Bristol Potters - S
Research by Reg Jackson
STEPHENS Jane
Born c1846 in St Philip’s parish, the daughter of John Stephens II and the sister of John Henry and George Stephens (51C, 71C).
| 1871 | Works at pottery, 5 Millpond Street, Baptist Mills, St Philip’s parish (26), unmarried, but the mother of Elizabeth (5), born in St Stephen’s parish, living with her brother John Henry Stephens (71C). |
STEPHENS John I
The father of John Stephens II.
| 1812 | 12 Oct. He obtained his freedom as he was the son of William Stephens, a baker (F). |
| 1812 | Pipe Lane, Temple parish (P). |
| 1813 & 14 | Temple Street, Temple parish (TPR) |
| 1822 & 27 | St George (PPR). |
| 1830-35 | Temple Street, Temple parish (P). |
| 1832 | Temple Street, Temple parish (List of Electors BRO 04736). |
| 1838 | 15 Jul. Noted as a potter when his son John, a potter of Brown’s Row married Matilda Morris (JBPR). |
| 1841 | His wife was a widow (41C). |
| 1842 | 3 Jan. Noted as a potter when his daughter Mary Ann of East Street, Bedminster married John White (JBPR). |
| 1842 | 20 Nov. Noted as a potter when his daughter Elizabeth of East Street, Bedminster married Edwin Dowding (JBPR). |
| 1844 | 18 Aug. Noted as a potter when his daughter Lucy of St Philip’s parish married George Gravill (PPR). |
| 1846 | 15 Nov. Noted as a potter when his daughter Sarah of Redcliff Street married Edward Gregory (TPR). |
| 1850 | 4 Mar. Noted as a potter when his daughter Mary Ann of St Philip’s parish married Joseph Millard (PPR). (She may have been a widow as she appears to have been married before in January 1842). |
| Children: Wife Lucy John, bapt 16 May 1813 (TPR), Mary Ann, bapt 13 Feb 1814 (TPR), William (aged 6 yrs 4 mths), bapt 6 Oct 1822 (PPR), John (aged 4 yrs), bapt 6 Oct 1822 (PPR), Elizabeth (aged 1 yr 5 mths), bapt 6 Oct 1822 (PPR), Kezia, bapt 11 Nov 1827 (PPR), Sarah, married 15 Nov 1846 (TPR), Lucy, married 18 Aug 1844 (PPR) |
STEPHENS John II
Born in 1818 in St Philip’s parish (or Swansea, South Wales (71C)), the son of John Stephens I and the father of John Henry, George and Jane Stephens (PPR, 61C, 71C).
| 1838 | 15 Jul. Browns Row, the son of John Stephens, a potter, he married Matilda Morris of Browns Row, the daughter of Samuel Morris, a cordwainer (JBPR). |
| 1841 | Labourer, Henry Row, St Philip’s parish (20), living with his wife Matilda (20) and children (41C). |
| 1851 | 2 Prospect Place, St Philip’s parish (32), living with his wife Matilda (32) born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire and children (51C). |
| 1854 | 6 Aug. Easton Road, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1860 | 18 Aug. ‘John Stephens was charged with violently assaulting his daughter Matilda Stephens, aged 13, at his residence near Baptist Mills. The child who was tall for her age, and appeared of a very weak intellect, stated that the prisoner had beaten her last evening with a tar rope, in consequence of her having slopped some beer, for which he had sent her to a public house in the neighbourhood. The back of the complainant was here shown to the magistrates, and bore signs of very severe treatment, being covered with wheals as from a knotted rope. The prisoner stated that he was in the employ of Messrs White and Co., at their pottery, Baptist Mills; he had had great trouble with complainant, who sometimes stayed out very late, especially when sent an errand, and last night having sent her for a pint of beer, she kept him waiting twenty minutes for it; when she returned he found she had wasted some part of it, and in a moment of passion he