Bristol Potters
Research by Reg Jackson
GOLLER Thomas
| 1800 | 18 Jun. He was haulier to Henry Carter at his pottery in Water Lane (Q). |
GOODALL Jonas
Born c1814 in Broseley, Shropshire, the son-in-law of Samuel Marsh (41C, 51C).
| 1841 | Journeyman potter, Pipe Lane, Temple parish (25) (41C). |
| 1843 | 16 Jul. St Philip’s parish, widower, the son of Edward Goodall, a miner, he married Elizabeth Marsh of St Philip’s parish, the daughter of Samuel Marsh, a potter (PPR). |
| 1845 & 46 | Temple parish (TPR). |
| 1815 | 11 Rose Street, Temple parish (37), living with his wife Eliza (36), born in Bristol, and children (51C). |
| 1861 | His wife was a widow living at 53 Pitt Street, Burslem, Staffordshire (61C). |
| Children: Jonas, bapt 30 Mar 1845 (TPR), Edward, bapt 27 Sep 1846 (TPR), George, born c1848 in Bristol (51C), Jonas, born c1850 in Bristol (51C), Thomas, born c1853 in Bristol (61C), William, born c1854 in Burslem (61C), John, born c1856 in Burslem (61C) |
GOODYER Robert
Born c1821 (Ao).
| 1836 | 29 Feb. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney, aged 15 years (Ao). |
GOTHERIDGE George
| 1860 | 16 Jun. Mr Gotheridge of the Redcross Street Pottery was voted chairman of a campaign to lower the price of butchers meat after a public meeting on Brandon Hill (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1865 | Sep. Catalogue of the Bristol, West of England, Gloucestershire and South Wales Industrial Exhbition.
Committee of Management: G. Gotheridge, potter. Exhibitor: Gotheridge, George. Potter, 6 Albert Street, Baptist Mills – 2 Stone Drab Jugs, small and large (BRL Bristol Tracts 1019-1034). |
GOULD George Benjamin
Born 1863 in Temple parish, the father of George John Gould and William Gould (81C, 91C).
| 1863 | 11 Dec. He was born (information from Mike Gould). |
| 1881 | 20 Queen Street, St Peter’s parish (18) (81C). |
| 1885 | 24 May. 9 Old Market Street, St Philip’s parish (21) the son of John Gould, a labourer, he married Mary Ann Quail (20) the daughter of John Quail, labourer, deceased (PPR). |
| 1888 | 1 Jan. Oxford Road, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1891 | Labourer pottery, 52 Oxford Road, St Philip’s parish (28), living with his wife Mary Ann (27), born in St Philip’s parish, and children (91C). |
| 1892 | 3 Jan. Kingsland Road, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1893 | 10 Sep. Batch, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1901 | Pottery labourer, Cotswold Road, Bedminster (37), living with his wife Mary (37) and children (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter stoneware, 135 Cotswold Road, Bedminster (48), living with his wife Mary Ann (47) and children (11C). |
| 1950 | 29 Jul. He died at 135 Cotswold Road, Bristol, aged 86. His will was proved on 2 October 1950 (PRO National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966). |
| Children: George John, born 8 Mar 1886 in St Philip’s parish (91C, information from Mike Gould), Henry, born 11 Dec 1887, bapt 1 Jan 1888 (PPR), Charles, born c1890 in St Philip’s parish (91C), Ada, born 13 Dec 1891, bapt 3 Jan 1892 (PPR), Mary, born 22 Aug 1893, bapt 10 Sep 1893 (PPR), William, born 17 Feb 1895 in St Philip’s parish (01C, information from Mike Gould), James, born c1897 in St Philip’s parish (01C), Lily, born c1899 in St Philip’s parish (01C), Florence, born c1902 in Bedminster (11C), Lina, born c1904 in Bedminster (11C) |
GOULD George John
Born 1886 in St Philip’s parish, the son of George Benjamin Gould and the brother of William Gould (91C, 01C).
