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). |