Bristol Potters
Research by Reg Jackson
GREENLAND Frederick
Born c1849 in Bristol, the husband of Elizabeth Greenland (71C).
| 1871 | 12 Ash Lodge, Temple parish (22), living with his mother Sarah, a widow (71C). |
| 1871 | 2 Dec. Batch, St Philip’s parish, the son of Alfred Greenland, a sack runner, deceased, he married Elizabeth Scott, a stone china painter, of Whipping Cat Hill, the daughter of William Scott, a mason, deceased (HTPR). |
| 1881 | 75 Regent Street, St Philip’s parish (32), living with his wife Elizabeth (31) painter at Pottery, born in Bristol, and children (81C). |
| 1891 | Cup and saucer maker, 75 Regent Street, St Philip’s parish (42), living with his wife Elizabeth (41) and children (91C). |
| 1901 | Potter (maker), 75 Regent Street, St Philip’s parish (52), living with his wife Elizabeth (51) and children (01C). |
| Children: William, born c1877 in Bristol (81C), Frederick, born c1880 in Bristol (81C), Alfred, born c1890 in Bristol (91C) |
GREENLAND Henry (Harry)
Born c1860 in Temple parish, the father of Bertie Greenland (JBPR, 81C, 11C).
| 1881 | Labourer, 5 Ash Lodge, Temple parish (21), living with his widowed mother Sarah Ann, a laundress (81C). |
| 1882 | 24 Dec. St Luke’s Road, Bedminster (22), the son of Alfred Greenland, cordwainer, he married Lucy Ann Cannon (22), the daughter of George Cannon, labourer (JBPR). |
| 1891 | Labourer, tramways, 84 Luke’s Road, Bedminster (30), living with his wife Lucy A. (31) and children Henry (7), Thomas (5) and Bertie (4), all born in Bristol (91C). |
| 1901 | Labourer at pottery, 61 Luke’s Road, Bedminster (41), living with his wife Lucy (40) and children Henry (16), Thomas (15), Bertie (14) and Rosina (9), all born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1911 | Biscuit placer, pottery, 95 St Mark’s Road, St George (52), living with his wife Lucy (53) and children (11C). |
| 1920 | 8 Jun. He represented Pountney’s employees at the funeral of Samuel Knight (Western Daily Press). |
| 1928 | 18 Feb. He represented Pountney & Co. at the funeral of John Mountford II (Western Daily Press). |
GREENLAND Joseph
Born c1844 in St Philip’s parish (81C).
| 1861 | 5 River Court, St Philip’s parish (17), living with his parents John and Pertigaye Greenland (61C). |
| 1864 | 4 Sep. Lodge Court, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1866 & 68 | Redcross Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1871 | 22 Wellington Court, St Philip’s parish (27), living with his wife Eliza (27) and children (71C). |
| 1878 | 7 Apr. Union Place, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1881 | 11 Union Place, St Philip’s parish (37), living with his wife Eliza (36) born in St Philip’s parish, and children (81C). |
| 1891 | 8 Oct. Noted as a deceased potter when his daughter Hannah Maria (21), a servant of 10 Fox’s Terrace, married John Robert Williams (HTPR). |
| Children: Joseph, born 14 Aug 1864, bapt 4 Sep 1864 (PPR), Maria, born 28 May 1866, bapt 17 Jun 1866 (PPR), Hannah, born 1 Oct 1868, bapt 25 Oct 1868 (PPR), Mary A., born c1871 in Bristol (71C), Mary, born c1874 in St Philip’s parish (81C), John James, born 16 Mar 1878, bapt 7 Apr 1878 (PPR) |
GREENLAND William
Born c1852 in St Philip’s parish (91C).
| 1881 | Labourer, 8 Ash Lodge, Temple parish (29), living with his widowed mother, Sarah Ann, and siblings (81C). |
| 1891 | Pottery furnace stoker, 1 Ash Lodge, Temple parish (39) (91C). |
GREENSLADE William Washington
Born c1843 in Bristol (61C).
| 1861 | 17 Cathay, St Mary Redcliffe parish (18) (61C). |
| 1866 | 4 Nov. Duffetts Buildings, St Philip’s parish (24), the son of John Greenslade, a shipwright, he married Eliza Morgan (21) of The Marsh, the daughter of James Morgan, a gardener (PPR). |
| 1868 | 17 Aug. St Mary Redcliffe parish on the baptism of his son, William Washington. Wife Eliza (TPR). |
| 1871 | Potter thrower, 6 Somerset Parade, Bedminster (28), living with his wife Eliza (71C). |
GREGORY James
Born c1867 in Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (11C).