beat her with greater severity than he otherwise should. Inspector Webb informed the magistrates that the neighbours had been shocked at the cruelty the prisoner had practised on his child, and procured the interference of a constable. The magistrates appeared to act leniently in the case, only for the sake of his wife and family, and having severely reprimanded him, they said he would be bound over to keep the peace for six months, entering his own recognizances for £20, and one surety of £10’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1861 | Prospect Place, St Philip’s parish (42), living with his wife Matilda (42) and children (61C). |
| 1871 | Potter placer, 7 Prospect Place, St Philip’s parish (53), living with his wife Matilda (53) and children (71C). |
| 1878 | 1 Sep. Noted as a potter when his daughter Ellen (19) a tailoress of Clarence Place married Joseph Bolton Lowe (HTPR). |
| 1881 | 7 Prospect Place, St Philip’s parish (62), living with his wife Matilda (62) (81C). |
| 1891 | Potter’s kilnman (retired), 29 Bedford Street, St Philip’s parish (72), living with his wife Matilda (72) (91C). |
| Children: Emma, born c1839 in Bristol (51C), John H., born c1840 in Bristol (51C), William, born c1843 in St Philip’s parish (61C), Jane, born c1846 in Bristol (51C), Matilda, born c1849 in St Philip’s parish (61C), Thomas, born c1851 in St Philip’s parish (61C), George, born c1853 in St Philip’s parish (61C), Edwin (aged 3 wks), bapt 6 Aug 1854 (61C), Joseph, born c1857 in St Philip’s parish (61C), Ellen, born c1860 in St Philip’s parish (61C), Clara, born c1861 in St Philip’s parish (61C) |
STEPHENS John Henry
Born c1840 in St Philip’s parish, the son of John Stephens II and the brother of Jane and George Stephens (51C, 71C).
| 1861 | Potter, 10 Albert Street, Burslem, Staffordshire (20), living with his wife Ann (20) (61C). |
| 1871 | Potter, Millpond Street, Baptist Mills, St Philip’s parish (general shop) (30), living with his wife Anne (30), born in St Philip’s parish, and his sister Jane (26) (71C). |
| 1881 | Potter’s thrower, boarding at 13 Paxton Street, Hanley, Staffordshire (41), living with his wife Ann (40) and son Henry (6), born in Bristol (81C). |
| 1891 | 28 Feeder Road, St Philip’s parish (52), living with his wife Ann (52), born in Bristol (91C). |
STEPHENS Kerzia
Born c1883 in Stoke-on-Trent, the daughter of Edwin Stephens I and the sister of Edwin Stephens II (91C).
| 1901 | Earthenware decorator, 46 Beaufort Road, St George (18), living with her parents and siblings (01C). |
STEPHENS William I
The son of William Stephens of Bristol, labourer, he was the brother of Edward Stephens (A).
The Stephen’s family had lived in Plymouth, Devon, before moving to Bristol in about 1770 (Mackenna 1957, 34).
| 1772 | 23 Jan. He was apprenticed to Richard and Judith Champion. Friends to find apparel (A). |
It has been suggested that William Stephens was apprenticed to William Cookworthy in 1770 and that this apprenticeship to Champion was a transfer (Mackenna 1957, 34). However, there is no record of Cookworthy having taken apprentices in Bristol and any transfer of apprenticeship would also have been recorded.
| 1781 | 17 Feb. The freedom of ‘William Stephens China painter (a Quaker) apprentice to Richard Champion’ (F, G). |
| 1781 | China Painter, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire (P). |
He was apparently employed at Tewkesbury as a woollen draper’s assistant, and later in the same trade at Plymouth (Mackenna 1957, 36). He died in Bridport, Dorset, in February 1837 (Mackenna 1957, 38).
