| No. in Admissions Register: | 273 |
| Date of admission: | 31 March 1864 |
| 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: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Sound intellect? | Yes |
| Use of all limbs? | Yes |
| Had cow or small pox? | Vaccinated |
| Particular marks: | None |
| Cutaneous disorder? | Not |
| Scrofulous or consumptive? | No |
| Subject to fits? | No |
| Age last birthday: | 13 |
| Illegitimate? | No |
| Birthday: | - |
| Birth place: | - |
| Has resided: | Burslem |
| Parish he belongs to: | Burslem |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Errand boy |
| Schools attended: | - |
| By whom and where employed: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Cyphers: | - |
| General ability: | - |
| Offence: | Stealing £3 from his master |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad example of parents |
| Date of sentence: | 10 March 1864 |
| Where convicted: | Tunstall before J R Rose |
| Who prosecuted: | - |
| Where imprisoned: | - |
| Sentence: | 21 days, 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals and convictions: | None |
| Father's name: | Sampson Walkerdine |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Residence: | Burslem |
| Mother's name: | Ann Walkerdine |
| Occupation: | - |
| Residence: | - |
| Father's character: | - |
| Mother's character: | - |
| Parents dead? | - |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | Bad |
| Parents' wages: | 24s a week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | 2s a week |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | Thomas Povey, Burslem |
| Relatives to communicate with: | - |
| Person making this return: | J R Rose, Stoke on Trent |
| Estimate of character on admission: | - |
| Character on discharge: | - |
| When and how left the Reformatory: | - |
12 March 1864 There is a report of the crime, which involved other members of his family, in the Staffordshire Advertiser Saturday 12 March 1864 p.7 col.4: OFFICE ROBBERT.-William Waterdine surname spelled thus], a lad of 13. was charged with stealing a purse, two sovereigns, and two half-sovereigns from the office of Mr. Ralph Wood, joiner, Waterloo-road, Burslem. The prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was occasionally employed by Mr. Wood, and must have seen him deposit the purse and money in the chest in the office. The prisoner being suspected of other thefts, and, as was clear, subjected to evil influences at home, was sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment preparatory to being sent to a reformatory for four years.-Samuel Waterdine, Ann Waterdine, and Sampson Waterdine, the father, mother, and. brother of the prisoner, were next charged with aiding and abetting in the robbery. The lad was called upon to give evidence, when he stated that he bought a watch for 7s., a pistol for 2s. 6d.. spent some of the money, and the rest he gave to his mother, telling her that he had found it. The watch he afterwards gave to his father, and his mother burnt the purse. Evidence was given to show that the three prisoners had denied all knowledge of the money or watch; but the watch and 16s. were found upon the son by Police-sergeant Harding, and a sum of money upon the mother. Altogether the police succeeded in recovering £1 18s. 2d. in cash, the watch, and pistol. The prisoners denied all knowledge of the money having been stolen. Mr. Rose considered all three guilty (the mother evidently being the worst), and sentenced them to two months' imprisonment each in the house of correction. The money found and other property purchased with the stolen cash was ordered to be handed over to Mr. Wood.
30 March 1868 Discharged
24 December 1868 Called at the school and stayed three days. Evidently doing well
January 1870 ditto, ditto
November 1870 ditto, ditto
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