Saltley Reformatory Inmates


Moses Palmer

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No. in Admissions Register: 180
Date of admission: 4 August 1860
Whence received: Stafford Gaol
By whom brought: -
On what terms: -
Friends interested in him: -
Description:  
Height: -
Figure: -
Complexion: Fresh
Hair colour: Brown
Eyes colour: Grey
Perfect vision? Yes
State of health: -
Able-bodied? Yes
Sound intellect? Yes
Use of all limbs? Yes
Had cow or small pox? Cowpox
Particular marks: Mole near right shoulder
Cutaneous disorder? -
Scrofulous or consumptive? No
Subject to fits? No
Age last birthday: 14
Illegitimate? No
Birthday: -
Birth place: Tipton
Has resided: Coppice Street, Tipton Green
Parish to which he belongs: Tipton
Customary work and mode of life: No particular work
Schools attended: -
By whom and where employed: -
State of education:  
Reads: Not at all
Writes: Not at all
Cyphers: -
General ability: -
Offence: Stealing coal
Circumstances which may have led to it: Encouraged by his mother
Date of sentence: 5 May 1860
Where convicted: West Bromwich
Where imprisoned: House of Correction, Stafford
Sentence: 3 months prison, 3 years detention at Saltley
Previous committals and convictions: Stealing coal (14 days prison)
Father's name: -
Occupation: -
Residence: -
Mother's name: Phoebe Palmer
Occupation: None
Residence: Coppice Street, Tipton Green, Tipton
Father's character: -
Mother's character: Living with a man, Thomas Rowley, as man and wife
Parents dead? Father has been dead several years
Survivor married again? No
Parents' treatment of child: Badly
Character of parents Mother leads an irregular life
Parents' wages: Mother earns sometimes 2s 6d a week at washing
Amount parents agree to pay: Nothing
Superintendent of police (to collect payments): -
Relatives to communicate with: -
Person making this return: James Adams, Inspector of Police, Horseley Heath, Tipton
Estimate of character on admission: -
Character on discharge: -
When and how left the Reformatory: -

Notes:

7 June 1860 The Reformatory Minute Book reported: Mr Morgan laid applications before the Committee for the admission of three boys: Abberley [boy 174], Wheat [boy 173], and Palmer, and a letter from Mr Ratcliff as to admissions without any promise of payment by parents.

Resolved: that the applications with respect to the three boys in question be approved, and that they be admitted accordingly.

6 August 1863 Returned to his mother on expiration of term.

1 October 1863 Heard of doing well.

November 1864 Heard of doing well.

January 1865 Heard of doing well.

January 1866 Heard of doing well.

January 1867 Heard of doing well.

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