Bristol Potters
Research by Reg Jackson
PURNELL Henry
Born c1831 in Bristol (61C).
| 1861 | Pipe Lane Court, Temple parish (30), living with his wife Alice (23), born in Bristol (61C). |
PURNELL James
| 1780 | 23 Mar. A potter of Bristol, he was bondsman to a licence granted to John Hinton, carpenter (M). |
| 1780 | 14 Apr. A potter of St James’s parish, he was bondsman to a licence granted to John Purnell, potter (M). |
| 1780 | 16 Apr. He was witness at the marriage of John Purnell to Elizabeth Antrobus, at St James’s church (JaPR). |
PURNELL John
| 1780 | 14 Apr. A potter of St James’s parish, he was granted a licence to marry Elizabeth Antrobus of the same parish, at St James’s. Bondsman: James Purnell of St James’s, potter (M). |
| 1780 | 16 Apr. John Purnell of St James’s parish, potter, married Elizabeth Antrobus (JaPR). This marriage was recorded in the Bristol Gazette for 20 Apr 1780. |
PURNELL Samuel
Born c1821 in Bristol (41C).
| 1841 | Ash Lodge, Temple parish (20), living with his wife Blanch (20) born in Bristol, and children (41C). |
| 1843 | 23 Aug. Temple parish (TPR). |
| 1846 | 19 Jul. Dings, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1851 | He had probably died as his daughter Isabella was living with her uncle Charles Purnell (51C). |
| Children: Hannah, born c1838 in Bristol (41C), Samuel, born c1840 in Bristol (41C), Isabella, bapt 23 Aug 1843 (TPR), Hannah Victoria (aged 1 mth), bapt 19 Jul 1846 (PPR) |
QUARMAN Benjamin
The son of Benjamin Quarman of Bedminster, Somerset, victualler, and the brother of John Quarman (A).
| 1745 | 16 Sep. He was apprenticed to Thomas I and Sarah Taylor, £10 paid with the apprentice. Friends to find apparel (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1747 | 5 May. His apprenticeship was transferred to Thomas II and Bathsheba Cantle (A). |
| 1753 | 17 Jun. Presumably the potter of St Peter’s, Worcester, who was granted a licence to marry Ann Shore of St Philip and Jacob parish, at St Philip and Jacob. Bondsman: Joseph Thrall of St Philip’s, potter (M). |
| 1755 | A date between 2 Dec 1755 and 6 Jan 1756. ‘Joseph Stokes of the City of Bristol brewer Late Mary Rowell, Water Lane near Temple St: A Tenemt in the possession of Benjamin Quarman potter City Land alias Sir Thomas White [lands]’ (PBk). |
| 1756 | 21 Feb. He became a free potmaker (F, G). |
| 1774 | Potter, Isleworth, Middlesex (P). |
| 1780 | 6 Aug. John, son of Benjamin and Ann Quarman, baptised (RPR). |
| 1780 | 2 Sep. Noted as a potmaker, deceased, on the freedom of his son, Benjamin, a cordwainer (G). |
| 1781 & 1784 | Potter, Isleworth, Middlesex (P). |
Benjamin Quarman was apparently the manager of the Isleworth Pottery (Ray 1968, 68).
| Tax book entries: [25 Mar 1756-25 Mar 1757] Benjamin Quarman Water Lane (Temple-L) [25 Mar 1756-25 Mar 1758] Benjamin Quarman Water Lane (Temple-L) |
QUARMAN George
| 1869 | 10 Aug. Noted as a potter when his daughter Mary (21) of Bishop Street married William May Walker (JBPR). |
QUARMAN John
The son of Benjamin Quarman of Bedminster, Somerset, victualler, and the brother of Benjamin Quarman (A).
| 1748 | 25 May. He was apprenticed to Thomas II and Bathsheba Cantle. Friends to find apparel and washing (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1756 | 21 Feb. He became a free potmaker (F, G). |
| 1757 | He stood sureties of £5 for Thomas Patience, potter, and Edward Brent, potter, to keep alehouses in St Mary Redcliffe parish (AKL). |
| 1771 | 25 Nov. He was described as a potter, late of Bristol, when his son, John, was apprenticed to Robert Vigor, glass maker (A). |
| 1780 | 2 Sep. The freedom of ‘Benjamin Quarman, Cordwainer, son of John Quarman, Pottmaker, dec’d’ (F, G). |
| Rate book entries: 29 Sep 1755-29 Sep 1758] —- Quarman Pile St (SMR-Wa) |
QUARMAN Samuel
| 1799 | 29 Oct. A potter of Bristol, he was a bondsman to the administration of the estate of Hester Hulbert of St Philip and Jacob parish, widow (Adm). |
RABY Ann
Born c1842 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, the daughter of Edward Raby, sister of Sarah and Eliza Raby and sister-in-law of William Morgan (51C, 61C).
