| No. in Admissions Register: | 564 |
| Age: | 10 |
| Whence received: | - |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | Moles between shoulders |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 6 November 1876 3 years |
| Late residence: | Whittington, Lichfield |
| Parish he belongs to: | Whittington, Lichfield |
| Customary work and mode of life: | None |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Killing turkeys, etc |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 26 October 1876, Elford Petty Sessions, R Byatt and J Webb |
| Where imprisoned: | Stafford |
| Sentence: | 10 days prison (hard labour), 3 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | - |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | Edward Bailey |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | Sarah Bailey |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | No |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Kind |
| Character of parents | Father been in prison. Health bad |
| Parents' wages: | 21s per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | Fisherwick Lane, Whittington, Lichfield |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
28 October 1876 There is a report of the crime in the Tamworth Herald Saturday 28 October 1876 p.3 col.2: NICE BOYS.-Two boys named Bailey and Statham, were charged with maliciously killing and destroying 13 Turkeys and 6 ducks, belonging to Charles Edward Crisp, of Willingford [error for Whittington], on the 2nd inst.-lt appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor and P C's. Hales and Garratt, that the two boys were seen loitering near the place where the poultry were kept, and on the robbery being discovered were apprehended on suspicion. When taken into custody they admitted killing the fowls, and said they tied some of them together and threw them into a pit.-Sent to prison for ten days, at the expiration of which time Statham to go to a Reformatory School for four, and Bailey for three years. order was male on
17 November 1881 On enquiry, I learn today from Mr Twigg of Adel Reformatory that Bailey has been sent to his School for 3 years for stealing sweets
18 July 1887 Fallow [boy 602] reports that Bailey is working for a farmer at Whittington Barracks. Doing well
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