Picker Hide Manufacturer 
 1861 • Hope Square, Prestwich, Lancashire, England   
 Sizing Dealer 
 1871 • 11 Harriet Street, Salford, Broughton, Lancashire, England   
 Hide & Sizing Dealer 
 1881 • Nr Little Clegg, Butterworth, Lancashire, England   
 Hide & Sizing Dealer 
 1891 • Percival Terrace (Fair View), Smithy Bridge, Lancashire, England   
 1901 • Fair View, Smithy Bridge, Lancashire, England   
 He had seven children.    
http://person.ancestry.co.uk/tree/76676088/person/46348691050/story      He was a noted botanist.  
http://herbariaunited.org/collector/1885/    'Three noted botanists, Richard Buxton, John Horsefield and James Percival are buried in one corner of the churchyard.'  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Mary_the_Virgin,_Prestwich