He was christened in 1740 at St Martin in the Fields, the son of Edward and Martha.
Elizabeth and Patty Adams, daughters of John and Sarah Lambe of Fetter Lane were christened at St Andrews, Holborn in 1762 and 1772 respectively.
The Parliamentary Report of 1773 into the manner in which the English Assay Offices conducted business shows between 23rd May 1771 and 29th May 1772 18lbs of his plate failed to meet the standard.
Indentures were signed in 1783 by Thomas Streetin (Grimwade p.673), son of Richard Streetin of the Clockmakers Company and in 1784 by William Harvey of Cambridge to be his apprentices.
He paid Land Tax on property in Fetter Lane from 1774-1779 and on property in Lane Side from 1780-1801. The change of reference to Lane Side in the assessment books may well be referring to Fetter Lane as Goldsmiths Hall records show he reported a move to number 29 from number 97 in 1780 and was still reporting Fetter Lane as his address until 1791.
No further information has been found for him.