Bristol Potters and Potteries

Research by Reg Jackson

Bristol Potters - G

Research by Reg Jackson

GREEN Charles

Born c1840 in Street, Somerset (91C).

1881  Shoemaker, 9 West Grove, St James and St Paul parish (40), living with his wife Sarah (38) and children (81C).
1891 Labourer, stoneware pottery, 14 St Nicholas Street, St George (51), living with his wife Sarah (47), born in Ascott, Somerset, and children Kate (25), born in Street, Emma (20), born in Street, Roland (17), Fred (15), Annie (14), Mary (13), Louisa (11), Mabel (7) and George (5), all born in Bristol (91C).
1901 Packer (stoneware pottery), 1 Laburnham House, Easton Road, St george (61), living with his wife Sarah (58), and children (01C).
1911 His wife was a widow (11C).

GREEN Esther

Formerly Esther Gentle, she was the wife of George Green, the daughter-in-law of John Green and the sister-in-law of Robert Green (TPR).

1842 16 Oct. Temple parish, widow (formerly Esther Gentle), the daughter of George Vile, a horse dealer, she married George Green, a potter, the son of John Green, potter (TPR).

 

GREEN George

The son of John Green, brother of Robert Green and husband of Esther Green (TPR).

1842 16 Oct. Temple Backs, Temple parish, widower, the son of John Green, potter, he married Esther Gentle, Temple parish, potter, the daughter of George Vile, a horse dealer (TPR).

 

GREEN Henry

Born c1870 in Street, Somerset (01C).

1901 Potteries glaze dipper, 2 Chester Park, Stapleton (31), living with his wife Elizabeth (29) and children Lillian (8), Ivy (5), Rowland (4) and Reginald (1), ll born in Bristol (01C).
1911 Task worker, pottery, widower, 13 Bloy Street, Easton (42), living with his children (11C).

GREEN John

The father of George and Robert Green and father-in-law of Esther Green (TPR).

1809 30 Sep. Noted as a potter of Bristol when his son Robert was apprenticed to Joseph and Sarah Ring (A).
1842 16 Oct. Noted as a potter when his son George Green, a widower and potter, of Temple Backs, Temple parish married Esther Gentle, a potter (TPR).

 

GREEN Kate

Born c1881 in Bristol, the sister of Rosie Green (01C).

1901 Potter, 13 Lena Street, St George (20) (01C).

GREEN Robert

The son of John Green, the brother of George Green and the brother-in-law of Esther Green (A, TPR).

1809 30 Sep. The son of John Green he was apprenticed to Joseph and Sarah Ring (A).

GREEN Rosie

Born c1886 in Bristol, the sister of Kate Green (01C).

1901 Potter, 13 Lena Street, St George (15) (01C).

GREEN Thomas

Born c1811 in Bristol (41C).

1831-38 Temple parish (PPR).
1841 Bread Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR).
1841 ‘Custom House’, Harris Yard, Temple parish (30), living with his wife Charlotte (30), born in county, and children (41C).
1836 & 43 Temple parish (TPR).
Children:
Ann Charlotte, 20 Nov 1831 (PPR), George James, bapt 10 Nov 1833 (PPR), George James (aged 2 wks), bapt 24 Jun 1838 (PPR), Louisa Isabella (aged 9 wks), bapt 13 Jun 1841 (PPR), Emily Matilda, bapt 14 Aug 1836 (TPR), Louisa Maude, bapt 9 Jul 1843 (TPR)

GREENLAND Bertie

Born c1887 in Bristol, the son of Henry Greenland (11C).

1911 Biscuit placer, pottery, 95 St Mark’s Road, St George (24), living with his parents and sibling (11C).

GREENLAND Charlotte

Born c1845 in Gloucestershire (81C).

1881 Transferer Pottery, 4 Providence Place, Temple parish (36), widow, she was living with her children (81C).
Children:
Sarah, born c1869 in Temple parish (81C), Annie, born c1879 in Temple parish (81C), William, born c1880 in Temple parish (81C)

GREENLAND Elizabeth

Born c1850 in Bristol (formerly Elizabeth Scott), the wife of Frederick Greenland (HTPR, 81C).

1871 2 Dec. Stone china painter, Whipping Cat Hill, the daughter of William Scott, a mason, deceased, she married Frederick Greenland, potter (HTPR).
1881 Painter at Pottery, 75 Regent Street, St Philip’s parish (31), living with her husband, Frederick and children (81C).
1891 Sponger at pottery, 75 Regent Street, St Philip’s parish (41), living with her husband and children (91C).
1901 Liner in pottery, 75 Regent Street, St Philip’s parish (51), living with her husband and children (01C).

 

GREENLAND Frederick

Born c1849 in Bristol, the husband of Elizabeth Greenland (71C).

