Bristol Potters - G
Research by Reg Jackson
GLOVER Kate
Born c1851 in Bristol (71C).
| 1871 | Potter’s girl, 13 Avon Street, Temple parish (20) (71C). |
GLOVER Robert
Born c1874 in Bristol, the son of William Glover (91C).
| 1891 | 10 St Silas Place, St Philip’s parish (17), living with his father and brother (91C). |
| 1901 | Earthenware traveller, 14 Higham Street, Bedminster (26), living with his wife Agnes (23) and daughter Audrey (1), both born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1911 | Representative of pottery manufacturer, 14 Higham Street, Totterdown, Bedminster (36), living with his wife Agnes (33) and children Audrey (11) and [illegible] (6½), both born in Bristol (11C). |
| 1919 | 21 Apr. He represented Pountneys at the funeral of Walter Henry Maurice Tucker, a commercial traveller for the company (Western Daily Press). |
| 1936 | 17 Jan. ‘The funeral service for Mr Robert Glover, of 18 Belluton Road, Knowle, who died on Sunday last, took place yesterday at St Silas Church. Mr Glover was formerly senior commercial representative of Messrs Pountney and Co. Ltd. … and he had been with the firm since boyhood. He was one of the best known men “on the road” in the pottery trade and he was also one of the prime movers in starting the sports organisation at Messrs Pountney. Representing the Bristol Pottery were A.S. Newsom, W. Flook, W.G. Cotterell and A. Ford’ (Western Daily Press). |
GLOVER William
Born c1835 in Burslem, Staffordshire, the father of Robert Glover (91C).
| 1861 | Saggar maker, 3 Gomar Gardens, Poulton-cum-seacombe, Cheshire (26), living with his wife Elizabeth (26), born in Ramsey, Huntingdon, and son William, (3 mths), born in Seacombe (61C). |
| 1871 | Saggar maker, Morton Street, St Philip’s parish (36), living with his wife Elizabeth (36) and children Elizabeth (5), born in Bedminster, and Joseph (1), born in Temple parish (71C). |
| 1881 | Saggar maker, widower, Morton Street, St Philip’s parish (46), living with his children including Robert (5) and Maria (1), both born in Bristol (81C). |
| 1891 | Potter, widower, 10 St Silas Place, St Philip’s parish (56), living with his children (91C). |
| 1901 | Retired potter, widower, 14 Higham Street, Bedminster (67), living with his son Robert and family (01C). |
| 1907 | 22 Jan. Died Jan 18 at Bedminster. ‘William Glover, aged 73, for upwards of 40 years faithful servant of Messrs Pountney and Co. Ltd., The Potteries, Bristol ‘ (Western Daily Press). |
GLYDE James
| 1828 | 25 Feb. Noted as a potter when his son Jabez was apprenticed to Mary Sargeant, a patternmaker (A). |
GODDARD Robert
The son of Robert Goddard of Bristol, glassmaker, deceased (A).
| 1712 | 7 Jul. He was apprenticed to Mary Orchard (A, Ar). |
GODFREY Alice
Born c1864 in Bristol (81C).
| 1881 | Pottery employee, 10 Poplar Court, Bath Parade, St Mary Redcliffe parish (17) (81C). |
GODFREY Clara
| 1883 | 11 Aug. Clara Godfrey, employed in the Bristol Pottery, and living in Waterloo Court, St Mary Redcliffe parish, was a witness in a trial (Bristol Mercury). |
GODFREY James
The son of Josiah Godfrey, weaver, and the brother of Josiah Godfrey, potter (F).
