He was a widower when he married Eliza Jane, and a miller by trade living in Artemesia. Witness was Jane Irwin of Artemesia.

He is still a miller as of the birth of his son Simon in 1875.

He and the family are living in Collingwood as of the 1901 census (taken April 1901). It also states that is of English origin.

He and his wife lived in Kimberley,ON, as of Feb. 1923.