Born c1736, the son of Thomas Cantle I and the brother of Thomas Cantle II and Edward Cantle.
| 1736 | 9 Aug. Probably the Joseph Cantle, son of Thomas Cantle I, baptised (RPR). |
| 1750 | 5 Sep. He was apprenticed to Thomas II and Bathsheba Cantle with £8, the gift of Alderman Wm. Bird, deceased. Friends to find apparel (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1785 | 10 Oct. Joseph Cantle of Bristol, potter, and his daughters, Hester, Elizabeth and Mary, were mentioned in the will of Martha Cantle of Bedminster (BRO Will 1787 no.8). |