Bristol Potters

Research by Reg Jackson

DINHAM Thomas

1886	9 Aug. Noted as a potter, deceased, when his son George William Dinham (28), a tailor of 7 North Street, Bedminster married Louisa Kentsbeer (JBPR).

DISTIN Mary

Born c1787 in Bristol, the widow of William Distin (51C).

1841	Living with her husband, William, and son Henry at Church Lane, Temple parish. She had no occupation (41C).
1851	Potter transferer, 20 Church Lane, Temple parish, widow (64) living with her son Henry, an organ and pianoforte maker (51C).

DISTIN William

The son of John Distin of Minehead, Somerset, mariner, deceased and the husband of Mary Distin (A, 41C).

1792	28 Sep. He was apprenticed to Robert Ring. Friends to find apparel and washing (A, Ao).
1815	11 Jun. He became a free potter (F).
1815	25 Dec. Henry, son of William and Mary Distin, potter, Temple parish, baptised (TPR).
1830, 1832 & 1834	Potter, Gough’s Buildings, Temple parish (P).
1837	Potter, Hillyard’s Court, Temple parish (P).
1841	Potter, Church Lane, Temple parish (P).
1841	A potter, aged 63 years, living in Church Lane, Temple parish with his wife, Mary, and son, Henry (41C).
1851	Mary Distin was described as a widow (51C).

DODD William

1855	13 Oct. He was employed by Mrs Pountney at the Bristol Pottery, when he was charged with stealing iron from his employer (Bristol Mercury).

DODGE John

1802	27 Apr. ‘John Dodge of Pipe Lane, potter’ worked for John Hope (Q).

DOWNING John

Born c1843 in Bristol (71C).

1871	Lodging at Hillsbridge Parade, Bedminster (51C).

DRAGE Henry

Born c1847 in Norwich (61C).

1861	Earthenware potter, Lawrence Hill, St Philip’s parish (14), living with his parents John and Mary Drage, brush maker, born in Cambridge (61C).

DREW Joseph

Born c1817, not in Bristol (41C).

1841	Glass House Court, Temple parish (24) (41C).

DREWETT George

The son of Anthony Drewett of Colerne, Wiltshire, clothier (A).

1739	9 Apr. He was apprenticed to Josiah and Elizabeth Bundy, £15 paid with the apprentice. Friends to find apparel (A, Ao, Ar).
1741	9 Feb. He became a free potmaker (F, G).
1781 & 1784	Potmaker, Colerne, Wiltshire (P).

DUBBRIDGE S…

Born c1826 in Bristol (41C).

1841	Daniels Court, Temple parish (15) (41C).

DUDBRIDGE Robert

Born c1838 in Temple parish, the brother of William Dudbridge and the husband of Sarah Dudbridge (51C, 71C).

1851	Works at a pottery, 26 Avon Street, Temple parish (13), living with his parents Robert and Sophia Dudbridge, a milkman, and brother William (51C).
1861	Shipwright, lodging at 4 Frederica Street, St Mary’s, Cardiff (23) (61C).
1871	Shipwright, Catherine Mead Street, Bedminster (33), living with his wife Sarah (37) born in Temple parish, and children Alice (4), born in Woolwich, Kent, and Ernest (1), born in Bristol (71C).

DUDBRIDGE Rose

Born c1874 in Bedminster (91C).

1891	Potter’s assistant, lodging at 24 Paul Street, Bedminster (17) (91C).

DUDBRIDGE Sarah

Born c1833 in Temple parish, the wife of Robert Dudbridge (81C).

1881	Earthenware painter, 19 Great Avon Street, Temple parish (43), living with her husband, Robert (43), ship carpenter, and children (81C).
1891	Painter at pottery, widow, 5 Lewis’s Buildings, Temple parish (58), living with her son Ernest R. (21), born in St Mary Redcliffe parish (91C).
1901	No occupation, 5 Lewis’s Buildings, Temple parish (69) (01C).
1911	Old age pensioner, 15 Colston Almhouse, Clifton (77) (11C).

