The son of William Garland of Bristol, shipwright, deceased (A).
| 1739 | 31 Oct. Apprenticed to Josiah and Elizabeth Bundy, £20 paid with the apprentice. Friends to find apparel (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1741 | 9 Nov. His apprenticeship was transferred to James and Sarah Gaynard ‘his master being dead and mistress having left off trade’ (A). |
| 1746 | 13 Dec. He was described as a potter of Bristol when he was bondsman to the administration of the estate of Henry Browne, gardener (Adm.). |