Bristol Potters - R
Research by Reg Jackson
RABY Ann
Born c1842 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, the daughter of Edward Raby, sister of Sarah and Eliza Raby and sister-in-law of William Morgan (51C, 61C).
| 1851 | Potter china, 12 Harris’s Yard, Temple parish (10), living with her parents Edward and …. Raby and her siblings (51C). |
| 1861 | Handle maker – cups, Melsom’s Building, Temple parish (19) (61C). |
| 1861 | 23 Sep. Broad Plain, St Philip’s parish (20), the daughter of Edward Raby, a potter, she married George Coles (21) of Narrow Plain, St Philip’s parish, a freestone mason, the son of John Coles, a freestone mason (PPR). |
RABY Edward
Born c1810 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, the father of Ann, Sarah and Eliza Raby and the father-in-law of William Morgan (51C, 61C).
| 1834 | 13 Jan. He married Maria Holiston at Nucknall Cum Bagnall, Staffordshire (Ancestry website). |
| 1841 | Pottery squeezer, Bethesda Street, Swynnerton, Staffordshire (30), living with his wife Maria (30) and children, including Samuel (15), a pottery glazer (41C). |
| 1851 | Potter china, 12 Harris Yard, Temple parish (41), living with his wife Maria (44), a potter china, born in Stoke-on-Trent, and his children (51C). |
| 1856 | 11 Oct. Noted as a potter when his daughter Sarah, a varnisher of Park Street married John Shirley (HTPR). |
| 1857 | 1 Jun. Noted as a potter when his daughter Eliza Raby (21) a painter of Park Street married William Morgan, a printer (HTPR). |
| 1861 | Flower maker, Joiners Square, Hanley, Staffordshire (48), living with his wife Maria (47) and son Edward (61C). |
| 1861 | 23 Sep. Noted as a potter when his daughter Ann (20) of Broad Plain, St Philip’s parish married George Coles (PPR). |
| 1864 | Raby left the NBristol Pottery (Pountney 1920, 131). |
| 1867 | He died in Staffordshire (Pountney 1920, 131). |
| Children: Samuel, born c1826 in Staffordshire (41C); Sarah, born c1834 in Stoke-on-Trent (41C, 51C); Eliza, born c1836 in Stoke-on-Trent (41c, 51C); Ann, born c1841 in Stoke-on-Trent (41c, 51C); Edward, born c1846 in Stoke-on-Trent (51C) |
In 1846 the firm of Pountney and Goldney presented to the Bristol Museum a vase made by Edward Raby and coloured by William Fifield. Pountney (1920, 130) attributes another vase to Raby and states it was made in 1840, but it appears that Raby was still in Stoke at that time.
Pounteny (1920, 131) states his Edward Raby’s son Samuel worked at the Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester, in 1856.
RABY Eliza
Born c1835 in Stoke-on-Trent, the daughter of Edward Raby, sister of Ann and Sarah Raby and wife of William Morgan (51C, HTPR).
| 1851 | Potter’s assistant, 12 Harris Yard, Temple parish (16), living with her parents and siblings (51C). |
| 1857 | 1 Jun. Painter, Park Street (21) the daughter of Edward Raby, a potter, she married William Morgan (21), a printer, of Park Street, the son of John Morgan, a painter and glazer (HTPR). |
RABY Sarah
Born c1834 in Stoke-on-Trent, the daughter of Edward Raby, sister of Ann and Eliza Raby (51C).
| 1851 | Printer pottery, 12 Harris Yard, Temple parish (17), living with her parents and siblings (51C). |
RADFORD Benjamin
The son of Joseph Radford of Bedminster, Somerset, labourer (A).
| 1791 | 27 Oct. He was apprenticed to Elizabeth Ring (A, Ao). |
| 1812 | 1 Oct. He obtained his freedom (F). |
| 1812 | Old Brickyard, Temple parish (P). |
| 1830 | Church Lane, Temple parish (P). |
| 1832 | Church Lane, Temple parish (P). |
| 1832 | Church Lane, Temple parish (List of Electors BRO 04736). |
RADFORD Thomas
Born in 1835 in Wrington, Somerset (51C).
| 1851 | 4 Orchard Place, Bedminster (51C). |
RADFORD William
The son of William Radford of St George, Gloucestershire, coppersmith (A).
| 1767 | 25 Mar. He was apprenticed to William and Susannah Taylor, with £10 premium (A, Ao). |
| 1774 | 4 Oct. He became a free potter (F, G). |
| 1774 | Potter, Temple parish (P). |
| 1780 | 20 Jan. A potter of St George, he was included in the list of persons benefiting from a subscription for relief, if they were chosen for the Militia (BG). |
| 1781 & 1784 | Potter, St George (P). |
| 1785 | 29 Apr. A potter of St George, he was a bondsman to the administration of the estate of Hester Evans, wife of Evan Evans (Adm). |
| 1786 | 18 Feb. Probably the William Radford of St George, Gloucestershire, victualler, who was bondsman to the administration of the estate of Ann Chick of St George (Adm). |
| 1812 | Upper Easton, St George (P). |
| Rate book entries: 29 Sep 1778-29 Sep 1783 William Radford Temple Backs (Temple-Wa) |
RADNAGE (RADNEDGE) George
Born c1857 in St Philip’s parish (71C).
