Bristol Potters - W
Research by Reg Jackson
WESTCOTT William I
| 1812 | 5 Oct. He obtained his freedom by marrying Mary, the daughter of Richard Lee, a cordwainer (F). |
| 1812 | Tower Street, Temple parish (P). |
WESTCOTT William II
| 1820-22 | Potter, aged about 15 years (Methodist Class Book). |
WESTERN Mary A.
Born c1882 in Bristol (01C).
| 1901 | Pottery stone ware, 67 Catherine Mead Street, Bedminster (19) (01C). |
WESTGARTH John Thomas
Born c1853 in North Shields, Northumberland, the father of Thomas Westgarth (91C).
| 1871 | Potter, 12 Dundas Mews, Middlesborough, Yorkshire (20), living with his father Thomas Westgarth, potter, and mother Eleanor, born in Scotland (71C). |
| 1881 | Clay potter, widower, 91 Lower Denmark Street, Linthorpe, Yorkshire (30), living with his children Thomas (6), born in Stockton, Durham, and George (4), born in Scotland (81C). |
| 1891 | Potter’s hollow ware presser, 10 Beaconsfield Road, St George (38), living with his wife Anne (37), born in Grantown, Scotland, and children Thomas (16), born in North Stockton, Durham, and Mary (8), born in Westhartlepool, Durham (91C). |
| 1901 | Potter, clay presser, 7 Short Street, St Silas parish (47), living with his wife Annie (46) and his adopted son William Beer (6), born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter, hollow ware presser, 3 Dunkirk Road, Fishponds (59), living with his wife Annie (57) and nephew William Beer (17) (11C). |
WESTGARTH Thomas
Born c1875 in Stockton-On-Tees, Durham, the son of John Thomas Westgarth (91C, 01C).
| 1891 | Potter’s hollow ware presser, 10 Beaconsfield Road, St George (16), living with his parents and siblings (91C). |
| 1896 | 26 Jul. Thomas Westgarth married Rhoda Elizabeth Yabsley in Bristol (Ancestry website). |
| 1901 | Millman at pottery, 56 York Street, St Emanuel parish (26), living with his wife Rhoda Elizabeth (28) and daughter Elsie May (4), both born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter’s millman, 37 Dunkirk Road, Fishponds (36), living with his wife Rhoda (38) and children Elsie (14), Alexander (9) and Reginald (8), all born in St Philip’s parish (11C). |
WESTON John
The son of John Weston of Bristol, tanner (A).
| 1760 | 10 Oct. He was apprenticed to William I and Mary Maynard with £10, the gift of the Wiltshire Society (A, Ao). |
WEYMOUTH Blanche
Born c1867 in St Philip’s parish (91C).
| 1891 | Potter’s help, boarding at 5 Brick Yard, St Mary Redcliffe parish (24) (91C). |
WEYMOUTH James
The son of John Weymouth, late of Brislington, Somerset, yeoman (A).
| 1780 | 17 Jan. He was apprenticed to William II and Elizabeth Maynard with £10.10s.0d premium (A, Ao). |
WHEELER Agnes (Amelia)
Born c1841 in Temple parish, the sister of Thomas Wheeler and daughter-in-law of James Thomas II(71C).
| 1871 | 8 Little Avon Street, Temple parish (30), living with her sister Ellen (40) and her husband James Thomas (38) a potter born in London, also her son Thomas Wheeler (20), labourer at pottery, born in Temple parish (71C). |
| 1872 | 27 Apr. Described as a potter at the Bristol Pottery, aged 32, she committed suicide by jumping off the Bath Bridge into the River Avon, after being injured in a fight with another woman outside the Bird in Hand pub in Temple Meads. She was the sister of Ellen Thomas, the wife of the potter James Thomas (Bristol Mercury). |
WHEELER Charles
Born c1827 in Bristol, the brother of Edwin and Ellen Wheeler (51C).
| 1851 | Crown Court, Temple parish (24), living with his mother Harriet Wheeler, a widow and fish sales woman, born in Bristol, and siblings (51C). |
WHEELER Edward
Born c1834 in Bristol (61C).
