Bristol Potters
Research by Reg Jackson
GANE John
| 1847 | 27 Jun. Noted as a potter when his daughter Mary of Hope Square married Samuel Curtis (JBPR). |
GARBUTT Thomas
Born c1835 in Castle Cary, Somerset (61C).
| 1861 | Army pensioner EIC [East India Company], lodging at 36 Charles Street, St James’s parish (26) (61C). |
| 1871 | Potter, 12 Regent Street, St Philip’s parish (37), living with his wife Elizabeth (30) and daughter Elizabeth (8), both born in Bristol (71C). |
| 1881 | Potter foreman, 22 Davey Street, St Paul’s parish (47), living with his wife Louisa (48) and daughter Elizabeth (14) (81C). |
| 1881 | 3 Oct. He was described as the foreman at Messrs Pountney and Co’s Victoria Pottery in St Philip’s Marsh (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1886 | 7 Sep. He was living at 2 Water Lane and was noted as the caretaker of the Old Pottery, Temple Backs (Western Daily Press). |
| 1891 | Foreman potter, 4 Perry Street, St Philip’s parish (57), living with his wife Louisa (58), born in St Mary Redcliffe parish (91C). |
| 1900 | 23 Feb. He was noted as a foreman at the Bristol Pottery (Western Daily Press). |
| 1901 | Foreman potter, 4 Perry Street, St Philip’s parish (68), living with his wife Louisa (68) (01C). |
| 1908 | 25 Feb. ‘Died Feb 21, at 74 Greenbank Road, Easton, Thomas Garbutt, the beloved husband of Louisa Garbutt, E.I.C., Bengal Fusiliers, Indian Mutiny, Dehli Medal, and for 30 years the faithful servant of Messrs Pountney and Co., Victoria Potteries, aged 75’ (Western Daily Press). |
GARDNER John
| 1881 | 25 Dec. St Philip’s parish (28), the son of William Gardner, engineer, he married Catherine Louisa Brewer (28) the daughter of Thomas Brewer, a shoemaker (PPR). |
GARLAND John
The son of Richard Garland of Bristol, labourer (A).
| 1773 | 19 Jan. Apprenticed to Richard and Judith Champion as a china painter (A, Ao). |
GARLAND William
The son of William Garland of Bristol, shipwright, deceased (A).
| 1739 | 31 Oct. Apprenticed to Josiah and Elizabeth Bundy, £20 paid with the apprentice. Friends to find apparel (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1741 | 9 Nov. His apprenticeship was transferred to James and Sarah Gaynard ‘his master being dead and mistress having left off trade’ (A). |
| 1746 | 13 Dec. He was described as a potter of Bristol when he was bondsman to the administration of the estate of Henry Browne, gardener (Adm.). |
GARLINER John
Born c1854 in St Philip’s parish (71C).
| 1971 | 5 Princess Buildings, Oxford Road, St Philip’s parish (17), the son of William, a machine maker (71C). |
GARMISTON (GARMSTONE, GARMSTON) Edward
Born 1830 in St Philip’s parish, the father of Edward George Garmston (51C).