STEPHENS William II
Born c1810 (Ao).
| 1825 | 24 Oct. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney, aged 15 years (Ao). |
| 1836-43 | Bedminster (PPR, RPR). |
| 1841 | Bishop Street, Bedminster (P). |
| 1841 | No occupation, 7 Clarence Place, Bedminster (30), living with his wife Mary ann (28), born in county, and children (41C). |
| 1845 | 21 Sep. Clarence Place, Bedminster (JBPR). |
| 1849 | 13 Aug. A potter of Clarence Place, Bedminster, on the death of his wife Mary Ann, aged 37 years, from cholera (Death Certificate – information from Ken Blackmore). |
| 1850 | 1 Mar. Noted as a potter when his son William was apprenticed to John Lucas, a confectioner (Ao). |
| 1851 | 16 Feb. A potter and widower, the son of Felix Stephens, a sawyer, he married Eliza Blackmore, a dressmaker, the daughter of John Blackmore, a farmer, at St Michael’s church. They were both living in Tankard’s Close (Marriage Certificate – information from Ken Blackmore). |
| 1851 | Earthenware printer, 17 Little Paradise, Bedminster (40), living with his wife Eliza (45), born in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, and children William (15), Mary Ann (15), Sarah (9) and Henry (5), all born in Bedminster (51C). |
| 1852 | Pottery printer, Zion Terrace, Bedminster (P). |
| 1861 | 2 Apr. Noted as a potter when his son William (25) a confectioner of Little Paradise married Sarah Ann Cook George (JBPR). |
| 1861 | Journeyman potter, 17 Little Paradise, Bedminster (50), living with his wife Eliza (35), born in Wiveliscombe, Somerset and daughter Matilda (17) born in Bedminster (61C). |
| 1866 | 23 Dec. Noted as a potter when his son William (30) a widower and confectioner married Harriet Wolferston (JBPR). |
| 1869 | 4 Mar. Possibly the William Stephens who was recorded as working at the Bristol Pottery (Bristol Times and Mirror). |
| 1871 | 2 Waters Lane, Temple parish (60), living with his wife Eliza (44) and daughter Matilda (17), a book seller (71C). |
| 1881 | Late foreman earthenware manufactory, 1 Victoria Terrace [next door to the Albert Pottery], St Philip’s parish (70), living with his wife Eliza (54), born in Wiveliscombe, and daughter Matilda Elizabeth (27), born in Bristol (81C). |
| 1891 | Potter’s printer, Myrtle Villa, Allington Road, Bedminster (80), living with his wife Eliza (64) (91C). |
| 1897 | A potter’s printer of 63 Allington Road when he died, aged 86 years, of hemiplegia asthenia [paralysis caused by stroke or tumour] (Death Certificate – information from Ken Blackmore). |
| 1915 | 27 Mar. Noted as a foreman in pottery on the death of his wife Eliza, aged 88 years, of bronchial pneumonia (Death Certificate – information from Ken Blackmore). |
| Children: Wife Mary Ann: William (aged 2 wks), bapt 7 Feb 1836 (PPR); Mary Ann (aged 2 wks), bapt 23 Jul 1837 (PPR); John (aged 5 wks), bapt 19 May 1839 (PPR); Sarah Jane (aged 4 wks), bapt 29 Aug 1843 (PPR); Elizabeth, bapt 28 Feb 1843 (RPR); Henry, bapt 21 Sep 1845 (JBPR); With wife Eliza: Matilda Elizabeth, born 1854 (Ancestry website) |
STEPHENS William III
Born c1816 in Staffordshire (51C).
