Born c1821 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire (61C).
| 1834 | 4 Mar. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney, aged 14 years (Ao). |
| 1841 | Journeyman potter, Pipe Lane, Temple parish (20) (41C). |
| 1841 | 25 Oct. Bishop Street, Bedminster, the son of John Harris, a maltster, he married Georgiana Elizabeth Clark of Bishop Street, the daughter of James Clark, a glass blower (JBPR). |
| 1842 | 16 Oct. Great George Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1845 | 15 Jun. Temple parish (TPR). |
| 1861 | Temple Backs, Temple parish (40) living with his wife Georgiana (48) born in Bristol and daughter Harriet (16) (61C). |
| 1864 | 8 Feb. Noted as a potter when his daughter Harriet (19) of 4 Georges Alley married William Wright (RPR). |
| Children: John (aged 3 wks), bapt 16 Oct 1842 (PPR), Harriet, bapt 15 Jun 1845 (TPR) |