A very common name, with too many born in Lanarkshire in 1886
1886 Aug 5 Born Lanark
1909 Feb 1 . Married a woman from Waterford
1921 May 11. Joined with RIC 81006 & ADRIC no 1035 (974) .ex-Soldier & Mining Contractor
1921 Oct 28 Posted to 4 Gds from Gormanston
1939 Register. He is an assistant stoker living at Eccles, Lancashire, His wife is now Lily L Thomson and a child Mary M (b Feb 1924)