DUDBRIDGE William

Born c1836 in Temple parish, the brother of Robert Dudbridge (51C).

1851	Works at a potter, 26 Avon Street, Temple parish (15), living with his parents Robert and Sophia Dudbridge, a milkman, and brother Robert (51C).

DUFFETT Charles I

See the Potteries section for the Pipe Lane Pottery.

The Pottery had previously been run by his mother, Susannah, and his elder brother, John Duffett II, trading as S. Duffett & Son. It is not known what happened to Susannah Duffett but by 1841 John Duffett II was in prison.

1843-54

Charles Duffett I ran the Pipe Lane Pottery.

The Pottery was then taken over by William Hutchings I.

Born in 1814 in Bristol, the son of John I and Susannah Duffett, and the brother of John Duffett II (TPR, A, 51C).

1814	6 Jun. He was baptised, the son of John I and Susannah Duffett (TPR).
1829	2 Jun. Aged 14 he was apprenticed to his father John Duffett I and mother Susannah (A, Ao).
1840	A brick maker of Stoney Hill, St Augustine’s parish, the son of John Duffett, potter, he married Elizabeth Blount (APR).
1843-50	Potter, Temple parish (TPR).
1843-54	Charles Duffett (late S. Duffett & Son), red ware potter, Pipe Lane, Temple Back (MD).
1845	Redcliff House, Temple Backs (WL).
1851	Red ware potter, Hope Cottage (next Warwick Arms), Temple parish (36), living with his wife Elizabeth (36) born in Clifton, Worcestershire, children and his mother Susannah Duffett, widow, (65) born Clifton, Worcestershire and Jane Harris (24), servant, born in Carmarthen (51C).
1851	Pipe Lane, House, Owner: Kidd & Co., Occup: Charles Duffett. Pipe Lane, Pottery, Owner: Trustees of Thomas Gough, Occup. Charles Duffett (BRO 04250(1)).
1852	Pipe Lane, Temple parish (P).
1861	Manager of pottery, widower, Pottery Lane Cottage, Barton Hill, St Philip’s parish (46), living with his widowed mother Susannah (75) and children (61C).
1871	Commercial clerk, 6 Victoria Place, Bedminster (56), living with his wife Mary (37), born in Somerset, and children (71C).
1881	Accountant, 5 Prospect Terrace, Bedminster (66), living with his wife Mary (42), born in Priston, Somerset, and children (81C).
1883	Probably the Charles Duffett who died, aged 69 (Ancestry website).
	Children: Louisa L., born c1841 in Bristol (51C), Ellen Elizabeth, bapt 3 Jan 1843 (TPR), Frances Augusta, bapt 5 Jun 1844 (TPR), Charles Blount, bapt 6 May 1846 (TPR), Emma, bapt 24 May 1848 (TPR), John, born 4 Mar 1850, bapt 12 Jun 1850 (TPR), Henry, bapt 27 Dec 1851 (TPR), James, born c1857 in Bedminster (61C), Walter Blount, born c1859 in Bedminster (61C), Mary Elizabeth Stone (step-daughter), born c1862 in London (71C), Henry, born c1865 in Bristol (71C), Harriet Ada, born c1869 in Bristol (71C)., Florence Elizabeth, born c1870 in Bristol (71C), Alice, born c1874 in Bristol (81C)

DUFFETT Charles II

Born c1855 in Bristol (81C).

1881	28 Victoria Terrace, grocer’s shop, St Philip’s parish (26), living with his wife Annie Maria (20), born in Winscombe, Somerset, and children Sarah Ann (3) and Charles William East (1), both born in Bristol (81C).

DUFFETT James I

See the Potteries section for the Barton Hill Pottery.

The Pottery had previously been run by his father, Josiah Duffett.

1809-36

James Duffett I ran the Barton Hill Pottery.

