| No. in Admissions Register: | 530 |
| Age: | 14 |
| Whence received: | Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Pale |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | - |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 25 February 1875 5 years |
| Late residence: | Hanley |
| Parish he belongs to: | Hanley |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Printing |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing eggs |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad company |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 25 January 1875, Hanley Petty Sessions, E Powell and R E Narromore |
| Where imprisoned: | Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month prison (hard labour), 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | None |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | George Farrall |
| Occupation: | Plumber and gasfitter |
| Mother's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | - |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | Fair |
| Parents' wages: | 26s per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | 1s per week |
| Parents address: | 15 Windmill Street, Hanley |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | |
| Person making this return: | - |
25 January 1875 There is a report of the crime in the Staffordshire Sentinel Monday 25 January 1875 p.2 col.5: A DANGEROUS YOUNG ROGUE.-Thomas Farrall, aged fourteen years, was charged with having incited a child of tender years to obtain two shillings' worth of eggs on the 16th inst., and two shillings' worth on the 23rd inst., by false pretences.- Nelsol Frederick Dennison Prescott, aged eight years, son of a comedian, stated that on Saturday last he was near St. John's Church when Farrall came to him and asked him to go on an errand for him, and he agreed. Farrall then asked him to fetch from Tomlinson's grocer's shop two shillings' worth of eggs, stating that they were for a doctor. He went into the shop and asked for the eggs, got them, and gave them to Farrall. Witness also stated that the previous Saturday he fetched two shillings' worth of eggs under similar circumstances. - James Tomlinson grocer, Stafford Street, stated that the witness came to his shop on Saturday night and asked for two shillings' worth of eggs for Dr. Walker. As Dr. Walker was a customer of his, he sent the eggs.-Mr. Poweil remarked to witness that it was rather a loose way of business to send out goods by a stranger without having a note or some authority from the person for whom the goods were asked.-Dr. Walker said that prisoner used to be in his employ as errand lad, but left eighteen months ago. He did not order the boy to fetch any eggs. - The prisoner's father said that his boy was a "bad 'un," and he could not do any good with him.-Mr. Powell, addressing the prisoner, who blubbering declared "I'll never do it any more," said that the magistrates considered it necessary to send him from Hanley for a long time, so that he might not make more boys as bad as himself. It was directed that the lad should be sent to gaol for a month, and afterwards to a reformatory for five years.
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