Bristol Potters and Potteries

Research by Reg Jackson

Bristol Potters - H

Research by Reg Jackson

HURST Joseph

Born c1871 in Dresden, Staffordshire (01C).

1891 Potter’s engraver, patient in the North Staffordshire Infirmary (15) (91C).
1901 Potter’s engraver, boarding at 104 Bath Road, Knowle (30) (01C).
1911 Engraver (pottery), 86 Villier’s Road, Dresden (35), living with his wife Florence (24), born in Longton, Staffordshire (11C).

HUSBAND John

The son of Bellishezar Husband of ‘Deal’ (probably Dale), Pembrokeshire, mariner (A).

1752 14 Jul. He was apprenticed to Thomas II and Bathsheba Cantle.  Friends to find apparel (A, Ao, Ar).

HUSSEY John

Born c1842 in Bristol, the father of John G. Hussey (91C).

1891 Potter’s carter, 1 Pump Court, Temple parish (49), living with his wife Elizabeth (49), born in Bristol, and son John G. Hussey (91C).

HUSSEY John G.

Born c1874 in Bristol, the son of John Hussey (91C).

1891 Potter’s carter, 1 Pump Court, Temple parish (17), living with his parents (91C).
1901 Builder’s carter, Chapter Cottage, Chapter Street, St Paul’s parish (25), living with his wife Elizabeth (20) and daughter Lillian (5 mths), both born in Bristol (01C).

HUTCHINGS George

See the Potteries List section for the Pipe Lane Pottery

1883-1906 It seems that George Hutchings may have been in partnership with William Hutchings II, who was possibly his brother.

The Pottery then closed.

 

Born c1836 in Bristol, possibly the son of William Hutchings I and the brother of William Hutchings II.

1861 Visitor at 10 Harris’s Yard, Temple parish (25), with his wife Elizabeth (26) born in Bristol (61C).
1862 23 Nov. Stone potter, Bread Street, St Philip’s parish on the baptism of his daughter Emily, born 6 Nov 1862.  Wife Elizabeth (PPR).
1883 W. & G. Hutchings, Pipe Lane, Temple (WD).

 

HUTCHINGS William I

See the Potteries List section for the Barton Hill Pottery, the Temple Back Pottery 1 and the Pipe Lane Pottery.

Barton Hill Pottery
The Pottery had previously been run by James Duffett II.

1856-c63 Wm. Hutchings I ran the Barton Hill Pottery.

The Barton Hill Pottery was then taken over by Alfred Niblett but Hutchings continued trading at the Pipe Lane Pottery.

Temple Back Pottery 1
The Pottery had previously been run by Leah Webb and was advertised for sale in 1859.

c1859-73 Wm. Hutchings I ran the Temple Back Pottery 1.

The Pottery was advertised to let in 1873, and it was taken over by James George Hawley.

Pipe Lane Pottery

1856-78 William Hutchings I ran the Pipe Lane Pottery.

From 1870 the Pottery was trading as William Hutchings & Co., and from 1873 as William Hutchings and Son, the son being William Hutchings II. From at least 1862 the Hutchings family were also running a brick and tile works on St Philip’s Marsh.

William Hutchings II continued running the Pottery after his father’s death in 1878.

 

Born c1812 in St Mary Redcliffe parish, the father of William Hutchings II and was possibly the father of George Hutchings (51C).