| 1886 | 8 Mar. He was born (information from Mike Gould). |
| 1901 | Pottery apprentice, Cotswold Road, Bedminster (15), living with his parents and siblings (01C). |
| 1911 | Stoneware thrower, 15 Paultow Road, Bedminster (25), living with his wife Edith Blanche (26), born in Bath, Somerset, and daughter Edith May (1), born in Bristol (11C). |
GOULD William
Born 1895 in St Philip’s parish, the son of George Benjamin Gould and the brother of George John Gould (01C).
| 1895 | 17 Feb. He was born (information from Mike Gloud). |
| 1911 | Porter tailor’s shop, 135 Cotswold Road, Bedminster (16), living with his parents and siblings (11C). |
| 1918 | 1 Mar. When he was enlisted to the Royal Army Medical Corps at the age of 23, his occupation was given as ‘wedger’, so he was presumably working in a pottery (PRO British Army WW1 Service Records, 1914-20). |
GOULDING Cornelius Andrew
Born c1870 in St Mary Redcliffe parish, possibly the brother of Henry Goulding (RPR, 01C).
| 1890 | 13 Oct. Merrida Cottage, Redcliff Hill, St Mary Redcliffe parish (21), the son of Charles Goulding, a labourer, he married Alice Brine (19), the daughter of William Brine, a collier (RPR). |
| 1891 | 16 Jan. 19 Langton Park, Bedminster (JBPR). |
| 1891 | 28 Phippen Street, St Mary Redcliffe parish (21), living with his wife Alice (20), and daughter Alice Elizabeth (3 mths), both born in Bristol (91C). |
| 1892 | 15 Jan. 34 Oran(?) Lane, Bedminster (JBPR). |
| 1901 | Stone ware potter, 9 Doveton Street, Bedminster (31), living with his wife Alice (29), born in Bedminster, and children (01C). |
| 1911 | He is not mentioned in the census but his wife was described as ‘married’ and living at 77 Percy Street, Bedminster with heir children (11C). |
| Children: Alice Elizabeth, bapt 16 Jan 1891 (JBPR), William Robert Henry, bapt 15 Jan 1892 (JBPR), Ethel, born c1894 in Bedminster (01C), Edward, born c1895 in Bedminster (01C), Herbert, born c1900 in Bedminster, Charlie, born c1902 in Bristol (11C), Leonard, born c1908 in Bristol (11C), Arthur, born c1911 in Bristol (11C) |
GOULDING Henry
Born c1854 in Bristol, possibly the brother of Cornelius Andrew Goulding (81C).
| 1874 | 25 Dec. Redcross Street, St Philip’s parish (21), the son of Charles Goulding, a labourer, he married Elizabeth Taylor (19), the daughter of William Taylor, a smith (PPR). |
| 1881 | 9 Melsom Buildings, Temple parish (27), living with his wife Elizabeth (24) a staymaker, born in Bristol, and son William (3), born in Bristol (81C). |
| 1891 | Widower, Merricks Cottage, St Mary Redcliffe parish (37), living with his children Elizabeth (7) and Charles (4), both born in Bristol (91C). |
| 1901 | He may have died as he is not recorded in the census and his children were living with their grandparents (01C). |
GOULDING Richard
| 1757 | 12 May. The Rev. Joseph Stokes insured properties in Bristol including a ‘tenement behind the Old Crown Alehouse in the Tenure of Richard Goulding, Potter …’ (Adams 1973, 97). |
GOULDING William
Born c1852 in St George, Gloucestershire (71C).
| 1871 | Stone potter, 24 New Green Street, Bedminster (19), living with his wife Eliza (19), born in Bristol (71C). |
| 1881 | Potter, 215 Bernard Street, Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire (29), living with his wife Eliza (29) and children Eliza M. [Matilda] (9), born in Bedminster, and Elizabeth (1), born in Glasgow, Scotland (81C). |
| 1891 | Potter thrower, 25 St Lukes Road, Bedminster (39), living with his wife Eliza (39), born in Bedminster, and children including Edward (5), born in Bedminster (91C). |
| 1901 | Stone ware thrower, widower, 25 St Lukes Road, Bedminster (49), living with his children Elizabeth (21) and Edward (15) (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter thrower, widower, 25 St Lukes Road, Bedminster (59), living with his children (11C). |
GRACE Edward Henry
Born c1885 in Bristol (11C).
