Bristol Potters - R
Research by Reg Jackson
ROBERTS Sarah
| 1820-22 | Painter at the Pottery, aged about 25 years (Methodist Class Book). |
ROBERTS Thomas
Born c1844 in St Philip’s parish, probably the son of Richard Roberts and the brother of Richard G. Roberts (81C, 91C).
| 1865 | 3 Sep. George Street, St Philip’s parish on the baptism of his son Edward Albert (born 16 Aug 1865). Wife Priscilla (PPR). |
| 1871 | Labourer general, widower, 28 Great George Street, St Philip’s parish (27), living with his children Thomas (12), John (10) and Edward (6), all born in Bristol (71C). |
| 1881 | Potter’s presser, 2 Minshull Road, Fenton, Staffordshire (37), living with his brother Richard (26), also a potter’s presser (81C). |
| 1891 | Potter, widower, boarding at 9 West Street, St Philip’s parish (47) (91C). |
ROBERTS William
Born c1836 in St George, the brother of James Roberts (51C).
| 1851 | Potter’s labourer, 5 Baptist Street, St Philip’s parish (15), living with his parents William and Eliza Roberts, a cordwainer, and brother James (14), a potter (51C). |
| 1861 | Potter, widower, Prospect Place, St Philip’s parish (26) (61C). |
ROBINS John
| 1733 | 16 Aug. ‘Ended … Joseph Thrall agt. John Robins at Mr Frank’s pothouse, Redclift Backs’ (C). See also Thomas Frank I. |
ROE John
Born c1800 in St Giles, Middlesex (51C).
| 1851 | 20 Lion Street, St Philip’s parish (51), living with his wife Lydia (52), born in Woolwich, Kent, and children (51C). |
| Children: Ann Elizabeth, born c1830 in Dublin, Ireland (51C) William, born c1836 in St Augustine’s parish, Bristol (51C) John, born c1839 in St Leonard’s parish, Bristol (51C) |
ROGERS Annie
Born c1871 in St George, probably the sister of Mary and William Rogers II (91C).
| 1891 | Work at pottery, 11 Marling Road, St George (20) (91C). |
ROGERS Daniel
| 1856 | 21 Dec. Dings, St Philip’s parish, on the baptism of his son William James (aged 2 yrs). Wife Prudence (PPR). |
ROGERS George
| 1824 | 3 Oct. St Augustine’s parish on the baptism of his daughter Eliza Sarah. Wife Maria (JaPR). |
| 1841 | His wife Sarah (45) was a widow and living in Phoenix Street, St Philip’s parish with their children George (22), Eliza (15), Dianna (13), Susanna (11), Aron (9) and Emma (4), all born in Bristol (41C). |
| 1849 | 28 Jan. Noted as a potter when his daughter Celia Ann of St Philip’s parish married John Manning (PPR). |
| 1853 | 10 Jul. Noted as a potter when his daughter Dianah (25) of Alfred Street married James Smith (PPR). |
| 1858 | 30 Oct. Noted as a potter when his daughter Emma (22) of Thomas Place, Dings, St Philip’s parish married James Hazell (PPR). |
ROGERS Jane
Born c1862 in Winterbourne, Gloucestershire (81C).
| 1881 | 12 Philip Street, St Philip’s parish (19), the wife of James, a labourer (81C). |
ROGERS Mary
Born c1873 in St George, probably the sister of Annie and William Rogers II (91C).
| 1891 | Works at pottery, 11 Marling Road, St George (18) (91C). |
ROGERS William I
Born c1854 in Swansea, South Wales (71C).
| 1871 | Printer [pottery printer?], lodging at 27 Grafton Street, St Philip’s parish (17). He was living with the Bramer and Liversidge families of potters (71C). |
ROGERS William II
Born c1877 in St George, probably the brother of Annie and Mary Rogers (91C).
| 1891 | Potter, 11 Marling Road, St George (14) (91C). |
ROGERS Woodes
| 1707 | 28 Mar. Woodes Rogers and co-partners took William Pottery apprentice to be educated in the art of potmaking (A, Ar).
Woodes Rogers was a sea captain. It has been suggested that he was in partnership with Henry Hobbs in the Limekiln Lane Pottery 1 (Pountney 1920, 66), but there seems to be no evidence to confirm this. The above apprenticeship suggests that Rogers was involved in, and may have given financial backing to, one of the Bristol potteries. In 1708 Rogers sailed on a voyage round the world, returning to Bristol in 1711. |
ROLFF George
Born c1815 in Bristol (61C).
| 1861 | Potter’s labourer, 12 Temple Place, Temple Street (46), living with his son Frederick (15), a shoemaker, born in Banwell, Somerset (61C). |
ROOM Richard
See the Potteries List section for the Bedminster Pottery.
It is not known when the Pottery was established. Room took an apprentice in 1786 so it was presumably operating by that date. A Day Book for the Pottery survives covering the period from 29 September 1788 to 17 October 1789. It does not give the owner’s name, but one of the employees was Samuel Sheppard, Room’s apprentice.
| c1784-90 | Richard Room ran the Bedminster Pottery. |
Room probably died in 1790 when the Pottery was taken over by Peter Dean.
| 1757 | Probably the Richard, son of William and Sarah Room, baptised (JBPR). |
| 1784 | 8 or 10 Apr. He became a free potter because of his marriage to Mary, daughter of Joseph Bedbury, inn-holder, deceased (F, G). |
| 1784 | Potter, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1786 | 27 May. Potter, Mayor’s Paddock (Ao). |
| 1786 | 17 Oct. He took George Chafe, a poor child of Axbridge, Somerset as an apprentice, with a consideration of £5.5s.0d (SRO D/P/ax 13/6/1 – information from Marek Lewcun). |
| 1788-89 | The ‘Day Book’ for the Bedminster Pottery survives for this period. It has been fully transcribed and published in Jackson & Price 1982, 213-226. It was re-used as the Baptismal Register for St John’s Church, Bedminster for the period 1750-1812. |
| 1790 | 15 May. Probably the Richard Room, aged 32 years, buried (JBPR). |
| 1805 | 14 Aug. He was dead when Samuel Sheppard became free (F). |
| 1836 | 21 Jan. ‘Died: Dec 29, Mrs Mary Room of Bedminster, in the 76th year of her age, deeply regretted by all who knew her’ (BG). |
| Apprentices: With wife Mary: Samuel Sheppard, 27 May 1786 (A, Ao)-14 Aug 1805 (F). George Chafe, 17 Oct 1786 (SRO D/P/ax 13/6/1) |
ROPER Albert Charles
Born c1879 in St Philip’s parish, the son of Richard Colston Roper II (11C).
| 1911 | Potter labourer stoneware, 250 Bath Road, Totterdown (32), living with his parents and siblings (11C). |
ROPER Edward
Born c1830 in St Mary Redcliffe parish (51C).
| 1851 | Potter thrower, lodging with Richard Colston Roper I at 10 Harris Cottages, Bedminster (51C). |
ROPER Frederick
Born c1866 in Bristol, the brother of Richard Roper (81C).
| 1881 | Works in pottery, 18 Aberdeen Street, St Philip’s parish (15), the son of Robert, a corn porter (81C). |
ROPER James
Born c1852 in Bristol (01C).
| 1901 | Potter’s labourer, boarding at 19 Colston Street, St Mary Redcliffe parish (49) (01C). |
ROPER John
| 1854 | 25 Nov. Noted as a potter when his son Robert Weymouth Popham Roper (27), a botanist, of South Place, married Emma Francis Hudson (RPR). |