| 1839 | 29 Apr. Dale Street, the son of John Stephens, a wheelwright, he married Sarah Roberts a shoe binder of Wilder Street, the daughter of William Roberts, a tile cutter (PaPR). |
| 1841 | Potter, Johns Place, St Philip’s parish (23), living with his wife Sarah (22), born in county (41C). |
| 1842 & 44 | Stapleton Road, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1847 | 4 Feb. Easton (PPR). |
| 1850 | 7 Jul. Lawrence Hill (PPR). |
| 1851 | Gloucester Buildings, Lawrence Hill, St Philip’s parish (35), living with his wife Sarah (32) born in Bristol and children (51C). |
| 1853 | 6 Mar. Easton Road (PPR). |
| 1858 | 27 Jun. Clarence Road, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1861 | Earthenware potter, Sion Road, St Philip’s parish (44), living with his wife Sarah (41) born in St Philip’s parish and children and his aunt, Sarah Orchard (57) a boot binder (61C). |
| 1865 | 9 Apr. Zion Road, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1871 | His wife was a widow (71C). |
| Children: Sarah (aged 3 wks), bapt 23 Oct 1842 (PPR), Mary Roberts (aged 3 wks), bapt 4 Aug 1844 (PPR), Caroline (aged 3 wks), bapt 4 Feb 1847 (PPR), Maria (3 wks), bapt 7 Jul 1850 (PPR), Elizabeth (aged 3 wks), bapt 6 Mar 1853 (PPR), William (aged 3 yrs), bapt 27 Jun 1858 (PPR), Emily (aged 2 wks), bapt 27 Jun 1858 (PPR), Albert, born 29 Jun 1862, bapt 9 Apr 1865 (PPR), Louisa, born 17 Mar 1865, bapt 9 Apr 1865 (PPR) |
STEPHENS William IV
Born c1843 in St Philip’s parish (71C).
| 1864 | 18 Sep. He married Fanny Anthony (Ancestry website). |
| 1865 & 68 | Stapleton Road, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1870 & 72 | Pennywell Road, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1871 | Clerk to assurance company, Alfred Place, St Philip’s parish (28), living with his wife Fanny (27), born in Bridgwater, Somerset, and children (71C). |
| 1876 | 30 Jul. Baptist Mills, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1880 | 5 Jan. 5 Matilda Place, Baptist Mills (PPR). |
| 1881 | Potter shop earthenware, 5 Matilda Place, Ashley Road, St Philip’s parish (38), living with his wife Fanny (37) and children (81C). |
| 1882 | 18 Jun. Baptist Mills, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1891 | Potter, shopkeeper china, 5 Matilda Place, Ashley Road, St Philip’s parish (48), living with his wife Fanny (47) and children (91C). |
| 1901 | Shopkeeper, china, 119 Lower Ashley Road, St Simon (58), living with his wife Fanny (57) and children (01C). |
| Children:
William Morton, born 2 Jul 1865, bapt 3 Sep 1865 (PPR); Florence, born 2 Jan 1867, bapt 2 Aug 1868 (PPR); Rose, born 18 May 1868, bapt 2 Aug 1868 (PPR); Frederick, born 19 Jul 1870, bapt 2 Oct 1870 (PPR); Alfred Anthony, born 11 May 1872, bapt 7 Jul 1872 (PPR); Walter, born c1874 in Bristol (81C); Frank, born 20 Jun 1876, bapt 30 Jul 1876; Herbert, born 1 Nov 1879, bapt 4 Jan 1880 (PPR); Clifford, born 16 Mar 1882, bapt 18 Jun 1882 (PPR) |
STIEL William
| 1363 | 2 Feb. Noted as a crokker (the term ‘crokker’ in documents is generally taken to refer to a potter) when he witnessed a conveyance on property in Old Market. |
| 1374 | 21 Aug. Noted as a crokker when he witnessed a conveyance on property in Old Market. |
| 1379 | 16 Nov. Noted as a crokker when he witnessed a conveyance on property in Old Market. |
| 1384 | 12 Oct. Noted as a crokker when he witnessed a conveyance on property in Old Market. |
| 1395 | 6 Sep. The will of John Roberwe notes two shops described as above the Weir, between the tenement of William Stiel, crokker, and the Rent of St Bartholomew. |
| 1396 | 15 Nov. The will of William Stiel. He left property including ‘to Son John and his heirs a hall in the suburb of Bristol, in the market … To Son William and his heirs two shops next to the aforesaid hall. To Son Thomas and his heirs two shops between the one bequeathed to William and that next to the entrance to my tenement … To Wife Alice two tenements, with shops, Ec., inhabited by testator in the market, also two shops there, built by him, next the lane as one goes to Elebrig … Three shops ‘apud le Wer iuxta Will’m Borne …’. |
Information taken from Price 1990.
