Bristol Potters - H
Research by Reg Jackson
HUDD John
Born c1835 in Temple parish, the brother of Charles Hudd (51C).
| 1851 | Potter’s apprentice, 2 Slee’s Court, Butter Lane, Temple parish (16), living with his parents John and Emma Hudd, a journeyman confectioner, born in Temple, and his brother Charles (51C). |
HUDD William
Born c1809 in St George (71C).
| 1871 | Potter, but now an invalid, 5 Tower Street, Temple parish (62), living with his wife Hannah (48), born in St George (71C). |
HUGHES Benjamin
The son of Charles Hughes of Bristol, potter (F).
| 1774 | 20 Oct. He became a free potter as he was the son of Charles Hughes, potter (F, G). |
| 1774 | Potter, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1780 | Mary, wife of Benjamin Hughes of Temple parish, potter, received £1 from John Whitson’s Charity for poor women in child bed (JW). |
| 1781 | Potter, Temple parish (P). |
| 1783/4 | Mary, the wife of Benjamin Hughes of Redcliff Street, potter, received £1 from Ann Thurston’s Charity for the Relief of Poor Women in Child Bed (BRO 04191). |
| 1784 | Potter, Temple parish (P). |
| 1812 | Redcliff Back, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| Children: Mary, bapt 9 Mar 1778 (RPR), Benjamin (born 30 Nov 1778), bapt 28 Dec 1784 (RPR), Ann (born 18 Nov 1780), bapt 28 Dec 1784 (RPR), Elizabeth (born 22 Oct 1783), bapt 28 Dec 1784 (RPR), Joannah, bapt 27 Dec 1785 (RPR) |
HUGHES Charles
The son of Charles Hughes of Bristol, farrier, he was the father of Benjamin Hughes.
| 1739 | 31 Oct. He became a free potter as he was the son of Charles Hughes, a farrier (F, G). |
| 1739 | Potter, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1749 | 26 Mar. Mary, daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Hughes, baptised (RPR). |
| 1750 | Elizabeth, the wife of Charles Hughes of St Mary Redcliffe parish, potter, received £1 from John Whitson’s Charity for poor women in child bed (JW). |
| 1752 | Elizabeth, the wife of Charles Hughes of St Mary Redcliffe parish, received £1 from John Whitson’s Charity for poor women in child bed (JW). |
| 1754 & 1774 | Potter, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1774 | 20 Oct. He was described as a potter when his son, Benjamin, became a free potter (F, G). |
HUGHES George
Born c1807 in Bristol, the father of James Hughes (51C).
| 1851 | 8 Great James Street, St James’s parish (44), living with his wife Mary (43), born in Bristol, and children James (16), Mary Ann (15), William (11), George (6) and Thomas (4), all born in Bristol (51C). |
| 1861 | His wife was a widow (61C). |
HUGHES James
Born c1835 in St james’s parish, the son of George Hughes (51C, 61C, 81C).
| 1851 | 8 Great James Street, St James’s parish (16), living with his parents and siblings (51C). |
| 1859 | 4 Feb. James Street, St James’s parish (JaPR). |
| 1860 | 28 Oct. Broad Plain, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1861 | White ware potter, 3 Great James Street, St James’s parish (25), living with his wife Jane (26), born in St James’s parish, and children, and mother-in-law Harriet Overend (60), born in Monkton Deverill, Wiltshire (61C). |
| 1871 | Brewer, 16 Great James Street, St James’s parish (37), living with his wife Jane (43) and children (71C). |
| 1881 | His wife was a widow (81C). |
| 1891 | Potter, married, living in St Peter’s Workhouse, Peter Street, St Peter’s parish (55) (91C). [This is presumably a different James Hughes, if his wife was indeed a widow in 1881]. |
| Children: Mary Ann, born 24 Jun 1855, bapt 4 Feb 1859 (JaPR) George James, born 29 Sep 1856, bapt 4 Feb 1859 (JaPR) Florence (aged 3 wks), bapt 28 Oct 1860 (PPR) |
HUGHES Sidney
Born c1881 in Bromham, Wiltshire (01C).
| 1901 | Potter, boarding at 19 Verrier Road, St George (20) (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter (placer), 7 Earnestville Road, Fishponds (30), living with his wife Alice (32) and children Violet (3) and Elsie (1), all born in Bristol (11C). |
HUMPHRIES (HUMPHREYS) Benjamin
| 1814 | 29 Apr. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney (Ao). |
| 1824-31 | Temple parish (PPR, TPR). |
| 1850 | ‘Benjamin Humphries was charged with being found sleeping under St John’s arch, he having no place of work. In his defence, he said he was a native of Temple parish and had tried to get relief at St Peter’s Hospital but could not obtain any. He had been apprenticed by the Tolzey many years ago to the Bristol Pottery, and worked there for some years but had since been in Spain, where he caught the ague and rheumatism, and had his health much impaired. Mr Williams: Can’t you get work at the pottery now? Prisoner: Yes, if I’ll work for boys’ wages – half price. Mr Williams: Well, is not half wages better than none? Prisoner: What would the men in the factory say to me if I did so? They would kick me out. In reply to further questions, the accused said they refused him relief at the Hospital because they said Mr Goldney had told them that he had offered him 10s a week. He had not done so, however, or he would gladly work for him. The magistrate directed that he should be taken up to St Peter’s Hospital, with a request that Mr Downing would investigate his case’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| Children: Wife Ann Benjamin, bapt 6 Jun 1824 (TPR), Joseph, bapt 28 Dec 1828 (PPR), William, bapt 12 Jun 1831 (PPR) |
HUMPHRIES Henry
Born c1833 in St James’s parish, Bath (61C).