| 1911 | Earthenware printer, boarding at 20 Ernestville Road, Fishponds (44) (11C). |
GREGORY James George
| 1864 & 65 | Ellbroad Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1867 | 27 Apr. ‘James Gregory, a married man, and an employee at Mr Ellis’s pottery, was charged with indecent exposure and assaulting a respectable young woman, named Agnes Mansfield. The complainant, who lives in Redcross Street, stated that at about ten o’clock on Tuesday night she was in Redcross Street, near the Rose and Crown public house, when she perceived the prisoner standing on the pavement with his clothes disarranged. He caught her round the waist and dragged her towards him. She succeeded in getting away, and he then ran off. In his defence, the accused admitted catching hold of the complainant, but he denied any indecent intent. Fines 40s and costs, or in default a month’s imprisonment’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| Children: Wife Eliza James Charles, born 13 Mar 1864, bapt 31 Jul 1864 (PPR), Mary Eliza, born 6 May 1865, bapt 23 Jul 1865 (PPR) |
GREY Arthur
| 1849 | 1 Jul. Clarence Road, St Philip’s parish, the son of Richard Grey, brewer, he married Sarah Ann Hayward, the daughter of Samuel Hayward, a draper (HTPR). |
GRIFFIN Samuel
Born c1821 in Bristol (41C).
| 1841 | Potter’s apprentice, Dale Street, St Paul’s parish (20) (41C). |
GRIFFITHS Edward
Born c1858 in Bristol, the brother of George Griffiths and Thomas Griffiths IV (71C).
| 1871 | Potter, 3 Berkeley Place, St Philip’s parish (13), living with his mother Harriet, a widow and annuitant, and siblings (71C). |
GRIFFITHS Elizabeth
Born c1841 (HTPR).
| 1863 | 6 Jul. Pennywell Road, St Philip’s parish, the daughter of William Griffiths, a coppersmith, she married Alfred Cook (23) a blacksmith (HTPR). |
GRIFFITHS George
Born c1849 in St Philip’s parish, the brother of Edward Griffiths and Thomas Griffiths IV (71C, PPR, 91C).
| 1871 | 3 Berkeley Place, St Philip’s parish (21), living with his mother Harriet, a widow and annuitant, and siblings (71C). |
| 1872 | 25 Dec. Unity Street, St Philip’s parish (23), the son of John Griffiths, labourer, he married Mary Ann Elizabeth Thomas (20) of Unity Street, the daughter of James Thomas, a smith (PPR). |
| 1876 | 13 Aug. 7 Oxford Road, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1878 | 30 Jun. 4 Oxford Road, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1880 | 1 Aug. William Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1881 | 8 William Street, St Philip’s parish (39), living with his wife Mary Ann (37), born in Bristol, and children (81C). |
| 1883-93 | Barton Hill, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1891 | 30 Church Street, St Philip’s parish (41), living with his wife Mary (39), born in St Philip’s parish, and children (91C). |
| 1901 | Red ware potter, 10 Ford Street, St George (51), living with his wife Mary A. (47) and children (01C). |
| 1911 | Coal dealer (hawker), 9 Brougham Street, Barton Hill (62), living with his wife Mary Ann (57), assisting in business, and children (11C). |
| 1930 | He died in Bristol, aged 80 years (Ancestry website). |
| Children: Mary Ann Elizabeth, born 27 Jul 1876, bapt 13 Aug 1876 (PPR), Thomas Albert, born 10 Jun 1878, bapt 30 Jun 1878 (PPR), Lily, born 10 Jul 1880, bapt 1 Aug 1880 (PPR), William Henry, born 10 Jan 1883, bapt 18 Mar 1883 (PPR), George, born c1886 in Bristol (01C), Alfred, born 20 Aug 1887, bapt 11 Sep 1887 (PPR), Gertrude Emily, born 25 Feb 1893, bapt 19 Mar 1893 (PPR), Bert, born c1898 in Bristol (01C) |
GRIFFITHS Henry
Born c1833 in Bristol (61C).
| 1861 | Potter’s labourer, 1 Still House Lane, Bedminster (28), living with his wife Elizabeth (21), born in Bristol, and son Henry William (1), born in Bristol (61C). |
GRIFFITHS James
Born c1851 in St Philip’s parish, the son of Samuel Griffiths (71C, 91C).