| 1830 | 19 Dec. Baptised, the son of Paul Gamstone, brightsmith (FM). |
| 1851 | 1 Wigginton Court, St Philip’s parish (20), living with his parents Paul and Harriet Garmiston, a brightsmith, of St Philip’s parish (51C). |
| 1853 | King Street, Bedminster (22), the son of Paul Garmiston, brightsmith, he married Sarah Jane Stafford (20), of King Street, the daughter of George Stafford, sawyer (JBPR). |
| 1854 & 57 | Richmond Terrace, Bedminster (JBPR). |
| 1860 | 31 Jul. ‘Edward Garmstone, potter, son of Paul Gamstone, brightsmith, a free burgess. Father’s copy dated 11 June 1818, cert of marriage dated 27 October 1822, cert of baptism dated 19 December 1830, produced, birth proved by mother’ (FM). |
| 1861 | 1 Wigginton Court, St Philip’s parish (30), living with his wife Sarah J. (28) born in Bedminster and children (61C). |
| 1863 | 22 Feb. John Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1865-76 | Jacob Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1871 | 1 Sidney Place, St Philip’s parish (40), living with his wife Sarah Jane (35) and children (71C). |
| 1873 | 20 Oct. Noted as a potter when his son Edward George Garmiston of Jacob Street, a potter, married Jane Matthews (PPR). |
| 1881 | Potter (unemployed), 30 Bean Street, St Philip’s parish (50), living with his wife and children (81C). |
| 1883 | 25 Dec. Noted as a potter when his son Sidney John Garmiston (26) of Old Market Street, a carpenter and joiner, married Harriet Jane Saunders (PPR). |
| 1891 | Potter’s assistant, 32 Strafford Street, St Philip’s parish (60), living with his wife Jane (58) and children (91C). |
| 1892 | 4 Aug. Noted as a potter when his daughter Mary Jane Garmiston (25) of Jacob Street married Alfred Edward Moore (PPR). |
| 1901 | Lime burner, 32 Strafford Street, St Philip’s parish (70), living with his wife Sarah (65) and daughter Kate (30) (01C). |
| Children: Edward George, bapt 26 Nov 1854 (JBPR), Sidney John, bapt 23 Aug 1857 (JBPR), Paul H., born c1860 in St Philip’s parish (61C), William Henry, born 30 Jan 1863, bapt 22 Feb 1863 (PPR), George, born 20 Jun 1865, bapt 9 Jul 1865 (PPR), Mary Jane, born 31 Dec 1866, bapt 20 Jan 1867 (PPR), Kate Elizabeth Sproud, born 19 May 1869, bapt 6 Jun 1869 (PPR), Kate Elizabeth, born 18 Feb 1871, bapt 12 Mar 1871 (PPR), Frederick, born 16 Mar 1873, bapt 13 Apr 1873 (PPR), Harry, born 26 May 1876, bapt 18 Jun 1876 (PPR) |
GARMSTON (GARMISTON) Edward George
Born 1854 in Bedminster, the son of Edward Garmiston (JBPR).
| 1854 | 26 Nov. Baptised, the son of Edward and Sarah Jane Garmiston, potter, of Richmond Terrace (JBPR). |
| 1861 | Scholar, 1 Wigginton Court, St Philip’s parish (6) living with his parents Edward and Sarah Jane Garmiston (61C). |
| 1871 | 1 Sydney Place, St Philip’s parish (16), living with his parents and siblings (71C). |
| 1873 | 20 Oct. Jacob Street (22), the son of Edward Garmston, potter, he married Jane Matthews (21) of Jacob Street, the daughter of Edward Matthews, a boiler maker (PPR). |
| 1881 | 48 William Street, St Woollos, Newport, South Wales (26), living with his wife jane (26) and children Lily (6) and Edward (2), both born in Bristol, and Joseph (6 mths), born in Newport, South Wales (81C). |
| 1891 | 32 Kirkwood Road, Camberwell, London (35), living with his wife Jane (35) and children including William (10) and Ada (6), both born in London City, and Arthur (1), born in Lambeth (91C). |
| 1893 | 5 Nov. Noted as a potter of London when his daughter Blanche (born 1 April 1886) was baptised. Wife Jane (PPR). |
| 1901 | Brickyard foreman, boarding at 23 Colenso Terrace, Cheriton, Kent (44). His wife Jane (46) and their children including Henry (8) and George (7), both born in Bexley, Kent,were living at 5 Godman Road, Camberwell, London (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter manager, 5 Godman Road, Peckham, London (56), living with his wife Jane (56) (11C). |
| 1930 | He died in Camberwell, London (Ancestry website). |
GARNER Fanny
Born c1853 in Staffordshire (71C).
| 1871 | Work at pottery, 1 Cooperidge Cottage, St Philip’s parish (18) (71C). |
GATES John
See the Potteries List section for the Lewin’s Mead Pottery.
| 1771 | John Gates was running the Lewins Mead Pottery which was offered for sale. |
No further details are known about the occupants of the Pottery.
| 1771 | 15 Aug. ‘Now selling off, under Prime-cost (on the Premises) All the Stock in Trade, belonging to the Pot-House, opposite the White Friars in Lewins-Mead, Bristol, lately in the Possession of John Gates; consisting of Brown Stone Ware, viz., oil-jars, Pickling Pots, Pitchers, Quart, Pint, and Half Pint Mugs, etc. Also the Pot-House compleat, To be Let, with a Kiln built on the Premises, four good wheels standing Plenty of Pot-Boards, and all sorts of Utensils necessary for a Pot-Manufactory, Likewise four Dwelling Rooms, belonging to the said Pot-House, with every other useful Conveniency for such a Work – The Premises may be viewed and further Particulars had by applying to John Gates, aforesaid’ (BG). |
GAY George
Born c1798 in Warmley, Gloucestershire (61C).