The Pottery was then run by James Duffett II, who was probably his son.

The son of Josiah Duffett, potter (PPR). Probably the father of James Duffett II although referred to as a ‘gentleman’ on his son’s marriage (JBPR).

1787	18 Mar. He was baptised, the son of Josiah and Mary Duffett, potter, Avon Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR).
1809	7 Oct & 21 Oct. ‘Wanted, A Journeyman Brown-Ware Potter, in the neighbourhood of Bristol, to whom constant employ will be given. A person thoroughly calculated for the situation of the above nature, will apply to James Duffett, Potter, Barton Hill, near Bristol’ (FFJ).
1810-18	James Duffett, potter, Barton Hill (MD).
1812	14 Oct. He obtained his freedom by virtue of his marriage to Sarah, the daughter of Joseph Gibbs, a brick maker (F).
1813	18 Mar. Jacob Street (PePR).
1816	James Duffett, potter, Barton Hill (ED).
1819	22 Dec. Barton Hill (Ao).
1819-36	James Duffett, red ware potter, Barton Hill (MD).
1821	‘Thomas Jones of Holt in Wilts, maltster, – on his house only in Barton Hill … House adjoining in the tenure of James Duffett £300. House used as a Pottery Two Kilns therein adjoining the last above mentioned but not communicating therewith with a small stable communicating in the same tenure £450’. (Sun Policy 988552).
1827	Plan of Duffett’s Pottery (GRO Q/SRh 1827 B/S).
1828	Duffett’s Pottery shown on Ashmead’s map.
1828	He took over the brick kiln of James Gibbs, his father-in-law (MD).
1828-35	James Duffett, brick and tile maker, St Philip’s Marsh (MD).
1830	Barton Hill, St Philip’s parish (P).
1830	24 Dec. Noted as a brickmaker of St Philip’s parish in a lease taken out by Francis Duffett, victualler, on the White Hart Inn in St James’s parish. James’s son, James aged 18 years, was named as a ‘life’ in that lease (BRO P/St J/VCD/8/1).
1830-38	J. Duffett and Duffett & Co. were exporting earthenware to Waterford (PB-EXP).
1832 & 34	Barton Hill (List of Electors BRO 04736).
1835	Broad Weir, St Peter’s parish (P).
1835	‘Barton Hill. House only late in the tenure of James Duffett, but now unoccupied. House only used as a pottery, two kilns therein adjoining etc.’ (Sun Policy 1197556, BRO 37165 (1/3)).
1826	14 Jan. Died ‘Jan 12, aged 20, after a short illness Ann, the eldest daughter of Mr Duffett, Barton Hill’ (BG).
1837	Red ware potter, Barton Hill (P).
1841	Independent, Barton Hill House, St Philip’s parish (53), living with his wife Sarah and children, and Ann White (27), a servant (41C).
1851	Proprietor of some houses, widower, Barton Hill House, St Philip’s parish (64), living with his son Joseph (27) and Charlotte Hill (25) (51C).
1853	Probably the James Duffett who died in Bristol (Ancestry website).
	Children:
	James, born c1812 in Barton Hill (51C), Henry, bapt 18 Mar 1813 (PePR), Ann, born c1816 (BG), Mariah, born c1826 in county (41C), Joseph, born c1824 in Barton Hill (51C)

DUFFETT James II

See the Potteries section for the Barton Hill Pottery.

The Pottery had previously been run by James Duffett I, who was probably his father.

1836-55

James Duffett II presumably ran the Barton Hill Pottery although neither him nor the Pottery are referred to in the street/trade directories.

The Pottery was then taken over by William Hutchings I.

Born c1812 in Barton Hill, he was possibly the son of James Duffett I although his father was described as a ‘gentleman’ on James II’s marriage (51C, JBPR).

