1874 May 23 Born Renfrewshire
1901 census at Greenock
| Robert | Bingham | Head | Married | Male | 50 | 1851 | Railway Checker | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Jane | Bingham | Wife | Married | Female | 55 | 1846 | Wife | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Samuel | Bingham | Son | Single | Male | 26 | 1875 | Ship Carpenter | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Sarah | Bingham | Daughter | Single | Female | 22 | 1879 | Dressmaker | Ireland |
| Mary | Bingham | Daughter | Single | Female | 20 | 1881 | Dressmaker | Ireland |
| Henry | Bingham | Son | Single | Male | 18 | 1883 | Marine Engineer | Ireland |
| Agnes | Bingham | Daughter | Single | Female | 16 | 1885 | Ship Asst Grocer | Ireland |
| Lily | Bingham | Daughter | Single | Female | 14 | 1887 | Pupil Teacher | Ireland |
| Edith | Bingham | Daughter | - | Female | 11 | 1890 | Scholar | Ireland |
1915 Aug 18 Enlisted in ASC in Whitechapel, London. He was a ship´s steward. He gives nok as his brother James Campbell Bingham MD
1916 Feb 17 Deserted
1916 Jun 26. Rejoined and tried by FGCM. Guilty
1916 Aug 14 Returned to duty after 49 days detention.
1916 Sep 2. Discharged, no longer physically capable of war duties. Discharge address was Sailors Home , Whitechapel
Undated pre-war merchant seaman card
1920 Oct 1. Joined with RIC no 73457 & ADRIC no 73. ex-Soldier & Ships Steward
1920 Oct 13 Discharged Medically unfit.
1922 Oct 6. Renews his Merchant Seaman Card
1927 Mar 25 Admitted to Seamans Hospital London