| No. in Admissions Register: | 236 |
| Date of admission: | 8 May 1862 |
| Whence received: | Stafford |
| 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: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Sound intellect? | Yes |
| Use of all limbs? | Yes |
| Had cow or small pox? | Vaccinated |
| Particular marks: | None |
| Cutaneous disorder? | No |
| Scrofulous or consumptive? | Not apparent |
| Subject to fits? | No |
| Age last birthday: | 10 |
| Illegitimate? | No |
| Birthday: | - |
| Birth place: | - |
| Has resided: | Pelsall |
| Parish he belongs to: | Wolverhampton |
| Customary work and mode of life: | No employment |
| Schools attended: | - |
| By whom and where employed: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Knows the alphabet |
| Writes: | - |
| Cyphers: | - |
| General ability: | - |
| Offence: | Stealing a shilling from a till |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence: | 8 March 1862 |
| Where convicted: | Rushall, near Walsall, before J Harrison and C Bagnall |
| Who prosecuted: | - |
| Where imprisoned: | - |
| Sentence: | 1 month prison, 2 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals and convictions: | Robbing a till (5 days) |
| Father's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Residence: | - |
| Mother's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Residence: | - |
| Father's character: | - |
| Mother's character: | - |
| Parents dead? | Father |
| Survivor married again? | Yes to John Haslam, pointsman on South Staffs Railway |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | Both of good character and health |
| Parents' wages: | 18s 6d per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | 1s per week |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | William Price, Inspector of Police, Rushall |
| Relatives to communicate with: | - |
| Person making this return: | William Price |
| Estimate of character on admission: | - |
| Character on discharge: | - |
| When and how left the Reformatory: | - |
7 May 1864 Returned to his friends in Pelsall
16 January 1866 A letter from his mother says he is a good lad, and works at Bloomers Iron Works, Pelsall: To Mr P Humphreys. Pelsall, January 16 1866, Dear Sir,I am happy to say that my son James Millard [surname spelled thus] has been going on well since he left the Reformatory. He is now employed at Messrs Bloomers Iron Works, Pelsall. I am sorry to say that since the death of my husband 12 months ago he has not been able to follow the employment he was learning at the Reformatory. He often speaks of your kindness to him while there and frequently expresses a wish to come to see you. You will please to accept my grateful thanks for your kindness to him. I remain yours truly, Ann Haslam
October 1867 Doing very well
January 1868 Doing very well
May 1871 Called at the school. Doing well.
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