| Birth | 13 Mar 1858 | Accrington, Lancashire | | | |
| Baptism | 18 Apr 1858 | St James' Parish Church, Accrington, Lancashire | | | |
| Residence | 1861 | with his mother - 9, Eagle Street, Accrington, Lancashire | | | |
| Residence | 1871 | with his father - 14, Hollins Lane, Accrington, Lancashire | | | |
| Residence | 1881 | as a lodger - 17, Cuerden Street, Burnley, Lancashire | | | |
| Occupation | 1881 | railway clerk - Burnley, Lancashire | | | |
| Marriage | 20 Jun 1882 | Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire - Grace Fanny ROBERTS | | | |
| Residence (family) | 20 May 1885 | 3, Newcastle Street, Burnley, Lancashire - Grace Fanny ROBERTS | | | |
| Occupation | 20 May 1885 | booking clerk - Burnley, Lancashire | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1891 | Barracks Station House, Burnley, Lancashire - Grace Fanny ROBERTS | | | |
| Occupation | 1891 | station master - Burnley, Lancashire | | | |
| Residence | 1901 | with his brother William and family - 46, South Street, Accrington, Lancashire | | | |
| Occupation | 1901 | labourer in calico printing works - Accrington, Lancashire | | | |
| Residence | 1911 | as a boarder - 12, Midland Cottages, West Bridgeford, Nottinghamshire | | | |
| Occupation | 1911 | labourer in calico printing works - West Bridgeford, Nottinghamshire | | | |
| Death | 1912 | Burnley Registration District, Lancashire | | | |