Born c1866 in Hanley, Staffordshire (81C).
| 1881 | Apprentice engraver potter, 3 Gladstone Road, Hanley (15), he was living with his father Thomas, an estate and general agent, his mother Elizabeth, and siblings (81C). |
| 1890 | 24 Dec. He married Clara Jane Foord at St Mary Redcliffe church (Ancestry website). |
| 1891 | Engraver for pottery, 34 Bath Road, Bedminster (25), living with his wife Clara Jane (28), born in Claverham, Somerset (91C), |
| 1901 | Rent collector, 5 Hendon Road, Sparkhill, Yardley, Worcestershire (38), living with his wife Clara Jane (35) and children Maragret (9) and John (7), both born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1924 | 13 Feb. He emigrated with his wife to California in 1923 and received his naturalisation certificate (Ancestry website). |