| 1861 | Potter branch placer, 78 Regent Street, St Philip’s parish (28), living with his wife Mary (24) a tailor and dress maker, born in St James’s, Bath (61C). |
| 1866 | 4 May. ‘Henry Smith Humphreys was charged under a warrant with neglecting to maintain his wife and child, whereby they became chargeable to the parish of Temple … The prisoner had broken up his furniture, and left his wife in a state of destitution. Prisoner said he was a printer in a pottery and only earned 8s 6d last week. Of this sum he gave his wife 6s, paid 2s to his club, and spent 6d upon himself. Besides this she earned 4s 6d last week … Said he might earn more money but for his lazy and dissolute habits, and for a long time past he had given her very little money indeed. Prisoner had given notice to quit his employment on Saturday next, and intended to leave the city. He was allowed to retire and make arrangements for the future maintenance of his wife’ (Western Daily Press). |
| 1871 | Potter printer, 81 Heathcote Road, Longton, Staffordshire (38), living with his wife Catherine (31) and children Henry (3), born in Longton and Alice 1½, born in Bristol (71C). |
HUMPHRIES Thomas
Born c1836 in Bath (51C).
| 1851 | Stapleton Road, St Philip’s parish (15), living with his mother Sarah, a bonnet maker (51C). |
HUMPHRIS William
| 1746 | 12 Nov. A potmaker of St Philip and Jacob parish he was bondsman to a licence granted to Edward Humphris, farrier (M). |
HUNT Caroline Sarah
Born c1820 in Bristol, the wife of Henry Hunt and the mother of William Hunt (61C).
| 1851 | Potter’s china clay maker, 8 Harris Yard, Temple parish (31), living with her husband Henry and children (51C). |
| 1861 | No occupation, living with her husband Henry and children (61C). |
HUNT Elizabeth Patience
Born c1845 in Temple parish, the sister of Mary Ann Hunt (61C).
| 1861 | Transferer at pottery, 9 Queens Head Court, Redcliff Street, St Thomas’s parish (16), living with her parents James and Mary Hunt, labourer, born in St Thomas’s parish, and sister Mary Ann (61C). |
HUNT Henry
Born c1819 in Bristol, the husband of Caroline Sarah Hunt and father of William Hunt (51C).
| 1836 | 29 Feb. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney, aged 16 (Ao). |
| 1841 | 5 Apr. Brick Yard, the son of James Hunt, a watchmaker, he married Sarah Caroline Hurditch (although always referred to later as Caroline Sarah) of Temple Gate, the daughter of John Hurditch, a tiler and plasterer (MLPPR). |
| 1846 | 18 Oct. Temple parish (TPR). |
| 1848 | 2 Apr. Broad Plain, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1850 | 8 Sep. Temple Backs. Temple parish (PPR). |
| 1851 | Potter’s china clay maker, 8 Harris Yard, Temple parish (32), living with his wife Caroline (31), potter’s china clay maker, born in Bristol and children (51C). |
| 1855 | 18 Oct. Dings, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1861 | 8 Providence Place, Bedminster (42), living with his wife Caroline (41) (no occupation) and children (61C). |
| 1875 | 25 Jan. Noted as a potter when his daughter Rose Hunt (22) of Totterdown, married Frederick Howell (JBPR). |
| 1881 | 29 Oct. Noted as a potter when his son Thomas (24) of Oxford Street, Totterdown, married Ellen Wheeler (JBPR). |
| Children: Caroline Sarah, bapt 18 Oct 1846 (TPR), William John (aged 3 wks), bapt 2 Apr 1848 (PPR), Frederick (aged 3 wks), bapt 8 Sep 1850 (PPR), Rosina, born c1853 in Bristol (61C), Florence (aged 3 wks), bapt 28 Jan 1855 (PPR), Thomas, born c1858 in Bristol (61C) |
HUNT Mary
| 1820-21 | Painter at the pottery, aged about 34 years, ‘left the Society March 1821’ (Methodist Class Book). |
HUNT Mary Ann
Born c1847 in St Thomas’s parish, the sister of Elizabeth Patience Hunt (61C).
| 1861 | Transferer at pottery, 9 Queens Head Court, Redcliff Street, St Thomas’s parish (16), living with her parents James and Mary Hunt, labourer, born in St Thomas’s parish, and sister Elizabeth Patience (61C). |
HUNT Thomas
Born c1854 in Bristol (81C).
| 1881 | Potter (general), 128 Thomas Street, St Thomas’s parish (27), living with his wife Emma (25) born in Bath (81C). |
HUNT William
Born in 1848 in St Philip’s parish, the son of Henry and Caroline Sarah Hunt (PPR, 61C).
| 1861 | Providence Place, Bedminster (13), living with his parents Henry and Caroline Sarah Hunt and family (61C). |
HUNTINGTON Alice (formerly BENNETT Alice)
See under the Potteries List section for the Brislington Pottery.
