Bristol Potters - B
Research by Reg Jackson
BALDWIN William
Born c1877 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire (11C).
| 1911 | Presser, sanitary work, boarding at 5 Coronation Avenue, Fishponds (34) (11C). |
BALL Percival Henry
| 1935 | 27 Mar. ‘Death in accordance with the medical evidence was the verdict recorded at an inquest held yesterday by the Bristol city coroner … on Percival Henry Ball (54) of Stock Road, Easton. The widow said her husband came out of the army in May 1919 and began work at the Bristol Pottery the following July. He had two machines to feed – one with flints and the other with stones. After he had been there about 6 years he was home ill every year for a month. He was seen by two doctors but he gradually got worse. He was taken off the crushing machine work in September 1931, after being examined by the doctor at the Pottery. He continued on light work until February 1933, since when he had not worked. He died on March 23. Dr A.L. Taylor, pathologist to the Bristol General Hospital said death was due to heart failure following fibrosis of the lungs due to silicosis’ (Western Daily Press). |
BALL William I
| 1872 | 11 Feb. Noted as a potter when his son Thomas Duncalf Ball, a farmer of Trinity Street, married Clara Ann Thatcher (HTPR). |
BALL William II
Born c1873 in Bedminster (91C).
| 1891 | 29 Herbert Street, Bedminster (18) (91C). |
BALLARD Rebecca
Born c1830 in Temple parish (51C).
| 1851 | ‘Pottery’, 3 James’ Street, St Philip and Jacob parish (21), the wife of Henry, a journeyman carpenter (51C). |
BAMBURY James
| 1891 | 20 Dec. Noted as a potter on the marriage of his daughter Elizabeth to William Beard, a brushmaker (EPR). |
BAMFORD Amy
Born c1866 in Bristol, the sister of Augustus, Jasper and Annie Bamford (81C).
| 1881 | 113 Meriton Street, St Philip’s parish (15), the daughter of William, a shipwright (81C). |
BAMFORD Annie
Born c1863 in Bristol, the sister of Augustus, Jasper and Amy Bamford (81C).
| 1881 | 113 Meriton Street, St Philip’s parish (18), the daughter of William, a shipwright (81C). |
BAMFORD Augustus
Born c1861 in Bristol, the brother of Annie, Jasper and Amy Bamford (81C).
| 1881 | 113 Meriton Street, St Philip’s parish (20), the son of William, a shipwright (81C). |
BAMFORD Benjamin
Born c1825 in Hanley, Staffordshire, the husband of Mary Bamford (61C).
| 1851 | Potter plate maker, Hill Street, Shelton, Staffordshire (27), living with his wife Mary (26) and children (51C). |
| 1860 | 2 Feb. Probably the Benjamin ‘Bamber’ described as foreman of the Bristol [Victoria] Pottery when he gave evidence against one of the employees charged with theft (Western Daily Press). |
| 1861 | Potters foreman, 2 Water Lane, Temple parish (37), living with his wife Mary (36), born in Hanley, and children Ann J. (14), George A. (12), Rosella (10), Thomasine (7) and Walter (4), all born in Hanley, and Mary B. (2), born in Temple parish (61C). |
| 1865 | 21 Mar. Benjamin Bamford is referred to as one of the foremen at Pountney’s Bristol Pottery (Western Daily Press). |
| 1868 | 31 Mar. He was described as the manager of Pountney’s Bristol Pottery (Western Daily Press). |
| 1869 | 25 Nov. A potter’s foreman he died in Totterdown. His will was proved on 29 December and he left personal effects valued at under £600 (PRO National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966). |
BAMFORD Jasper
Born c1864 in Bristol, the brother of Annie, Augustus and Amy Bamford (81C).
| 1881 | 113 Meriton Street, St Philip’s parish (17), the son of William, a shipwright (81C). |
BAMFORD Mary
Born c1824 in Hanley, Staffordshire, the wife of Benjamin Bamford (61C).
