Bristol Potters - M
Research by Reg Jackson
MORGAN William VI
Born c1891 in Temple parish (11C).
| 1911 | Pottery labourer, 13 New Queen Street, Bedminster (20) (11C). |
MORGAN William VII
Born c1895 in St Philip’s parish, the son of John Morgan III and the brother of Florence Morgan (11C).
| 1911 | Assistant dipper, 37 Station Avenue, Fishponds (16), living with her parents and siblings (11C). |
MORLEY Mary Ann
Born c1830 in Temple parish (51C).
| 1851 | Employed at pottery, 1 Queens Head Court, St Thomas’s parish (21), living with her parents James and Mary Morley, labourer (51C). |
MORRISH Henry
| 1820 | 7 Nov. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney to be educated as an enameller (Ao). |
| 1828 | 6 Jan. China enameller, St Mary Redcliffe parish (RPR). |
| 1830 | 18 Jan. China painter, St Paul’s (JaPR). |
| 1830 | Philadelphia Street, St Paul’s (P). |
| 1832 | Philadelphia Street, St Paul’s (P). |
| 1832 | Philadelphia Street, St Paul’s (List of Electors BRO 04736). |
| 1835 | Philadelphia Street, St Paul’s (P). |
| 1837 | Philadelphia Street, St Paul’s (P). |
| 1852 | Japanner, Phippen Street, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P) (possibly the same person). |
| Children: Wife Eliza: Louisa, bapt 6 Jan 1828 (RPR). Wife Eleanor: Charlotte Jane, bapt 18 Jan 1830 (JaPR). |
MORRIS James
Born c1871 in Bristol (01C).
| 1891 | General labourer, 6 Taylor’s Court, St Mary Redcliffe parish (21), living with his parents and siblings (91C). |
| 1901 | Furnace stoker – pottery, 13 Montgomery Street, Bedminster (30), living with his wife Jane (30), deaf, born in Birmingham, and son Edward (2), born in Bristol (01C). |
MORRIS Mary Ann
Born c1854 in Newport, Monmouthshire (71C).
| 1871 | Potter’s labourer, 4 Wrights Court, Pile Street, St Mary Redcliffe parish (17), living with her parents James and Mary Morris, anchor smith (71C). |
MORRIS Thomas
| 1856 | 20 Apr. Cumberland Street on the baptism of his daughter Emily Ann (aged 1 month). Wife Sophia (PPR). |
MORSE (MOORSE) Francis
Born c1859 in Temple parish (71C).
| 1871 | Potter’s assistant, 2 Great Westover Street, St Philip’s parish (12), the son of George, a railway goods guard (71C). |
MORSE John Howard
| 1872 | 19 May. St Silas Place, St Silas on the baptism of his daughter Ada. Wife Jane (EPR). |
MORSE Thomas
Born c1837 in Swansea, South Wales (81C).
| 1871 | Corporal Royal Marines, St Mary Street, East Stonehouse, Devon (34), living with his wife Elizabeth (29), born in Holsworthy, Devon, and daughter Elizabeth (4), born in Devonport (71C). |
| 1881 | Labourer in pottery, Jones’s Court, Great Avon Street, Temple parish (44), living with his wife Elizabeth A., an unemployed tailoress, and his daughter Elizabeth J. (14) (81C). |
| 1891 | Dock labourer, 52 Dean Lane, St George (54), living with his wife Elizabeth (49) (91C). |
MORTIMER Emily
Born c1870 in Exeter, Devon (91C).
| 1890 | 21 Jan. An inquest was held into the death of Alfred Mortimer, aged 11 months, the illegitimate child of Emily Mortimer, who had been found dead in bed. The mother said that she was employed at a pottery and lived with her parents at 30 Aberdeen Street, St Philip’s Marsh (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1891 | Pottery hand, 30 Aberdeen Street, St Philip’s parish (91C). |
MOSS Job
| 1828 | 22 Jun. St George on the baptism of his children Edward and Anthony Amatt. Wife Rachel (PPR). |
MOUNTFORD Ann
Born c1834 in Burslem, Staffordshire, the wife of James Mountford (61C).
