Bristol Potters - C
Research by Reg Jackson
COLE Francis I
Born c1812 in Temple parish (61C).
| 1836 | 4 Dec. Temple parish (PPR). |
| 1838 | 25 Feb. Temple parish (PPR). |
| 1838 | 10 Sep. Redware potter, St Philip’s Marsh (Ao). |
| 1840 | 18 Oct. Jacob Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1841 | Church Lane, St Philip’s parish (25), living with his wife Elizabeth (20) born in Bristol and children (41C). |
| 1842 | 13 Nov. Jacob Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1849 | 2 Dec. Church Lane, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1851 | 13 Church Lane, St Philip’s parish (39) living with his wife Elizabeth (34), a schoolmistress, and children (51C). |
| 1856 | 24 Aug. Jacob Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1861 | 7 Newmans Yard, St Philip’s parish (49) living with his wife Elizabeth (44) and children and his mother-in-law Eleanor Howell, widow, of Prior Stanton [Stanton Prior], Somerset (61C). |
| 1867 | 22 Jun. ‘Died, June 9, at Water Lane, Temple Street, aged 55, Mr Francis Hall Cole, upwards of 40 years, in the employ of Messrs Pountney, Bristol Pottery’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1874 | 29 Mar. Noted as a potter when his daughter Hannah (24) of 4 Jacob Street, married William Hinder (PPR). |
| Children: Thomas William (aged 3 wks), bapt 4 Dec 1836 (PPR), Francis Henry (aged 2 mths), bapt 25 Feb 1838 (PPR), Ellen Tudor (aged 3 wks), bapt 18 Oct 1840 (PPR), George (aged 3 wks), bapt 13 Nov 1842 (PPR), William, born c1846 in Bristol (51C), Hannah Maria (aged 3 wks), bapt 2 Dec 1849 (PPR), Elizabeth Martha Howell, born 31 Jul 1856, bapt 24 Aug 1856 (PPR) |
COLE Francis II
Born c1779 in Gloucestershire, probably the father of Henry Cole (TPR, 41C).
| 1803 | 25 Dec. Probably the Francis Cole who married Mary Hall at St James’s church (information from Fiona Turnbull). |
| 1818 | 19 Apr. Possibly the Francis and Mary Cole who had a son Henry (born 11 Feb 1815) was baptised (TPR; information from Fiona Turnbull). |
| 1818 | 19 Apr. Probably the Francis and Mary Cole who had a daughter Hannah (born 14 Oct 1817) baptised (TPR; information from Fiona Turnbull). |
| 1841 | Harris Yard, Temple parish (62?), living with his children Hannah (22) and William (21) (41C). |
| 1843 | 4 May. Possibly the Francis Cole buried at Temple church (information Fiona Turnbull). |
| 1844 | 10 Mar. Noted as a potter when his son William Cole (24) a coach spring maker of Horse Fair married Ann Fletcher (JaPR). |
COLE George I
Born c1834 in Bristol (51C).
| 1851 | Labourer pottery, lodging at 3 Harris Yard, Temple parish (17) (51C). |
COLE George II
Born c1856 in Bristol, the son of Charles and Charlotte Cole and the brother of Alfred Cole (71C).
| 1871 | Labourer at pottery, 6 Church Street, Temple parish (16) (but 5 in 1861), living with his parents and family (71C). |
COLE George III
Born c1858 in Bristol (71C).
| 1871 | Labourer in pottery, 11 Church Street, Temple parish (13), living with John and Mary Ann Cole, labourer in timber yard (71C). |
COLE Henry
Born c1815 in Temple parish, probably the son of Francis Cole II (TPR, 61C).