The widow of Robert Bennett I, and the mother of Robert Bennett II, she ran the Pottery after her husband’s death in 1659. John Bissicke died in 1659 but Robert Collins retained an interest in the Pottery until his death in 1689.
| 1659-68 | The Brislington Pottery was operated by Alice, the widow of Robert Bennett I. She married Solomon Huntington between 1666 and 1668. |
The Pottery was then taken over by Robert Bennett II.
| 1659 | 22 Oct. John Bissicke bequeathed in his will: unto Alice Bennett widow her executors and assignes my Tenement with th’appurtennes in Brislington aforesaid in the holding of Em. Farthing Widdow … (PRO Prob. 11/297). |
| 1663 | 19 Feb. Whereas Solomon Huntington of the Citty of Bristol, m’ner [mariner] … hath granted and made over to John Woodward of Compton Dando in the county of Somerset, yeoman … A certen voyd ground and buildings situate in East Tucker Street neere Counterslipp there in the p’ish of Temple … Now wee the said John Woodward and Robert Collins doe hereby declare promise and agree that the Said Grante … is for to be made in trust and for the use of Alice Bennett of Brislington aforesaid widow … (Temple AB 196(3)). |
| 1666 | 27 Dec. Ann Bissicke mentioned in her will: a Lease or parcel of meadow ground called the Moore conteyning by estimacon one acre and a halfe now in the holding of Alice Bennett … (PRO Prob. 11/323).Sometime between 1666 and 1668 Alice Bennett married Solomon Huntington of Bristol, mariner. |
| 1668 | 26 Sep. Will: In the name of God Amen the twenty six day of September one Thousand six hundred sixty Eighte according to the computation of the Church of England I Alice Huntington of Brislington … widow … doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament in manner and forme following vizt … Item I give unto my sonne John Bennett the new house in the Marsh in Kinge Streete being in Bristoll during the lives or lease that is now upon itt Item I give unto John Bennett one little meadow by estimacon one acre called by the name of Yohens Mead being in Brislington during the lives that is upon itt That is to say Mary Biss, Robert Bennett and John Bennett Item I give more unto my sonne John Bennett the somme of forty pounds To be paid within Twelve moneths after my decease which money is to be paid unto the overseers which I shall appoint and to put it to the best advantage for the said John Bennett until such tyme that the date of his Indentures of Apprenticeship shal be expired Item I give to him more the best featherbed in my house in Brislington with a paire of sheets and a greene seell rugge one bolster and two pillows and one brasir pott the best except one Item I give unto my sonne John Bennett all that soyle that lyeth by the barne to be bestowed upon the same ground where it lyeth Item I give unto my daughter Mary Biss and her daughter Mary all that house or tenement at Counter slyp in Temple street in Bristoll And shee the aforesaid Mary Bisse to pay the somme of forty shillings cheife rent by the yeare unto Robert Bennett her brother Item I give more unto my daughter one paire of dowlis sheets Item I give unto poore people the sum of tenne pounds and tenne shillings to bee bestowed in manner and forme as followeth That is to say unto Robert Wastfill and Richard Wilkins The somme of three pounds to be bestowed amongst poore friends where they sall thinke fitt Item to William Fourd of Bristoll Sergeweaver the somme of three pounds to be bestowed amongst poore friends where hee shall thinke fit Item unto the poore of Brislington the somme of twenty shillings to be bestowed as my executor shall think fitt Item unto my workfolke the somme of three pounds to be bestowed as followeth Unto Thomas Poope Twenty shillings unto Edward Mearne Twenty shillings unto John Mearne Twenty shillings unto Nathaniell Hix Tenne shillings Item I give unto Phillip Hix my prentis the somme of Twenty shillings Item all the rest of my houses Leases lands and Tenements and goods whatsoever I give unto my sonne Robert Bennett upon condicon that hee shall pay all my debts and legacies and doe make him sole executor of this my last will and testament … I doe desire my welbeloved frinds John Woodards and Robert Wasfil and Richard Wilkins to bee my overseers of this my last will and Testament … The marke of Alice Huntington sealed and delivered in the presence of John Allen Anthony Woodard (PRO Prob. 11/328) |
HURD Mary Ann
Born c1884 in Bristol (01C).
| 1901 | Potter’s assistant, 3 Temple Back, Temple parish (17) (01C). |