Born c1874 in Stoke, Staffordshire (01C).
| 1891 | Potter’s presser, 1 Penkhull Terrace, Stoke (17), living with his parents and siblings (91C). |
| 1894 | 27 Dec. He married Catherine Minnie Wildin at Penkhull, Staffordshire (Ancestry website). |
| 1901 | Potter’s fireman, 15 York Street, St George (27), living with his wife Catherine Minnie (28), born in Stoke, and children Betsy (5), Kate (4), Charles (2) and Thomas (2 mths), all born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1911 | His wife and children were living at 27 Smith Child Street, Tunstall, Staffordshire. He is not mentioned although his wife was not described as a widow (11C). |