| 1739 | 2 Nov. He became a free potter (F, G). |
| 1739 | Potter, Temple parish (P). |
| 1740 | He stood surety of £5 for William Thomas to keep an alehouse in Temple parish (AKL). |
| 1743 | He stood surety of £5 for Nathaniel Cambridge to keep an alehouse in Temple parish (AKL). |
| 1754 | Potter, Temple parish (P). |
| 1762 | 25 Oct. He was described as a potter when his son, Henry, was apprenticed to Samuel Pavey, glazier (A). |
| 1767 | 21 Nov. A lease refers to Henry Godfrey, aged 18 years, son of James Godfrey, potter, who was one of the lives on another lease dated 24 June 1763 in respect of a property on Temple Backs (BRO Temple Ab313). |
| 1769 | 6 Jul. ‘Know all Men … that We the Mayor Burgesses and Commonality of Bristol do owe … to James Godfrey of the City of Bristol, Potter, in the Sum of Nine hundred and Seventy Eight Pounds Six Shillings and Six Pence half penny … in trust and to and for the use and Benefit of the Hospital situate in Temple Street in the said City of Bristol founded by Dr Thomas White (deceased)’ (BRO 04106(2)). |
| 1774 | Potter, Temple parish (P). |
| 1775 | Potter, 19 Temple Street (SD). |
| 1775 | 25 Mar. Described as a potter when his son, James, was apprenticed to a cordwainer (A). |
| 1780 | 2 Sep. Noted as a potter when William Horwood became a free hooper because of his marriage to James Godfrey’s daughter Mary (G). |
| 1781 | 31 Jan. Noted as a potter when his son, James, became a free cordwainer (G). |
| 1781 & 1784 | Potter, Temple Street (P). |
| 1790 | 22 Feb. He was dead when his son, John, was apprenticed to William Harwood, cooper (A). |
| Rate and tax book entries: [25 Mar 1748-29 Sep 1786] James Godfrey Temple Street (Temple-W,Wa,L,LS) |
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| Children: Wife Mary Ann, bapt 27 Apr 1746 (TPR), Henry, bapt 3 Apr 1748 (TPR), Mary, bapt 10 Sep 1750 (TPR), James, apprenticed 25 Mar 1775 (A) |
GODFREY Josiah
The brother of James Godfrey.
| 1753 | 26 Jan. A potter of St Michael’s parish he was bondsman to a licence granted to Joseph Webb, carpenter (M). |
| 1754 | 1 Apr. He became a free potter as he was the son of Josiah Godfrey, weaver (F) |
| 1754 | Potter, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1774 & 1781 | Potter, St Michael’s parish (P). |
GOLDING George F.
Born c1853 in Bristol (81C).
| 1881 | Tobacconist and clerk at pottery, 26 West Street, St Philip’s parish (28), living with his wife Alice (27), a tobacconist, born in Bristol, and his niece, Kate Pitt (19), assistant tobacconist, born in Bristol (81C). |
| 1891 | Commercial traveller, 97 Cromwell Road, St Andrew’s parish (37), living with his wife Alice (36) and children Edith (9), Frederick (7), Daisy (4) and Olive (1), all born in Bristol (91C). |
| 1901 | Traveller (pottery trade), Millerston House, Walsingham Road, Ashley Down (47), living with his wife Alice (46) and children including Winifred (9), born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1905 | 26 Dec. He was described as the senior representative of Pountney and Co. Ltd. (Western Daily Press). |
| 1911 | Commercial agent (own account): china, earthenware, glass trades, 105 Cotham Brow, Clifton (57), living with his wife Alice (56) and children Daisy (24) and Winifred (19) (11C). |
GOLDNEY Gabriel
See the Potteries List section for the Water Lane Pottery.
The Pottery had previously been run by John Decimus Pountney.
| 1837-50 | Gabriel Goldney was in partnership with J.D. Pountney at the Water Lane Pottery, trading as Pountney & Goldney. |
The Pottery was subsequently operated by J.D. Pountney alone.
