See the Potteries List section for the Stapleton Road Pottery 1.
Originally nurserymen, seedsmen and florists, William Maule appears to have established a Pottery by 1854.
| 1854-58 | William Maule ran the Stapleton Road Pottery 1 with his sons, William Alexander Maule and Alexander James Maule, trading as William Maule & Sons. |
William Maule died in 1858 and the Pottery was then run by his sons, William Alexander and Alexander James Maule.
Born c1781 in Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, the father of William Alexander and Alexander James Maule (41C, 51C).
| 1815 | William Maule & Co., nurserymen, Lower Easton (MD). |
| 1820 | William Maule & Co., nurserymen, seedsmen & florists, Stapleton Road (MD). |
| 1841 | Nurseryman, Maule’s Lodge, Stappleton Road, St Philip’s parish (60), living with his wife Elizabeth (60) and children (41C). |
| 1847 | William Maule & Sons, nurserymen, seedsmen & florists, Stapleton Road (MD). |
| 1851 | Nurseryman, 45 acres, 28 men, 9 boys, Stapleton Road, St Philip’s parish (71), living with his wife Elizabeth Ann (65), born in Winterbourne, and children (51C). |
| 1854-69 | William Maule & Sons, horticulural potteries, Stapleton Road (MD). |
| 1858 | 6 Feb. He died and his will, proved on 10 Feb 1858, described him as a nurseryman of Stapleton Road. The will was proved by his widow, Elizabeth Ann Maule. His effects were valued at under £1,000 (PRO National Probate Calendar, Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1866). |
| 1861 | His wife was a widow (61C). |
| Children: | |
| William Alexander, born c1817 in St George (51C), Louisa, born c1820 in St George (51C), Alexander James, born c1822 in St George (51C) |