Born c1829 in St Philip’s parish, Bristol, the son of Joseph Britton I (51C, JBPR).
| 1851 | Lodging at 6 Queens Head Court, St Thomas parish (22) (51C). (Note: there is a 4 year discrepancy in his age between the 1851 census and marriage in 1855). |
| 1855 | 24 Sep. Little Paradise, Bedminster (30), the son of Joseph Britton I, potter, he married Harriet Bird (25) (JBPR). |
| 1861 | 7 Tuckers Court, St Philip’s parish (36), living with his wife Harriet (31) and children (61C). |
| 1866 | 22 Oct. East Street, Bedminster, widower (40), the son of Joseph Britton I, potter, he married Betsy Smart (34) (JBPR). |
| 1868 | 1 Nov. Lamb Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1871 | 55 Great George Street, St Philip’s parish (46), living with his wife Betsy (38) and children (71C). |
| 1892 | 20 Feb. Noted as a potter when his daughter Beatrice Emily Britton (23) married William Benjamin Down (EPR). |
| Children: Joseph, born c1856 in St Philip’s parish (61C), George, born c1858 in St Philip’s parish (61C), Sarah Ann, born c1860 in St Philip’s parish (61C), Beatrice Emily, born 7 Oct 1868, bapt 1 Nov 1868 (PPR) |