Occupation: 1800 to 1808 as a silversmith and watchmaker in New York City NY as a journeyman in the shops of William Garret Forbes and John Lockwood.

Occupation: 1808 to 1818 as a silversmith and watchmaker in New York City NY at 72 Gold Street.

Occupation: 1819 he was a partner in 1819 with John Wolfe Forbes in New York City NY as C. & J. W. FORBES.

Occupation: 1823 as a silversmith in New York City NY at Collect and Pump Streets.

Occupation: 1826 to 1833 as a silversmith partnered with William Forbes in New York City NY as COLIN V. G. FORBES & SON.

Occupation: 1835 as a silversmith partnered with Colin Van Gelder Forbes in New York City NY as FORBES & SON with shop at 59 Vandam Street.

Census: He appeared on the 1850 census taken at New York City NY, listed as a silversmith.