| 1815 | 11 Feb. Possibly the Henry Cole born in Bristol (bapt 19 Apr 1818), the son of Francis and Mary Cole (TPR; Ancestry website). Or possibly the Henry Cole, son of Francis Cole, labourer, and Mary who was baptised on 21 May 1815 at Langton Street Wesleyan Chapel (information from Fiona Turnbull). |
| 1841 | Printer [probably earthenware printer], Holy Brook Place, Bedminster (25), living with his wife Mary Ann (20) and daughter Mary Ann (3) (41C). |
| 1851 | Earthenware printer, Hollybrook Place, Bedminster (36), living with his wife Mary Ann (34), laundress, born in Bedminster, and daughter Mary Ann (13), born in Bedminster (51C). |
| 1861 | Printer at pottery, Windmill Hill, Bedminster (46), living with his wife Mary Ann (44) born in Bedminster (61C). [This entry has been crossed out in the census return]. |
| 1871 | Printer on earthenware, Albert Place, St Philip’s parish (56), living with his wife Mary Ann (54) (71C). |
| 1881 | 52 Essex Street, Bedminster (66), born in Temple parish, living with his wife Mary (65), born in Bedminster (81C). |
| 1881 | 26 Apr. ‘Tram Accident. The Deputy Coroner held an inquest at the Clarence Inn, Dean Lane, Bedminster, yesterday afternoon, as to the death of Henry Cole, aged 66, a potter, who lived at 52 Essex Street, Bedminster. A witness named Fisher, living at Broadmead, and a conductor in the employ of the Tramways Company, named Charles Hayward, gave evidence showing that on Saturday, the 2nd April, the deceased was a passenger by a car leaving Redcliff Street for Bedminster. Just before it started he was seen to be sitting on one of the side rails, and on its moving he fell back into the street. He was taken to the General Hospital by a police constable, but not being detained at the Institution, he was afterwards conveyed home, and lingered until Friday last, when he died. Mr W.F. Carter, surgeon, who was called in to see the deceased, was of the opinion that he died as the result of internal injuries caused by the fall. The jury returned a verdict to that effect. In consequence of suggestions made by Dr Carter and members of the jury, the Deputy Coroner promised to make the following recommendations to the Tramways Company: – 1. That the rail skirting the tops of those cars having seats outside should be made higher; 2. That the cars should not stop in the middle of Bedminster Bridge; 3. That cars should not start without sufficient notice being given; and 4. That the conductor of a car should be requested to see that passengers were seated before the signal for starting was given’ (Western Daily Press). |
COLE James
Born c1859 in Temple parish, the son of Charles Cole and the brother and Alfred and George Cole II (81C, 91C).
| 1881 | Labourer, 6 Church Street, Temple parish (21), he was living with his parents and siblings (81C). |
| 1884 | 13 Aug. Redcliff Backs, St Mary Redcliffe parish (25) the son of Charles Cole a printer he married Rebecca Parker (28) of 17 Guinea Street (RPR). |
| 1891 | Labourer in pottery, 28 Wellington Street, St Mary Redcliffe parish (32), living with his wife Rebecca (36), born in St Mary Redcliffe parish, and children Ernest (8), born in Bedminster, Bertie (3) and Elsie (2 mths), both born in St Mary Redcliffe parish (91C). |
| 1901 | Potter’s labourer, 3 Somerset Street, St Mary Redcliffe parish (42), living with his wife Rebecca (45) and children including Harry (8) and Lily (5), both born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1911 | Out of work, general labourer, 11 Somerset Street, St Mary Redcliffe parish, living with his wife and children (11C). |
COLE John I
See the Potteries List section for the St Philip’s Pottery 6.
| 1815-16 | The St Philip’s Pottery 6 was operated by ‘Cole & Spokes’. |
John Cole I was probably in partnership with John Spokes I, until Spokes established his own Pottery in 1816.
| 1817-21 | John Cole I ran the St Philip’s Pottery 6, possibly in partnership with someone called ‘Campbell’, as a partnership between them was dissolved in 1821. |
| 1825 | John Cole I was in partnership with someone called ‘Pearce’ at the St Philip’s Pottery 6. (His partner was probably Colston Pearce). |
| 1832-35 | John Cole I ran the St Philip’s Pottery 6 alone. |
He may have died in 1835, as by 1836 the Pottery was being run by his wife Frances Cole.
