| No. in Admissions Register: | 539 |
| Age: | 15 |
| Whence received: | Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | - |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | - |
| State of health: | - |
| Able-bodied? | - |
| Date of admission and term: | 19 August 1875 3 years |
| Late residence: | Tunstall |
| Parish he belongs to: | Silverdale |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Mining |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing a watch |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 19 July 1875, Hanley Police Court, H C Greenwood |
| Where imprisoned: | Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month prison (hard labour), 3 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | One |
| Length: | 1 month |
| For what: | Stealing money |
| Father's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Both |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | - |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | - |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
12 July 1875 There is a report of the crime in the Staffordshire Sentinel Saturday 12 July 1875 p.3 col.5: ALLEGED FELONY AT TUNSTALL.-A youth named- Charles Hambleton, of Silverdale, was charged with stealing a silver and chain, valued at £7 8s., the property of George Gardner, Podmore-street, Tunstall. - Susannah Gardner, wife of prosecutor, said that a short time ago, the prisoner came to her house and took lodgings there. On the inst., she left the house for a short time, and on her return missed the watch and chain, which she had left at home. Prisoner was in the house during her absence. She had adopted the youth as her son, and had behaved to him as a mother. - Evidence was given to show that, on the 9th inst., prisoner offered the watch for sale at Congleton.-P.S. Dalton said he apprehended the prisoner at Congleton.-lt was stated that the youth was wanted for stealing a watch at Madeley.-Prisoner, who said he was sixteen years old, but looked considerably older, was remanded for a week.
9 January 1877 Absconded
6 February 1877 Brought back by police from Stoke on Trent
25 November 1877 Absconded again, being houseboy
24 September 1879 Called at school, well dressed and in good circumstances
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