Bristol Potters - J
Research by Reg Jackson
JONES Edwin I
Born c1863 in Bristol, the father of Edwin Jones II (91C, 01C).
| 1881 | 5 Albert Road, St Philip’s parish (18), the son of Mary, a cotton factory worker (81C). |
| 1891 | Potter’s labourer, 4 Flax Mill Place, St Philip’s parish (28), living with his wife Jane (26), born in Bristol, and children Rosina (8), Edwin (6), Elizabeth (3) and Madelaine (1), all born in Bristol (91C). |
| 1892 | 13 Nov. Marsh, St Philip’s parish on the baptism of his son Charles (born 21 Oct 1892) (PPR). |
| 1901 | Potter’s labourer, 53 Grafton Street, St Silas parish (39), living with his wife Jane (37) and children Rosina (18), Edwin (16), Elizabeth (13), Charles (8), Lily (5), Thomas (2) and George (6 mths) (01C). |
| 1911 | His wife was a widow (11C). |
JONES Edwin II
Born c1885 in St Philip’s parish, the son of Edwin Jones I (01C).
| 1901 | Apprentice at pottery works, 53 Grafton Street, St Silas parish (16), living with his parents and siblings (01C). |
| 1911 | Railway porter, 1 Summers Hill, Totterdown (26), living with his widowed mother and siblings (11C). |
JONES Elizabeth
Born c1869 in Bristol (91C).
| 1891 | Pottery maker, 26 Myrtle Street, Bedminster (22) (91C). |
JONES Florence
Born c1873 in Bristol (91C).
| 1891 | Printer (pottery), 31 Aberdeen Street, St Philip’s parish (91C). |
JONES Francis Margaret
Born c1861 in Bristol, the sister of Sarah Ann and Jane Jones (81C).
| 1881 | Pottery, 2 Parrotts Court, Pile Street, St Mary Redcliffe parish (20), living with her sisters (81C). |
JONES Harriet
Born c1852 in St Thomas’s parish (71C).
| 1871 | Earthenware transferer, 2 Providence Place, Temple parish (19) (71C). |
JONES Henry
Born c1851 in Bristol (91C).
| 1874 | 5 Mar. Narrow Plain, St Philip’s parish (20) the son of Solomon Jones, labourer, he married Elizabeth Hedges (20) of Narrow Plain, the daughter of Joseph Hedges, labourer (PPR). |
| 1881 | Labourer, 16 Melsom Buildings, Temple parish (26), living with his wife Elizabeth (24), born in Bristol, and children Elizabeth (7) and Henry (2), both born in Bristol (81C). |
| 1891 | Potter’s labourer, 1 Taylor’s Court, Temple parish (40), living with his wife Elizabeth (37) and children Joseph (9), Rosina (8), Eliza (4), Harriet (1), all born in Bristol (91C). |
| 1893 | 4 Jan. Noted as a potter when his daughter Elizabeth (19) of Queen Street, St Philip’s parish married Thomas James Charlton (PPR). |
| 1901 | His wife was a widow and shopkeeper and was living with her children including Agnes (7) and Maggie (5), both born in Bristol (01C). |
JONES James
Born c1851 in Bristol (71C).
| 1871 | Labourer at pottery, 3a Cart Lane, Temple parish (20) (71C). |
JONES Jane
Born c1867 in Bristol (91C).
| 1891 | At pottery, 8 Taylors Court, St Mary Redcliffe parish (24) (91C). |
JONES John I
The son of Samuel Jones of Bristol, carpenter (A).