Born c1806 in Chippenham, Wiltshire (51C).
| 1807 | 21 Jan. Probably the Gabriel Goldney, born 2 Jun 1806, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth, who was baptised at Langley-Burrell, Wiltshire (Ancestry website). |
| 1837-50 | Pountney & Goldney, manufacturer of all sorts of plain and ornamental earthenware, Water Lane, Temple Back (MD). |
| 1839 | Probably the Gabriel Goldney who was married at Chippenham (Ancestry website). |
| 1846 | 14 Mar. ‘To be let. 13 Meridian Place, Clifton. For particulars, application may be made either on the premises, or at no. 3, or of Mr Gabriel Goldney, the present tenant, at the Bristol Pottery’ (Bristol Times). |
| 1849 | 26 Mar. Noted as a manufacturer of Wetherell Cottage, Clifton on the baptism of his son Gabriel. Wife Eliza (TPR). |
| 1850 | 12 Oct. Gabriel Goldney was recorded as the Governor of the Corporation of the Poor in Bristol. He stated that in consequence of the dissolution of the partnership at the Bristol Pottery he was going into the north of England, but that he was not, at present, going to remove his family from Bristol (Bristol Times). |
| 1851 | Agent (sugar), lodging at 46 St Michael’s Hill, St Michael’s parish (44), living with his wife Eliza (43), born in Tiverton, Devon, and children Mary (11), Catherine (7) and Gabriel (2), all born in Clifton, Bristol (51C). |
| 1859 | He died and was buried in a family grave in Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol. |
GOLDSWORTHY James
Born c1835 in Bristol (61C).
| 1861 | Journeyman earthenware painter, 45 Langton Street, Bedminster (26), living with his wife Eliza (25) born in Bristol (61C). |
| 1871 | Probably the greengrocer and fruiterer, 8 Lower Maudlin Street, St James’s parish (35), living with his wife Eliza (30) (71C). |
GOLLER Thomas
| 1800 | 18 Jun. He was haulier to Henry Carter at his pottery in Water Lane (Q). |
GOODALL Jonas
Born c1814 in Broseley, Shropshire, the son-in-law of Samuel Marsh (41C, 51C).
| 1841 | Journeyman potter, Pipe Lane, Temple parish (25) (41C). |
| 1843 | 16 Jul. St Philip’s parish, widower, the son of Edward Goodall, a miner, he married Elizabeth Marsh of St Philip’s parish, the daughter of Samuel Marsh, a potter (PPR). |
| 1845 & 46 | Temple parish (TPR). |
| 1815 | 11 Rose Street, Temple parish (37), living with his wife Eliza (36), born in Bristol, and children (51C). |
| 1861 | His wife was a widow living at 53 Pitt Street, Burslem, Staffordshire (61C). |
| Children: Jonas, bapt 30 Mar 1845 (TPR), Edward, bapt 27 Sep 1846 (TPR), George, born c1848 in Bristol (51C), Jonas, born c1850 in Bristol (51C), Thomas, born c1853 in Bristol (61C), William, born c1854 in Burslem (61C), John, born c1856 in Burslem (61C) |
GOODYER Robert
Born c1821 (Ao).
| 1836 | 29 Feb. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney, aged 15 years (Ao). |
GOTHERIDGE George
| 1860 | 16 Jun. Mr Gotheridge of the Redcross Street Pottery was voted chairman of a campaign to lower the price of butchers meat after a public meeting on Brandon Hill (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1865 | Sep. Catalogue of the Bristol, West of England, Gloucestershire and South Wales Industrial Exhbition.
Committee of Management: G. Gotheridge, potter. Exhibitor: Gotheridge, George. Potter, 6 Albert Street, Baptist Mills – 2 Stone Drab Jugs, small and large (BRL Bristol Tracts 1019-1034). |
GOULD George Benjamin
Born 1863 in Temple parish, the father of George John Gould and William Gould (81C, 91C).
