Bristol Potters
Research by Reg Jackson
PARKER Emmanuel
Born c1885 in Bristol, the son of John Parker II and the brother of John Parker III (01C, 11C).
| 1901 | Potter, 29 Feeder Road, St Silas (16), living with his parents and siblings (01C). |
| 1911 | Earthenware dipper, 25 Ernestville Road, Fishponds (26), living with his wife Elizabeth (25), born in Barton Hill (11C). |
PARKER John I
| 1849 | 24 Oct. Noted as a potter when his daughter Mary Ann Parker (30) of Boot Lane, Bedminster, married Samuel Lewis Sheppard (JBPR). |
PARKER John II
Born c1852 in Chelsea, London, the father of Emmanuel Parker and John Parker III and the brother-in-law of John Bowley (71C, 01C).
| 1871 | Labourer at pottery, 6 Church Street, Temple parish (19), living with his mother Ann, a midwife (71C). |
| 1881 | 7 Little Avon Street, Temple parish (29) living with his wife Eliza (28) born in Temple parish and children and his brother-in-law John Bowley (22) a potter (81C). |
| 1891 | Potter’s labourer, 37 Pipe Lane, Temple parish (39), living with his wife Eliza (38) and children (91C). |
| 1901 | 29 Feeder Road, St Silas (51), living with his wife Eliza (50) and children (01C). |
| 1911 | Dipper, Chapel Road, St Mark’s, Easton (62), living with his wife Eliza (11C). |
| Children: John, born c1872 in Temple parish (81C); Eliza, born c1876 in Temple parish (81C); Selina, born c1878 in Temple parish (81C); William A., born c1880 in Temple parish (81C); Emmanuel, born c1885 in Bristol (91C) |
PARKER John III
Born c1872 in Temple parish, the son of John Parker II and the brother of Emmanual Parker (81C, 01C).
| 1872 | 1 Feb. Baptised the son of John and Eliza Parker (TPR). |
| 1891 | Labourer, 37 Pipe Lane, Temple parish (19), living with his parents and siblings (91C). |
| 1901 | Potter gloss placer, 11 Weare Street, Bedminster (29), living with his wife Lydia (27), born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1911 | Glost warehouseman, Chalton House, 17 Justice Road, Causeway, Fishponds (38), living e Lydia (36), and his niece, Emily Hathway (6), who he had adopted (11C). |
PARKER Samuel
Born c1833 in Clifton, Bristol (51C).
| 1851 | Potter’s presser, 7 Avon Street, Temple parish (18), living with his mother Fanny Parker (60) a widow and charwoman, born in Pembroke, South Wales (51C). |
PARKER William Albert
Born c1880 in Bristol, the husband of Ellen J. Parker (01C).
| 1901 | Potter, 24 Feeder Road, St Silas parish (21), living with his wife Ellen J. (22), also a potter (01C). |
| 1911 | Glost placer, 8 Midland Terrace, Fishponds (31), living with his wife Ellen (32), and daughter Elaine (2 mths), born in Bristol (11C). |
PARKIN (PARKYN) Arthur Stanley
Born c1883 in St George (01C, 11C).
| 1901 | Clerk in pottery, 493 Stapleton Road, Stapleton (18) (01C). |
| 1911 | Traveller, pottery, 493 Stapleton Road, Stapleton (28) (11C) |
PARR Thomas
| 1774 | 3 Oct. He became a free potter because of his marriage to Prudence, daughter of Thomas Patience, lighterman, deceased. Therefore, he may have been the brother-in-law of the potter Thomas Patience (F). |
| 1774 | Potter, St Philip and Jacob parish (P). |
| 1784 | Potter, St Thomas parish (P). |
PARROT John
The son of John Parrot of Bristol, house painter (A).
| 1775 | 22 Nov. He was apprenticed to Richard and Judith Champion as a ‘burner of china’ (A, Ao). |
PARRY Charles
| 1843 | 8 Oct. Marsh, St Philip’s parish on the baptism of his son Charles Joseph (aged 4 wks). Wife Mary Ann (PPR). |
PARRY Francis
Born c1812 in Temple parish (51C).
