Bristol Potters - M
Research by Reg Jackson
MARTIN Thomas
The son of John Martin of Bristol, housecarpenter (A).
| 1730 | 31 Dec. He was apprenticed to William and Ann Pottery. Friends to find apparel (A, Ao, Ar). |
MASEY Henry
Born c1828 in Bristol (51C).
| 1851 | 3 Roucks Court, Castle precincts (23) living with his parents Henry and Esther Masey, a smith, of Bristol (51C). |
MASON Alfred
Born c1881 in Chelsea, London (11C).
| 1898 | From 1898 he was serving in the navy, initially on the Impregnable. When he signed up he gave his occupation as a painter (PRO UK Royal Navy Register of Seaman’s Services, 1855-1928). |
| 1911 | Stoneware potter labourer, 7 Prewitt Place, St Mary Redcliffe parish (30), living with his wife Florence (30), born in Bedminster, Beatrice (9), born in Bedminster, Alfred (7), Gladys (5), Ernest (3) and Victor (5 mths), all born in St Mary Redcliffe parish (11C). |
| 1921 | 6 Oct. Alfred Mason (41) of Ship Lane, a kiln hand at a local pottery, was accused of assault by his wife. She described repeated acts of brutal cruelty and was living separately from him at Wellington Court, Cathay. Every resident in the street signed a petition against his behaviour. He was sent to prison for 6 months with hard labour (Western Daily Press). |
MASON Edward
Born c1822 in Bristol (71C).
| 1871 | Potter turner, 3 Dyer’s Building, Bedminster (49), living with his wife Mary A. (47) and son Edward M. (28), both born in Bristol (71C). |
MASON Mary
Born c1895 in Fishponds (11C).
| 1911 | Dipper, pottery, 5 Albert Terrace, Fishponds (16) (11C). |
MASTON Herbert John Burton
Born c1834 in Fenton, Staffordshire, the son of Thomas Maston (61C, PPR).
| 1861 | Potter’s slipmaker, Church Street, Fenton (31), living with his father Thomas, a potter’s dishmaker, mother Mary Ann, and siblings (61C). |
| 1871 | Potter, Havelock Street, Fenton (37), living with his parents and siblings (71C). |
| 1876 | 9 Sep. Jacob Street (42), the son of Thomas Maston, a potter, he married Eliza Coombs (40), a widow, of Jacob Street, the daughter of Charles Odbourne, a labourer (PPR). |
MASTON Thomas
The father of Herbert John Burton Maston (PPR).
[He was a potter in Fenton, Staffordshire (61C, 71C), and there is no evidence that he worked in Bristol].
| 1876 | 9 Sep. Noted as a potter (though not necessarily of Bristol) when his son Herbert John Burton (42) of Jacob Street, a potter, married Eliza Coombs (PPR). |
MATCHIN (MACHIN) Benjamin
See the Potteries List section for the Wilder Street Pottery.
The Pottery had previously been run by Jane Matchin, who was probably his mother.
| 1819-20 | Benjamin Matchin ran the Wilder Street Pottery, in partnership with Edward Matchin, who may have been his brother, trading as B. & E. Matchin. |
| 1821-37 | Benjamin Matchin ran the Wilder Street Pottery. |
The pottery was then taken over by John Duffett II.
Born c1799 in Bristol, the son of William II and, probably, Jane Matchin (A, Ao, 51C).