1871 12 Ash Lodge, Temple parish (22), living with his mother Sarah, a widow (71C).
1871 2 Dec. Batch, St Philip’s parish, the son of Alfred Greenland, a sack runner, deceased, he married Elizabeth Scott, a stone china painter, of Whipping Cat Hill, the daughter of William Scott, a mason, deceased (HTPR).
1881 75 Regent Street, St Philip’s parish (32), living with his wife Elizabeth (31) painter at Pottery, born in Bristol, and children (81C).
1891 Cup and saucer maker, 75 Regent Street, St Philip’s parish (42), living with his wife Elizabeth (41) and children (91C).
1901 Potter (maker), 75 Regent Street, St Philip’s parish (52), living with his wife Elizabeth (51) and children (01C).
Children:
William, born c1877 in Bristol (81C), Frederick, born c1880 in Bristol (81C), Alfred, born c1890 in Bristol (91C)

GREENLAND Henry (Harry)

Born c1860 in Temple parish, the father of Bertie Greenland (JBPR, 81C, 11C).

1881 Labourer, 5 Ash Lodge, Temple parish (21), living with his widowed mother Sarah Ann, a laundress (81C).
1882 24 Dec. St Luke’s Road, Bedminster (22), the son of Alfred Greenland, cordwainer, he married Lucy Ann Cannon (22), the daughter of George Cannon, labourer (JBPR).
1891 Labourer, tramways, 84 Luke’s Road, Bedminster (30), living with his wife Lucy A. (31) and children Henry (7), Thomas (5) and Bertie (4), all born in Bristol (91C).
1901 Labourer at pottery, 61 Luke’s Road, Bedminster (41), living with his wife Lucy (40) and children Henry (16), Thomas (15), Bertie (14) and Rosina (9), all born in Bristol (01C).
1911 Biscuit placer, pottery, 95 St Mark’s Road, St George (52), living with his wife Lucy (53) and children (11C).
1920 8 Jun. He represented Pountney’s employees at the funeral of Samuel Knight (Western Daily Press).
1928 18 Feb. He represented Pountney & Co. at the funeral of John Mountford II (Western Daily Press).

GREENLAND Joseph

Born c1844 in St Philip’s parish (81C).

1861 5 River Court, St Philip’s parish (17), living with his parents John and Pertigaye Greenland (61C).
1864 4 Sep. Lodge Court, St Philip’s parish (PPR).
1866 & 68 Redcross Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR).
1871 22 Wellington Court, St Philip’s parish (27), living with his wife Eliza (27) and children (71C).
1878 7 Apr. Union Place, St Philip’s parish (PPR).
1881 11 Union Place, St Philip’s parish (37), living with his wife Eliza (36) born in St Philip’s parish, and children (81C).
1891 8 Oct. Noted as a deceased potter when his daughter Hannah Maria (21), a servant of 10 Fox’s Terrace, married John Robert Williams (HTPR).
Children:
Joseph, born 14 Aug 1864, bapt 4 Sep 1864 (PPR), Maria, born 28 May 1866, bapt 17 Jun 1866 (PPR), Hannah, born 1 Oct 1868, bapt 25 Oct 1868 (PPR), Mary A., born c1871 in Bristol (71C), Mary, born c1874 in St Philip’s parish (81C), John James, born 16 Mar 1878, bapt 7 Apr 1878 (PPR)

GREENLAND William

Born c1852 in St Philip’s parish (91C).

1881 Labourer, 8 Ash Lodge, Temple parish (29), living with his widowed mother, Sarah Ann, and siblings (81C).
1891 Pottery furnace stoker, 1 Ash Lodge, Temple parish (39) (91C).

GREENSLADE William Washington

Born c1843 in Bristol (61C).

1861 17 Cathay, St Mary Redcliffe parish (18) (61C).
1866 4 Nov. Duffetts Buildings, St Philip’s parish (24), the son of John Greenslade, a shipwright, he married Eliza Morgan (21) of The Marsh, the daughter of James Morgan, a gardener (PPR).
1868 17 Aug. St Mary Redcliffe parish on the baptism of his son, William Washington.  Wife Eliza (TPR).
1871 Potter thrower, 6 Somerset Parade, Bedminster (28), living with his wife Eliza (71C).

 

GREGORY James

Born c1867 in Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (11C).

1911 Earthenware printer, boarding at 20 Ernestville Road, Fishponds (44) (11C).

GREGORY James George

1864 & 65 Ellbroad Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR).
1867 27 Apr. ‘James Gregory, a married man, and an employee at Mr Ellis’s pottery, was charged with indecent exposure and assaulting a respectable young woman, named Agnes Mansfield. The complainant, who lives in Redcross Street, stated that at about ten o’clock on Tuesday night she was in Redcross Street, near the Rose and Crown public house, when she perceived the prisoner standing on the pavement with his clothes disarranged. He caught her round the waist and dragged her towards him. She succeeded in getting away, and he then ran off.  In his defence, the accused admitted catching hold of the complainant, but he denied any indecent intent. Fines 40s and costs, or in default a month’s imprisonment’ (Bristol Mercury).
Children:
Wife Eliza
James Charles, born 13 Mar 1864, bapt 31 Jul 1864 (PPR), Mary Eliza, born 6 May 1865, bapt 23 Jul 1865 (PPR)

GREY Arthur

1849 1 Jul. Clarence Road, St Philip’s parish, the son of Richard Grey, brewer, he married Sarah Ann Hayward, the daughter of Samuel Hayward, a draper (HTPR).