1830	24 Dec. Aged 18 years, the son of James Duffett of St Philip’s parish, brickmaker, he was one of the lives on a lease taken out by Francis Duffett, victualler, on the White Hart Inn in St James’s parish (BRO P/St J/VCD/8/1).
1832 & 34	Barton Hill, St Philip’s parish (List of Electors BRO 04736).
1836-43	James Duffett, brick and tile maker, St Philip’s Marsh (MD). (This probably refers to James Duffett II as his father seems to have retired from business around 1835)
1838	18 Sep. St Philip’s parish, the son of James Duffett, gentleman, he married Cornelia Brookman of Bedminster, the daughter of Benjamin Brookman, yeoman (JBPR).
1838-39	J. Duffett and Duffett and Co. exported earthenware, including flower pots, to Waterford and Dublin (PB-EXP).
1840	Potter, Barton Hill (MLPBT).
1841	Stone potter, Barton Hill (P).
1841	Barton Hill Lane, St Philip’s parish (29), living with his wife Cornelia (20) and children Sarah (2) and James (4 months) (41C).
1842	Tithe apportionment, St Philip and Jacob. Trustees of J.S.S. Smith, James Duffett, Part of a field and clay pit .. Brickyard, etc. (PRO IR 29/13/155)
1843-49	Potter, Barton Hill (MLPBT, PPR).
1843	9 Dec. William Cole was charged with stealing a number of earthenware pans, the property of Mr James Duffett, jun. Mr D. stated that the prisoner, who is a hawker, bought a quantity of pans at his pottery yesterday, and that shortly after he left a dozen other pans were discovered to have been taken away and hid under a dung-heap near’. The prisoner was remanded (Bristol Times).
1848	11 Nov. ‘Henry Barry for being concealed in the pottery yard of Mr Duffett, Barton Hill, with intent to commit a felony, was sent to the house of correction for a month’ (Bristol Times).
1851	5 Queen Ann Street, St Philip’s parish (39), born in Barton Hill, living with his wife Cornelia (30) born in Norton Malreward, Somerset, his children and Elizabeth A Brookman, his sister-in-law, house servant, born in Whitchurch, Somerset (51C).
1861	Commission broker, Stanley Street, St Philip’s parish (49), living with his wife Cornelia (39), born in Woollard, Somerset, and children (61C).
1871	Book canvasser, 6 Chancery Street, St Luke’s parish (59), living with his wife Cornelia (49) and his children Edwin (25), Alice Maud (23), Edward John (22) and Frederick (15) (71C).
1881	3 Sep. A gentleman of 6 Chancery Street, Barton Hill, he died and his will was proved on 30 Sep by his widow Cornelia. His estate was valued at £113 (PRO Calendar of Wills and Administrations).
	Children: Sarah Ann, born 27 Aug 1839, bapt 14 Mar 1840 (MLPBT), James Alfred, bapt 13 Mar 1841 (MLPBT), Cornelia Emily, bapt 5 Jul 1843 (MLPBT), Edwin, bapt 8 Oct 1845 (MLPBT), Alice Maud (aged 3mths), bapt 28 Nov 1847 (PPR), Edward John, born 16 Nov 1848, bapt 5 Aug 1849 (PPR), Francis, born c1851 in Barton Hill (51C), Frank, born c1854 in St Philip’s parish (61C), Frederick, born c1856 in Bath (61C)

DUFFETT John I

See the Potteries section for the 124 Temple Street Pottery and the Pipe Lane Pottery.

124 Temple Street Pottery

The Pottery had previously been run by Charles Price I and Joseph Read, trading as Price & Read.

1805-16

John Duffett ran the 124 Temple Street Pottery.

By 1817 John Duffett I was also operating the Pipe Lane Pottery on Temple Back.

1817-20

John Duffett I ran the 124 Temple Street and the Pipe Lane Potteries.

John Duffett I then moved all his business to the Pipe Lane Pottery and the 124 Temple Street Pottery was taken over by John Milsom.

Pipe Lane Pottery

John Duffett I established the Pipe Lane Pottery.