| 1863 | 11 Dec. He was born (information from Mike Gould). |
| 1881 | 20 Queen Street, St Peter’s parish (18) (81C). |
| 1885 | 24 May. 9 Old Market Street, St Philip’s parish (21) the son of John Gould, a labourer, he married Mary Ann Quail (20) the daughter of John Quail, labourer, deceased (PPR). |
| 1888 | 1 Jan. Oxford Road, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1891 | Labourer pottery, 52 Oxford Road, St Philip’s parish (28), living with his wife Mary Ann (27), born in St Philip’s parish, and children (91C). |
| 1892 | 3 Jan. Kingsland Road, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1893 | 10 Sep. Batch, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1901 | Pottery labourer, Cotswold Road, Bedminster (37), living with his wife Mary (37) and children (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter stoneware, 135 Cotswold Road, Bedminster (48), living with his wife Mary Ann (47) and children (11C). |
| 1950 | 29 Jul. He died at 135 Cotswold Road, Bristol, aged 86. His will was proved on 2 October 1950 (PRO National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966). |
| Children: George John, born 8 Mar 1886 in St Philip’s parish (91C, information from Mike Gould), Henry, born 11 Dec 1887, bapt 1 Jan 1888 (PPR), Charles, born c1890 in St Philip’s parish (91C), Ada, born 13 Dec 1891, bapt 3 Jan 1892 (PPR), Mary, born 22 Aug 1893, bapt 10 Sep 1893 (PPR), William, born 17 Feb 1895 in St Philip’s parish (01C, information from Mike Gould), James, born c1897 in St Philip’s parish (01C), Lily, born c1899 in St Philip’s parish (01C), Florence, born c1902 in Bedminster (11C), Lina, born c1904 in Bedminster (11C) |
GOULD George John
Born 1886 in St Philip’s parish, the son of George Benjamin Gould and the brother of William Gould (91C, 01C).
| 1886 | 8 Mar. He was born (information from Mike Gould). |
| 1901 | Pottery apprentice, Cotswold Road, Bedminster (15), living with his parents and siblings (01C). |
| 1911 | Stoneware thrower, 15 Paultow Road, Bedminster (25), living with his wife Edith Blanche (26), born in Bath, Somerset, and daughter Edith May (1), born in Bristol (11C). |
GOULD William
Born 1895 in St Philip’s parish, the son of George Benjamin Gould and the brother of George John Gould (01C).
| 1895 | 17 Feb. He was born (information from Mike Gloud). |
| 1911 | Porter tailor’s shop, 135 Cotswold Road, Bedminster (16), living with his parents and siblings (11C). |
| 1918 | 1 Mar. When he was enlisted to the Royal Army Medical Corps at the age of 23, his occupation was given as ‘wedger’, so he was presumably working in a pottery (PRO British Army WW1 Service Records, 1914-20). |
GOULDING Cornelius Andrew
Born c1870 in St Mary Redcliffe parish, possibly the brother of Henry Goulding (RPR, 01C).
| 1890 | 13 Oct. Merrida Cottage, Redcliff Hill, St Mary Redcliffe parish (21), the son of Charles Goulding, a labourer, he married Alice Brine (19), the daughter of William Brine, a collier (RPR). |
| 1891 | 16 Jan. 19 Langton Park, Bedminster (JBPR). |
| 1891 | 28 Phippen Street, St Mary Redcliffe parish (21), living with his wife Alice (20), and daughter Alice Elizabeth (3 mths), both born in Bristol (91C). |
| 1892 | 15 Jan. 34 Oran(?) Lane, Bedminster (JBPR). |
| 1901 | Stone ware potter, 9 Doveton Street, Bedminster (31), living with his wife Alice (29), born in Bedminster, and children (01C). |
| 1911 | He is not mentioned in the census but his wife was described as ‘married’ and living at 77 Percy Street, Bedminster with heir children (11C). |
| Children: Alice Elizabeth, bapt 16 Jan 1891 (JBPR), William Robert Henry, bapt 15 Jan 1892 (JBPR), Ethel, born c1894 in Bedminster (01C), Edward, born c1895 in Bedminster (01C), Herbert, born c1900 in Bedminster, Charlie, born c1902 in Bristol (11C), Leonard, born c1908 in Bristol (11C), Arthur, born c1911 in Bristol (11C) |