Bristol Potters
Research by Reg Jackson
HUCKER Ada
Born c1882 in Bristol (01C).
| 1901 | Potter, 4 Short Street, St Silas parish (19) (01C). |
HUDD Charles
Born c1833 in Temple parish, the brother of John Hudd (51C).
| 1851 | Journeyman potter, 2 Slee’s Court, Butter Lane, Temple parish (18), living with his parents John and Emma Hudd, a journeyman confectioner, born in Temple, and his brother John (51C). |
| 1861 | Private, 3rd Regiment of Infantry, Fort Regent, St Helier, Jersey, Cjannel Islands (26) (61C). |
| 1899 | 6 Aug. Possibly the Charles Henry Hudd, potter, deceased, who was noted on the marriage of his daughter Laura Hudd (29) of Old Market Street, to Enos Alfred Hand (PPR). |
HUDD James F.
Born c1842 in Bristol (91C).
| 1891 | Potter’s labourer, 12 Victoria Street, St Philip’s parish (49), living with his wife Eliza (56), born in Taunton, Somerset, and daughter Laura (11), born in Bristol (91C). |
| 1901 | Potter’s labourer, widower, 1 Chatterton Place, St Mary Redcliffe parish (59) (01C). |
HUDD John
Born c1835 in Temple parish, the brother of Charles Hudd (51C).
| 1851 | Potter’s apprentice, 2 Slee’s Court, Butter Lane, Temple parish (16), living with his parents John and Emma Hudd, a journeyman confectioner, born in Temple, and his brother Charles (51C). |
HUDD William
Born c1809 in St George (71C).
| 1871 | Potter, but now an invalid, 5 Tower Street, Temple parish (62), living with his wife Hannah (48), born in St George (71C). |
HUGHES Benjamin
The son of Charles Hughes of Bristol, potter (F).
| 1774 | 20 Oct. He became a free potter as he was the son of Charles Hughes, potter (F, G). |
| 1774 | Potter, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1780 | Mary, wife of Benjamin Hughes of Temple parish, potter, received £1 from John Whitson’s Charity for poor women in child bed (JW). |
| 1781 | Potter, Temple parish (P). |
| 1783/4 | Mary, the wife of Benjamin Hughes of Redcliff Street, potter, received £1 from Ann Thurston’s Charity for the Relief of Poor Women in Child Bed (BRO 04191). |
| 1784 | Potter, Temple parish (P). |
| 1812 | Redcliff Back, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| Children: Mary, bapt 9 Mar 1778 (RPR), Benjamin (born 30 Nov 1778), bapt 28 Dec 1784 (RPR), Ann (born 18 Nov 1780), bapt 28 Dec 1784 (RPR), Elizabeth (born 22 Oct 1783), bapt 28 Dec 1784 (RPR), Joannah, bapt 27 Dec 1785 (RPR) |
HUGHES Charles
The son of Charles Hughes of Bristol, farrier, he was the father of Benjamin Hughes.
| 1739 | 31 Oct. He became a free potter as he was the son of Charles Hughes, a farrier (F, G). |
| 1739 | Potter, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1749 | 26 Mar. Mary, daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Hughes, baptised (RPR). |
| 1750 | Elizabeth, the wife of Charles Hughes of St Mary Redcliffe parish, potter, received £1 from John Whitson’s Charity for poor women in child bed (JW). |
| 1752 | Elizabeth, the wife of Charles Hughes of St Mary Redcliffe parish, received £1 from John Whitson’s Charity for poor women in child bed (JW). |
| 1754 & 1774 | Potter, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1774 | 20 Oct. He was described as a potter when his son, Benjamin, became a free potter (F, G). |
HUGHES George
Born c1807 in Bristol, the father of James Hughes (51C).
| 1851 | 8 Great James Street, St James’s parish (44), living with his wife Mary (43), born in Bristol, and children James (16), Mary Ann (15), William (11), George (6) and Thomas (4), all born in Bristol (51C). |
| 1861 | His wife was a widow (61C). |
HUGHES James
Born c1835 in St james’s parish, the son of George Hughes (51C, 61C, 81C).
| 1851 | 8 Great James Street, St James’s parish (16), living with his parents and siblings (51C). |
| 1859 | 4 Feb. James Street, St James’s parish (JaPR). |
| 1860 | 28 Oct. Broad Plain, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1861 | White ware potter, 3 Great James Street, St James’s parish (25), living with his wife Jane (26), born in St James’s parish, and children, and mother-in-law Harriet Overend (60), born in Monkton Deverill, Wiltshire (61C). |
| 1871 | Brewer, 16 Great James Street, St James’s parish (37), living with his wife Jane (43) and children (71C). |
| 1881 | His wife was a widow (81C). |
| 1891 | Potter, married, living in St Peter’s Workhouse, Peter Street, St Peter’s parish (55) (91C). [This is presumably a different James Hughes, if his wife was indeed a widow in 1881]. |
| Children: Mary Ann, born 24 Jun 1855, bapt 4 Feb 1859 (JaPR) George James, born 29 Sep 1856, bapt 4 Feb 1859 (JaPR) Florence (aged 3 wks), bapt 28 Oct 1860 (PPR) |
HUGHES Sidney
Born c1881 in Bromham, Wiltshire (01C).
