Born in Bristol, the brother of William Marks (41C).
| 1824 | 16 May. He was baptised in St Philip’s church, the son of Joel and Hester Marks (information from Jackie James). |
| 1841 | Labourer, Church Street, Temple parish (25) [his age may be a mistake for 15], living with his widowed mother Esther Allen [presumably she had remarried], a tobacconist, and siblings (41C). |
| 1845 | 4 Aug. Potter, Frogmore Street, St Augustine’s parish, the son of Joel Marks, a smith, he married Fanny Davies of Stony Hill, the daughter of John Davies, a printer (APR). |
| 1858 | Probably his wife Fanny who was buried at St Andrew’s church, Clifton, aged 37 years (information from Jackie James). |
| 1859 | 28 Aug. Potter and widower, he married Harriet Collings, the daughter of George Collings, potter (information from Jackie James). |
| 1860 | 16 May. He died at 1 Temple Backs, Temple parish, aged 36 of ‘phthisis’ (a wasting disease, especially pulmonary tuberculosis) (information from Jackie James). |