| No. in Admissions Register: | 107 |
| Date of admission: | 15 June 1857 |
| Whence received: | Birmingham Borough Gaol |
| By whom brought: | - |
| On what terms: | Committed |
| Friends interested in him: | - |
| Description: | |
| Height: | - |
| Figure: | - |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Dark brown |
| Eyes colour: | Hazel |
| Perfect vision? | - |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Sound intellect? | Yes |
| Use of all limbs? | Yes |
| Had cow or small pox? | Not known |
| articular marks: | 3 scars on left side of forehead |
| Cutaneous disorder? | Perfectly free |
| Scrofulous or consumptive? | No |
| Subject to fits? | No |
| Age last birthday: | 14 |
| Illegitimate? | No |
| Birthday: | - |
| Birth place: | Birmingham |
| Has resided: | at Birmingham |
| Parish to which he belongs: | Aston |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Nothing |
| Schools attended: | - |
| By whom and where employed | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Middling |
| Writes: | Fairly; generally mediocre |
| Cyphers: | - |
| General ability: | - |
| Offence: | Pocket picking |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | |
| Date of sentence: | 2 June 1857 |
| Where convicted: | Moor Street Police Court, before T C S Kinnersley, and Rev H S Fletcher |
| Sentence: | 14 days in prison, 4 years at Saltley |
| Where imprisoned: | - |
| Previous committals and convictions: | Breaking his father's windows, 21 days in Birmingham Gaol |
| Father's name | William Thomas |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Residence: | Dymoke Street, Birmingham |
| Mother's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Residence: | - |
| Father's character: | Respectable but drunken |
| Mother's character: | - |
| Parent's dead? | No |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Believed to be good |
| Character of parents: | - |
| Parents' wages: | £3 2s - £4 per week |
| Weekly amount parents will pay: | 5s per week |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Relatives to communicate with: | - |
| Person making this return: | D Meade for Borough Gaol, Birmingham |
| Estimate of character on admission: | Headstrong |
| Character on discharge: | - |
| When and how left the Reformatory: | - |
[No date] During first month is very unruly. Twice attempted to abscond but when he found it of no use he gradually settled down and behaved well. Having a desire to go to sea, a warrant was procured for his transfer to the Akbar frigate reformatory at Liverpool (5 December). By order of Mr C Ratcliffe. I had him in charge of a railway guard to Rock Lane station, where it was arranged an officer from the frigate should be in waiting for him, 14 January 1858. I find this way of sending a committed boy extremely injudicious, if not illegal. His father paid 10s 6d towards the expenses of the journey.
Had his name on the Good Conduct List.
At the last moment found the above arrangement would be [rest of this statement hidden by a receipt from Captain Fenwick for the boy, dated 14 July, attached to the Notes in the Admissions Register].
11 Aug 1857 The Reformatory Minute Book notes: 472. Resolved: that the Visitors' Minute referring to Thomas's removal to the Akbar be continued
6 Dec 1860 saw Captain Fenwick who informed me that Thomas had enlisted. He had been a fine yeoman guard man and well conducted.
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