| Birth | 3 Jul 1833 | Houston, Renfrewshire | | | |
| Residence | 1841 | with his parents - Houston, Renfrewshire | | | |
| Residence | 1851 | with his widowed mother - Houston, Renfrewshire | | | |
| Occupation | 1851 | apprentice cart wright - Houston, Renfrewshire | | | |
| Marriage | 30 Nov 1855 | Houston, Renfrewshire - Agnes Forsyth MUNRO | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1861 | West Fulton Joiner House & Shop, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire - Agnes Forsyth MUNRO | | | |
| Occupation | 1861 | cart wright & joiner - Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1871 | 9, Houston Square, Johnstone, Renfrewshire - Agnes Forsyth MUNRO |  | | |
| Occupation | 1871 | master carpenter and employer - Johnstone, Renfrewshire | | | |
| Residence | 3 Apr 1881 | 21, Grahame Street, Johnstone, Renfrewshire | | | |
| Occupation | 3 Apr 1881 | carpenter (employing 3 men and 2 boys) - Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland | | | |
| Marriage | 9 Sep 1881 | Paisley, Renfrewshire - Ann FERGUSON | | | |
| Residence (family) | From 1891 to 1901 | 21, Grahame Street, Johnstone, Renfrewshire - Ann FERGUSON | | | |
| Occupation | 1891 | joiner & cowfeeder - Johnstone, Renfrewshire | | | |
| Occupation | 1901 | joiner - Johnstone, Renfrewshire | | | |
| Death | 4 Jul 1906 | cereberal haemorrhage & valvular disease of the heart - 21, Grahame Street, Johnstone, Renfrewshire | | | |