Occupation from 1861 census: Coach Builder Employing 26 Men & 5 Boys & 1 Woman
He was also President of the the Chryston Agricultural Society in 1859. (Source:Paisley Herald and Renfrewshire Advertiser - Saturday 11 June 1859)
Sources:
Birth:
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM91-9RV : accessed 7 February 2016), James Thomas in entry for Charles Thomas, 12 Jan 1802; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 1,040,159.