| 1901 | Potter, boarding at 19 Verrier Road, St George (20) (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter (placer), 7 Earnestville Road, Fishponds (30), living with his wife Alice (32) and children Violet (3) and Elsie (1), all born in Bristol (11C). |
HUMPHRIES (HUMPHREYS) Benjamin
| 1814 | 29 Apr. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney (Ao). |
| 1824-31 | Temple parish (PPR, TPR). |
| 1850 | ‘Benjamin Humphries was charged with being found sleeping under St John’s arch, he having no place of work. In his defence, he said he was a native of Temple parish and had tried to get relief at St Peter’s Hospital but could not obtain any. He had been apprenticed by the Tolzey many years ago to the Bristol Pottery, and worked there for some years but had since been in Spain, where he caught the ague and rheumatism, and had his health much impaired. Mr Williams: Can’t you get work at the pottery now? Prisoner: Yes, if I’ll work for boys’ wages – half price. Mr Williams: Well, is not half wages better than none? Prisoner: What would the men in the factory say to me if I did so? They would kick me out. In reply to further questions, the accused said they refused him relief at the Hospital because they said Mr Goldney had told them that he had offered him 10s a week. He had not done so, however, or he would gladly work for him. The magistrate directed that he should be taken up to St Peter’s Hospital, with a request that Mr Downing would investigate his case’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| Children: Wife Ann Benjamin, bapt 6 Jun 1824 (TPR), Joseph, bapt 28 Dec 1828 (PPR), William, bapt 12 Jun 1831 (PPR) |
HUMPHRIES Henry
Born c1833 in St James’s parish, Bath (61C).
| 1861 | Potter branch placer, 78 Regent Street, St Philip’s parish (28), living with his wife Mary (24) a tailor and dress maker, born in St James’s, Bath (61C). |
| 1866 | 4 May. ‘Henry Smith Humphreys was charged under a warrant with neglecting to maintain his wife and child, whereby they became chargeable to the parish of Temple … The prisoner had broken up his furniture, and left his wife in a state of destitution. Prisoner said he was a printer in a pottery and only earned 8s 6d last week. Of this sum he gave his wife 6s, paid 2s to his club, and spent 6d upon himself. Besides this she earned 4s 6d last week … Said he might earn more money but for his lazy and dissolute habits, and for a long time past he had given her very little money indeed. Prisoner had given notice to quit his employment on Saturday next, and intended to leave the city. He was allowed to retire and make arrangements for the future maintenance of his wife’ (Western Daily Press). |
| 1871 | Potter printer, 81 Heathcote Road, Longton, Staffordshire (38), living with his wife Catherine (31) and children Henry (3), born in Longton and Alice 1½, born in Bristol (71C). |
HUMPHRIES Thomas
Born c1836 in Bath (51C).
| 1851 | Stapleton Road, St Philip’s parish (15), living with his mother Sarah, a bonnet maker (51C). |
HUMPHRIS William
| 1746 | 12 Nov. A potmaker of St Philip and Jacob parish he was bondsman to a licence granted to Edward Humphris, farrier (M). |
HUNT Caroline Sarah
Born c1820 in Bristol, the wife of Henry Hunt and the mother of William Hunt (61C).
| 1851 | Potter’s china clay maker, 8 Harris Yard, Temple parish (31), living with her husband Henry and children (51C). |
| 1861 | No occupation, living with her husband Henry and children (61C). |
HUNT Elizabeth Patience
Born c1845 in Temple parish, the sister of Mary Ann Hunt (61C).
| 1861 | Transferer at pottery, 9 Queens Head Court, Redcliff Street, St Thomas’s parish (16), living with her parents James and Mary Hunt, labourer, born in St Thomas’s parish, and sister Mary Ann (61C). |
HUNT Henry
Born c1819 in Bristol, the husband of Caroline Sarah Hunt and father of William Hunt (51C).
| 1836 | 29 Feb. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney, aged 16 (Ao). |
| 1841 | 5 Apr. Brick Yard, the son of James Hunt, a watchmaker, he married Sarah Caroline Hurditch (although always referred to later as Caroline Sarah) of Temple Gate, the daughter of John Hurditch, a tiler and plasterer (MLPPR). |
| 1846 | 18 Oct. Temple parish (TPR). |
| 1848 | 2 Apr. Broad Plain, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1850 | 8 Sep. Temple Backs. Temple parish (PPR). |
| 1851 | Potter’s china clay maker, 8 Harris Yard, Temple parish (32), living with his wife Caroline (31), potter’s china clay maker, born in Bristol and children (51C). |
| 1855 | 18 Oct. Dings, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1861 | 8 Providence Place, Bedminster (42), living with his wife Caroline (41) (no occupation) and children (61C). |
| 1875 | 25 Jan. Noted as a potter when his daughter Rose Hunt (22) of Totterdown, married Frederick Howell (JBPR). |
| 1881 | 29 Oct. Noted as a potter when his son Thomas (24) of Oxford Street, Totterdown, married Ellen Wheeler (JBPR). |
| Children: Caroline Sarah, bapt 18 Oct 1846 (TPR), William John (aged 3 wks), bapt 2 Apr 1848 (PPR), Frederick (aged 3 wks), bapt 8 Sep 1850 (PPR), Rosina, born c1853 in Bristol (61C), Florence (aged 3 wks), bapt 28 Jan 1855 (PPR), Thomas, born c1858 in Bristol (61C) |
HUNT Mary
| 1820-21 | Painter at the pottery, aged about 34 years, ‘left the Society March 1821’ (Methodist Class Book). |
HUNT Mary Ann
Born c1847 in St Thomas’s parish, the sister of Elizabeth Patience Hunt (61C).
| 1861 | Transferer at pottery, 9 Queens Head Court, Redcliff Street, St Thomas’s parish (16), living with her parents James and Mary Hunt, labourer, born in St Thomas’s parish, and sister Elizabeth Patience (61C). |
HUNT Thomas
Born c1854 in Bristol (81C).
| 1881 | Potter (general), 128 Thomas Street, St Thomas’s parish (27), living with his wife Emma (25) born in Bath (81C). |