| Description | Number: 956
Date of birth: 1862, 11 years
Place of birth: Halifax
When admitted: 12 Mar 1874
Place of conviction: Halifax Police Court
Date of conviction: 13 Feb 1874
Offence: stealing two night dresses
Full sentence: 1 month & 5 years detention
Parents: father Matthew Duffy, mason and mother Mary, dead, step-mother is a factory hand
Parents address: 26 King's Cross, Lane, Halifax
Previous convictions: twice in the lockups
Particulars of discharge: time expired 12 Mar 1879, discharged on licence 22 Nov 1878, sent to his brother, Thomas Gallagher, 6 Akeroyd's Yard, Winding Road, Halifax
Also includes dates of baptism and confirmation, education, physical description, conduct and character while an inmate, relatives details, conduct after leaving institution |