| Birth | Abt January 1847 | Keppochhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | | | |
| Marriage | 31 December 1874 | Haggs, Stirlingshire, Scotland - Mary Hannah [Wilson] | | | |
| Residence | 31 December 1874 | at the time of his marriage - Thomaston, Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland | | | |
| Occupation | 31 December 1874 | coalminer | | | |
| Census | 3 April 1881 | Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland | | | |
| Residence | 11 September 1883 | at the time of the birth of his daughter Agnes - Haggs, Stirlingshire, Scotland | | | |
| Census | 5 April 1891 | Haggs, Stirlingshire, Scotland | | | |
| Census | 31 March 1901 | Haggs, Stirlingshire, Scotland | | | |
| Residence | 16 March 1908 | at the time of the death of his wife Mary - Haggs, Stirlingshire, Scotland | | | |
| Census | 2 April 1911 | Haggs, Stirlingshire, Scotland | | | |
| Census | 19 June 1921 | Wilson's Buildings, Haggs, Stirlingshire, Scotland | | | |
| Residence | Bef 23 May 1928 | at the time of his death - 15, Endrick Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | | | |
| Death | 23 May 1928 | cause of death: arterio sclerosis, myocardial degeneration; informant: Agnes Macdonald, daughter - 15, Endrick Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | | | |