| Birth | Abt 1865 | Bristol, Gloucestershire | | | |
| Baptism | 10 Dec 1865 | St Matthias Parish Church, Bristol, Gloucestershire | | | |
| Residence | 1871 | Coopers Cottages, Sanderstead Road, Croydon, Surrey | | | |
| Residence | 1881 | with his mother and her future husband Walter Rose - 78, Derby Buildings, Wicklow Street, St Pancras, London | | | |
| Occupation | 1881 | bootmaker - St Pancras, London | | | |
| Marriage | 1885 | Pancras Registration District, Middlesex - Mary A SIMMONS | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1891 | with John's widowed mother - 60, Derby Buildings, Wicklow Street, St Pancras, London - Mary A SIMMONS | | | |
| Occupation | 1891 | brass finisher - St Pancras, London | | | |
| Death | Bef 1918 | | | | |
| Occupation | | optician | | | |