| 1861 | Transferer, 3 Little Avon Street, Temple parish (27), living with her husband and children (61C). |
| 1871 | Earthenware transferer, 6 Rose Alley, Temple parish (38), living with her husband and children (71C). |
| 1881 | No occupation given, 2 Rose Alley, Temple parish (47), living with her husband and daughter Isabella (81C). |
MOUNTFORD Elizabeth
Born c1825 in Burslem, the wife of John Mountford II and mother of John Mountford II (61C, PPR).
| 1871 | Transferer (unemployed), 2 Church Street, Temple parish (46), widow, living with her children (71C). |
MOUNTFORD Isabella
Born in 1864 in Temple parish, the daughter of James and Ann Mountford and sister of Mary Ann and Selina Mountford (81C, PPR).
| 1864 | 20 May. Born (baptised 5 Jun 1864) the daughter of James and Ann Mountford (PPR). |
| 1881 | Potter sponger, 2 Rose Alley, Temple parish (16), living with her parents James and Ann Mountford (81C). |
MOUNTFORD (MUMFORD) James
Born c1830 in Scotland, the son of Joshua Mountford and son-in-law of Maria Almerack, father-in-law of William James Smalldridge and father of Isabella, Mary Ann and Selina Mountford (61C).
| 1854 | 7 Aug. Kilkenny, St Philip’s parish (25), the son of Joshua Mountford, a potter, he married Ann Halmarack (Almarack) (21) of Kilkenny, the daughter of James Halmarack (Almarack), a potter (PPR). |
| 1854 | 24 Dec. Kilkenny, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1856-61 | Bread Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1861 | Whiteware potter, 3 Little Avon Street, Temple parish (31), living with his wife Ann (27), a transferer, born in Burslem, and children (61C). |
| 1864 | 5 Jun. Lewis’s Buildings (PPR). |
| 1871 | Eathenware fireman, 6 Rose Alley, Temple parish (39), living with his wife Ann (38) an earthenware transferer, and children (71C). |
| 1875 | 22 Mar. Noted as a potter when his daughter Mary Ann (20) of Unity Street married William James Smalldridge (21) a potter (PPR). |
| 1878 | 23 Dec. Noted as a potter when his daughter Selina (22) of 1 Colston Street, St Mary Redcliffe parish married Richard Short (RPR). |
| 1881 | 2 Rose Alley, Temple parish (51) living with his wife Ann (47) and daughter Isabella, a potter sponger (81C). |
| Children: Mary Ann (3 wks), bapt 24 Dec 1854 (PPR), Selina (aged 3 wks), bapt 25 May 1856 (PPR), Maria (aged 2 wks), bapt 4 Jul 1858 (PPR), Sarah Ann, born 18 Aug 1861, bapt 25 Aug 1861 (PPR), Isabella, born 20 May 1864, bapt 5 Jun 1864 (PPR) |
MOUNTFORD (MUMFORD) John I
Born c1816 on the Ocean, a British subject (51C), although later he was noted as being born in Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland, the father of John Mountford II (61C).
| 1851 | Potter’s journeyman, 4 Tower Street, Temple parish (35), living with his wife Elizabeth (25) born in Burslem, Staffordshire, and daughter Mary (1) (51C). |
| 1852-55 | Bread Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1857 | 11 Oct. Cheese Lane, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1859 | 23 Oct. Bread Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1861 | 3 Church Street, Temple parish (45) living with his wife Elizabeth (36) and children (61C). |
| 1862 | 12 Jan. Bread Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1865 | 30 Jul. Noted as a potter when his daughter Ann of Regent Terrace married Elijah Clark (HTPR). |
| 1871 | His wife noted as a widow (81C). |
| 1875 | 10 May. Noted as a potter when his son John II (26), a potter of Jacob Street, St Philip’s parish married Eliza Newton (21) (PPR). |
| Children: Ann, born c1841 in Burslem (61C), Mary, born c1850 in Temple parish (51C), Jane (aged 10 mths), bapt 29 Aug 1852 (PPR), John (aged 2 wks), bapt 4 Sep 1853 (PPR), Mary (aged 17 days), bapt 19 Aug 1855 (PPR), James (aged 3 wks), bapt 11 Oct 1857 (PPR), William Charles, born 2 Oct 1859, bapt 23 Oct 1859 (PPR), Ralph, born 14 Dec 1861, bapt 12 Jan 1862 (PPR) |
MOUNTFORD John II
Born in 1853 in Temple parish, the son of John I and Elizabeth Mountford and the father of John Mountford V (PPR, 61C, 91C, 01C)).