| 1806 | 31 Dec. He was apprenticed to Edward Patience (A, Ao). |
| 1816 | 7 Nov. He obtained his freedom (F). |
| 1817 | 23 Dec. He married Charlotte Ann Peplow at St Philip’s church (Ancestry website). |
| 1818 | 24 Aug. Wilder Street, St Paul’s (Ao). |
| 1818 | 2 Dec. St Paul’s (PPR). |
| 1819-20 | B. & E. Matchin, wholesale stone, red and glazed ware, chimney and garden pot manufacturers, 9 Wilder Street (MD). |
| 1820 | 9 Feb. Wilder Street (PPR). |
| 1821-24 | B. Matchin, wholesale red and glazed ware, chimney and garden pot manufacturer, 9 Wilder Street (MD). |
| 1824 | 26 Feb. Wilder Street, St Paul’s (Ao) |
| 1824 | 31 Oct. St Paul’s (JaPR). |
| 1825-34 | B. Matchin, red and glazed ware, 9 Wilder Street (MD). |
| 1826 | 25 Dec. St Paul’s (JaPR). |
| 1830 | Wilder Street, St Paul’s (P). |
| 1830 | 18 Apr. St Paul’s (PPR). |
| 1832 | Wilder Street, St Paul’s (P). |
| 1832 | Benjamin Matchin, House & Pottery, Wilder Street (BRO 04736, List of Electors). |
| 1832 | 15 Apr. St Paul’s (PPR). |
| 1835 | Wilder Street, St Paul’s (P). |
| 1835-37 | Benjamin Matchin, potter, 9 Wilder Street (MD). |
| 1838 | 20 Oct. Reference to ‘the Old Pottery, near the bottom of Dean Street, St Paul’s’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1851 | Journeyman stoneware pattern maker, 13 Courtland Grove, Clapham, Surrey (52), living with his wife Charlotte (50), born in Bristol, and children (51C). |
| Apprentices: With wife Charlotte Joseph Mare, 24 Aug 1818 (A, Ao) Thomas Macey, 26 Feb 1824 (A, Ao) |
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| Rate book entries: [25 Mar 1820-29 Sep 1822 Ben. Matchin Wilder Street House, etc (St Paul-H) 29 Sep 1822-25 Mar 1824 Landlord: Jane Matchin Occup: Benjamin Matchin Wilder Street House & Pottery (St Paul-PR) 29 Sep 1824-29 Sep 1830 Machin Wilder Street (St Paul-Wa) 29 Sep 1827-21 Dec 1835 Benjamin Matchin Wilder Street/Next to Portland Row (St Paul-Wa) 21 Dec 1827-21 Dec 1829 Benj. Matchin Wilder Street (St Paul-Church Rates) |
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| Children: Wife Charlotte Ann: John Job Peplow, born 19 Oct 1818, bapt 2 Dec 1818 (PPR), Mary Matilda, born 7 Jan 1820, bapt 9 Feb 1820 (PPR), Charles John Peplow, bapt 31 Oct 1824 (JaPR), James Edwin, bapt 25 Dec 1826 (JaPR), Corbit Walter, bapt 18 Apr 1830 (PPR), Alfred Walter, bapt 15 Apr 1832 (PPR) |
MATCHIN Edward
See the Potteries List section for the Wilder Street Pottery.
The Pottery had previously been run by William Matchin II, who died in May 1812.
| 1812-14 | Edward Matchin ran the Wilder Street Pottery. |
The Pottery was then taken over by Jane Matchin.
However, he later appears to have been in partnership with Benjamin Matchin, who was probably his brother.
| 1819-20 | Edward Matchin probably ran the Wilder Street Pottery in partnership with Benjamin Matchin, trading as B. & E. Matchin. |
The Pottery was then run by Benjamin Matchin alone.
He was possibly the son of William Matchin II.
| 1813-14 | Edward Matchin, potter, Wilder Street (MD). |
| 1819-20 | B. & E. Matchin, wholesale stone, red and glazed ware, chimney and garden pot manufactory, 9 Wilder Street (MD). |
MATCHIN Jane
See the Potteries List section for the Wilder Street Pottery.
The Pottery had previously been run by Edward Matchin.
| 1815-19 | Jane Matchin ran the Wildre Street Pottery. |
Then Pottery was then taken over by Benjamin and Edward Matchintaken over by Benjamin & Edward Matchin.
| 1815-19 | Jane Matchin, potter, 9 Wilder Street (MD). |
| 1816 | Jane Matchin, potter, 9 Wilder Street (ED). |
| Rate book entries: 25 Mar 1817-29 Sep 1819] Jane Matchin Wilder Street House and Yard (St Paul-H) [29 Sep 1819-25 Mar 1820] Jane Matchin Wilder Street House, etc. (St Paul-H) |
MATCHIN William I
See the Potteries List section for the Wilder Street Pottery.
