Richard Denson - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 897 |
| Age: | 13 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Height: | 4 ft 7 ins |
| Particular marks: | Boil mark back of neck |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Slender |
| Date of admission: | 4 January 1889 |
| Late residence: | 4 Fogg Lane, Newcastle under Lyme |
| Parish he belongs to: | Newcastle under Lyme |
| Customary work and mode of life: | None - idling at home |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Stealing a skirt, etc, etc, of the value of 7s |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Utter lack of training. Never was sent to school |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 3 December 1888; J A Whittingham and C Massey; Newcastle under Lyme Court of Summary Jurisdiction |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month hard labour in prison, 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | Nil |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | William Denson |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Mother's name: | Mary Denson |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | No |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Utterly neglected and starved |
| Character of parents | The father is much given to drunkenness |
| Parents' wages: | Earns 12s per week as a farm labourer |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | 6d per week - there is a very large family of very little children |
| Parents address: | 4 Fogg Lane, Newcastle under Lyme |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | F Dutton, Chief Constable, Newcastle under Lyme |
| Person making this return: | - |
| Notes: | |
| 16 September 1890 The Medical Officer reported: Neuralgia of right eye | |
| 4 March 1892 The Medical Officer reported: Suppurating corn on foot | |
| 18 April 1892 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Denson was licensed to go out and work for Mr Goodall, Yardley Road, Birmingham | |
| 15 June 1893 Discharged from Saltley by order of the Home Secretary, on account of enlisting | |
| 9 June 1896 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Denson, Billary, India | |
| 13 August 1901 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Denson, India | |
