See the Potteries List section for the 124 Temple Street Pottery.
The Pottery had previously been run by Edward Melsom, who was probably his uncle.
| 1861-67 | Francis Melsom II ran the 124 Temple Street Pottery. |
The Pottery then closed.
Born c1837 in Bristol, the son of Francis Melsom I (51C).
| 1851 | A scholar, 5 St Vincent’s Place, Bedminster, living with his parents and siblings (51C). |
| 1861 | 6 Vincent Place, Bedminster (24), living with his mother Martha, a widow, born in Bitton (61C). |
| 1861-66 | Advertisement: ‘F. Melsom, stoneware manufacturer, 124 Temple Street’ (MD). |
| 1863-67 | Francis Melsom, 124 Temple Street, white glazed and stoneware potter and patent water pipe manufacturer (MD). |
| 1871 | Potter, 11 New Walls Road, Bedminster (34), living with his mother Martha, a widow, who was living on income from property (71C). |
| 1881 | Earthenware maker, lodging at 4 Richmond Street, Bedminster (44) (81C). |
| 1891 | Potter, inmate, Barton Regis Workhouse, Stapleton (54) (91C). |