| 1861 | 15 Church Street, Temple parish (27), living with his wife Ann (24) born in Wells, Somerset, and nephew, Hannah (10), a scholar, born in Bristol (61C). |
| 1871 | 38 Weare Street, Bedminster (34), living with his wife Ann (38) (71C). |
| 1881 | Potter, unemployed, 2 Cambridge Street, Bedminster (46), living with his wife Ann (50), born in Hallatrow, Somerset (81C). |
WHEELER Edwin
Born c1835 in Bristol, the brother of Charles and Ellen Wheeler (51C).
| 1851 | Crown Court, Temple parish (16), living with his mother Harriet Wheeler, a widow and fish sales woman, born in Bristol, and siblings (51C). |
| 1867 | 10 Jun. Jacob Street, St Philip’s parish (32) the son of Henry Wheeler, a labourer, he married Ann Bennett (24) of Jacob Street, the daughter of Pharoah Bennett, a gardener (PPR). |
WHEELER Ellen
Born c1829 in Bristol, the sister of Charles and Edwin (51C). She married James Thomas II.
| 1851 | Crown Court, Temple parish (22), living with her mother Harriet Wheeler, a widow and fish sales woman, born in Bristol, and siblings (51C). |
WHEELER George
Born c1845 in Temple parish (71C, 01C).
| 1871 | Ware printer, 10 Hills Court, Temple parish (26), living with his wife Mary (25), born in Shepton Mallet, Somerset (71C). |
| 1881 | Printer in pottery, 1 Brooks Court, Temple parish (36), living with his wife Mary (35), born in Shepton Mallet, Somerset (81C). |
| 1891 | Pottery printer, 16 Gladstone Street, St George (44), living with his wife Mary (43) (91C). |
| 1901 | Potter’s printer, 1 Sycamore Cottage, Albert Road, St Silas parish (56), living with his wife Mary (55) (01C). |
| 1911 | Gardener, 1 Sycamore Cottage, Albert Road (66), living with his wife Mary Ann (64) (11C). |
WHEELER Margaret
Born c1831 in Bristol (61C).
| 1861 | 4 Melsom Court, Temple parish (30) (61C). |
WHEELER Thomas
Born c1851 in Temple parish, the brother of Agnes Wheeler and son-in-law of James Thomas (71C).
| 1871 | Labourer at pottery, 8 Little Avon Street, Temple parish (20), living with his sister Ellen (40) and her husband James Thomas (38) a potter born in London, also his sister Agnes Wheeler (30), potter, born in Temple parish (71C). |
WHELAN James
Born c1856 in St James’s parish, the brother of Thomas Whelan (71C).
| 1871 | Labourer in pottery, 15 Small Street, St Philip’s parish (15), the son of Thomas, a stoker (71C). |
| 1881 | General labourer, unemployed, 12 Aiken Street, St George (26), living with his wife Catherine (23), born in St George (81C). |
WHELAN Thomas
Born c1858 in St James’s parish, the brother of James Whelan (71C).
| 1871 | Potter, 15 Small Street, St Philip’s parish (13), the son of Thomas, a stoker (71C). |
WHITE Albert C.
Born c1861 in Bristol (81C).
| 1881 | 35 Bishop Street, St Paul’s parish (20), living with his wife Rosa (18), born in Bristol (81C). |
| 1890 | 21 Oct. Albert Charles White appeared at Cardiff Police court charged with falsely representing that he was the agent of the Baptist Mills Pottery Company and authorised to solicit orders for goods. He was remanded pending the attendance of a witness from the pottery (Western Daily Press). |
WHITE Charles
Born c1838 in Bristol (61C).
| 1861 | Potter’s labourer, Redcross Street, Pottery, St Philip’s parish (23), living with his wife Elizabeth (20) born in Bristol (61C). |
| 1875 | 21 Nov. St Philip’s Marsh, St Philip’s parish on the baptism of his daughter Emily (born 29 Jul 1866). Wife Elizabeth (PPR). |