1885 Oct 18 born Stanhope, Durham
1891 register at Stanhope, St Thomas, Durham,

1901 census at Blackamoll, North Stainley, Yorks

1915 Married Ellen Betts (1885–1951)
1921 Feb 5 enlisted with RIC no 78911. ex-soldier & Valet
1939 Register. He is probably in the Salvation Army Hoster at 66 Buckingham Gate. The dob is difficult to read. He is an Indoor Domestic Servant. In which case he is separated from his wife who is working as a children's nurse in Wykmondham, Norfolk
1951 Mar 24 died London
1951 His wife died in Norfolk, which is where she had been born.