1889 May 24 In Ormskirk
1891 census at Bickerstaffe
1901 census at Bickerstaffe
1913 Aug 6. Gains his Masters Cert
His address when he enlisted was Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk. He was a Mariner
1916 Oct 27 Commissioned 2nd Lt in IWT
1918 Jan 29. The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lts. to be temp.- Lts. for duty with Inland Water Trans.:— J. Cropper
1919 Takes a Seaman's card. And has sailings in 1919 and 1920
1920 Married Elizabeth Smith in Ormskirk
1921 May 12 Joined ADRIC with service no 1949. Posted to Q Coy
1922 Jan He appears to still have been serving on demobilisation of ADRIC
1926 Married Mary Jackson in Ormskirk
1970 Jan-Mar. Died Ormskirk