bp Jul 1776 at Eccleshall, Staffs, parents John and Elizabeth m 13 May 1794 at Abbots Bromley (13m S Alton, 7m N Armitage) to Edith Ratcliffe. She was 16, he was 17. d 5 Feb 1796 at Eccleshall, aged 19. Burial notice gives additional information that he was originally from a small nearby village called Bishops Offley.