Hi Hellie,
Thank you so much for taking the time for this research. I really appreciated. I know he was on the 1861 census but we lost his trace after this in Canada and never find yet his enrollment in the army. Did you find something on this ?
He was in Farnham Surrey England where his son John James was baptized in 1877
then we found him in India from about 1881 to 1885 where two children were born. From 1895 to 1906 he was in Australia where we find a few documents. Now I am trying to find his marriage record with Ann Venn most probably in England where his first child was born.
Once again thank you so much for your help.