| No. in Admissions Register: | 580 |
| Age: | 13 |
| Whence received: | Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | Scar on right cheek |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 29 June 1877 5 years |
| Late residence: | Leek |
| Parish he belongs to: | Leek |
| Customary work and mode of life: | None |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Malicious damage |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 30 May 1877, Leek Petty Sessions, J Brough and W Sleigh |
| Where imprisoned: | Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month prison (hard labour), 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | None |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | Joseph James |
| Occupation: | Silk worker |
| Mother's name: | Sarah James |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | - |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | Honest |
| Parents' wages: | 18s per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | 1s per week |
| Parents address: | Rudyard, Leek (December '81 11 Albert Street, Leek) |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
31 May 1877 There is a report of the offence in the Staffordshire Sentinel Thursday 31 May 1877 p.3 col.3: A YOUNG SCAPEGRACE.-Charles James, a rough-looking boy of twelve years, was charged with breaking into the residence of Mrs. Wood. Harper's Gate, on Sunday. It appears that the boy got into the house while the inmates were at church, and did a great deal of damage, but was unable to find any food, except a pie, of the value of one shilling. -The defendant's father was called, and said that the boy was always wandering about, and gave him a great deal of trouble. -Superintendent Williams said that the boy was constantly giving trouble, and had broken into Rudyard on the previous Sunday.-He was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, afterwards to be sent to a reformatory for five years.
12 July 1877 His father was summoned for non-payment of maintenance, as briefly reported in the Staffordshire Sentinel Thursday 12 July 1877 p.3 col.1: Joseph James, labourer, Horton, was ordered to contribute Is. 6d. per week towards the maintenance of his son a reformatory in Birmingham.
16 December 1881 Licensed this day to work for Messrs Hammersley and Co., Silk Dyers, Leek
28 April 1882 Very satisfactory report from employer
28 June 1882 C James sentence expires (and is discharged)
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