He does not fdeature in records. If the 1881 census is him, then dob is wrong, but that dob waas given to army and RIC
1876 Sep 9. Born Lanark
1881 census Living at Govan, Glasgow
1897 Oct 1 Married Sarah Jane Dixon in Glasgow
1901 census He is a married Hammerman living in Partick aged 24 (ie 1877 birth) as a boarder
1921 Jan 5 Joined with RIC no 77345 & ADRIC no 471 ex-Soldier & Hammerman
1921 Jan 28 . Joined from Gormanston
1952 Jul 21 Died at Stobhill Hospital, 133 Balornock Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire