoke on Trent |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | Charles Williams, Leek |
| Person making this return: | Thomas Shaw, Clerk to Justices, Leek |
| Notes: | none |
