Born c1814 in Burslem, Staffordshire, the husband of Mary Bath and the father of John Bath II (51C).
| 1841 | Potter, Cobridge, Burslem (25), living with his wife Mary (25), born in Staffordshire, and son John (4) (41C). |
| 1851 | Journeyman potter (37), 4 Gough’s Court, Temple parish, with wife Mary (37), a potter, and family (51C). |
| 1861 | Potter saggar maker, Holes, Knottingley, Pontefract, Yorkshire (44), living with his wife Mary (40) and children (61C). |
| Children: John, born c1837 in Burslem (51C), Ann, born c1844 in Burslem (51C), Harriet, born c1851 in Bristol (51C), Elizabeth, born c1856 in Bristol (61C) |