Born c1821 in Bristol, the brother of Joel Marks and the father of James Joel, William John and Joseph Marks II (51C, 81C, 91C).
1820 | 24 Dec. He was baptised in Temple church, the son of Joel and Hester Marks. Joel was a smith or brightsmith (information from Jackie James). |
1836 | 5 or 10 Oct. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney, aged 15 years (FM, Ao). |
1859 | 1 Sep. ‘William Marks, potter, late apprentice of John Decimus Pountney, potter, deceased, a free burgess. Indre of apprentice dated 5 October 1836, indorsed by Master and produced. Apprentice identified by Mrs Pountney’ (FM). |
1841 | Potter’s apprentice, Church Street, Temple parish (20), living with his widowed mother Esther Allen [presumably she had remarried], a tobacconist (41C). |
1843 | 11 Sep. Church Street, Temple parish, the son of Joseph Marks, a smith, he married Sarah Ann Heddington, a staymaker, the daughter of James Heddington, a mason (TPR). |
1844-57 | Temple parish (TPR). |
1851 | 4 Tailors Court, Temple parish (30), living with his wife Sarah Ann (25) born in Bristol and children (51C). |
1859 | 1 Sep. ‘William Marks, potter, late apprentice of John Decimus Pountney, potter, deceased, a free burgess. Inre of apprentice dated 5 October 1836, indorsed by Master and produced. Apprentice identified by Mrs Pountney’ (FM). |
1861 | 1 Stones (or Stowes) Court, Church Street, Temple parish (40), living with his wife Sarah Ann (36) and children (61C). |
1866 | 25 Jul. He was employed at Pountneys Bristol Pottery when he took part in a boat race in the pottery boat ‘Marian’ on the Floating Harbour (Western Daily Press). |
1871 | Handler at pottery, 1 Stones Court, Church Street, Temple parish (50), living with his wife (Sarah) Ann (45) and children (71C). |
1871 | 10 Dec. Noted as a potter when his daughter Ann (19) of West Street married Richard Jervis Lang (HTPR). |
1877 | 11 Nov. Noted as a potter when his son James Joel Marks (31) of Cheese Lane, St Philip’s parish married Alice Bull (PPR). |
1878 | 5 Aug. Noted as a potter when his son William John (34) of St Philip’s parish married Annie Barry (PPR). |
1881 | Handler at pottery, 25 Langton Terrace, Bedminster (60), living with his wife Sarah Ann (56) and children (81C). |
1891 | Potter handler, widower, 36 Doveton Street, Bedminster (70), living with his daughter Fanny (21) (91C). |
1896 | He died in Bedminster, aged 76 (Ancestry website). |
Children: William John, bapt 26 May 1844 (TPR), James Joel, bapt 15 Nov 1846 (TPR), Sarah, bapt 18 Mar 1849 (TPR), Fanny, bapt 7 Sep 1851 (TPR), Ann, bapt 4 Sep 1853 (TPR), Penny Esther, bapt 1 Jan 1857 (TPR), Samuel, born c1859 in Bristol (61C), Thomas, born c1863 in Bristol (81C), Joseph, born c1865 in Bristol (81C), Fanny, born c1870 in Bedminster (81C, 91C) |