Purchased land in St. George's Terrace in May 1831. Was in the Mounted Police at Guildford in the 1836 Census. Married Margaret Walker (born c1821) at Albany on 25 August 1842. Margaret arrived at Albany in 1841. At Albany he was Manager of Symer's property in 1840. Between 1843 and 1847 was a publican and involved in whaling with John Thomas and Solomon Cook.