The son of William Cantle of Bedminster, Somerset, thatcher (A). He was the father of Thomas II, Edward and Joseph Cantle.
| 1712 | 9 Feb. He was apprenticed to Henry and Hannah Hobbs (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1725 | 22 Oct. He became a free potmaker (F, G). |
| 1727 | 23 May. A potmaker of St Mary Redcliffe parish, he was bondsman to a licence granted to Tobias Butler, victualler (M). |
| 1727 | 7 Oct. A potmaker of Bristol, he was bondsman for John Mould, victualler, in respect of the administration of the estate of Judith Aldridge, spinster (Adm). |
| 1730 | 11 Jan. A potter of Bedminster he was bondsman for Isaac Belcher, housecarpenter (Adm.). |
| 1734 | Potmaker, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1739 | Potmaker, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1741 | 14 May. A potpainter of St Mary Redcliffe parish, he was bandsman to a licence granted to John Lyman, tailor (M). |
| 1744 | He stood surety of £5 for Nathaniel Cambridge to keep an alehouse in St Mary Redcliffe parish (AKL). |
| 1745 | 10 May. A potmaker of Bristol, he was bondsman for William Perkins, wiredrawer (Adm.). |
| 1747 | 27 Jun. His son, Edward, became a free potmaker (F, G). |
| 1749-68 | Either Thomas Cantle I or II stood sureties of £5 each for eighteen victuallers to keep alehouses in Temple, St Mary Redcliffe, St Stephen, St Thomas and St Nicholas parishes (AKL). |
| 1750 | 5 Sep. He was described as a potter, when his son, Joseph, was apprenticed to Thomas Cantle II (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1754 | Potmaker, Temple parish (P). |
| 1755 | Possibly the Thomas Cantle who was landlord of the Flower Pot alehouse in Temple Street (McGrath & Williams 1979, 19). |
| 1761 | 7 Oct. A potter of Bristol he was a bondsman to the administration of the estate of Francis Allen (Adm.). |
| 1763 | 26 Aug. A potter of Bristol he was a bondsman to the administration of the estate of Richard Hobbs of Bristol, victualler (Adm.). |
| 1772 | 29 Jul. Thomas Cantle buried (TPR). |
| 1772 | 30 Jul and 1 Aug. ‘Monday died aged 82, Mr Thomas Cantle, potter, in Temple Street’ (BG, FFJ). |
| Rate and tax book entries: Property 1: 25 Dec 1735-25 Dec 1743] Thomas Cantle, Redcliff Hill and Guinea Street (SMR-LS) [25 Dec 1743-25 Dec. 1744] Thomas Cantle void Redcliffe Hill & Guinea Street (SMR-LS).Property 2: [25 Dec 1743-25 Dec 1744 Thomas Cantle Redcliffe Hill, Churchyard & Cathay (SMR-LS)Property 3: 25 Dec 1739-25 Dec 1743] Thomas Cantle Brickyard & Pile Street (SMR-LS). Property 4: Property 5: Property 6: |
|
| Children: Thomas, bapt 23 May 1721 (RPR), Elizabeth, bapt 21 Oct 1723 (RPR), Edward, bapt 10 Jul 1726 (RPR), Joseph, bapt 25 Dec 1728 (RPR), Precilla, bapt 14 Nov 1731 (RPR), Rachel, bapt 24 Mar 1734 (RPR), Joseph, bapt 9 Aug 1736 (RPR), Ann, bapt 9 Aug 1736 (RPR) |