| 1868 | 10 Oct. ‘Deaths. September 27 at the Bristol Victoria Pottery, St Philip’s Marsh, Mary, the beloved wife of Benjamin Bamford, aged 44’ (Bristol Mercury). |
BAMFORD Robert
Born c1855 in Bristol (81C).
| 1881 | Boarding at 28 Victoria Terrace, St Philip’s parish (26) (81C). |
BANFORD James
| 1773 | 19 Jan. The son of Thomas Banford, late of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, mariner, deceased, he was apprenticed to Richard and Judith Champion as a china painter, friends to find apparel and washing (A, Ao). |
| 1781 | 9 Feb. He obtained his freedom as a china painter (F, G). |
| 1781 | China manufacturer, Cold Bath Square, Cold Bath Fields, St James’s Clerkenwell, London (P). |
BARKER Thomas
Born c1852 in Manchester (01C).
| 1901 | Carter for pottery, Pottery Yard, Victoria Terrace, St Silas parish (49), living with his wife Rose (40), John (17), Edith (8), Walter (6) and William (3), all born in Bristol (01C). |
BARKER O.D.
| 1884 | 16 Dec. He was described as the manager at Messrs Price’s Pottery, Victoria Street, when he gave evidence into the death of Frederick Porter, an assistant at the pottery (Bristol Mercury). |
BARLOW Joseph
Born c1829 in Whitehaven, Cumbria (71C) or Bovey Tracey, Devon (81C).
| 1861 | Potter, 2 Sant Street, Burslem, Staffordshire (32), living with his wife Jane (31), born in Burslem, and children George (13) and Jane (7) (61C). |
| 1865 | Catalogue of Industrial Exhibition: Committee of management included Mr J. Barlow, potter. Class III Useful & Ornamental 4. Barlow, James Potter (Bristol Pottery) 2 Rose Terrace, Temple – miscellaneous articles in pottery inlaid with colors on turners lathe. [No James Barlow is recorded as a potter, so this may be a mistake for Joseph Barlow]. |
| 1871 | Potters turner, 5 Rose Alley, Temple parish, widower (42), living with his daughter Jane (18), born in Scotland (71C). |
| 1871 | 23 Oct. —- Barlow, Henry Street, potter (EPR, bapt). |
| 1878 | 3 Nov. Potter, Bread Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1881 | Turner in pottery, 4 Rose Alley, Temple parish (51), living with his wife Ciscell (42), born in Temple parish, and children (81C). |
| 1888 | 20 Oct. ‘Died October 14, at 3 Rose Terrace, Temple, Joseph Barlow, nearly 30 years at the Bristol and Victoria Pottery, deeply regretted’ (Western Daily Press). |
| Children: Wife Jane: George, born 1848 in Stoke-on-Trent (61C) and Jane, born c1854 in Scotland (61C, 71C). [The following children named Cooksley were probably his step-children]: Alfred Cooksley, born c1863 (81C), Thomas B. Cooksley, born c1867 (81C), Ciscell A. Cooksley, born c1870 (81C), Joseph J. Cooksley, born c1872 (81C), Amelia Cooksley, born c1874 (81C). Wife Ciscell: Blanche, born 5 Oct 1878, bapt 3 Nov 1878 (PPR, 81C) |
BARM John
Born c1838 in Bristol (51C).
| 1851 | 4 Burgess Buildings, St Philip’s parish (13), living with his parents John, a waterman, and Sarah (51C). |
BARNES Charles
Born c1846 in St Philip’s parish, the brother of William Barnes I (61C).
| 1861 | Labourer at pottery, 5 Avon Court, Bread Street, St Philip’s parish (15) (61C). |
BARNES George Thomas
Born c1882 in St Mary Redcliffe parish (11C).
| 1911 | Placer potter, boarding at 8 Ernestville Road, Fishponds (29) (11C). |