The son of Philip Lovell of Bristol, currier, deceased (A).
| 1751 | 8 Aug. He was apprenticed to Thomas II and Bathsheba Centle. Friends to find apparel (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1756 | 26 Jun. His apprenticeship was transferred to William Taylor (A). |
| 1758 | 9 Sep. He became a free potter (F, G). |
| 1765 | 10 Dec. Together with Thomas Delap, a yeoman, he leased a property in Queen Square, owned by the Corporation of Bristol. The property comprised two tenements in the possession of Edward Cranfield, gentleman, and Richard Bayley, carpenter (BB). On 17 Mar 1781 the lease was transferred to Sarah Hale (BB). |
| 1766 | 24 Feb. Potter, Temple Street – he was admitted to the Wesleyan’s on trial (Wesleyan Membership Lists). |
| 1781 & 1784 | Potter, Lambeth (P). |