ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ hiː wʌz səksˈiːdᵻd æz sˈiːnjɚ sɚvˈeɪɚ baɪ hɪz sˈʌn wˌaɪl dʒˈɛsi hˈɑːɹtli ɹᵻplˈeɪst hˌɪm æz dˈɑːk ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ æt lˈɪvɚpˌuːl dˈɑːk tɹˈʌstiːz.
In 1824 he was succeeded as Senior Surveyor by his son while Jesse Hartley replaced him as dock engineer at Liverpool Dock Trustees.