1851 Accountant, North Street, Bedminster (39), living with his wife Martha Prout (39), born in St Thomas’s parish, and children, his mother Jane (62), born in Wells, Somerset, and Sarah Lane (14), a house servant (51C).
1856-57 Wm. Hutchings (late Duffett), red ware, garden and chimney pot manufacturer, Pipe Lane, Temple back and Barton Hill (MD).
1857 17 Jan. ‘Red ware potters. Wanted, a thrower; a good workman will get constant employment and good wages. Apply to Wm. Hutchings & Co., Pipe Lane Pottery, Temple Back’ (Bristol Mercury).
1857-61 Residence: 12 Somerset Square (MD).
1858-61 Wm. Hutchings, red ware, garden and chimney pot manufacturer, Pipe Lane, Temple Back and Barton Hill (MD).
1861-72 Wm. Hutchings, red ware pottery, Temple Back (MD).
1861 Potter employing 20 men, 11 boys, 12 Somerset Square, Bedminster (49), living with his wife Martha P. (49) born in Bristol, his children and his widowed mother Jane (74), a farmer’s wife, born in Wiltshire (61C).
1861 29 Jun. William Hutchings, pottery manufacturer of 12 Somerset Square, was executor to the will of Martin Mayes of 23 Hampton Park, Bristol (Bristol Mercury).
1861-63 W. Hutchings exported red ware to Guernsey, Jersey and Barbados (PB-EXP).
1862-63 Wm. Hutchings, red ware, garden and chimney pot manufacturer, Pipe Lane, Temple Back and Barton Hill, brick and tile manufacturer, St Philip’s Marsh (MD).
1864-69 Wm. Hutchings, red ware, garden and chimney pot manufacturer, Pipe Lane, Temple Back, brick and tile manufacturer, St Philip’s Marsh (MD).
1866 20 Oct. Noted as a potter when his daughter Martha (19) of St Mary Redcliffe parish married William Johnson (RPR).
1868 Residence: 13 Redcliff Parade West (MD).
1870-72 William Hutchings & Co., red ware manufacturers, Pipe Lane and St Philip’s Marsh (MD).
1870 11 Mar. ‘Red ware potters. Wanted, a man to set and burn kilns and make himself generally useful. Apply at Pipe Lane Pottery’ (Western Daily Press).
1870 3 May. ‘For sale, a lathe, cheap. Apply at Pipe Lane Pottery, Temple Backs’ (Western Daily Press).
1870 19 Dec. Noted as a red ware manufacturer when his daughter Mary of St Mary Redcliffe parish married John Walters (RPR).
1871 Brick and tile manufacturer, 31 West Redcliffe Parade, St Mary Redcliffe parish (59), living with his wife Martha P. (55) and children including his daughter Martha Johnston (23) and his widowed mother Jane (82) (71C).
1871 28 Jul. ‘For sale, a large chaff machine. Apply at Pipe Lane Pottery, Temple backs’ (Western Daily Press).
1872 29 Jun. ‘Red ware potters. Steady man wanted, to set and burn kilns, etc. Apply Pipe Lane Pottery’ (Bristol Mercury).
1873-80 William Hutchings and Son, red ware manufacturers, Pipe Lane and St Philip’sMarsh (MD, WD).
1873 12 Apr. ‘Red ware pottery, Temple Back, to let. Apply W. Hutchings and Co., on the premises’ (Bristol Mercury).
1873 7 May. ‘For sale, a waggonette, in good condition, or would exchange for a Whitechapel. Pipe Lane Pottery’ (Western Daily Press).
1878 22 Apr. He died, described as a brick and tile manufacturer of 13 Redcliff Parade West and the Brickyard, St Philip’s Marsh.  His will was proved on 6 May. Personal estate valued at under £1,500 (PRO National Probate Calendar, Index of Wills and Adminstrations, 1858-1966).
1881 5 Mar. Mary Hutchings’ husband, John Walters, married her widowed sister, Martha Johnson, in Clifton, following Mary’s death in 1878.  They emigrated first to Nova Scotia and then on to Massachusetts (information from Pamela Quinlan; Ancestry website).
A headstone for the Hutchings family survives in Arnos Vale Cemetery (information from Pamela Quinlan) and reads as follows: ‘In loving memory of Jane Hutchings: who fell asleep in Jesus January 18, 1876, aged 87 years … also of William Hutchings, son of the above, who entered into eternal rest April 22 1878, aged 66 years … also in loving memory of Martha Prout Hutchings, wife of the above named William Hutchings, who entered into her eternal rest May 17 1880, aged 68 years …’.
Children:
Possibly George, born c1836 (61C), Elizabeth, born c1844 in Bedminster (51C), William, born c1846 in Bedminster (51C), Martha, born c1848 in Bedminster (51C), Mary, born c1850 in Bedminster (51C), Ann, born c1850 in Bedminster (51C), Ann, born c1853 in Bristol (61C)

 

HUTCHINGS William II

See the Potteries List section for the Pipe Lane Pottery.

