| Description | Number: 756
Date of birth: 1862, 9 years
Place of birth: Cork, Ireland
When admitted: 18 Jan 1871
Place of conviction: Merthyr Tydvil Police Court
Date of conviction: 27 Sep 1870
Offence: petty larceny - this boy was committed to the Glamorganshire Reformatory and thence transferred to Market Weighton
Full sentence: 14 days' imprisonment, 4 years' detention
Parents: father John Murphy, dead and mother Hannah nee Towey, seamstress
Parents address: Thompson's Court, Dowlais, Glamorganshire
Previous convictions: none, but was a habitual pilferer
Particulars of discharge: 10 Oct 1875, sent to Merthyr
Also includes dates of baptism and confirmation, education, physical description, conduct and character while an inmate, relatives details, conduct after leaving institution |