In 1857 he was the schoolmaster of ninety children at Breadsall in Derbyshire, a village whose inhabitants included the naturalists Rev. Henry Harpur Crewe and Francis Darwin.
Tahun 1857 ia menjadi guru dari 90 anak-anak di Breadsall, Derbyshire, sebuah desa yang di antara penduduknya termasuk naturalis Rev. Henry Harpur Crewe dan Francis Darwin.