Bristol Potters - S
Research by Reg Jackson
SLADE Joseph
The son of Christopher Slade of Bristol, hatter, and the father of Elizabeth and Mary Slade (41C, Ao).
| 1816 | 17 Feb. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney (Ao). |
| 1822 | New Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1830-35 | New Street, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1832 | New Street, St Philip’s parish (List of Electors BRO 04736). |
| 1836 | 10 Jan. Broad Plain, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1837-52 | Crews Hole, St George (P). |
| 1841 | Crews Hole, St George (42), not born in Gloucestershire, living with his wife Mary (40) and children (41C). |
| 1843 | 18 Dec. Noted as a potter when his daughter Elizabeth of St Philip’s parish married Moses Gill (PPR). |
| 1849 | 28 May. Noted as a potter when his daughter Eliza of St Philip’s parish married James Cross (PPR). |
| 1851 | 12 Oct. Noted as a potter when his son Thomas Slade (19) a labourer of Gloucester Building married Mary Ann James (HTPR). |
| Children: Elizabeth (aged 1 yr), bapt 24 Feb 1822 (PPR); Mary Ann (aged 3 mths), bapt 15 Dec 1822 (PPR); Eliza, born c1827, married 28 May 1849 (41C, PPR); Joseph, born c1829 (41C); Thomas, born c1832, married 12 Oct 1851 (HTPR); William (aged 3 wks), bapt 10 Jan 1836 (PPR) |
SLADE Mary
Born c1822, the daughter of Joseph Slade and the sister of Elizabeth Slade (41C).
| 1822 | 15 Dec. Baptised, the daughter of Joseph Slade (PPR). |
| 1841 | Crews Hole, St George (17), living with her parents and siblings (41C). |
SLADER Sarah
Born c1844 in St Philip’s parish (01C).
| 1901 | Glazing ware at potteries, 9 Griffin Street, St Silas parish (17) (01C). |
SLAYNE Charles
Born c1848 in St Philip’s parish (61C).
| 1861 | Works at pottery, Waterloo Place, St Philip’s parish (13), the son of William, an engine driver (61C). |
SLOPER John
| 1801 | Stood surety for Joseph Martin, victualler, Temple parish (AKL). |
| 1804 | Stood surety for John Griffiths, victualler, Temple parish (AKL). |
SLUCETT Emma
Born c1880 in Bristol (01C).
| 1901 | Earthenware decorator, 11 Perry Street, St Gabriel (21) (01C). |
SLYONE Richard
Born c1839 in Bristol (61C).
| 1861 | Fireman at pottery, 41 Wellington Street, Bedminster (22), living with his wife Caroline (24) a tailoress, born in Bristol (61C). |
SMALLBRIDGE Selina F.
Born c1877 in Bristol, the grand-daughter of Arthur Mead (91C).
| 1891 | 8 Lypiatt Lane, St George (14), living with her grand-father (91C). |
SMALLDRIDGE Frederick
Born c1872 in Bristol, the son of John Smalldridge and the brother of Mary Smalldridge (81C, 91C).
| 1891 | Potter’s plate maker, 9 Victoria Terrace, St Philip’s parish (19), living with his parents and siblings (91C). |
| 1901 | General labourer, 12 John Street, St Silas parish (29) (01C). |
SMALLDRIDGE John
Born c1855 in Bristol, the brother of William James Smalldridge, the husband of Mary Smalldridge I and the father of Frederick and Mary Smalldridge II (71C, 91C).
| 1871 | 21 William Street, St Philip’s parish (16), living with his parents and siblings (71C). |
| 1871 | 15 May. William Street, St Philip’s parish (20), the son of Robert Smalldridge, a labourer, he married Mary Williams (20) of Redcross Street, the daughter of Enoch Williams, a labourer (71C). [There is a discrepancy in John’s age shown in the 1871 census and in the parish registers]. |
| 1875 & 76 | 21 William Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1880 | 21 Nov. St Philip’s Marsh (PPR). |
| 1881 | Potter kilnman, 16 Atlas Terrace, St Philip’s parish (30), living with his wife Mary (30), born in Bristol, and children (81C). |
| 1885 | 17 May. 12 Atlas Terrace, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1891 | Potter’s ovenman, 9 Victoria Terrace, St Philip’s (40), living with his wife Mary (40) and children (91C). |
| 1901 | Earthenware gloss placer, 11 Arthur Street, St Silas parish (50), living with his wife Mary (50) and children (01C). |
| 1911 | Fireman’s assistant, 22 Ranelagh Street, Barton Hill (60), living with his wife Mary (60) and children Ellen and Thomas (11C). |
| Children: Frederick, born c1872 in Bristol (81C); Mary Ann, born 18 Jan 1875, bapt 7 Feb 1875 (PPR); Alice, born 31 Jul 1876, bapt 20 Aug 1876 (PPR); John, born 2 Nov 1880, bapt 21 Nov 1880 (PPR); Alice, born 28 Apr 1885, bapt 17 May 1885 (PPR); Ellen, born c1888 in Bristol (91C); Thomas, born c1890 in Bristol (91C) |
SMALLDRIDGE Mary I
Born c1851 in Bristol, the wife of John Smalldridge and the mother of Frederick Smalldridge and Mary Smalldridge II (81C).
