| No. in Admissions Register: | 158 |
| Date of admission: | 22 July 1859 |
| Whence received: | Warwick House of Correction |
| By whom brought: | - |
| On what terms: | Under committal |
| Friends interested in him: | |
| Description: | |
| Height: | - |
| Figure: | Small |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Light |
| Eyes colour: | Blue |
| Perfect vision? | Yes |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Sound intellect? | Yes |
| Use of all limbs? | Yes |
| Had cow or small pox? | Vaccinated |
| Particular marks: | Scar on forehead, cut on left hand |
| Cutaneous disorder? | No |
| Scrofulous or consumptive? | No |
| Subject to fits? | No |
| Age last birthday: | 10 |
| Illegitimate? | No |
| Birthday: | - |
| Birth place: | - |
| Has resided: | Birmingham |
| Parish to which he belongs: | Not known |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Iron tinning |
| Schools attended: | - |
| By whom and where employed: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | None |
| Cyphers: | - |
| General ability: | - |
| Offence: | Stealing five bottles of porter |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Being in company with other bad boys |
| Date of sentence: | 8 July 1859 |
| Where convicted: | Erdington |
| Where imprisoned: | - |
| Sentence: | 14 days prison, 5 years detention at Saltley |
| Previous committals and convictions: | None |
| Father's name: | John Pitt |
| Occupation: | Brewer |
| Residence: | Golden Cup Yard, Little Charles Street, Birmingham |
| Mother's name: | Mary Pitt |
| Occupation: | - |
| Residence: | - |
| Father's character: | - |
| Mother's character: | - |
| Parents dead? | - |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents: | Honest, sober, and industrious |
| Parents' wages: | Not known |
| 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: | - |
17 April 1864 Licenced to work for Richard Smith, Marshall Street, Holloway Head, Birmingham
Letter received by the school: Birmingham, 19th 1864: Sir, Mister Humphries, This is to say that the bearer of this, John Pitt, has turned out satisfactory to me I still wish to keep him as I believe he wished to remain. Yours &c...., Richard Smith, tailor, 9 Marshall Street, Birmingham
December 1865 Selling newspapers. Untidy in appearance but not recommitted.
October 1866 Selling newspapers. Untidy in appearance but not recommitted.
27 December 1867 Selling newspapers. Untidy in appearance but not recommitted.
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