| 1776 | 19 Sep. He was apprenticed to Richard and Judith Champion with £10, the gift of the Herefordshire Society in Bristol. Friends to find apparel and washing (A). |
JONES John II
| 1816 | 24 or 25 Sep. He was apprenticed to Thomas Tucker and Harriet Collier (A, Ao). |
| 1824 | 6 Jun. Bedminster (PPR). |
| 1825 | 7 Aug. St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1827-29 | Bedminster (PPR). |
| Children: Wife Sarah William (aged 9 mths), bapt 6 Jun 1824 (PPR), John, bapt 7 Aug 1825 (PPR), Louisa, bapt 28 Oct 1827 (PPR), Mary Ann, bapt 18 Jan 1829 (PPR) |
JONES John III
| 1838 | 2 Aug. Potter of St James’s Parade, Bath the son of Morgan James, a servant, he married Ann Helley of St James’s Parade, the daughter of Joseph Helley, smith (St James’s parish register, Bath – information from Marek Lewcun). |
| 1844 | 19 May. Capt. Carey’s Lane, St Philip’s parish on the baptism of his son Frederick (aged 3 wks). Wife Ann (PPR). |
JONES John IV
Born c1851 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, the father of Robert Thomas Jones (11C).
| 1901 | Potter’s sanitary presser, 62 Wellesley Street, Shelton (50), living with his wife Annie (49), born in Madeley, Staffordshire, and children (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter’s sanitary presser, widower, 27 Victoria Park, Fishponds (60), living with his children Robert Thomas (36) and Mary (26), both born in Stoke-on-Trent, and John (24), born in Hanley (11C). |
JONES John Morgan
Born c1817 (Ao).
| 1831 | 7 Oct. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney, aged 14 years (Ao). |
JONES Jane
Born c1864 in Bristol, the sister of Sarah Ann and Francis Margaret Jones (81C).
| 1881 | Pottery, 2 Parrotts Court, Pile Street, St Mary Redcliffe parish (17), living with her sisters (81C). |
JONES Margaret
Born c1895 in Bath, Somerset (11C).
| 1911 | Apprentice band and lining, pottery, boarding at Elm Cottage, Pound Lane, Fishponds (16) (11C). |
JONES Robert Thomas
Born c1875 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, the son of John Jones IV (11C).
| 1901 | Potter’s sanitary presser, 64 Wellesley Street, Shelton (26), living with his parents and siblings (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter’s sanitary presser, 27 Victoria Park, Fishponds (36), living with his father and siblings (11C). |
| 1919 | 1 Jul. Robert Jones, 48, who was engaged at the Bristol Pottery, and lived at 48 The Causeway, Fishponds, was the defendant in a case of slander. He was lodging with Mrs Rebecca Cann and accused her of theft of his belongings. He was found guilty and fined £50 (Western Daily Press). |
JONES Sarah Ann
Born c1860 in Bristol, the sister of Francis Margaret and Jane Jones (81C).
| 1881 | Pottery, 2 Parrotts Court, Pile Street, St Mary Redcliffe parish (21), living with her sisters (81C). |
JONES S.O.
| 1819 | 8 May. Bankrupt ‘S.O. Jones, Princes Street, potter’ (FFJ). |
JONES Sidney Alexander
| 1869 | 21 Dec. ‘Sidney Alexander Jones was charged with stealing five dozen pudding basins, value 12s, the property of Aaron Johnson, St George’s. For about nine months … the prisoner had been in the employ of the prosecutor, who is a potter carrying on business at Whiteshill, his duty being to prepare the clay for the potters, and to take out goods and deliver them, and to take the money for them. On the 10th inst the prosecutor packed a waggon with about five dozen pudding basins, a quantity of cups, pint basins, and tea pots … On the following day the prosecutor took the waggon to Oldland Common, and on looking into it missed the pudding basins, a number of pint cups, and tea pots … The prosecutor admitted that he owed the prisoner 11s for wages, and that he had been in the habit of allowing his workpeople to sell goods and repay themselves out of the proceeds, but he said he did not allow them to do this without his consent’. The accused was committed for trial and bailed (Western Daily Press). |
| 1870 | 8 Jan. Sidney Jones was acquitted of stealing 60 pudding basins and 18 pint basins from Aaron Johnson (Western Daily Press). |