Born c1868 in Bristol (91C).
| 1891 | 31 Claremont Street, St Philip’s parish (23), living with his wife Elizabeth (20), born in Bristol (91C). |
| 1892 | 10 Jan. Noted as a potter of Stapleton when his daughter Lillie Colston (born 13 Nov. 1891) was baptised. Wife: Elizabeth Louisa (PPR). |
| 1901 | Stone ware potter, 33 Claremont Street, St Philip’s parish (33), living with his wife Elizabeth (30), and children Lillie Colston (9) and Frederick (7), both born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1911 | Stoneware potter, 67 Colston Road, Easton, St George (43), living with his wife Elizabeth Louise (40) and children including Arthur Edwin (6) and Mary Elizabeth Alice (3 mths), both born in Stapleton Road (11C). |