“I've been a mustache man since 1982. I committed to a full beard only a few years ago. My barber keeps it trimmed but I have long been impressed by the beards of Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill (ZZ Top).

“I am the curator/custodian of the Abingdon Abbey and a full-time DPhil. student at Linacre College, Oxford.

“I enjoy history, genealogy, traveling, collecting antique books, and photography. Originally from America, my wife and I have been in the UK since 2015.

“I have three children, my boys Ben 34 and Elias 32 often have beards as well. Sara, my daughter, 30 does not have a beard at this time.”