In 1753 he married Elizabeth Allbright who was probably the widow of the potter Henry Allbright and it is possible that this was how he acquired the Wilder Street Pottery as she had been left a Pottery in her husband’s will.
| c1753-87 | William Matchin I ran the Wilder Street Pottery. |
The Pottery was taken over by his son, William Matchin II.
The father of William Matchin II.
| 1753 | 23 Aug. A potter of St Mary Redcliffe parish, he was granted a licence to marry Elizabeth Allbright, a widow of St James’s parish, at St James’s or St Stephen. Bondsman: Joseph Thrall, potter, of St Philip and Jacob parish (M). |
| 1763 | 21 Mar. A potter of St James’s parish, he was bondsman for the marriage of John Hawkins, a gentleman, of St Nicholas parish (M). |
| 1774 | Potter, St James’s parish (P). |
| 1775 | 9 May. A potter of Bristol, he was bondsman to the administration of the estate of George Davis of Bristol, gentleman (Adm.). |
| 1775 | Potter, 15 & 18 Wilder Street (SD). |
| 1780 | 27 Oct. Elizabeth Matchin buried (JaPR). |
| 1780 | 2 Nov. ‘Wednesday died Mrs. Matchin, wife of Mr Matchen, potter, in Wilder Street’ (BG). |
| 1781 | Potter, St James’s parish (P). |
| Rate book entries: [29 Sep 1755-25 Mar 1756] ‘Matchens’ Behind the Full Moon (St James-PR) [25 Mar 1756-29 Sep 1767] ‘Matchins/Mr Matchell’ Wilder Street/St James Square (St James-PR) [29 Sep 1767-29 Sep 1769] Wm Matchin St James Square (St James-PR) 29 Sep 1771-25 Mar 1772 Wm Matchin Cumberland Street (St James-PR) 29 Sep 1771-29 Mar 1775 William Matchin Cumberland Street (St James-L) 25 Mar 1775-29 Sep 1775 Wm Matchin Wilder Street (St James-L) 25 Mar 1775-25 Mar 1777 Wm Matchin Snr. Wilder Street (St James-PR) 29 Sep 1771-25 Mar 1787 William Matchin/snr Cumberland Street (St James-PR) 29 Sep 1783-29 Sep 1784 ‘Machin’s House and Yard’ Wilder Street (St James-Wa). 9 Sep 1786-29 Sep 1787] William Matchin Senr. Wilder Street (St James-L) |
MATCHIN William II
See the Potteries List section for the Wilder Street Pottery.
The Pottery had previously been run by his father, William Matchin I.
| 1788-1812 | William Matchin II ran the Wilder Street Pottery. |
William Matchin II died in May 1812 and the Pottery was taken over by Edward Matchin, who was probably his son.
He was the son of William Matchin I and the father of Benjamin Matchin and probably Edward Matchin.
| 1782 | 22 Mar. A potter of St James’s parish he was granted his freedom ‘having married a freeman’s daughter but the father neglected taking up his freedom til after his daughter’s birth’ (PF). |
| 1786 | 30 Oct. Benjamin Matchin baptised (JaPR). |
| 1788 | Land Tax returns suggest that he took over the pottery from his father (St James-L). |
| 1789 | 5 Dec. ‘William Matchin, Junr. respectfully informs his friends and the public, that he continues his fine glaz’d Pan and Garden Pot Manufactory, Wholesale and Retail, as usual, in Wilder-street, St Paul’s, Bristol – A Report having been propagated he has declin’d the business, W.M. in justice to himself offers this to the public, to inform them such report is groundless, and humbly solicits their favoure, which will ever be gratefully acknowledged. N.B. Country Shopkeepers supply’d on the shortest notice’ (BMBJ). |
| 1792 | William Matchin, potter, Wilder Street (RD). |
| 1793-1811 | William Matchin, potter, Wilder Street (MD). |
| 1793-1811 | Clerk of St James’s church (MD). |
| 1798 | 10 Mar. ‘Wednesday fe’nnight died master John Matchin, son of Mr Matchin in Wilder Street’ (FFJ). |
| 1806 | 31 Dec. His son Benjamin was apprenticed to Edward Patience (A, Ao). |