The husband of Frances Cole and the father of John Cole III and Thomas Homans Cole (A, Ao, PPR).
| 1798 | 29 Oct. Possibly the John Cole who married a Frances Inks in St Martin in the Fields church, Westminster, London. If so, then this might have been the John Cole born on 9 Jun 1776 in St Clement Danes church, London. Frances had been born in the Lying in Hospital in Holborn, London, on 22 Aug 1776, the daughter of Edward and Sarah Inks (information from Bruce Bennett). |
| 1807 | 11 Nov. Great Gardens (Ao). |
| 1815 | 25 Jul. Stone potter, Cheese Lane, St Philip’s parish (Ao). |
| 1815-16 | Cole & Spokes, brown stone potters, Avon Street, St Philip’s (MD, ED). |
| 1816 | 13 Jan. The partnership of John Hilhouse Wilcox, Thomas Homans Cook and John Cole (t/a Wilcox, Cook and Company), stone ware potters and manufacturers of tobacco pipes carried on in Cheese Lane was dissolved on 29 December 1815 (FFJ). |
| 1820 | Brown stone potter, Great George Street, St Philip’s parish (MD). |
| 1821 | 25 Feb. George Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1821 | Cole & Campbell of Bristol, redware potters, partnerships dissolved (FFJ). |
| 1825 | Coles & Pearce, brown ware potters, Avon Street (MD). |
| 1825 | 24 Sep. For auction ‘Lot 5. A small and convenient stone and brown ware pottery, with a yard, two kilns, small dwelling house, and other suitable buildings, now in the occupation of Mr – Coles, as yearly tenant. These premises … have a frontage of 108 feet and are in depth on the northward side, 40 feet and on the southward side 54 feet’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1828 | 22 Jul. St Philip’s parish (Ao). |
| 1830 | 21 Jan. To be sold by auction: ‘Lot 2. A Small and Convenient Stone and Brown Ware Pottery, with a Yard, two Kilns, small Dwelling house, and other suitable buildings, now in the occupation of Mr John Coles, as yearly tenant … The Lots … are situate near the Bridge over the Feeder, at the bottom of Cheese Lane … and are within a short distance of the New Cattle Market’ (BG). |
| 1832 | 31 Mar. ‘To be let. A small and convenient pottery, with a yard, house, and other suitable buildings and ground adjoining thereto. The above premises are situated at the bottom of Cheese Lane, St Philip and Jacob … in the occupation of Mr John Cole, as tenant’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1832 | 31 Jul. Stone potter, Redcliff Hill (RPR). |
| 1832-35 | J. Cole exported stoneware to Guernsey and Jersey (PB-EXP). |
| 1833 | John Cole paid £2.8s.9d duty on his manufacture of stone bottles (from the ‘Fifth Report of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the Management and Collection of the Excise Revenue [on] Stone Bottles and Sweets, London, 1834’). |
| 1841 | He had probably died as his wife was living alone at the Pottery (41C). |
| 1842 | 17 Jan. Noted as a potter when his daughter Frances of Temple parish married Thomas Probert (TPR). |
| 1846 | 22 Mar. Noted as a potter when his son George a baker of St Philip’s parish married Ann Llewellyn (PPR). |
| 1846 | 26 Jun. Noted as a potter when his daughter Frances Ann of East Street, Bedminster married Charles Fowler (JBPR). |
| Apprentices: With wife Frances William Elbury, 11 Nov 1807 (A, Ao) John Cole II, 25 Jul 1815 (A, Ao) William Bowden, 22 Jul 1828 (A, Ao) |
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| Children: Emily, born 9 Jul 1806, bapt 31 Jul 1830 (RPR), John II, born c1809 (51C), Thomas Homans (aged 1 mth), bapt 25 Feb 1821 (PPR), Frances, married 17 Jan 1842 (TPR), George, married 22 Mar 1846 (PPR), Frances Ann, married 26 Jun 1846 (JBPR) |
COLE John II
Born c1803 in Lambeth (51C).