| 1891 | Potter’s assistant, 9 Victoria Terrace, St Philip’s (40), living with her husband and children (91C). |
| 1901 | Earthenware jug maker, 11 Arthur Street, St Silas parish (50), living with her husband and children (01C). |
| 1911 | No occupation, 22 Ranelagh Street, Barton Hill (60), living with her husband and children (11C). |
SMALLDRIDGE Mary II
Born c1875 in St Philip’s parish, the daughter of John Smalldridge and the brother of Frederick Smalldridge (PPR, 91C).
| 1891 | Potter’s assistant, 9 Victoria Terrace, St Philip’s (16), living with her parents and siblings (91C). |
| 1901 | Mary Malkin (nee Smalldridge), earthenware jug maker, 11 Arthur Street, St Silas parish (26), living with her parents and siblings (01C). |
SMALLDRIDGE (SMALLBRIDGE) William James
Born c1851 in Bristol, the brother of John Smalldridge and son-in-law of James Mountford (PPR).
| 1871 | 21 William Street, St Philip’s parish (20), living with his parents and siblings (71C). |
| 1875 | 22 Mar. Unity Street, St Philip’s parish (21), the son of Robert Smalldridge, a labourer, he married Mary Ann Mountford (20) of Unity Street, the daughter of James Mountford, potter (PPR). |
| 1877 & 79 | 21 William Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1881 | Potter, visiting Boards House, Batcombe, Somerset (26), with his daughter Lena [Selina] (4) (81C). |
| 1882 | 5 Jan. Tower Hill (26), widower, the son of Robert Smalldridge, a labourer, he married Amelia Emma Gibbons (19) of St Philip’s parish, the daughter of William Gibbons, a farmer (PPR). |
| 1891 | Potter’s dipper, 31 Anchor Terrace, Longton, Staffordshire (38), living with his wife Amelia Emma (28), born in Bristol, and son Percy (8) (91C). |
| Children: Wife Mary Ann: Selina Florence (aged 1 mth), bapt 1 Apr 1877 (PPR), William James, born 12 Jan 1879, bapt 16 Feb 1879 (PPR). Wife Amelia Emma: Percy, born 9 Jun 1883, bapt 22 Jul 1883 (PPR) |
SMALLRIDGE Prudence
Born c1835 in St Philip’s parish (61C).
| 1861 | Presser at pottery, 17 Sussex Street, St Philip’s parish (26), the daughter of Robert, labourer at vitriol works (61C). |
SMART Nellie
Born c1897 in Fishponds (11C).
| 1911 | Pottery, casting, 60 Causeway, Fishponds (14) (11C). |
SMART Richard
The son of Thomas Smart (A).
| 1758 | 7 Aug. He was apprenticed to William Taylor. Friends to find apparel (A, Ao). |
| 1760 | 17 Jan. He was discharged from his apprenticeship by order of Tolzey (A). |
SMART Thomas
The father of Richard Smart (A).
| 1758 | 7 Aug. He was described as a potter when his son, Richard, was apprenticed to William Taylor (A, Ao). |
SMITH Alfred
Born c1857 in Bristol (71C).
| 1871 | 16 Russell Street, St Mary Redcliffe parish (14), living with his mother Jane, a laundress (71C). |
| 1881 | General labourer, lodging at 3 Braggs Lane, St Philip’s parish (24) (81C). |
SMITH Alfred II
Born c1865 in Bristol (81C).
| 1881 | Potter’s packer, 25 Princess Street, Bedminster (16) (81C). |
SMITH Alfred Joseph
| 1879 | 18 Aug. Aged 25 and a married man living at Colston Place, Temple parish, he died after suffering severe head injuries when he fell down a clay pit at Pountney’s Bristol Pottery (Western Daily Press). |