William Duncalf - Saltley Reformatory Inmate

No. in Admissions Register: 810
Age: 11
Whence received: H M Prison Stafford
Description:  
Complexion: Fresh
Hair colour: Light brown
Eyes colour: Light hazel
Height:  
Particular marks: Small mole near right nostril; has lost 2nd finger right hand
State of health: Good
Able-bodied? Slender
Date of admission: 11 May 1886
Late residence: 5 Hammonds Square, Hanley
Parish he belongs to: Hanley
Customary work and mode of life: None
Whether illegitimate: No
State of education:  
Reads: Not at all
Writes: Not at all
Offence: Stealing a purse and money from the person
Circumstances which may have led to it: Bad company
Date of sentence, by whom and court: 12 April 1886; Jesse Shirley and John Warmsley; Hanley Court of Summary Jurisdiction
Where imprisoned: H M Prison Stafford
Sentence: 1 month in prison, 4 years at Saltley
Previous committals:  
Number: none
Length: -
For what: -
Father's name: Frederick Duncalf
Occupation: Miner
Mother's name: Elizabeth Duncalf
Occupation: -
Parents dead? Neither
Survivor married again? -
Parents' treatment of child: Well treated
Character of parents Both drunken
Parents' wages: 15s per week when in work
Amount parents agree to pay: Ought to pay 1s 6d per week
Parents address: 5 Hammonds Square, Hanley
Superintendent of police (to collect payments): Herbert Windle, Chief Constable, Hanley
Person making this return: -
   
Notes:
   
7 October 1889 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Duncalf was licensed to go out and work for Mr Carr, Margaret Street, Hanley
   
10 June 1890 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records that Duncalf was discharged from Saltley on expiry of his sentence whilst out on licence