1881 Apr 26. Born Wellsley St Gorton W, Lancashire,
1904 Jan 10 Married in Ireland to Mary Ellen Lindsay
1891 census at Gorton , Lancs
1904 Jan 10. Married Mary Ellen Lindsay in Dublin
1911 census at 21 Evelyn Street Gorton. Oddly he also appears in 1911 census in Dublin, staying at his wife's parents house
1909 Dec 8 Enlisted in East Lancs
1914 Aug 22 Posted to France
1915 Oct 6. Discharged East Lancs. Illness SWB
Enlisted in RE
1915 24 10 Posted to France with RE
1916 Mar 17 Discharged RE , Illness
1916 Oct 10. Enlisted in Connaught Rangers
1917 Jul 6 Discharged Connaught Rangers. Illness
1917 Nov 10 Enlisted in RAF
1918 Mar 30 Discharged RAF
Enlisted R Fusiliers
1919 Dec 10 Discharged from Royal Fusiliers
1920 Dec 4 Joined with RIC no 76283 & Adric 308 (583 ). ex-Soldier & Platers Helper
1921 Mar 31 Posted Q Coy
1921 Jul 14 to 28 Jul on Leave
1939 Census at 35 Ramsden Dk Rd , Barrow-in-Furness Lancashire. Occupation Gatekeeper Vickers Armstrong. He is a widower
1943 Died Barrow