| 1853 | 4 Sep. Baptised the son of John and Elizabeth Mountford (PPR). |
| 1871 | Earthenware turner, 2 Church Street, Temple parish (17) living with his widowed mother Elizabeth Mountford (71C). |
| 1875 | 10 May. Jacob Street, St Philip’s parish (22) the son of John Mountford, a potter, he married Eliza Newton (21) of Old Market Street, St Philip’s parish, the daughter of William Newton, a hawker (PPR). |
| 1877 | 1 Jul. Easton Road, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1879-82 | Great Ann Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1881 | 30 Great Ann Street, St Philip’s parish (27) living with his wife Eliza (27) born in Bristol, and children (81C). |
| 1884 | 28 Jun. Twinnell Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1886 | 12 Sep. 3 Pinnell Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1891 | Earthenware potter, 53 Great Ann Street, St Philip’s parish (37), living with his wife Eliza (37), born in Temple parish, and children (91C). |
| 1901 | Clay turner, 10 Little Ann Street, St Jude’s (47), living with his wife Eliza (47) and children (01C). |
| 1911 | Earthenware printer, 21 Winsford Street, Stapleton Road (58), living with his wife Eliza (57) and children (11C). |
| 1928 | 18 Feb. ‘The funeral took place at Greenbank Cemetery yesterday of Mr John Mountford, aged 74, of 35 Winsley Street, Stapleton Road. For 60 years deceased was employed at Messrs Pountney and Co’s potteries at their Fishponds works where he was greatly respected’. Representing Pountneys at the funeral were Thomas Stockham, H. Greenland and Mr G. Tyler (Western Daily Press). |
| Children: John William, born 27 May 1877, bapt 1 Jul 1877 (PPR), Elizabeth Blanche, born 17 Sep 1879, bapt 12 Oct 1879 (PPR), William Henry, born 15 Mar 1881, bapt 26 Mar 1882 (PPR), Eliza Harriet, born 2 Jun 1884, bapt 28 Jun 1884 (PPR), Florence Sarah, born 25 Aug 1886, bapt 12 Sep 1886 (PPR), Bertie, born c1891 in Temple parish (91C), Frederick, born c1893 in Bristol (01C), James, born c1896 in Bristol (01C) |
MOUNTFORD John III
Born c1855 (PPR).
| 1881 | Old Market Street, St Philip’s parish (26), the son of Samuel Mumford, a labourer, he married Elizabeth Mudge (19) of St Philip’s parish, the daughter of William Mudge, a labourer (PPR). |
| 1886 | 10 Oct. St Philip’s Marsh, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1890 | 27 Jul. St Philip’s Marsh, St Philip’s parish (PPR) |
| Children: Annie, born 22 Sep 1886, bapt 10 Oct 1886 (PPR) John Edward, born 9 Jul 1890, bapt 27 Jul 1890 (PPR) |
MOUNTFORD John IV
| 1889 | 14 Jul. 5 Avon Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1890 | 14 Sep. Avon Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1894-97 | 21 Avon Street (EPR). |
| Children: Wife Florence John William, born 10 Jun 1889, bapt 14 Jul 1889 (PPR) Edward Ernest, born 29 Aug 1890, bapt 14 Sep 1890 (PPR) Edward Ernest, bapt 17 Apr 1894 (EPR) Frederick, bapt 6 Apr 1897 (EPR). |