| 1871 | Potter, 7 Mary le Port Buildings, Oxford Road, St Philip’s parish (14), the son of George, a stoker at a sugar refinery (71C). |
| 1875 | Oxford Road, St Philip’s parish (20), the son of George Radnedge, a sugar refiner, he married Emily Warren (18) of Tyler Street, the daughter of John Warren, a glass blower (EPR). |
| 1876 | 17 Sep. Avon Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1879 | 30 May. 6 Avon Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1881 | 3 Old Cheese Lane, St Philip’s parish (24), living with his wife Emily (23), born in Bristol, and children (81C). |
| 1891 | Thrower, 1 Hunts Lane, St Philip’s parish (34), living with his wife Emily (34), baller, and children (91C). |
| 1901 | He was dead and his wife had remarried to Isaac Hopes (01C). |
| Children: Emily, born 2 Sep 1876, bapt 17 Sep 1876 (PPR); Ada Maria, born 2 May 1879, bapt 30 May 1879 (PPR); John, Born c1882 in St Philip’s parish (91C); George, born c1885 in St Philip’s parish (91C); William, born c1890 in St Philip’s parish (91C); Sidney (a cripple), born c1892 in Staffordshire (01C) |
RALPH Ann
Born c1844 in Westerleigh, Gloucestershire (61C).
| 1861 | 6 Priddys Buildings, St Philip’s parish (17), living with her parents Rodney and Elaina Ralph, a collier, born in Westerleigh (61C). |
RANDALL Henry
Born c1834 in St Philip’s parish (51C).
| 1851 | Apprentice, Canning Street, St Philip’s parish (17), living with his widowed mother, Esther (51C). |
| 1861 | Potter, 23 Great George Street, St Philip’s parish (29), living with his wife Elizabeth (27) born in Bristol and children (61C). |
| 1871 | Labourer, 7 Bedford Street, St Philip’s parish (39), living with his wife Elizabeth (38), born in Cleeve, Somerset, and children (71C). |
| 1881 | Labourer at oil works, 1 Barton Road, St Philip’s parish (49), living with his wife Elizabeth (48) and children (81C). |
| Children: James, born c1852 in Bristol (61C); Henry, born c1855 in Bristol (61C); Elizabeth, born c1857 in Bristol (61C); William, born c1860 in Bristol (61C); Albert, born c1862 in Bristol (71C); Richard, born c1865 in Bristol (71C); John, born c1866 in Bristol (71C); Florence, born c1872 in Bristol (81C); Susan, born c1875 in Bristol (81C); George, born c1877 in Bristol (81C) |
RANDALL Thomas
Born c1838 in Bath, Somerset (71C).
| 1871 | Packer at pottery, 2 Pools Crescent, Bedminster (33), living with his wife Ann (33), born in Bath (71C). |
| 1881 | Insurance agent, 1 Villa Fields, Bathwick, Somerset (41), living with his wife ann (43) and children John (9) and Thomas (8), both born in Bristol (81C). |
RASON William
| 1770 | 9 Apr. Possibly an employee of Richard Frank and Son until he stole from their pottery on Redcliff Back (Q). For further details see Magnus Lundberg I. |
RATCLIFFE Thomas H.
Born c1862 in Longton, Staffordshire (91C).
| 1891 | Potter’s fireman, 12 Orchard Road, St George (29), living with his wife Alice (27), born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, and children Lilian (3) and Harry (2), both born in Fenton, Staffordshire (91C). |
| 1901 | He is not recorded in the census but his wife Alice was a china dealer living at 16 High Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, with heir children Lillian (12) and Harry (11) both born in Fenton, and May (7) and Cissie (5), born in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire (01C). |
| 1911 | His wife was a widow (11C). |
RAY Arthur Wolverson
Born c1856 in Blaydon, Newcastle-on-Tyne, the brother of Harry Vernon Ray (71C, 81C).
| 1871 | Potter thrower, 58 Ebenezer Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire (16), living with his father William, a potter thrower and widower, and siblings (71C). |
| 1881 | 68 Mead Street, Bedminster (25), living with his wife Ann Maria (23), born in Bristol, and son William A. (6 mths), born in Bristol (81C). |
| 1891 | Throwing potter, 113 St Luke’s Road, Bedminster (35), living with his wife Maria (34) and children (91C). |
| 1901 | Potter’s foreman, 25 Almorah Road, Bedminster (45), living with his wife Ann (43) and children (01C). |
| 1907 | 9 Dec. He was described as a foreman of a department at Price, Powell and Company (Western Daily Press). |
| 1911 | Foreman potter stoneware, 21 Almorah Road, Bedminster (55), living with his wife Ann Maria (54) and children (11C). |
| 1926 | 30 Nov. He died at 20 Almorah Road and the probate of his will was granted to his widow and his eldest son, William Alfred Ray. Effects valued at £1,392.2s.11d (Ancestry website). |
| Children: | |
| William, born c1880 in Bristol (81C); Frank, born c1882 in Totterdown (91C); Florence, born c1886 in Totterdown; Edith, born c1888 in Totterdown; Arthur, born c1890 in Totterdown; Lillian, born c1894 in Bristol (01C); George, born c1896 in Bristol (01C) |
RAY Ernest Arnold
Born c1890 in St Mary Redcliffe parish, the son of Harry Vernon Ray (11C).
