| No. in Admissions Register: | 650 |
| Age: | 15 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Birmingham |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Light brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | Scar on side of chin |
| State of health: | Yes |
| Able-bodied? | - |
| Date of admission: | 1 October 1880 |
| Late residence: | Tower Street, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Filing |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly - 4th standard |
| Writes: | Imperfectly - 4th standard |
| Offence: | Stealing a purse and 1s from the person |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 11 September 1880; John Jaffrey and G B Lloyd; Birmingham Police Court |
| Where imprisoned: | Birmingham Prison |
| Sentence: | 21 days in prison, 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | None |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | Henry George Tipper |
| Occupation: | Light filer |
| Mother's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Mother |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | - |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | Tower Street, Birmingham |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
13 September 1880 There is a report of the crime in the Birmingham Daily Post 13 September 1880 p.8, col.4: A YOUNG PICKPOCKET. - Samuel Tipper (12), Thomas Street, was charged with having stolen a purse, containing a ring from the pocket of Louisa McVittie, in the shop of Mrs Howard, confectioner, Snow Hill. - The lady went into the shop to make a purchase, and the boy stood by her side whilst she put her change in her pocket. Almost immediately afterwards she missed her purse. Subsequently the lad was seen and arrested inn the act of picking another lady's pocket. - Prisoner was sentenced to twenty- one days' imprisonment. and afterwards to be sent to a reformatory school for four years.
27 July 1881 6 strokes on hands for fighting
6 June 1883 Discharged by order of the Home Secretary and emigrated with Mr Middlemore
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