Born c1838 in Bristol (51C).
| 1851 | Potter’s helper, 2 Thomas Place, St Thomas’s parish (13), living with his parents William and Olive Harding, cooper (51C). |
| 1861 | Labourer for potters, boarding at 7A Bond Street, Lambeth, London (61C). |
| 1864 | 18 Dec. Lynes Court (25), the son of William Harding, cooper, he married Sarah Edwards (21), the daughter of John Edwards, turner (PPR). |
| 1865 | 12 Nov. Church Lane on the baptism of his son, William George (born 9 Oct 1865). Wife Sarah (PPR). |
| 1871 | Labourer, 9 Plough Court, St Mary Redcliffe parish (32), living with his wife Sarah (27), born in Bristol, and children William (3), born in Bedminster, and Alfred J. (3 mths), born in Bristol (71C). |