| 1812 | William Matchin, potter, 9 Wilder Street (MD). |
| 1812 | Clerk of Temple parish, Vicarage House, Temple Street (MD). |
| 1812 | 6 May. He was buried at St Paul’s church (Ancestry website). |
| 1812 | 9 May. Died ‘Saturday last, after a short illness, Mr Wm Matchin, potter, Wilder Street’ (BM). |
| Rate and tax book entries: [29 Sep 1774 Wm Matchin ¼ void Cumberland Street (St James-L) [30 Sep 1787-25 Mar 1788 Wm Matchin Junr Wilder St (St James-L) 25 Mar 1800-29 Sep 1810 ‘Proprietor: W Machin Occupier: W. Machin’ (St James-L) 29 Sep 1789-29 Sep 1812 Wm Matchin Ho. & Yd. Wilder St (St James/St Paul-Wa). 25 Mar 1797-25 Mar 1798 William Matchin Wilder St (St Paul-LS) 25 Mar 1775-25 Mar 1777 Wm Matchin jnr Wilder St (St James-PR) 25 Sep 1798-25 Mar 1812 William Matchin Wilder St (St Paul-PR) 29 Sep 1800-25 Mar 1801 Wm Matchin One before Cumberland St (St Paul-PR) |
MATCHIN William III
Born c1820 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, the father of William John Matchin (61C).
| 1841 | Possibly the journeyman potter, Hall Street, Tunstall, Staffordshire (20), born in Staffordshire (41C). |
| 1851 | Potter, 8 Zion Terrace, Bedminster (31), living with his wife Ann (29), born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, and children (51C). |
| 1861 | Salesman at pottery, 24 Dean Street, Bedminster (41), living with his wife Ann (38), born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire and children (61C). |
| 1871 | Commercial traveller, Mount Pleasant Terrace, Bedminster (51), living with his wife Ann (49) and children (71C). |
| 1881 | Traveller, Retford Cottage, 19 Prospect Place, Bedminster (61), living with his wife Ann (59) and son H. Owen (81C). |
| 1891 | Commercial traveller, 1 Greville Road, Bedminster (71), living with his wife Ann (69) (91C). |
| Children: Sarah A., born c1846 in Llanelli (61C), William J. born c1849 in Llanelli (61C), Thomas J., born c1851 in Bedminster (61C), Alfred A., born c1855 in Bedminster (61C), Hamlet Owen, born c1859 in Bedminster (61C), Mary, born c1861 in Bedminster (61C, 71C) |
MATCHIN William John
Born c1849 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, the son of William Matchin III (61C).
| 1861 | Clerk at pottery, 24 Dean Street, Bedminster (12), living with his parents William II and Ann, salesman at pottery (61C). |
MATHEWS John
| 1868 | 7 Jun. St Philip’s parish on the baptism of his daughter Elizabeth Fanny. Wife Fanny (TPR). |
MATHLING Elizabeth
Born c1862 in Bristol (81C).
| 1881 | ‘Pottery’, 8 Taylors Court, Pile Street, St Mary Redcliffe parish (19), living with her mother Jane Mathling, ‘charring’ (81C). |
MAULE Alexander James
See the Potteries List section for the Stapleton Road Pottery 1.
| 1854-58 | William Maule ran the Stapleton Road Pottery 1 with his sons, William Alexander Maule and Alexander James Maule, trading as William Maule & Sons. |
William Maule died in 1858 and the Pottery was then run by his sons, Alexander James and William Alexander Maule.
| 1858-75 | Alexander James Maule and William Alexander Maule ran the Stapleton Road Pottery 1, trading as William Maule & Sons. |
William Alexander Maule died in 1875 and the Pottery was then run by his brother, Alexander James Maule.
| 1875-84 | Alexander James Maule ran the Stapleton Road Pottery 1, trading as William Maule & Sons. |
Alexander James Maule died in 1884 and it is possible that the Pottery part of their business then closed. His sister, Louisa Maule, died in 1892, and may have continued the nursery business for a while longer, as the nursery was recorded in street directories until 1889.
