Bristol Potters - B
Research by Reg Jackson
BLACKBURN William
| 1836 | 23 Oct. Brick Yard, with wife Eliza, on the baptism of their daughter Eliza (JBPR). |
BLACKLER (BLACKER) William
Born c1811 in Somerset (41C).
| 1830 | Water Lane, Temple parish (P). |
| 1832 | Pipe Lane, Temple parish (List of Electors BRO 04736). |
| 1838 | 16 Sep. Bright Bow, Bedminster, with his wife Eliza, on the baptism of his daughter Elizabeth (JBPR). |
| 1841 | Brown’s Alley, Dean Lane, Bedminster (30), living with his wife Eliza (30), not born in county, and daughters Eliza (5) and Elizabeth (3) (41C). |
BLACKMORE Joseph
Born c1846 in Bristol (71C).
| 1871 | Labourer at pottery (25), 6 Church Street, Temple parish, living with his wife Mary Ann (21), charwoman, and son Joseph Thomas (1), both born in Bristol (71C). |
BLAKE Charles H.
Born c1870 in St Philip’s parish (91C).
| 1891 | China printer, boarding at 32 Winstanley Street, St Luke’s parish (21) (91C). |
| 1901 | Potter’s printer, 1 Kingsland Road, St Emmanuel’s parish (31), living with his wife Ellen (31) and children Ellen (6), Hilda (4) and Gladys (1), all born in Bristol (01C). |
BLAKE George Edmund
Born c1882 in Bristol (11C).
| 1911 | Glost placer, 4 Parnall Road, Fishponds (29), living with his wife Emma (29), born in Bristol (11C). |
BLAKE George Henry
Born c1885 in Easton (11C).
| 1911 | Pottery glost placer, 14 Parnall Road, Fishponds (26), living with his wife Edith (26), born in Stapleton, and son Herbert (3), born in Fishponds (11C). |
BLAKE Henry
Born c1877 in St Philip’s parish (11C).
| 1911 | Potter’s fireman, 5 Mendip View Avenue, Fishponds (34), living with his wife Isabelle (33), born in St Gabriel’s parish, and children Doris (10), born in St Gabriel’s, Herbert (9) and Arthur (7), both born in St Luke’s parish, Edna (5), Leonard (3) and Leslie (1), all born in Fishponds (11C). |
BLAKE Herbert Edwin
Born c1894 in Bristol, the son of John Edmund Blake (11C).
| 1911 | Potter’s mould maker, 43 Causeway, Fishponds, Stapleton (17), living with his parents and siblings (11C). |
BLAKE John Edward
Born c1846 in Bristol, the father of John Edmund and Joseph Henry Blake (61C, PPR, 01C).
| 1861 | 20 Trinity Street, St Philip’s parish (16) (61C). |
| 1865 | 1 Oct. George Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1867 | 4 Aug. Unity Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1871 | 19 Unity Street, St Philip’s (25), with his wife Lydia (24) and children (71C). |
| 1881 | 3 Lewis Court, Goat Alley, St Philip’s parish (35), living with his wife Lydia (33) and children (81C). |
| 1881 | 12 Jun & 18 Oct. Lewis’s Court, Goat Alley, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1883 | 5 David Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1884 | 31 May Noted as a potter when his son, John Edmund Blake (19), a painter of 55 Regent Street, St Philip’s parish married Jane Moore (HTPR). |
| 1891 | Coal haulier, 3 Bonds Court, St Paul’s parish (46), living with his wife Lydia (44) and children (91C). |
| Children: John Edmund, born 7 Sep 1865, bapt 1 Oct 1865 (PPR), Sarah Mary, born 14 Jul 1867, bapt 4 Aug 1867 (PPR), Emily, born 18 May 1881, bapt 12 June 1881 (PPR), Charles, born 24 Nov 1869, bapt 18 Oct 1881 (PPR), Lydia, born 11 Apr 1874, bapt 18 Oct 1881 (PPR), Joseph Henry, born 4 Jun 1876, bapt 18 Oct 1881 (PPR), Thomas, born 28 Dec 1879, bapt 18 Oct 1881 (PPR), William, born 14 Sep 1883, bapt 14 Oct 1883 (PPR) |
BLAKE John Edmund
Born 1865 in Bristol, the son of John Edward Blake, potter, and the father of Herbert Edwin Blake (PPR, 11C).
