1840-41 looks a more likely birthdate than 1842, from the censuses:
1871 (in Tipton, Staffs): Charles Harding, 39 b Middlesex
1881 (in Tipton, Staffs): Charles Harding, 42 b Wilsden [sic], Middlesex
1901 (in Warley, Worcs): Charles Harding, 60 b Appleton Valley, Middlesex
What birthplace does he give in 1911?