Pipe Lane Pottery

William Hutchings II was in partnership with his father in the Pipe Lane Pottery from at least 1873 and ran the Pottery after his father’s death in 1878.

1873-1906 William Hutchings II ran the Pipe Lane Pottery.

From 1883 it seems he may have been in partnership with George Hutchings who was possibly his brother.

The Pottery then closed.

 

Born c1846 in Bedminster, the son of William Hutchings I and possibly the brother of George Hutchings (51C).

1871 No occupation, living with his parents and siblings at 31 West Redcliffe Parade, St Mary Redcliffe parish (25) (71C).
1873-80 William Hutchings and Son, red ware manufacturers, Pipe Lane and St Philip’s Marsh (MD, WD).
1878 12 Oct. ‘Mr William Hutchings, late of St Philip’s Marsh, brick and tile manufacturer, deceased … orders will be executed as usual at the manufactory, but the red ware pottery trade will be continued by the deceased’s son Mr William Hutchings, at Temple Back’ (Western Daily Press).
1879 9 Jan. Possibly it was Hutchings’ pottery in St Philip’s Marsh that was advertised for sale: ‘Extensive premises in St Philip’s, with steam engine, large yard, front and back entrances, suitable for pottery (lately used as such), glass house, foundry, saw mills, etc.’ (Western Daily Press).
1881-82 William Hutchings, stoneware pottery, Pipe Lane (WD).
1881 Red ware potter, 7 Leicester Place, Clifton (35), living with his sister Elizabeth (37), who was living on income from property (81C).
1882 17 Jun. ‘To potters. Wanted, a steady man, to make small ware garden pots. Apply Pipe Lane Pottery, Temple Back’ (Western Daily Press).
1883 W. & G. Hutchings, Pipe Lane, Temple (WD).
1884-1900 William Hutchings & Co., Pottery, Pipe Lane, Temple Backs (WD).
1891 Red ware manufacturer, employer, 43 Springfield Road, St Andrew’s parish (45), living with his brother-in-law Alfred Campbell, a commercial clerk, who had married his sister, Annie (91C).
1899 14 Jun. ‘To potters. Wanted, at once, good all-round red ware thrower. Pipe Lane Pottery’ (Western Daily Press).
1901 Red ware manufacturer, employer, 43 Sydenham Hill, St Andrew’s parish, Montpelier (55), living with his brother-in-law Alfred Campbell (01C).
1901 5 Oct. ‘To pottery manufacturers and others. Freehold pottery and piece of land in Pipe Lane, Temple … Messrs C.H. Tucker & Co. are instructed by the trustees of the above estate to offer for sale … all that freehold property known as ‘The Pottery’, Pipe Lane, Temple … now and for many years past in the occupation of Mr Wm. Hutchins (whose lease expires on the 31 day of December next) at the yearly rent of £45.  Also all that piece of freehold land at the rear of the Pottery, and let to the same tenant on an annual tenancy at the yearly rate of £12.10s.  The old pottery premises comprise 2 kilns, moulding loft, drying shed, store rooms, and various sheds and buildings, with small office at entrance; and the piece of land in the rear … has been used by the tenant of the pottery for storing clay, etc. … All the machinery and plant are the property of the tenant’ (Western Daily Press).
1901-06 William Hutchings & Co., manufacturers of all kinds of garden and fancy pots and red ware, Pottery, Pipe Lane, Victoria Street (WD).
1911 Red ware pottery agent, 43 Sydenham Hill, St Andrew’s parish (65), living with his brother-in-law Alfred Campbell (11C).

HUTCHINS James

Born c1816 in Langford Budville, Somerset (71C).

1871 Labourer at pottery, 19 Clark Street, St Philip’s parish (55), living with his wife Elizabeth (52) and son John (16), both born in Langford Budville (71C).

HUTTON Thomas

1681 23 Mar. He was described as a potter of Bristol when his son, Thomas, was apprenticed to John Chamlice, a silk weaver (A).