| 1851 | Potter china, 12 Harris’s Yard, Temple parish (10), living with her parents Edward and …. Raby and her siblings (51C). |
| 1861 | Handle maker – cups, Melsom’s Building, Temple parish (19) (61C). |
| 1861 | 23 Sep. Broad Plain, St Philip’s parish (20), the daughter of Edward Raby, a potter, she married George Coles (21) of Narrow Plain, St Philip’s parish, a freestone mason, the son of John Coles, a freestone mason (PPR). |
RABY Edward
Born c1810 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, the father of Ann, Sarah and Eliza Raby and the father-in-law of William Morgan (51C, 61C).
| 1834 | 13 Jan. He married Maria Holiston at Nucknall Cum Bagnall, Staffordshire (Ancestry website). |
| 1841 | Pottery squeezer, Bethesda Street, Swynnerton, Staffordshire (30), living with his wife Maria (30) and children, including Samuel (15), a pottery glazer (41C). |
| 1851 | Potter china, 12 Harris Yard, Temple parish (41), living with his wife Maria (44), a potter china, born in Stoke-on-Trent, and his children (51C). |
| 1856 | 11 Oct. Noted as a potter when his daughter Sarah, a varnisher of Park Street married John Shirley (HTPR). |
| 1857 | 1 Jun. Noted as a potter when his daughter Eliza Raby (21) a painter of Park Street married William Morgan, a printer (HTPR). |
| 1861 | Flower maker, Joiners Square, Hanley, Staffordshire (48), living with his wife Maria (47) and son Edward (61C). |
| 1861 | 23 Sep. Noted as a potter when his daughter Ann (20) of Broad Plain, St Philip’s parish married George Coles (PPR). |
| 1864 | Raby left the NBristol Pottery (Pountney 1920, 131). |
| 1867 | He died in Staffordshire (Pountney 1920, 131). |
| Children: Samuel, born c1826 in Staffordshire (41C); Sarah, born c1834 in Stoke-on-Trent (41C, 51C); Eliza, born c1836 in Stoke-on-Trent (41c, 51C); Ann, born c1841 in Stoke-on-Trent (41c, 51C); Edward, born c1846 in Stoke-on-Trent (51C) |
In 1846 the firm of Pountney and Goldney presented to the Bristol Museum a vase made by Edward Raby and coloured by William Fifield. Pountney (1920, 130) attributes another vase to Raby and states it was made in 1840, but it appears that Raby was still in Stoke at that time.
Pounteny (1920, 131) states his Edward Raby’s son Samuel worked at the Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester, in 1856.
RABY Eliza
Born c1835 in Stoke-on-Trent, the daughter of Edward Raby, sister of Ann and Sarah Raby and wife of William Morgan (51C, HTPR).
| 1851 | Potter’s assistant, 12 Harris Yard, Temple parish (16), living with her parents and siblings (51C). |
| 1857 | 1 Jun. Painter, Park Street (21) the daughter of Edward Raby, a potter, she married William Morgan (21), a printer, of Park Street, the son of John Morgan, a painter and glazer (HTPR). |
RABY Sarah
Born c1834 in Stoke-on-Trent, the daughter of Edward Raby, sister of Ann and Eliza Raby (51C).
| 1851 | Printer pottery, 12 Harris Yard, Temple parish (17), living with her parents and siblings (51C). |
RADFORD Benjamin
The son of Joseph Radford of Bedminster, Somerset, labourer (A).
| 1791 | 27 Oct. He was apprenticed to Elizabeth Ring (A, Ao). |
| 1812 | 1 Oct. He obtained his freedom (F). |
| 1812 | Old Brickyard, Temple parish (P). |
| 1830 | Church Lane, Temple parish (P). |
| 1832 | Church Lane, Temple parish (P). |
| 1832 | Church Lane, Temple parish (List of Electors BRO 04736). |
RADFORD Thomas
Born in 1835 in Wrington, Somerset (51C).