| 1851 | Potter and sexton of Wesleyan Chapel, 1 Augusta Place, St Philip’s parish (58), living with his wife Susan (62) born in St Philip’s parish (51C). |
| 1861 | 1 Augustus Place, St Philip’s parish (63), living with his wife Susan (71) (61C). |
GAY John
Born c1829 in Bristol (51C).
| 1851 | Potter’s labourer, Ivey Cottages, Baptist Street, St Philip’s parish (22), living with his wife Elizabeth (22), a warehouse woman, born in St George, and child Ellen (4 mths), born in Bristol (51C). |
GAYFORD George
Born c1863 in Bedminster (81C).
| 1881 | Labourer in pottery, 6 Plough Court, Thomas Street, St Thomas’s parish (18), living with his father James, an engine fitter (81C). |
GAYNARD (GAYNER) James
The son of James Gaynard of Bristol, scissor, deceased (A).
| 1714 | 13 Nov, 8 or 13 Dec. He was apprenticed to Thomas I and Elizabeth Frank with a gift from the Quaker’s charity (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1722 | 14 Mar. He became a free gallypotmaker (F). |
| 1734 | Gallypotmaker, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1739 | Gallypotmaker, Castle Precincts (P). |
| 1743 | 15 Jul. Potter, Castle Precincts (Ao) |
| 1749 | 7 Nov. He was described as a potter, late of the city, when his son, Peter, was apprenticed to Elizabeth Prickett, widow of a barber surgeon (A, Ar). |
| 1756 | 1 Jun. Noted as a potter when his son, George, was apprenticed to Luke Wilmott, hooper (A). |
| 1762 | 15 Jan. Noted as a potter when his son, William, was apprenticed to James Gerrish, tailor (A). |
| 1781 | 9 Feb. He was dead when his son, James, became a free yeoman (G). |
| Apprentices: Alone: George Drewett, 9 Nov 1741 (A)-9 Feb 1781 (F)With wife Sarah: Edward Brent, 15 Jul 1743 (A, Ao, Ar)-transferred 7 Jun 1746 (A) Thomas Ridley, 15 Jul 1743 (A, Ar) |
GAYYARD Sarah
Born c1865 in Bristol (91C).
| 1891 | 29 Mildred Street, St George (26) (91C). |
GAZZARD Albert
Born c1853 in Bristol (71C).
| 1871 | Glost placer at pottery, Old Bread Street, St Philip’s parish (18), living with his father, Edwin, a house painter, mother and siblings (71C). |
| 1881 | Haulier, 12 Jacob Street, St Philip’s parish (28), living with his wife Mary (29), born in Bristol, and children Eliza M. (6), Alfred (5) and Maud (1), all born in Bristol (81C). |
GAZZARD William
Born c1840 in Hanham, Gloucestershire (71C).
| 1871 | Engine driver at pottery, 27 Bread Street, St Philip’s parish (31), living with his wife Ann (31), born in Bristol, and children Mary (12), Ann (10), Elizabeth (8), Henry (6), Alice (4), William (2) and Albert (7 mths), all born in Bristol (71C). |
| 1881 | Labourer, 17 Peel Street, St Philip’s parish (41), living with his wife Ann (41) and children including Joseph (9), Louisa (9), Frederick (6), Adaline (4) nad Arthur (2), all born in Bristol (81C). |
GEALE William
| 1866 | 22 Aug. He was an engineer at Pountney’s Bristol Pottery when he was injured in an accident at the works (Western Daily Press). |
GEORGE Cecilia
| 1841 | 25 Dec. Described as an employee of White’s Pottery, Rich’s Buildings, Redcross Street, when she assaulted another employee, Ann Long. ‘Long took away George’s candle, on which the latter seized her by the throat, pulled her to the ground, twisted her neck, and violently beat her head against the floor’. George was ordered to be kept in custody until Long could leave the Royal Infirmary and was able to appear in court (Bristol Times). |
GEORGE Emily
Born c1896 in Bedminster, the daughter of Jane George and the sister of Harriet George (11C).
| 1911 | Printing transferer, pottery, 16 Grove Park Terrace, Fishponds (15), living with her parents (11C). |