| 1851 | 6 Stable Yard, Baptist Mills, St Philip’s parish (3 months), living with his father Samuel Griffiths, potter, mother Esther and brothers Richard and Samuel (51C). |
| 1871 | 1 Hetherington Court, Little Ann Street, St Philip’s parish (20) (71C). |
| 1872 | 8 Apr. 10 Alfred Street, St Philip’s parish (21), the son of Samuel Griffiths, potter, he married Ann McCarthy (21) of 10 Alfred Street, the daughter of James McCarthy, a nailmaker (EPR). |
| 1872 | 18 Aug. Alfred Street (PPR). |
| 1877 | 18 Nov. 5 Elton Street, St Paul’s (PPR) |
| 1881 | Potter presser, 3 Union Place, St Philip’s parish (30), living with his wife Ann (30) a button hole worker, born in Bristol, and children (81C). |
| 1890 | 29 Jun. 29 Barton Vale, St Philip’s parish (EPR). |
| 1891 | Hollow ware presser pottery, 44 Tyler Street, St Philip’s parish (40), living with his wife Ann (41), born in St Thomas’s parish, and children (91C). |
| 1901 | He is not recorded in the census but his children were living with their uncle and aunt, Edwin and Louisa Ellis, and it was probably his wife Ann, a widow, who was in the Bristol Workhouse at Stapleton (52) (01C). |
| Children: Mary Ann, born 26 Jul 1872, bapt 18 Aug 1872 (PPR) James Willie, born 25 Oct 1877, bapt 18 Nov 1877 (PPR) Samuel Richard, born c1880 in Bristol (81C) Florence Annie, bapt 29 Jun 1890 (EPR) |
GRIFFITHS John I
| 1756 | A chinamaker he stood surety of £5 for Edward Davis to keep an alehouse in St Nicholas parish (AKL). |
| 1759 | 30 Jul. An advertisement in ‘Aris’s Birmingham Gazette’: ‘Wanted a sober careful Man, who is well qualified as a Thrower in the Mottled and Cloudy Earthen Ware. If he is inclined to settle not a great way from Bristol, will meet with great encouragement by applying to John Griffiths on the Back in Bristol’ (Nightingale 1881, lxxxvi). |
| 1768 | 26 Jul. A chinaman he stood surety of £10 for the appearance of Richard Bailey, housecarpenter, at the Tolzey Court (BRO Wooden Box 1768 Bundle 11 No. 1(3)). |
GRIFFITHS John II
Born c1841 in St Philip’s parish (61C).
| 1861 | Red ware potter, Oxford Road, St Philip’s parish (20), living with his parents John and Harriet Griffiths, a mason’s labourer, born in St Philip’s parish (61C). |
| 1866 | 21 May. Oxford Road, St Philip’s parish (26), the son of John Griffiths, a waterman, he married Sarah Ann Collins (22) of Oxford Road, the daughter of James Collins, a labourer (PPR). |
| 1867 | 24 Mar. Union Road, Dings, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1869 | 28 Feb. Oxford Road, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1881 | Labourer iron foundry, 4 Walters Place, St Philip’s parish (38), living with his wife Sarah A. (37) and children (81C). |
| Children: James, born 2 Mar 1867, bapt 24 Mar 1867 (PPR), Sarah Ann, born 19 Jan 1869, bapt 28 Feb 1869 (PPR), John, born c1871, born in Bristol (81C), Edward, born c1874 in Bristol (81C), Henry, born c1876 in Bristol (81C), Elizabeth, born c1879 in bristol (81C), George, born c1880 in Bristol (81C) |
GRIFFITHS John III
| 1873 | 1 Sep. Noted as a potter when his daughter Mary Ann (21) of Bishops Street, Bedminster married Thomas Scott (JBPR). |
GRIFFITHS Joseph
The son of Peter Griffiths of Bristol, gallyotmaker (A).
| 1720 | 23 Mar. He was apprenticed to Thomas I and Elizabeth Frank. Friends to find apparel (A, Ao, Ar). |
GRIFFITHS (GRIFFIN) Peter
The son of Peter Griffiths of Bristol, shipwright, deceased, and the father of Joseph Griffiths (A).
| 1698 | 11 Jul. He was apprenticed to Thomas I and Hester Frank (A, AR). |
| 1707 | 28 Apr. He became a free gallypotmaker (F, G). |
| 1720 | 23 Mar. Described as a gallypotmaker when his son, Joseph, was apprenticed to Thomas Frank I (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1736 | 6 May. ‘William Pytts agt. Peter Griffins at Christophers pothouse in Lime Kiln Lane’ (C). See also Charles Christopher. |
| 1736 | 2 Jul. ‘Robert Porter agt. Peter Griffiths at Mr. Tompsons in Lime Kiln Lane’ (C). |
| 1737 | 28 Apr. ‘Robert Porter agt. Peter Griffiths at the Potthouse in Lime Kiln Lane. Thursday the 15th 1737 Pl. proved his debt to be 7s.9d for cloaths, ordered it be paid with costs’ (C). |
GRIFFITHS Richard I
| 1838 | 25 Aug. Possibly the Richard Griffith, employed at Mr White’s pottery in Redcross Street, who was stabbed by another employee, John Weeks (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1839 | 25 Aug. Newfoundland Street, St Paul’s on the baptism of his son William (born 14 Jul 1839). Wife Maria (PaPR). |
| 1849 | 24 Jun. Great Ann Street, St Philip’s parish on the baptism of his daughter Maria Ann (born 23 Jan 1843). Wife Maria (PPR). |