| 1911 | General labourer, stoneware pottery, 140 Whitehouse Lane, Bedminster (26), living with his wife Rosina (22) and Alice (under 3 mths), both born in Bristol (11C). |
GRACE John I
The father of John Grace III and the brother-in-law of John Weaver.
| 1709 | 15 Oct. A potter of Temple parish he was granted a licence to marry Mary Weaver of the same parish, at Temple. Bondsman: Edward Ward II, potter (M). Mary Weaver was the sister of the potter, John Weaver (PRO Prob RG11/667). |
| 1733 | 18 Jun. Described as a potter when his son, John III, was apprenticed to John Weaver, potter (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1734 | 13 Sep. He was living in a house in St Augustine-the-Less parish owned by John Weaver, potter (PRO Prob RG11/667). |
| 1739 | 8 May. Described as a potter when his son, Henry, was apprenticed to John Mason, turner (A, Ar). |
| 1742 | 8 Jan. A potter of Temple parish he was bondsman to a licence granted to William Cory, glazier (M) |
| 1742 | 16 Mar. Described as a potter when his son, John Weaver Grace, was apprenticed to William Cory, glazier (A). |
GRACE John II
The son of Stephen Grace of Bristol, potter (A).
| 1731 | 11 Feb. He was apprenticed to John and Hester Weaver. Friends to find apparel (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1736 | 8 Jan. His apprenticeship was transferred to Charles and Mary Christopher (A). |
GRACE John III
The son of John Grace I (A).
| 1733 | 18 Jun. He was apprenticed to John and Hester Weaver. Friends to find apparel (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1740 | 10 Nov. A potter of Bristol he was bondsman to a licence granted to Isaac Littlewood, gentleman (M). |
| 1750 | 1 Nov. Possibly the John Grace ‘Pot-Turner in the Glasgow Pot-House, aged 29 years or thereby’ who gave evidence in the Delftfield Pottery Case. It was stated in evidence that sometime before, he had been working at Joseph Fortee’s Pottery at Lambeth and had been working as a pot-turner for 17 years (Scottish Pottery Society 81/76). |
GRACE Stephen
He was the father of John Grace II (A).
| 1731 | 11 Feb. Described as a potter of Bristol when his son, John II, was apprenticed to John and Hester Weaver (A, Ao, Ar). |
GRACE Thomas
| 1713 | 13 Aug. He became a free potter because of his marriage to Susannah, the daughter of Samuel Stote, weaver (F). |
| 1722 | Potter, Temple parish (P). |
GRACE William
| 1728 | 5 Jan. ‘Wm Grace, potter, Temple’ buried (RB). |
GRAINGER George
Born c1882 in Longton, Staffordshire (11C).
| 1911 | Potter’s packer, 8 Balaclava Road, Fishponds (29), living with his wife Elizabeth (31), born in Uttoxeter, and son Jack (6 mths), born in Fishponds (11C). |
GRAINGER Joseph I
Born c1823 in Bristol, the husband of Mary Grainger (61C, 91C).
| 1851 | Pottery handler, 6 Commercial Road, Temple Backs, Temple parish (27) (51C). |
| 1855 | 15 Apr. Tower Hill, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1856 & 59 | Castle Street, Castle Precincts (PPR). |
| 1861 | Potter handler, Castle Street, Castle Precincts (38), living with his wife Mary (32) a warehouse woman, born in Bristol, and children (61C). |
| 1871 | 14 Viacoff Parade, St Peter’s parish (48), living with his wife Mary (42) and children (71C). |
| 1881 | Potter handler, 11 Beaufort Street, St Philip’s parish (58), living with his wife Mary (51) and children (81C). |
| 1891 | His wife was a widow (91C). |
| Children: Charlotte, born c1854 in Bristol (61C), Sarah Ann (aged 11 wks), bapt 15 Apr 1855 (PPR), John (aged 2 mths), bapt 30 Nov 1856 (PPR), Joseph (aged 3 wks), bapt 13 Feb 1859 (PPR), William, born c1862 in Bristol (81C), Mary J., born c1865 in Bristol (81C), Eliza, born c1866 in Bristol (81C), Charles, born c1868 in Bristol (81C), George A., born c1872 in Bristol (81C), Annie, born c1878 in Bristol (91C) |