1899 Nov 1 born Staveley,Westmoreland
1901 His mother Sarah Jane died
1911 census at Back St Yanwath Nr Penrith. His mother had died
1916 Oct 30 enlist in RN under alias James Morton - note British Gendarmerie address in 1922
1921 Mar 3 joined RIC. # 79561. Seaman & ex-Sailor
1921 Mar 24 posted Limerick
1922 Feb 16 disbanded .
1922 Mar 30 enlisted in Palestine Gendarmerie as a Constable
1925 Jul/Sep Married in Penrith, Cumberland, to Betsy Jane Heslop (1898–1992)
1930 Jan 3. died at Carlisle, Cumberland, Suicide