Born c1823 in St George, the son of William Maule and the brother of William Alexander Maule (41C, 51C).
| 1854-69 | William Maule & Sons, horticultural potteries, Stapleton Road (MD). |
| 1861 | William Maule & Sons, potters and garden pot manufacturers, Stapleton Road (KD). |
| 1861 | Nurseryman, in partnership with his brother William Alexander, and employing 20 boys, 2 women and 50 men, Lower Easton, Gloucestershire (38), living with his brother and his widowed mother, Elizabeth Ann (75) (61C). |
| 1863 | William Maule & Sons, horticulural potters, Stapleton Road (KD). |
| 1870-80 | William Maule & Sons, nurserymen & horticulural potteries, Stapleton Road and Stoke Bishop (WD). |
| 1881 | Nurseryman, Stapleton Road (60) (81C). |
| 1881-84 | William Maule & Sons, nurserymen & horticulural potteries, Stapleton Road and Stoke Gifford (WD). |
| 1884 | 5 May. He died and his will, proved on 28 July 1884, described him as a nurseryman, late of Stapleton Road Nurseries. The will was proved by his sister, Louisa Maule. Personal estate was valued at £3,171.10s.9d (PRO National Probate Calendar, Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1866). |
| 1884 | 10 May. ‘Yesterday the mortal remains of Mr Alexander James Maule, of the Stapleton Nurseries and Horticultural Pottery, Stapleton Road, were interred in the burial ground of Holy Trinity amidst many tokens of the respect in which he was held by those to whom he was known … The mourners were confined to relatives and close personal friends of the deceased … Several of the nursery foremen and other employees were present, and amongst them was a venerable servant who had been in Mr Maule’s employ for 45 years, and who for a very long time past has driven him about’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1885-89 | William Maule & Sons, nurserymen, Stapleton Road (MD). |
MAULE William
See the Potteries List section for the Stapleton Road Pottery 1.
Originally nurserymen, seedsmen and florists, William Maule appears to have established a Pottery by 1854.
| 1854-58 | William Maule ran the Stapleton Road Pottery 1 with his sons, William Alexander Maule and Alexander James Maule, trading as William Maule & Sons. |
William Maule died in 1858 and the Pottery was then run by his sons, William Alexander and Alexander James Maule.
Born c1781 in Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, the father of William Alexander and Alexander James Maule (41C, 51C).
| 1815 | William Maule & Co., nurserymen, Lower Easton (MD). |
| 1820 | William Maule & Co., nurserymen, seedsmen & florists, Stapleton Road (MD). |
| 1841 | Nurseryman, Maule’s Lodge, Stappleton Road, St Philip’s parish (60), living with his wife Elizabeth (60) and children (41C). |
| 1847 | William Maule & Sons, nurserymen, seedsmen & florists, Stapleton Road (MD). |
| 1851 | Nurseryman, 45 acres, 28 men, 9 boys, Stapleton Road, St Philip’s parish (71), living with his wife Elizabeth Ann (65), born in Winterbourne, and children (51C). |
| 1854-69 | William Maule & Sons, horticulural potteries, Stapleton Road (MD). |
| 1858 | 6 Feb. He died and his will, proved on 10 Feb 1858, described him as a nurseryman of Stapleton Road. The will was proved by his widow, Elizabeth Ann Maule. His effects were valued at under £1,000 (PRO National Probate Calendar, Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1866). |
| 1861 | His wife was a widow (61C). |
| Children: | |
| William Alexander, born c1817 in St George (51C), Louisa, born c1820 in St George (51C), Alexander James, born c1822 in St George (51C) |
MAULE William Alexander
See the Potteries List section for the Stapleton Road Pottery 1.
| 1854-58 | William Maule ran the Stapleton Road, Pottery I with his sons, William Alexander Maule and Alexander James Maule, trading as William Maule & Sons. |
William Maule died in 1858 and the Pottery was then run by his sons, William Alexander and Alexander James Maule.
| 1858-75 | William Alexander Maule and Alexander James Maule ran the Stapleton Road Pottery 1, trading as William Maule & Sons. |
William Alexander Maule died in 1875 and the Pottery was then run by his brother, Alexander James Maule.