| 1828-31 | St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1835-42 | Marsh, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1841 | Avon Place, Marsh, St Philip’s parish (35) living with his wife Susannah (35) born in Bristol and children (41C). |
| 1851 | 9 Old Mill Place, St Philip’s parish (48) living with his wife Susan (49) and children Susan (18), Maria (16), Clara (10) and Esther (8) (51C). |
| 1870 | 18 Apr. Noted as a potter when his daughter Maria of Frogmore Street married James Hamilton Sage (APR). |
| Children: John, bapt 13 Jul 1828 (PPR), Thomas Edward, bapt 2 Aug 1829 (PPR), Elizabeth, bapt 13 Feb 1831 (PPR), Maria, bapt 11 Jan 1835 (PPR), Susannah, bapt 3 Feb 1833 (PPR), Frances (aged 1 mth), bapt 3 Dec 1837 (PPR), Clara Ann (aged 1 mth), bapt 10 Nov 1839 (PPR), Caroline, born c1840 (41C), Hester (Esther) Frances (aged 3 wks), bapt 27 Mar 1842 (PPR) |
COLE John III
Born c1809 in Bristol, the son of John Cole I (A, 51C).
| 1815 | 25 Jul. He was apprenticed to his parents John I and Frances Cole (A, Ao). |
| 1830 | Marsh, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1832 | Marsh, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1832 & 34 | Marsh, St Philip’s parish (List of Electors BRO 04736). |
| 1835 | Marsh, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1836 | 3 Apr. Tower Street, Temple parish (RPR). |
| 1837 | 26 Mar. Temple parish (TPR). |
| 1841 | Marsh, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1844 | 21 Jan. Baptist Mills (PPR). |
| 1847 | Marsh, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1851 | 8 Henry Row, Barton Place, St Philip’s parish (42), living with his wife Rebecca (36), tailoress, born in Bristol, and children (51C). |
| 1852 | Marsh, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1861 | His wife was a widow (61C). |
| Children: James, bapt 2 Apr 1836 (RPR), Rebecca, bapt 26 Mar 1837 (TPR), Emma, born c1840 in Bristol (51C), Eliza, born 24 Dec 1843, bapt 21 Jan 1844 (PPR) |
COLE John IV
Born c1837 in Bedminster (51C).
| 1851 | Potter’s apprentice, 4 Merchants Court, St Peter’s parish (14) living with his mother Esther (53) a marine store dealer, born in Babcary, Somerset (51C). |
COLE John V
Born c1835 (PPR).
| 1857 | 19 Jul. Union Road, St Philip’s parish (22), the son of George Cole, ropemaker, he married Mary Ann Scrase of the Dings (PPR). |
| 1860 | 13 Jun. Union Road, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1863 | 29 Mar. Bread Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| Children: George, born 19 Jan 1858, bapt 13 Jun 1860 (PPR), Hester, born 20 Apr 1860, bapt 13 Jun 1860 (PPR), Rose, born 6 Mar 1863, bapt 29 Mar 1863 (PPR) |
COLE John VI
Born c1856 in St Philip’s parish (71C).
| 1871 | Labourer in pottery, 6 Victoria Road, St Philip’s parish (15), the son of Abraham, a stoker at gas works (71C). |
COLE Joseph I
The son of Joseph Cole of Clifton, Gloucestershire, gardener (A).
| 1768 | 1 Oct. He was apprenticed to William I and Mary Maynard, with £10 the gift of Edward Colston deceased (A, Ao). |
COLE Joseph II
Born c1834 in Pile Street, Bristol (61C).
| 1861 | Potter’s printer, Ash Lodge, Temple parish (27), living with his wife Ann (23) tailoress, born Newchurch, Monmouthshire (61C). |
| 1862 & 68 | Temple parish (TPR). |
| 1868 | 21 Apr. Possibly the Joseph Cole who was accused of stealing a waistcoat from his place of work, Price’s Pottery, on 1 April 1867. He pleaded guilty and was committed for six weeks’ imprisonment (Bristol Times & Mirror). |
| Children: Charles, bapt 13 Apr 1862 (TPR), Lionel Tom, bapt 16 Feb 1868 (TPR) |
COLE Lavinia Ann
See the Potteries List section for the St Philip’s Pottery 6.
