The son of Robert Davis of Bristol, labourer (A).
| 1762 | 7 Oct. He was apprenticed to William Taylor with £14 from the Pile Street Charity School, the gift of John Fisher, deceased (A, Ao). |
| 1774 | 6 Oct. He became a free potter (F, G). |
| 1774 | Potter, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1781 & 1784 | Potter, Temple parish (P). |
| Rate book entries: 29 Sep 1778-5 Apr 1788] William Davis Temple Street (Temple-W,Wa) |