Bristol Potters - L
Research by Reg Jackson
LEESE Charles
Born c1874 in Stoke, Staffordshire (01C).
| 1891 | Potter’s presser, 1 Penkhull Terrace, Stoke (17), living with his parents and siblings (91C). |
| 1894 | 27 Dec. He married Catherine Minnie Wildin at Penkhull, Staffordshire (Ancestry website). |
| 1901 | Potter’s fireman, 15 York Street, St George (27), living with his wife Catherine Minnie (28), born in Stoke, and children Betsy (5), Kate (4), Charles (2) and Thomas (2 mths), all born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1911 | His wife and children were living at 27 Smith Child Street, Tunstall, Staffordshire. He is not mentioned although his wife was not described as a widow (11C). |
LEIGHS John
| 1789-90 | Temple Back, Temple parish (Temple-W). |
LEMON Thomas Ellis
| 1774 | 30 Jul. Elizabeth (aged 6 weeks), daughter of Thomas Ellis and Betty Lemon of Ellbroad Street, china enameller, baptised (PPR). |
| 1782 | 28 Jun. John, son of Thomas (deceased) and Elizabeth Lemon, Castle Street, china printer, baptised (PPR). |
LENHAM William
| 1781 | 17 Feb. He became a free potter because of his marriage to Ann, widow of George Pullen, breeches maker (F, G). |
| 1781 & 1784 | Potter, Lambeth (P). |
LENT George
| 1823 | 15 Jun. Temple parish on the baptism of his daughter Eliza (aged 15 months). Wife Eliza (TPR). |
LENT John
| 1811 | 27 Aug. He was apprenticed to Joseph and Sara Ring (A, Ao). |
| 1818 | 25 Jan. Temple parish (TPR). |
| 1822 | 6 Oct. St George’s parish (TPR). |
| 1826-28 | Temple parish (PPR). |
| 1830 | Bear Lane, Temple parish (P). |
| 1831 | 6 Feb. St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1832 | Bear Lane, Temple parish (P). |
| 1832 | Bear Lane, Temple parish (List of Electors BRO 04736). |
| 1834-39 | Temple parish (PPR, TPR). |
| 1841 | Thomas Street, St Thomas’s parish (P). |
| 1850 | 17 Mar. A widower of St Philip’s parish, the son of David Lent, a baker, he married Jane Simmonds, a widow, of St Philip’s parish, the daughter of Richard Hole, a labourer (PPR). |
| 1850 | 17 Mar. Noted as a potter when his daughter Mary of St Philip’s parish married John Simmonds (PPR). |
| 1852 | Wheatsheaf Place, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| Children: With wife Harriet Louisa, born 31 Oct 1817, bapt 25 Jan 1818 (TPR), Daniel, born 2 Nov 1819, bapt 6 Oct 1822 (TPR), John, born 10 Apr 1822, bapt 6 Oct 1822 (TPR), Philip, bapt 23 Jul 1826 (PPR), Thomas, bapt 28 Dec 1828 (PPR), Mary, bapt 6 Feb 1831 (PPR), Sarah, bapt 2 Feb 1834 (PPR), Jane Maria, bapt 8 Apr 1838 (TPR), Mark Davis, bapt 27 Oct 1839 (TPR) |
LEONARD Daisy
Born c1894 in Bitton, Gloucestershire (11C).
| 1911 | Painter, pottery, 13 Royate Hill, Upper Eastville (17) (11C). |
LEVER George
Born c1831 in ‘not known’ (61C).
| 1861 | Dipper china pottery, St Philip’s Marsh, St Philip’s parish (30) (61C). |
LEVER Violet
Born c1885 in Bristol (01C).
| 1901 | China pottery, 5 Ship Court, St Mary Redcliffe parish (16) (01C). |
LEWIN Thomas
The son of Robert Lewin of Bristol, flax dresser, deceased (A).
| 1753 | 20 Oct. He was apprenticed to Thomas II and Bathsheba Cantle, Friends to find apparel and washing (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1756 | 26 Jun. His apprenticeship was transferred to William Taylor (A). |
LEWIS Benjamin
The son of John Lewis of Llandogo, Monmouthshire, waterman (A).
| 1775 | 5 Dec. He was apprenticed to Richard and Judith Champion as a china painter. Friends to find apparel and washing (A, Ao). |
LEWIS Charles Henry
Born c1852 (HTPR).
| 1871 | 23 Jan. Regent Street (19) the son of John Lewis, a labourer, he married Emily Rollings (19) of Regent Street, the daughter of James Rollings, a labourer (HTPR). |
LEWIS Clara
Born c1865 in Bristol (81C).
| 1881 | Work at pottery, 3 Mitchell Lane, St Thomas’s parish (16), living with her mother Rachel Lewis, a charwoman (81C). |
LEWIS Gertrude
Born c1895 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, the sister-in-law of Albert Billington (11C).
| 1911 | Warehouse assistant, pottery manufacture, 143 Causeway, Fishponds (16) (11C). |
LEWIS James
The son of James Lewis of Linton, Herefordshire, husbandman (A).
| 1709 | 5 Apr. He was apprenticed to Thomas I and Elizabeth Franks. Friends to find apparel (A, Ao, Ar). |
LEWIS Thomas I
| 1810 | 15 Aug. He was apprenticed to Joseph and Sarah Ring (A, Ao). |
LEWIS Thomas II
Born c1848 in Temple parish (71C).
| 1871 | Sugar baker, 12 Mead Street, Bedminster (23), living with his wife Hannah (25), born in Temple parish, and daughter Mary Helena (2), born in Bedminster (71C). |
| 1881 | Foreman, stoneware pottery, 17 Mead Street, Bedminster (33), living with his wife Hannah (34) and children Robert (9), George (5) and Hannah (1), all born in Bedminster (81C). |
| 1885 | 30 Dec. He was probably the T.J. Lewis described as foreman of Messrs Powell and Sons pottery when a fire occurred in an adjoining building (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1901 | Insurance collector, 17 Mead Street, Bedminster (53), living with his wife Hannah (54) and children, including William (17), born in Bristol (01C). |
LEYLAND Peter
| 1705 | 14 Mar. A potter of Bristol he was bondsman to the administration of the estate of Samuel Tovey, baker, deceased (Adm.). |
LEYMAN William John
Born c1875 in Bovey Tracey, Devon (11C).
| 1901 | Possibly the William J. Leyman who was working as a bricklayer’s labourer at 36 Hanover Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter platemaker, 5 Grove Park Terrace, Grove Road, Fishponds (36), living with his wife Elizabeth Ann (31), born in Havant, Hampshire (11C). |
LIGHT Henry
Born c1851 in Tonbridge Wells, Kent (91C).
| 1891 | Lodging at Seven Stars, Thomas Lane, St Thomas’s parish (40) (91C). |