The Pottery had previously been run by Thomas Homans Cole who died in October 1867. It was taken over by his widow, Lavinia Cole.
| 1867-71 | Lavinia Cole ran the St Philip’s Pottery 6. |
In 1869 she married Joseph Rowland Hands and they then ran the Pottery in partnership.
After Lavinia Cole’s death in 1871 the Pottery was run by Joseph Rowland Hands.
Born c1825 in Bath, the wife of Thomas Homans Cole and afterwards Joseph Rowland Hands, and the mother-in-law of Charles Davis (51C, 71C).
| 1864 | 16 Jul. ‘Died July 9, aged 65, Mrs S. Boades, mother of Mrs Cole, Albert Pottery, St Philip’s’ (Bristol Times & Mirror). |
| 1867 | 2 Nov. ‘To gentlemen, nurserymen, builders and others. Lavinia Cole returns sincere thanks to her friends and the public for the liberal patronage bestowed on her late husband for the last 13 years, and begs to inform them she intends carrying on the business as usual, and hopes by strict attention to merit a continuance in their kind support. Albert Pottery, St Philip’s Marsh. 28 October 1867’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1869-73 | Lavinia Cole, brown and red ware potter, garden pot manufacturer, and brick and tile maker, St Philip’s Marsh (MD, WD). |
| 1869 | 29 Sep. ‘Wanted a woman, as general servant, not under 40. Only two in family. Apply Albert Pottery, St Philip’s Marsh’ (Western Daily Press). |
| 1869 | 9 Oct. On 2 October at St Barnabus church, Lavinia Ann, the widow of Thomas Cole of the Albert Pottery, St Philip’s parish, married Mr J.R. Hands of Bristol (Bristol Mercury). [She was aged 44, while he was 25]. |
| 1870 | 9 Sep. ‘For sale, a silver mounted harness, nearly new. Apply at Albert Pottery, St Philip’s Marsh’ (Western Daily Press). |
| 1870 | Mrs L. Hands, Albert Pottery (WD). |
| 1871 | Potter, employing 6 men and 2 boys, widow, Albert Pottery, 10 Albert Road, St Philip’s parish (46), living with her daughter, Rosina (27), born in St Philip’s parish (71C). [It is not known why Lavinia used the surname Cole in this census, rather than the surname of her new husband]. |
| 1871 | Her daughter had married Charles Davis (40) who was ‘clerk in the pottery works’ (71C). |
| 1871 | 18 Nov. ‘Died November 8 at Albert Pottery, Lavinia Ann, wife of Mr Jos R. Hands, aged 46’ (Bristol Mercury). |
COLE Thomas
| 1767 | 25 Apr. He became a free potter because of his marriage to Mary, widow of James Bracey, mason (F, G). |
| 1774 | Potter, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1781 | Potter, Bedminster (P). |
| 1784 | Potter, Bedminster (P). |
| Children: Henry, bapt 29 may 1782 (RPR), Elizabeth, bapt 30 Sep 1798 (RPR) |
COLE Thomas Homans (Hamans)
See the Potteries List section for the St Philip’s Pottery 6.
The Pottery had previously been run by his mother, Frances Cole, who died in 1855.
| 1855-57 | Thomas Homans Cole ran the St Philip’s Pottery 6. |
He died in 1867 and was succeeded at the Pottery by his widow, Lavinia Cole.