STILES Samuel
| 1825 | 24 Oct. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney (Ao). |
STILES Sophia
Born c1833 in Bristol, she may be the sister of William Styles (51C).
| 1851 | 108 Temple Street, Temple parish (18), living with her mother Jane (69) a widow, born in Ireland (51C). |
STILES William
Born c1821 in Bristol, he may be the brother of Sophia Styles (41C).
| 1841 | Temple Street, Temple parish (20), living with his mother Jane (45) a widow, born in Ireland (41C). |
STIRRATT Robert
Born c1860 in Barbeth, Ayrshire, Scotland (11C).
| 1891 | Potter, 75 Ravesley Street, Bromley, London (31), living with his wife Lydia (29), born in Long Sutton, Somerset and daughter Maud (2), born in West Ham, Essex (91C). |
| 1901 | Potter, hardware, 75 Ravesley Street, Bromley, London (41), living with his wife Lydia (38) and children Maud (12) and Robert (5), born in Bromley, London (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter, stoneware manufactory, 27 Kensal Road, Victoria Park, Bedminster (51), living with his wife Lydia Ann (48) and children (11C). |
STOCK John
Born c1866 in Bedminster (91C).
| 1891 | 25 St John’s Road, Bedminster (25) (91C). |
| 1901 | Labourer at pottery works, 47 Dean Crescent, Bedminster (33), living with his wife Sarah (32), born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1911 | Labourer at clay pottery, 2 Stile Lane, St Michael’s parish (44), living with his wife Sarah (42) and children (11C). |
STOCKHAM George Henry
Born c1862 in St Augustine’s parish (91C).
| 1891 | Labourer pottery, 5 Eliza Place, Oxford Road, St Philip’s parish (29), living with his wife Amelia (27), born in Warminster, Wiltshire, and children George H. (5) and Amelia M. (1), both born in St Philip’s parish (91C). |
| 1892 | 27 Nov. Kingsland Road, St Philip’s parish on the baptism of his son Frederick (born 6 Nov 1892). Wife Amelia (PPR). |
| 1901 | Potter’s dipper, married but wife not mentioned, 15 Aiken Street, St George (41), living with his children George (16), Amelia (11), William (6) and Elsie M. (3 wks), all born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1911 | Pountneys Pottery, married but parted, 53 Hill Street, Totterdown (50), living with his children (11C). |
| 1930 | Jun. He died, aged 69 (Ancestry website). |
STOCKHAM Isaac
Born c1846 in Bristol (61C).
| 1861 | Pottery labourer, 134 Temple Street, Temple parish (15) (61C). |
STOCKHAM Thomas I
Born c1859 in Bristol, the brother of William Stockham (71C).
| 1871 | Labourer at stone pottery, Pims Entry, St Mary Redcliffe parish (12), living with his brother William (71C). |
| 1891 | 35 Charlotte Street, St Paul’s parish (34), living with his wife Susan (31), born in Taunton, Somerset, and children Eliza (8), Thomas (4) and George (2), all born in Bristol (91C). |
| 1901 | Potter earthenware, 50 Hill Street, St Clements (42), living with his wife Susan (41) and children Eliza (18), Thomas (14), George (11), Susan (7), William (4) and Albert (2), all born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1928 | 18 Feb. Probably the Thomas Stockham who represented Pountney and Co. at the funeral of John Mountford II (Western Daily Press). |
STOCKHAM Thomas II
Born in 1841 in Bristol (81C).
| 1881 | 9 Rich’s Buildings, St Philip’s parish (40), living with his wife Susan (36) a shirt merchant born in Taunton, Somerset and daughter Fanny (12) born in Bristol (81C). |
STOCKHAM William
Born c1857 in Bristol, the brother of Thomas Stockham I (71C).
| 1871 | Labourer at stone pottery, Pims Entry, St Mary Redcliffe parish (14), living with his brother Thomas (71C). |