| No. in Admissions Register: | 113 |
| Date of admission: | 23 September 1857 |
| Whence received: | New Bailey, Liverpool |
| By whom brought: | - |
| On what terms: | Committed |
| Friends interested in him: | - |
| Description: | |
| Height: | - |
| Figure: | - |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Perfect vision | Yes |
| State of health | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Sound intellect? | Yes |
| Use of all limbs? | Yes |
| Had cow or small pox? | No, and has not been vaccinated |
| Particular marks: | Burn on the right arm and a scar on top of his head |
| Cutaneous disorder? | No |
| Scrofulous or consumptive? | No |
| Subject to fits? | No |
| Age last birthday: | 11 |
| Illegitimate? | No |
| Birthday: | - |
| Birth place: | Not known |
| Has resided: | York Street, Manchester |
| Parish to which he belongs: | Not known |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Has been in the factory |
| Schools attended: | - |
| By whom and where employed: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Nil |
| Writes: | Nil |
| Cyphers: | - |
| General ability: | - |
| Offence: | Stealing a handkerchief |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Not known |
| Date of sentence: | 24 August 1857 |
| Where convicted: | New Bailey Court House, Salford before H L Trafford and John Kay, Esqs |
| Sentence: | 1 month in prison, 3 years at Saltley |
| Where imprisoned: | - |
| Previous committals and convictions: | None |
| Father';s name: | Pierce Massey |
| Occupation: | Sawyer |
| Residence: | York Street, Oxford Road, Manchester (crossed out); 10 Fawcett Street, Clarendon, Hulme, Manchester (inserted) |
| Mother's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Residence: | - |
| Father's character: | Not known |
| Mother's character: | - |
| Parents dead? | Mother dead |
| Survivor married again? | Yes, stepmother Mary Massey, charwoman |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Father in bad health |
| Character of parents: | - |
| Parents' wages: | None by father, who has 30s per month pension |
| Weekly amount parents will pay: | - |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Relatives to communicate with: | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
| Estimate of character on admission: | - |
| Character on discharge | - |
| When and how left the Reformatory: | - |
29 August 1857 There is a short report of his crime in the Manchester Times Saturday 29 August 1857 p.6 col.4: HOUSE ROBBERY IN RUSHOLME. - At the New Bailey, today, two boys, named William and Henry Massey, were charged with stealing a photograph, two handkerchiefs, and some flowers from the house of Mr Careless, at Rusholme, on Friday afternoon. Miss Ellen Careless stated that, while in the front sitting room upstairs, she heard a slight noise, and caught a glance of a face through the partially-closed door, but thought it might be her little brother returning from school. The photograph produced was missed soon afterwards. A policeman had taken the boys into custody, when trying to sell the articles. - The father of the prisoners said he was a pensioner, and had been long ill. His wife had died, leaving him with six children, and he was unable to look after them, or pay for their schooling. William was a good boy, but he was sorry he could not say so much for the other. - The magistrates dismissed William, the younger one, but committed Henry for a month, after which he was to be sent three years to a reformatory.
26 July 1858 up to this time he has been an idle lad. Perhaps his rather weakly build has something to do with it - though he is slow enough at weeding specifically
25 September 1860 returned to his father. Kept him 3 days beyond his time as his father did not write to say where he was until this morning.
1 January 1861 heard of in prison.
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