1842 January – born West Norwood, Surrey to William Dallas, a Scottish born “East India merchant”. Distantly related (through his great great grandfather) to the Dallas family who were sugar barons in Jamaica, descendants including Alexander J. Dallas, United States Secretary of the Treasury 1814-1816 and his son George M. Dallas who was Vice President of the United States from 1845-1849.
1863 June – in Shanghai, initiated into Royal Sussex Lodge 501, occupation merchant. Barnes Dallas, his brother is a tea merchant there.
1864 moved to Japan
1866 transferred to Yokohama Lodge
1868 founded partnership – Stephenson, Dallas & Co Merchants, with T.S. Stephenson from Manchester
1869 transferred to Otentosama Lodge
1870 took up post as English teacher of the Kaisei School in Tokyo. Transferred to Nippon Lodge.
1871 Is attacked with a sword by a young Japanese officer in Tokyo
1871 teacher at Yokugakusha, Yonezawa
1873 married Emily Seymour in Guildford, England
1875 returned to Yokohama, bringing a Yonezawa cow with him.
1876 employed by Whitfield & Dowson, engineering company
Public Accountant Average Adjuster and Estate Agent in Yokohama, Dallas & Co
1884 met with Tannaker in Yokohama
1885 was on the secretariat of the Asiatic Society of Japan
1885 left Japan for Shanghai
1886 re-joined Shanghai Lodge, trading in coal and copper
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