| No. in Admissions Register: | 562 |
| Age: | 13 |
| Whence received: | Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Light brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | - |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 4 November 1876 4 years |
| Late residence: | Burslem |
| Parish he belongs to: | Burslem |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Potting |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Stealing coal |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 3 October 1876, Burslem Police Court, H C Greenwood |
| Where imprisoned: | Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month prison (hard labour), 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | One |
| Length: | 7 days |
| For what: | Vagrancy |
| Father's name: | William Phillips |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Mother's name: | Martha Phillips |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | No |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Bad |
| Character of parents | Bad |
| Parents' wages: | Not known. Father absconded, mother begs |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | Wellington Street, Burslem |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
3 October 1876 There is a report of the crime in the Staffordshire Sentinel Saturday 3 October 1876 p.3 col.2: COAL-STEALING AND ASSAULT. - James Phillips, a boy, was charged with stealing coal of the value of 2s., belonging to the Sneyd Colliery Company. Patrick Mullins, a boy, was charged with assaulting William Sutton, a clerk in the employ of the company. On the 2nd inst. William Sutton saw Phillips stealing the coal and pursued him. The other boy picked up stones and threw them at his companion's pursuer, one of the stones hitting him on the leg. He also swore that he would knock b----- brains out.-The parents of the boys appeared. Mr. Sutton prosecuted.-Phillips was sent to gaol for one month, at the expiration of which time he will be sent to a reformatory for four years. Mullins was committed to gaol for two days.
7 November 1876 There is a formal note attached to the Admissions Register: MEMORANDUM - From: Major W Inglis, 7th Nov. 1876, Inspector of Reformatory and Industrial Schools. The Superintendent, 3 Delaney Street, London, SW. Saltley Reformatory = James Phillips No.562. This boy's age is not given correctly on his supplemental warrant. Please get this altered and return it to this office. The original warrant should in all cases be sent.
18 May 1881 Left Birmingham Station for Liverpool this morning. Embarked on board the Sarmatian for Quebec. Going to Toronto to our agent there, Mr Donaldson. Phillips term expired 3 November 1880 and that he must be recorded as discharged.
23 June 1881 Arrived at Quebec 29 May 1881 (see letter written by G Wall) [Not attached to Admissions Register]5 July 1881 Letter from Phillips. He is doing well. Address Lockton P.Q., Peel County, Albion T, Canada
11 July 1881 Phillips wrote a satisfactory letter from the above address, to which I reply
23 July 1881 Writes to say he has engaged to serve his master for another month
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