| Birth | Abt 1847 | Dalry, Ayr, Scotland, United Kingdom | | | |
| Census-shared | 1851 | (John Ferguson) Beith, Ayr, Scotland, United Kingdom | | | |
| Marriage | 6 Apr 1866 | Beith, Ayr, Scotland, United Kingdom - Janet Struthers | | | |
| Census | 1871 | Paisley Abbey, Johnstone, Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom | | | |
| Census | 1881 | 3 Campbell Street, Paisley Abbey, Johnstone, Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom | | | |
| Birth-shared | 20 Mar 1889 | (James Ferguson) 92 High Street, Johnstone, Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom | | | |
| Census | 1891 | Abbey, Johnstone, Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom | | | |
| Census | 1901 | 35 High Street, Paisley, Johnstone, Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom | | | |
| Census | 1911 | Viewfield Street, Paisley, Johnstone, Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom | | | |
| Marriage-shared | 28 Jul 1915 | (James Ferguson and Jeanie Lang Allison) Howwood, Lochwinnoch, Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom | | | |