Born 1822 in Bristol, the son of Uriah Bryan, the brother of Thomas Bryan and the father of George John Bryan (61C, TPR, A).
| 1821 | 11 Jun. He was born, the son of Uriah and Mary Bryan of Temple parish, bapt 19 Aug. 1821 (TPR). |
| 1837 | 9 Jan. The son of Uriah Bryan, potter, deceased, he was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney (A, Ao). |
| 1841 | Potter’s apprentice, Pipe Lane, Temple parish (20), he was living with his brother Thomas, a potter, and his family (41C). |
| 1841 | 22 Dec. Horsefair (21), the son of Uriah Bryan, grocer, he married Susan Vigors, daughter of Silvanus Vigors, clerk (JaPR). (Note: Uriah Bryan, potter, John’s father, had died by 1837 so this reference to Uriah Bryan, grocer is odd). |
| 1842 | 30 Oct. Temple parish (TPR). |
| 1848 | 24 Dec. Stapleton (TPR). |
| 1853 | 31 Jul. St Philip’s parish (TPR). |
| 1859 | 5 Sep. Noted as a potter when his son Uriah William was apprenticed to Thomas Barnes, timber merchant (Ao). |
| 1859 | 23 Oct. A widower of Baptist Mills he married Mary Elizabeth Jenkins of Armory Square, the daughter of William Thomas Jenkins, excise officer (HTPR). |
| 1860 | 21 Oct. Baptist Mills, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1861 | Foreman at pottery. Millpond Street, St Philip’s parish (39) he was living with his wife Mary Elizabeth (30) born in Manchester, and his children (61C). |
| 1862 | Baptist Mills, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1871 | Manager of pottery, East Street, Bedminster (49), living with his wife and children (71C). |
| 1881 | His wife was a widow (81C). |
| Children: George John, bapt 30 Oct 1842 (TPR), Uriah William, born c1845 in Gloucestershire (61C), Jane, born 26 Aug 1844, bapt 24 Dec 1848 (TPR), Jane Matilda, born 17 Jan 1848, bapt 24 Dec 1848 (TPR), Frederick, born c1850 in Gloucestershire (61C), Albert Edward, bapt 31 Jul 1853 (TPR), Annie Elizabeth, born 2 Sep 1860, bapt 21 Oct 1860 (PPR), Catherine Ann, born 3 May 1862, bapt 25 May 1862 (PPR) |