| 1832 | Born 28th June in Wortley, Yorkshire. |
| 1851 | Recorded in census as Firebrick Maker in Wortley. |
| 1857 | Marries Sarah Yewdall in Calverley, Yorkshire. |
| 1858 | First child born in Leeds. |
| 1859 | Takes over Imperial Pottery, Lambeth from Stephen Green. Second child born in Lambeth. |
| 1867 | Sixth child born in Wimbledon. |
| 1869 | Moves to Cheshire to set up Old Quay Pottery, Runcorn. |
| 1900 | Died 31st August at Nisbet Hall, Fulneck, Yorkshire. |