Born 5th December 1902; died 5th May 1992.
| 1902 - 20 |
 | Lived at home with his parents. 72 Belper Road, Derby |
| 1920 - 24 |
Derby School of Arts & Crafts. Gained Board of Education Certificates in Drawing & Pictorial Design. Probably lived at home with his parents while at college. | |
| 1924 - 28 | School of Engraving, Royal College of Art, London. Had digs with Miss Avenal on the Fulham Road. Gained Diploma in Etching 1927 & a Teachers Certificate 1928. | |
| 1928 - 30 | Lived at 23 Lansdowne Crescent, Cheltenham. Probably his first teaching post | |
| 1930 - 32 | Teaching post in Morecombe Bay Lived 7 Park St, Bare, Morecombe Bay | |
| 1932 - 43 | Teaching post in Ashton-under-Lyne College Married Christine Glover 3rd June 1933. One child - John - born August 1937. Lived 142 Albemarle Terrace and later at 21 Firs Avenue, Ashton-under-Lyne. FCD not in the forces during the war - had TB which ruled him unfit. | |
| 1943 - 47 | Taught at Altrincham Grammar School Lived at 18 Alstead Avenue, Hale. | |
| 1947 - 62 | Senior Lecturer in Art at Cheshire CC Training College, Alsager Lived at 90 Sandbach Road, Alsager. Christine was an active potter during this period. | |
| 1963 - 92 | Retired from the college and they moved to Goring-on Thames. Lived at 92 Elvendon Road, Goring until his death. He and his wife shared the house with their son John, who worked in London. Had a boat on the Thames; very involved with the local history society. His wife, Christine, died in March 1982 and their son John died in July 2010 . |