1817-20

John Duffett I ran the Pipe Lane and Temple Street Potteries.

1821-31

John Duffett I ran only the Pipe Lane Pottery.

John Duffett I died in June 1831 and then the Pottery was run by his wife, Susannah, and his son, John Duffett II, trading as S. Duffett & Son.

The son of Josiah Duffett (PPR), and the father of Charles Duffett I and John Duffett II.

1780	24 Sep. He was baptised, the son of Josiah and Judith Duffett, potter, of Avon Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR).
1805	John Duffett, potter, Temple Street (MD).
1806-16	John Duffett, potter, 124 Temple Street (MD).
1808	9 Jan. He obtained his freedom by virtue of being the son of Josiah Duffett, potter (F).
1808	12 Jan. Temple Street (Ao).
1812	124 Temple Street, Temple parish (P).
1814	6 Jun. Temple parish (TPR).
1817	John Duffett, potter, 124 Temple Street, factory: Pipe Lane (MD).
1818	John Duffett, potter, 124 Temple Street, pottery: Pipe Lane (MD).
1818	23 Jul. Temple Street (Ao).
1819-20	John Duffett, red ware potter, 124 Temple Street, pottery: Pipe Lane (MD).
1821-31	John Duffett, red ware potter, Pottery, Temple Back (MD).
1822	4 Apr. Temple Backs (Ao).
1822	Residence: Hope Cottage, Commercial Road (MD).
1822	2 May. Noted as a potter when his son, George was apprenticed to James Meon, a carrier (A).
1823	Pipe Lane, Temple Street. Prop: John Duffett. Occup: John Duffett. Hope Cottage £22. Temple Street west side/corner of Goughs Yard. Prop: Thomas Gough. Occup: John Duffett. Pottery £23. (1823 Survey BRO 04248).
1824	20 Mar. ‘Late on Sunday night or early Monday morning some thieves entered the pottery of Mr J. Duffett, on Temple Backs, and stole a horse and cart, with 20 bushels of beans, etc. with which they got off undiscovered. The horse and cart were found Monday morning about four o’clock in Stoke’s-croft’ (FFJ).
1824	9 Oct. ‘And on Tuesday night last the premises of Mr Duffett, potter, Temple-backs, were also attempted, but the alarm of a dog waking a man who slept on the premises that night, he discovered two of the predators on the wall and two outside, who escaped on his making an alarm’ (FFJ).
1829	2 Jun. Temple Backs (Ao).
1830	Temple Back (P).
1831	4 Jun. The will of John Duffett of Bristol, potter. He made the following provisions: To wife Susannah all household goods, furniture, plate, linen, china and all articles of domestic use, also all monies and securities. The effects valued at £450. To Henry Sadler, wine and spirit merchant, Thomas Carlisle, grocer and Joseph Rumbold, sadler, all my messuages, tenements and premises with warehouses and buildings thereto belonging situate in Temple Backs, and also all stock and implements in trade … in trust to allow Susannah and son John to use the premises without paying rent. I desire the said trade to be carried on under the firm of Susannah Duffett and Son, the profits of the firm to go ⅔rd to Susannah, ⅓rd to John. If John wishes to retire from the trade he must give 6 months notice. Books to be drawn up and Susannah must give John ⅓rd value thereof. If Susannah dies all goes to son John. While John lodges with his mother he must pay her £40 per annum. My son Charles to be supported during his minority. When Charles reaches his majority he is to be paid £20 per annum until 25 years of age or in lieu he must be paid £150 to put him in business. The will was proved 26 June 1832 (BRO Will).
1831	14 Jun. ‘Died … age 50, Mr John Duffett, of the city, highly respected by all who knew him’ (BG).
	Apprentices: With wife Susannah John Clark, 12 Jan 1808 (A, Ao), free 16 Jun 1818 (F) William Cox, 23 Jul 1818 (A, Ao) John Duffett II, his son, 4 Apr 1822 (A, Ao) Charles, his son, 2 Jun 1829 (A, Ao)
	Rate book entries: Property 1: Pottery 1804-1805 John Duffett Temple Street (Temple-Wa,H,LS) 29 Sep 1807-29 Sep 1812 John Duffett Temple Street (Temple-Wa) 5 Nov 1805-25 Mar 1811 John Duffett Temple Street (Temple-H)Property 2: Pottery 1822-23 John Duffett for Pottery Borough Walls (Temple-H) 1822-35 John Duffett Borough Walls/Temple Backs (Temple-Wa)Property 3: House 1822-23 John Duffett Borough Walls (Temple-H) 1823-35 John Duffett Borough Walls/Temple Backs (Temple-Wa)Property 4: Yard [1826-32] John Duffett Yard Temple Backs (Temple-Wa)
	Children: John, born c1808 (A, Ao), Ann, bapt 2 Feb 1812 (TBT), Charles, bapt 6 Jun 1814 (TPR), George, apprenticed 2 May 1822 (A)