Born in 1821 in St Philip’s parish, the son of John Cole I (PPR).
| 1841 | Potter, Hambleton Cottage, Bedminster (20), born in county (41C). |
| 1842 & 43 | Marsh, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1845 | Dings, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1851 | 6 St Philip’s Marsh, St Philip’s parish (29) living with his wife Lavinia (26), a dressmaker, born in Bath and children, Lavinia (9) born in Chatterton Square, Rosena (7) and Emily (4) (51C). |
| 1857 | 15 Aug. ‘Liquor merchants, nurserymen, builders, and others. Albert Pottery, St Philip’s. Thomas Cole returns his sincere thanks to his friends and the public for the many favours they have bestowed upon him for the last two years, and begs to inform them that, in addition to all kinds of brown ware, he has entered upon the improved stone, which he can supply cheaper than any firm in the West of England’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1857 | Thomas Cole, brown stone and red ware potter, and brick and tile maker, St Philip’s Marsh (MD). |
| 1858-65 | Thomas Cole, brown and red ware potter, improved highly glazed stoneware, brick and tile maker, St Philip’s Marsh (MD). |
| 1858 | 28 Dec. Noted as a potter when his daughter Leonora Lavinia of Albert Road, married Charles Butt, a potter (HTPR). |
| 1859 | 22 Jan. For sale by auction ‘Fee farm rents … payable out of … a pottery occupied by Mr Thomas Cole … having a frontage on the River Avon …’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1861 | Master potter employing 7 men and 3 boys, St Philip’s Marsh, St Philip’s parish living with his wife Lavinia A. and daughter Rosina (61C). |
| 1862 | 26 Aug. ‘Wanted a man who perfectly understands the glazing and burning of redware. Apply to T. Cole, Albert Pottery, St Philip’s’ (Western Daily Press). |
| 1864 | 22 Feb. Noted as a potter when his daughter Rosina (20) married Charles William Davis, a mariner (HTPR). |
| 1864 | 27 Feb. Married at Holy Trinity church, Mr C.W. Davies of London to Rosina, second daughter of Mr Thomas Cole of the Albert Pottery, St Philip’s Marsh (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1864 | 12 Sep. ‘Yesterday morning at half past ten, a fire broke out at Albert Pottery, St Philip’s Marsh, which threatened to be very serious, on account of the scarcity of the company’s water, had it not been discovered in time. Through the kindness of neighbours in fetching water from the river it was soon got under. Fortunately Mr Cole was insured’ (Western Daily Press). |
| 1866-68 | Thomas Cole, brown and red ware potter, garden pot manufacturer and brick and tile maker, St Philip’s Marsh (MD). |
| 1867 | 15 Oct. He died and his will was proved on 30 Oct by his widow, Lavinia, of Albert Road, St Philip’s Marsh. He was described as ‘late of the Albert Pottery’ and his estate was valued at under £60 (PRO Calendar of Wills and Administrations). |
| 1867 | 19 Oct. ‘Died, October 15, after a long illness, Mr Thomas Cole of Albert Pottery, St Philip’s Marsh, aged 46, deeply lamented’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1868 | 12 May. Noted as a potter when his daughter Lavinia Emily Cole (20) of The Marsh, married Joseph Whyatt, an accountant (PPR). |
| Children: Leonora Lavinia (aged 3 mths), bapt 16 Jan 1842 (PPR), Rosina (aged 5 mths), bapt 5 Nov 1843 (PPR), Frederick John, born 20 Apr 1845, bapt 17 Aug 1845 (PPR), Lavinia Emily, born c1848 (51C, PPR) |
COLE William
| 1804-5 | Church Lane, Temple parish (12 windows) (Temple-W). |
COLES Ann
Born c1842 in Burslem, Staffordshire (71C).
| 1871 | Cup handler, 22 Orange Street, St Paul’s parish (29), living with her husband George, a stone cutter, and children Edward (8), born in Bristol, Henry (3), born in Hanley, Staffordshire, and Alfred (1), born in Bristol (71C). |
| 1881 | She had no occupation in the census (81C). |