| 1911 | Potter’s assistant (wedger), 146 York Road, New Cut, Bedminster (21), living with his father and siblings (11C). |
RAY Harry Vernon
Born c1858 in Blaydon, Newcastle on Tyne,, the father of Ernest Arnold Ray and the brother of Arthur Wolverson and William Ray II (71C, 11C).
| 1871 | Potter thrower, 58 Ebenezer Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire (13), living with his widowed father William and siblings (71C). |
| 1881 | 2 Rowley Place, St Mary Redcliffe parish (23), living with his parents William I and Emma E. Rowley and siblings (81C). |
| 1891 | Stone ware potter, 11 Rowley Place, St Mary Redcliffe parish (33), living with his wife Alice (27), born in Temple parish, and children (91C). |
| 1901 | Stoneware potter, 17 Rowley Place, St Mary Redcliffe parish (43), living with his wife Alice (36), born in Bristol, and children (01C). |
| 1906 | 3 Aug. Noted as a potter when his daughter Beatrice Violetta Ray (21) of 9 Rowley Place, Chatterton Square, St Mary Redcliffe3 parish, married Richard George Blizzard (RPR). |
| Children: William, born c1882 in St Mary Redcliffe parish (91C); Anthea, born c1884 in St Mary Redcliffe parish (91C); Beatrice, born c1886 in St Mary Redcliffe parish (91C); Ernest, born c1890 in St Mary Redcliffe parish (91C); Selina, born c1893 in Bristol (01C); Grace, born c1895 in Bristol (01C); Edith, born c1898 in Bristol (01C) |
RAY William I
Born c1829 in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, the father of Arthur, Harry and William Ray II (81C).
| 1871 | Potter thrower, widower, 58 Ebenezer Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire (42), living with his children William and Harry (71C). |
| 1881 | 2 Rowley Place, St Mary Redcliffe parish (52), living with his wife Emma E. (50) born in London, Surrey, and children (81C). |
| 1888 | 15 May. Noted as a potter when his son Alfred Samuel Ray of 29 Lukes Road, Bedminster married Florence Mary Headford (JBPR). |
| 1891 | No occupation, widower, 48 William Street, Bedminster (60), living with his daughter Florence (91C). |
| Children: William, born c1854 in Kennington, Surrey (71C); Arthur Wolverson, born c1855 in Blaydon, Durham (71C); Henry/Harry, born c1858 in Blaydon, Durham (71C); Emily A., born c1863 in Paisley, Staffordshire (81C); Alfred S., born c1867 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire (81C); Florence M., born c1873 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire (81C) |
RAY William II
Born c1854 in Kennington, Surrey, the son of William Ray I, the father of William Ray II and the brother of Arthur Wolverson and Harry Vernon Ray (71C, 81C, 91C).
| 1871 | Potter thrower, 58 Ebenezer Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire (17), living with his widowed father William, potter thrower, and siblings (71C). |
| 1881 | Stoneware potter, 9 Chatterton Place, St Mary Redcliffe parish (27) living with his wife Betsy (29) born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire and children (81C). |
| 1891 | Throwing potter, 91 St Luke’s Road, Bedminster (37), living with his wife Betsy (37) and children (91C). |
| 1901 | Potter clay, 73 St Luke’s Road, Bedminster (47), living with his wife Betsy (48) and children (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter, stone warehouse, 56 Oxford Street, Totterdown (57), living with his wife Betsy (59) and children (11C). |
| Children: William Arthur, born c1874 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire (81C); Emma, born c1878 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire (81C); Joseph, born c1883 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire (91C); Harry, born c1886 in Bristol (91C); Arthur, born c1888 in Bristol (91C); Maud, born c1891 in Bristol (91C); May, born c1894 in Bristol (01C); Clifford, born c1896 in Bristol (01C) |
RAY William III
Born c1874 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, the son of William Ray II (91C).
| 1891 | Throwing potter, 91 St Luke’s Road, Bedminster (16), living with his parents and siblings (91C). |
| 1901 | Potter, 106 Whitehouse Lane, Bedminster (27), living with his wife Mary (26), born in Bedminster, and daughter Violet (2), born in Bedminster (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter, stoneware, 22 Waters Place, Whitehouse Street, Bedminster (37), living with his wife Mary (36) and children including Dorothy (7), Walter (6), Beatrice (3) and Winnifred (1), all born in Bedminster (11C). |
RAYMON Thomas
| 1790 | 9 Oct. ‘Monday was married at Bedminster church, Mr Thomas Raymon, potter, on the Broad-Ware, to Miss Downs, eldest daughter of Mr Downs, bellman of this city’ (BMBJ). |