DUFFETT John II

See the Potteries section for the Pipe Lane Pottery and the Wilder Street Pottery.

Pipe Lane Pottery

The Pottery had previously been run by his father, John Duffett I, who died in June 1831.

1831-42

John Duffett II ran the Pipe Lane Pottery in partnership with his mother Susannah Duffett, trading as S. Duffett & Son.

By 1841 John Duffett II was in prison and it is assumed that Susannah had given up the business. Charles Duffett I, the brother of John Duffett II, was running the Pottery by 1843.

Wilder Street Pottery

The Pottery had previously been run by Benjamin Matchin.

c1837-43

A one-sixth share of the Pottery was advertised for sale in 1843 when it was described as being ‘lately in the occupation of Mr John Duffett’ (Bristol Times).

John Duffett II was a prisoner in H.M. Goal, Bedminster, in 1841, and the Pottery may have gone out of use at that time. However, a one-sixth share in the property was advertised for sale in 1843, the pottery being described as void and it appears to have closed, with John Duffett II moving to Cranham in Gloucestershire.

Born c1808 in Somerset, the son of John I and Susannah Duffett and the brother of Charles Duffett I (A, Ao, 41C).

1822	4 Apr. Aged 14 he was apprenticed to John and Susannah Duffett (A, Ao).
1830	Temple Back, Temple parish (jnr) (P).
1832	Temple Back (jnr) (P).
1832	Temple Back, Temple parish (jnr) (List of Electors BRO 04736).
1832-42	S. Duffett & Son [John Duffett II was the son], red ware potters, Pipe Lane, Temple Back (MD).
1835	Temple Back (jnr) (P).
1836	Redcliff Ward, Pottery, Temple Back (WL).
1837	Temple Back (jnr) (P).
1840	Redcliff Ward, Pottery, Temple Back (WL).
1843	13 May. ‘Eligible freehold property. To be sold by auction … All that one-sixth part or share of and in the undermentioned valuable freehold pottery, viz: all those spacious and convenient premises, hitherto known as the Wilder Street Pottery, situate in Wilder Street … lately in the occupation of Mr John Duffett, but now void. Together with the capital messuage or dwelling house adjoining in the occupation of Mr Haberfield, carpenter, as yearly tenant. The above property is admirably adapted for a pottery or any mercantile or manufacturing concern requiring premises of large extent. Or the yard and premises used as a pottery may be very advantageously let out for building’ (Bristol Times).
1851	Potter, Cranham, Gloucestershire (48), living with his wife Diana (43), born in Deerhurst, Gloucestershire. He was working with the potter, Thomas Hunt of Cranham (51C).
1861	Foreman in brickyard, Cottage near Gloucester Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (50), living with his wife Diana (49) (61C).
	Rate book entries: 1832-35 John Duffett, two premises, Temple Backs (Temple-Wa)