Bristol Potters and Potteries

Research by Reg Jackson

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).