| 1851 | 4 Orchard Place, Bedminster (51C). |
RADFORD William
The son of William Radford of St George, Gloucestershire, coppersmith (A).
| 1767 | 25 Mar. He was apprenticed to William and Susannah Taylor, with £10 premium (A, Ao). |
| 1774 | 4 Oct. He became a free potter (F, G). |
| 1774 | Potter, Temple parish (P). |
| 1780 | 20 Jan. A potter of St George, he was included in the list of persons benefiting from a subscription for relief, if they were chosen for the Militia (BG). |
| 1781 & 1784 | Potter, St George (P). |
| 1785 | 29 Apr. A potter of St George, he was a bondsman to the administration of the estate of Hester Evans, wife of Evan Evans (Adm). |
| 1786 | 18 Feb. Probably the William Radford of St George, Gloucestershire, victualler, who was bondsman to the administration of the estate of Ann Chick of St George (Adm). |
| 1812 | Upper Easton, St George (P). |
| Rate book entries: 29 Sep 1778-29 Sep 1783 William Radford Temple Backs (Temple-Wa) |
RADNAGE (RADNEDGE) George
Born c1857 in St Philip’s parish (71C).
| 1871 | Potter, 7 Mary le Port Buildings, Oxford Road, St Philip’s parish (14), the son of George, a stoker at a sugar refinery (71C). |
| 1875 | Oxford Road, St Philip’s parish (20), the son of George Radnedge, a sugar refiner, he married Emily Warren (18) of Tyler Street, the daughter of John Warren, a glass blower (EPR). |
| 1876 | 17 Sep. Avon Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1879 | 30 May. 6 Avon Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1881 | 3 Old Cheese Lane, St Philip’s parish (24), living with his wife Emily (23), born in Bristol, and children (81C). |
| 1891 | Thrower, 1 Hunts Lane, St Philip’s parish (34), living with his wife Emily (34), baller, and children (91C). |
| 1901 | He was dead and his wife had remarried to Isaac Hopes (01C). |
| Children: Emily, born 2 Sep 1876, bapt 17 Sep 1876 (PPR); Ada Maria, born 2 May 1879, bapt 30 May 1879 (PPR); John, Born c1882 in St Philip’s parish (91C); George, born c1885 in St Philip’s parish (91C); William, born c1890 in St Philip’s parish (91C); Sidney (a cripple), born c1892 in Staffordshire (01C) |
RALPH Ann
Born c1844 in Westerleigh, Gloucestershire (61C).
| 1861 | 6 Priddys Buildings, St Philip’s parish (17), living with her parents Rodney and Elaina Ralph, a collier, born in Westerleigh (61C). |
RANDALL Henry
Born c1834 in St Philip’s parish (51C).
| 1851 | Apprentice, Canning Street, St Philip’s parish (17), living with his widowed mother, Esther (51C). |
| 1861 | Potter, 23 Great George Street, St Philip’s parish (29), living with his wife Elizabeth (27) born in Bristol and children (61C). |
| 1871 | Labourer, 7 Bedford Street, St Philip’s parish (39), living with his wife Elizabeth (38), born in Cleeve, Somerset, and children (71C). |
| 1881 | Labourer at oil works, 1 Barton Road, St Philip’s parish (49), living with his wife Elizabeth (48) and children (81C). |
| Children: James, born c1852 in Bristol (61C); Henry, born c1855 in Bristol (61C); Elizabeth, born c1857 in Bristol (61C); William, born c1860 in Bristol (61C); Albert, born c1862 in Bristol (71C); Richard, born c1865 in Bristol (71C); John, born c1866 in Bristol (71C); Florence, born c1872 in Bristol (81C); Susan, born c1875 in Bristol (81C); George, born c1877 in Bristol (81C) |
RANDALL Thomas
Born c1838 in Bath, Somerset (71C).
| 1871 | Packer at pottery, 2 Pools Crescent, Bedminster (33), living with his wife Ann (33), born in Bath (71C). |
| 1881 | Insurance agent, 1 Villa Fields, Bathwick, Somerset (41), living with his wife ann (43) and children John (9) and Thomas (8), both born in Bristol (81C). |
RASON William
| 1770 | 9 Apr. Possibly an employee of Richard Frank and Son until he stole from their pottery on Redcliff Back (Q). For further details see Magnus Lundberg I. |