| 1891 | China printer, 32 Winstanley Street, St Luke’s parish (29), living with his wife Mary Jane (28), born in St Philip’s and children George (6), Edward (4) and Charles (1), all born in St Philip’s parish (91C). |
| 1894 | 21 Jan. Potter’s printer, Barton Hill, St Philip’s parish, living with his wife Mary Jane on the baptism of their son Herbert Edwin (born 2 Dec 1893) (PPR). |
| 1901 | Pottery foreman, 81 Lower Barton Hill Road, St Luke’s parish (36), living with his wife Mary J. (37), and children George (16), John (14), Charles (12) and Herbert (8), all born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter’s printer, 43 Causeway, Fishponds, Stapleton (46), living with his wife Mary Jane (46) and son Herbert Edwin (17), potter’s mould maker (11C). |
BLAKE (BLACK) John Henry
Born c1845 in Bristol (71C).
| 1864 | 6 Nov. Bread Street, St Philip’s parish (20), the son of Joseph Blake, a painter, he married Charlotte Lewis (18) (PPR). |
| 1871 | Red ware potter, 8 Princes Street, Bedminster (26), living with his wife Charlotte (24), born in Bristol, and children John (6), Agnes (4), Albert (2) and Henry (4 mths), all born in Bristol (71C). |
| 1881 | 37 Nelson Street, Newport, Monmouthshire (33), living with his wife Charlotte (32), and children including Charlotte (10), born in Bristol, Jane (6) and Alice (1), both born in Newport (81C). |
BLAKE Joseph Henry
Born c1876 in St Philip’s parish, the son of John Edward Blake (PPR, 01C, 11C).
| 1891 | Errand boy, 3 Bonds Court, St Paul’s parish (15), living with his parents and siblings (91C). |
| 1901 | Potter stoker, 19 Verrier Road, St George (24), living with his wife Isabella (23) and daughter Doris (4 mths), both born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter’s fireman, 5 Mendip View Avenue, Fishponds (34), living with his wife Isabella (33), born in St Gabriel’s, and children Doris (10), born in St Gabriel’s, Herbert (9), Arthur (7), both born in St Luke’s, Esme (5), Leonard (3) and Leslie (1), all born in Fishponds (11C). |
BLAKE Thomas
Born c1879 in St Philip’s parish (01C, 11C).
| 1901 | Potter gloss placer, boarding at 11 Weare Street, Bedminster (22) (01C). |
| 1905 | 26 Dec. He was recorded as an employee of Pountney and Co. Ltd. (Western Daily Press). |
| 1911 | Potter, clay man, 2 Justice Road, Fishponds (32), living with his wife Kate (32), born in Easton, and children Dora (7), born in St Philip’s parish, Bertie (5) and Elsie (3), both born in Fishponds (11C). |
BLAKE William
| 1887 | 29 May. Noted as a potter when his daughter Martha Lily Blake (30) of 4 Philip Street, St Philip’s parish married James Bell (21) a bricklayer (JBPR). |
BLAND John
Born c1844 in Staffordshire (71C).
| 1871 | Lodging at 2 Atlas Terrace, St Philip’s parish (27) (71C). |
BLANNIN Emanuel
Born c1815 in Bristol, the father of George Blannin (51C).
| 1839 | 4 Aug. Noted as a potter of Bedminster when his son George was baptised. Wife Ann. (RPR). |
| 1851 | Labourer, 10 Orchard Square, St Mary Redcliffe parish (36), living with his wife Ann (36), born in ‘Bainton’, Somerset, and children, George (12), Elizabeth (7), James (5), Emanuel (4) and William (1), all born in Somerset (51C). |
BLANNIN George
Born c1839 in St Mary Redcliffe parish, the son of Emanuel Blannin, potter (RPR, 51C).
| 1839 | 4 Aug. He was baptised, the son of Emanuel and Ann Blannin, of Bedminster, potter (RPR). |
| 1851 | 10 Orchard Square, St Mary Redcliffe parish (12), living with his parents Emanuel and Ann (51C). |
| 1861 | Labourer, 17 Tower Street, Temple parish (22), living with his wife Ann (23), born in St Mary Redcliffe parish (61C). |
BLATCHLEY Henry
The son of John Blatchley of Bristol, pastry cook (A).
| 1751 | 3 Sep. He was apprenticed to Thomas II and Bathsheba Cantle with £10, the gift of Edward Colston, deceased. Friends to find apparel (A, Ao, Ar). |
BLOWER Aaron
Born c1816 (41C).
| 1841 | Tylers Street, St Philip’s parish (25), born [illegible] (41C). |
BOBBETT Newton
| 1801 | 7 Dec. Described as a potter late of Bristol when his son, Newton, was apprenticed to Thomas Brookes, a toymaker (A). |