| Birth | 31 January 1832 | Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, United States of America | | | |
| Baptism | 27 May 1832 | Reformed Dutch Church of Second River, Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, United States of America | | | |
| Census | 6 June 1841 | Essex Place, Bexleyheath, Bexley, Kent, England | | | |
| Marriage | 14 June 1855 | witnesses: Samuel Wylie, Hugh Richardson - St Anne's Church, Shankill, Belfast, Ireland - Ann Jane Richardson [Duff] | | | |
| Occupation | 14 June 1855 | mechanic | | | |
| Residence | 14 June 1855 | at the time of his marriage - Belfast, Ireland | | | |
| Residence | 27 July 1868 | at the time of the birth of his daughter Sarah - 10, Stanley Place, Belfast, Ireland | | | |
| Residence | 13 September 1870 | at the time of the birth of his daughter Dinah - 48, Spencer Street, Belfast, Ireland | | | |
| Miscellaneous | To 7 January 1872 | was an engineer on the ''Electric'' - Belfast, Ireland | | | |
| Miscellaneous | From 17 March 1872 to 19 July 1872 | was 2nd engineer on the ''Magnet'' - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland |  | | |
| Miscellaneous | From 26 July 1872 to 20 August 1872 | was 2nd engineer on the ''Mauritius'' - Belfast, Ireland | | | |
| Miscellaneous | From 21 January 1873 to 12 March 1873 | was 2nd engineer on the ''Corcyra'' - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | | | |
| Miscellaneous | From 21 March 1873 to 25 November 1874 | was 1st engineer on the ''Anglian'' - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland | | | |
| Residence | 7 August 1873 | at the time of the birth of his daughter Margaret - 7, Cosgrove Street, Belfast, Ireland | | | |
| Death | 25 November 1874 | cause of death: drowning whilst in a state of intoxication, accidental ingress; informant: information received from Nich. C. Whyte, coroner - River Liffey at Custom House Quay, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland | | | |