Bristol Potters - D
Research by Reg Jackson
DAGGER Arthur
Born c1894 in Bristol, the son of Oliver J. Dagger and the brother of Lily Dagger (11C).
| 1911 | Potter, 6 Station Avenue, Fishponds (17), living with his parents and siblings (11C). In the 1901 census Arthur was described as a cripple. |
DAGGER Charles Robert
Born c1864 in Bedminster, probably the brother of Oliver J. Dagger (71C, 91C).
| 1891 | Pottery biscuit placer, 10 Willway Street, Bedminster (27), living with his wife Pamela (29), born in Bedminster, and children Charles (8), Mary Ann (6), Henry A. (4), all born in Bedminster, and Sidney (2), born in Bristol (91C). |
| 1901 | 5 Jan. He was charged with stealing five plates from Pountney and Company Ltd. Police constable B47 said that he saw Dagger in Feeder Road and he had something heavy in his pocket. He stopped him and asked him what it was. Dagger said it was a dinner plate, and said that he had been working at the pottery in Feeder Road. Dagger showed him four plates, separated from each other by moist clay, and then suddenly he knocked them out of the policeman’s hand and ran away. He was taken to Bedminster police station where another plate was found in his jacket pocket, and he then admitted stealing all of them. A representative of Pountneys said that Dagger had always been a trusted servant, and they were prepared to take him back. He was bound over to come up for judgement if he was called upon, and was discharged (Western Daily Press). |
| 1901 | Pottery labourer, 22 Spring Street, Bedminster (33), living with his wife Pamela (37) and children including Lily (9), Florence (7) and Arthur (4), all born in Bedminster (01C). |
| 1911 | Pottery labourer, biscuit placer, 47 Princess Street, Bedminster (47), living with his wife Pamela (49) and children including Ernest (9), born in Bedminster (11C). |
| 1953 | Dec. He died, aged 70 (Ancestry website). |
DAGGER Lily
Born c1896 in Bristol, the daughter of Oliver J. Dagger and the sister of Arthur Dagger (11C).
| 1911 | Potter, 6 Station Avenue, Fishponds (15), living with his parents and siblings (11C). |
DAGGER Oliver J.
Born c1871 in Bristol, probably the brother of Charles Robert Dagger, and the father of Arthur and Lily Dagger (71C, 11C).
| 1901 | General labourer, 5 Stanley Street South, Bedminster (30), living with his wife and chaildren (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter, 6 Station Avenue, Fishponds (40), living with his wife Ann (38), born in Bristol, and children Arthur (17), Lily (15), Rose (14), Oliver (12), Elsie (7), Earnest (5), all born in Bristol, and Henry (4), Sydney (3) and Beatrice (8 mths), all born in Fishponds (11C). |
DALLIMORE George
Born c1846 in Bedminster, the brother of William Dallimore (61C).
| 1861 | Pipe Lane Court, Temple parish (15), living with his parents George and Eliza Dallimore and his brother William (61C). |
DALLIMORE William
Born c1848 in Pontypool, the brother of George Dallimore (61C).
| 1861 | Pipe Lane Court, Temple parish (13), living with his parents George and Eliza Dallimore and his brother George (61C). |
DANDO Annie
Born c1886 in Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire (01C).
| 1901 | Labourer in pottery, Deep Pit Road, St George (15) (01C). |
DANIEL Charles
| 1812 | 6 Oct. He obtained his freedom by virtue of his marriage to Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry Ostler, yeoman (F). |
| 1812 | Long Row, St Thomas’s parish (P). |
| 1825 | St Nicholas’s parish (TPR). |
| 1830 | Ash Lodge, Temple parish (P). |
| 1832 & 34 | Back Street, St Nicholas’s parish (List of Electors BRO 04736). |
| 1835 | Back Street, St Nicholas’s parish (P). |
| 1837 | Back Street, St Nicholas’s parish (P). |
| 1841 | Coronation Place, St Nicholas’s parish (P). |
| Child: Margaret, bapt 21 Aug 1825 (TPR). |
DANIEL William
Born c1784 in St Philip’s parish (51C).
| 1817 | 15 Jun. Hanover Square, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1838 | 6 Feb. Noted as ‘at the Pottery’ when his son Joseph Daniel (19), a chairmaker of St Philip’s parish, married Mary Donovan (MLPBT). |
| 1841 | Bread Street, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1841 | Labourer, Bread Street, St Philip’s parish (55), living with his wife Elizabeth (55) and children, all born in county (41C). |
| 1842 | 15 May. Noted as a potter when his son John Daniel, a blacksmith of Castle Green, married Margaret Button (MLPPR). |
| 1843 | 5 Mar. Noted as a potter when his daughter Eliza Daniel married James Nowland (MLPPR). |
| 1846 | 11 Jan. Noted as a potter when his son Henry Daniel(s), a smith of Counterslip, married Ann Pavey (TPR). |
| 1851 | Labourer, Bread Street, St Philip’s parish (67), living with his wife Elizabeth (69), born in St Philip’s parish (69) (51C). |
| 1852 | Bread Street, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| Children: William, born c1811 in Bristol (41C), John, born c1826 in Bristol (41C), Eliza, born c1826 in Bristol (41C), Ann (aged 4 mths), bapt 15 Jun 1817 (PPR), Joseph (aged 19) married 6 Feb 1838 (MLPBT), Henry, married 11 Jan 1846 (TPR) |
DANIELL Samuel
| 1752 | 31 Jul. A potter of Bristol, he was bondsman to the administration of the estate of William Lawrence of Bristol, mariner (Adm.). |
DANIELS Charles
Born c1834 in Bristol (61C).
| 1861 | 11 Brick Street, St Philip’s parish (27), living with his wife Sophia (24) a street hawker, and daughter Mary (1), both born in Bristol (61C). |
DAVEY Sarah
Born c1833 in St Thomas parish (51C).
| 1851 | ‘Employed at Pottery’, 2 Queens Head Court, St Thomas parish (18), living with his mother Elizabeth Davey, charwoman, born in St Philip’s parish (51C). |
DAVID Llewellin
Born c1865 in Bristol (01C).
| 1901 | Potter, 2 Ivy Terrace, Highbury Road, Bedminster (36), living with his wife Ann (34) in London, and children Llewellin (9), Florence (8), Ernest (7), Winifred (5) and Ida (4), all born in Bristol (01C). |
DAVIES Benjamin
Born c1864 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, the husband of Mary Davies (01C).
| 1901 | Potter, 4 Arthur Street, St Silas parish (37), living with his wife Mary (35), born in Burslem, Stafforshire and children Nelly (10), born in Burslem, George (9), born in Tean, Staffordshire and Mary (8), born in Burslem (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter’s dish maker, 32 Globe Street, Burslem (47), living with his wife Mary and children (11C). |
DAVIES Martha
Born c1809 in Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire (51C).
| 1851 | 7 Prospect Place, St Philip’s parish (42), living with her husband John, a patten ring maker (51C). |
DAVIES Thomas
| 1815 | 23 Oct. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney (Ao). |
DAVIES Mary
Born c1866 in Burslem, Staffordshire, the wife of Benjamin Davies (01C).
| 1901 | Potter (painter), 4 Arthur Street, St Silas parish (35), living with her husband and children (01C). |
DAVIES Walter
Born c1892 in Bristol (11C).
| 1911 | Despatching and ledger clerk, potteries, 10 Stanbury Avenue, Fishponds (19) (11C). |
DAVIS Albert
Born c1881 in Guildford, Surrey (01C).
| 1901 | Pottery packer, 5 Truro Road, Bedminster (20) (01C). |
DAVIS Charles
Born c1818, not in Bristol (41C).
| 1841 | Little Avon Street, St Philip’s parish (23), living with his wife Catherine (25), milliner and children (41C). |
| 1844 | 28 Jul. Temple parish (TPR). |
| Children: Mary Ann?, born c1839 not in Bristol (41C), Charles, born c1841 in Bristol (41C), Richard, bapt 28 Jul 1844 (TPR), Charles, bapt 28 Jul 1844 (TPR) |