Born c1817 in St George, the son of William Maule and the brother of Alexander James Maule (41C, 51C).
| 1854-69 | William Maule & Sons, horticultural potteries, Stapleton Road (MD). |
| 1857 | 4 Nov. ‘Potters wanted, in the branch of wheeling, who are good workmen, liberal wages given. Apply to W. Maule & Sons, Horticultural Potteries, Stapleton Road’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1860 | 6 Mar. ‘Wanted, potter red ware. Apply at the Horticultural Potteries. W. Maule & Sons’ (Western Daily Press). |
| 1861 | Nurseryman, in partnership with his brother Alexander James, and employing 20 boys, 2 women and 50 men, Lower Easton, Gloucestershire (42), living with his borther and his widowed mother, Elizabeth Ann (75) (61C). |
| 1861 | William Maule & Sons, potters and garden pot manufacturers, Stapleton Road (KD). |
| 1862 | 31 Mar. ‘To red ware potters. Wanted, an industrious, intelligent man, competent to work and superintend for garden pots only, and if he can undertake a part in mould making and working the same for ornamental goods he would be preferred. Write in his own name, stating his abilities and wages, direct W. Maule and Sons, Horticultural Pottery’ (Western Daily Press). |
| 1863 | William Maule & Sons, horticultural potters, Stapleton Road (KD). |
| 1863 | 13 Jun. William Maule and Sons, horticultural potteries, exhibited an item called the Prince of Wales Fountain at the Bath and West of England Society’s show at Exeter (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1864 | 11 Jun. At the Bath and West of England Show, Messrs Maule and Sons, of the Horticultural Potteries, Stapleton Road, erected ‘a handsome terra cotta fountain on a very large scale, and of a new and striking design. It will be named the Prince of Wales Fountain. It will stand in a basin 21 feet in diameter, and rising from the base are several pieces of statuary, representing figures supporting a second basin eight feet in diameter. On the surface of this other figures support the tazza, or receptacle for the superstructure, consisting of a third group of figures, scattering the water from a height of fifteen feet, first descending to the tazza, then into the second basin, and again into the lower one. The fountain will be surrounded by ten elegant trees of the coniform tribe, twenty-five feet in height, and we understand that they will be removed from the grounds of Messrs Maule by a new principle, which enables the contributor to keep them in the yard, standing in frames, in which they can be readily returned to the ground from which they were transplanted’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1864 | 11 Jun. At the Bath and West of England Show, W. Maule and Son, the nurseries and horticultural potteries, exhibited: ‘Dog, full-sized Newfoundland, eagle, shell pedestal and boy figures, woman bracket, suspension architectural basket and hangings, square pedestal, sun dial, round fluted pedestal, circle for raised flower bed, boy with shell on his head for trailing plants, boys for water jet, large sized wicker basket and stand, large Italian bell-shaped vase with handles … large leaf vase, Grecian vase with handles … octagon pot and stand, Italian basket, tulip vase, tree stump pots, rose pot and stand, tall stump orchid pot with knot holes, large tatza and stand, tank aquariums sizes, urn or scent jar for halls and conservatories, garden flower pots, seed pans, stands, etc, large fountains …’ (Western Daily Press). |
| 1865 | 4 Apr. ‘Potters wanted, throwers. Liberal wages, in addition to journeymen’s prices. None need apply but experienced men. Apprentices wanted. Horticultural Potteries, Stapleton Road’ (Western Daily Press). |
| 1865 | 8 Nov. He married Treaze Pool at Madron, Cornwall (Ancestry website). |
| 1870-80 | William Maule & Sons, nurserymen & horticultural potteries, Stapleton Road and Stoke Bishop (WD). |
| 1871 | Nurseryman, 5 Clyde Road, Westbury-on-Trym (52), living with his wife Treaze (42), born in Madron, Cornwall (71C). |
| 1874 | 18 Dec. He died and his will, proved on 19 Feb. 1875, described him as a gentleman, late of Clyde Road, Redland, Bristol. His widow, Treaze, and sister Louisa Maule, of Stapleton Road, were executors. His effects were valued at under £3,000 (PRO National Probate Calendar, Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1866). |
MAY Dora
Born c1891 in Yate, Gloucestershire (11C).
| 1911 | Potter’s presser, 21 Parnall Road, Fishponds (20) (11C). |