1893 Jun 20 born Armagh
1901 census at Breagh Lower, Tartaraghan, Armagh,
1920 Jun 20 enlisted in RIC with # 71562. Farmer's son, ex-soldier
1920 Jul 17 posted Galway
1922 Mar 28 disbanded
1922 Mar 30 enlisted in Palestine Gendarmerie as a Constable.
1929 May 25 Leaves UK for Canada with wife Elizabeth & baby Richard (9 months) They intend settling in Canada. It would appear that they were not married , as they married in Canada a short tme later
1930 Jun 16 marries in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada to Elizabeth (Lily) Rodgers
1934 Dec 7. The family returns to Glasgow from Canada
1944 Sexton of the Presbyterian Church, Tartaraghan, Armagh, Ireland, from 1944 until 1974.