| 1830 | Temple Back, Temple parish (P). |
| 1832 | Temple Back, Temple parish (List of Electors BRO 04736). |
| 1832 | Temple Back, Temple parish (P). |
| 1837 | Temple Back, Temple parish (P). |
| 1838 | 9 Dec. Temple parish (PPR). |
| 1841 | East Street, Bedminster (25) (41C). |
| 1841 | West Street, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1851 | 10 Aug. Hotwells, Clifton (PPR). |
| 1851 | 11 Pennywell Terrace, St Philip’s parish (39), living with his wife Matilda (32), a milliner, born in St Peter’s parish and children (51C). |
| Children: Francis Richard (aged 3 wks), bapt 9 Dec 1838 (PPR) (born in Temple parish 51C), Thomas Sharrem, born 8 May 1843, bapt 10 Aug 1851 (PPR) (born in Bedminster 51C) |
PARRY Mary Ann
Born c1848 in Bristol (51C).
| 1871 | Labourer at pottery, 3 Great Ann Street, St Philip’s parish (23), unmarried, living with her children Mary A. (3) and Eliza (11 months), both born in Bristol (71C). |
PARSE Abraham
| 1660 | 18 Mar. ‘Abraham Parse potter bound to John Bright merchant for 3 years’, probably to serve in Barbados (SFP). However, it is not stated that he came from Bristol. |
PARSONS Frederick
Born c1869 in Hereford (01C).
| 1901 | Foreman at pottery, 47 Bellevue Road, St George (32), living with his wife Alice (32) and children Gladys (7), Harold (4), Ivy (2) and Edith (6 mths), all born in Bristol (01C). |
| 1907 | 9 Dec. He was described as the foreman of a department at Price, Powell and Company (Western Daily Press). |
| 1911 | Pottery foreman, stoneware, 69 Colston Road, Easton (42), living with his wife Alice (42) and children (11C). |
PARSONS Thomas
| 1840 | 5 Oct. Noted as a potter when his daughter Elizabeth of Milk Street, St Paul’s, married William Morgan (PaPR). |
PARTON Leonard
Born c1876 in Tunstall, Staffordshire (11C).
| 1901 | Commercial clerk, 15 Higham Street, Bedminster (26), living with his wife Clara (24), born in Tunstall (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter’s clerk. Boarding at 7 Balaclava Road, Fishponds (35) (11C). |
PARTRIDGE Edward
Born c1837 in St James parish, the brother of Henry Partridge (61C, 71C).
| 1861 | Labourer, 1 Commercial Road, Temple parish (22), living with his parents, John, a shoemaker, Mary Ann, and siblings (61C). |
| 1871 | Potter, 24 Duffetts Buildings, St Philip’s parish (34), living with his wife Emily (29), born in Bath, Somerset, and son Henry (4), born in Bristol (71C). |
| 1881 | Labourer, 1 Salcombe Terrace, Bedminster (43), living with his wife Emily (39) (81C). |
PARTRIDGE Henry
Born c1832 in St Philip’s parish (71) or c1837, the brother of Edward Partridge (51C, 61C).Bristol (51C).
| 1851 | Potter, 8 Crown Court, Temple parish (14), living with his parents, John and Mary Partridge, cordwainers (51C). |
| 1861 | Shoemaker, 1 Commercial Road, Temple parish (24), living with his parents and siblings (61C). |
| 1871 | Tipper pottery, 5 Victor Place, Albert Road, St Philip’s parish (39), living with his wife Emily (21), born in St Philip’s parish (71C). |
| 1881 | His wife was a widow living with their children Henry (9), Timothy (7), Walter (4) and Willy (2), all born in Bristol (81C). |
PASFORD Robert
Born c1846 in Bristol (61C).
| 1861 | Kingsland Road, St Philip’s parish (15) (61C). |
PASS George
Born c1815 in Burslem, Staffordshire, the husband of Mary Tompkinson and son-in-law of Ephraim Tompkinson (61C).
| 1839 | 17 Jun. Arcade, St James’s parish, the son of George Pass, a greengrocer, he married Mary Tompkinson, a potter, of Arcade, the daughter of Ephraim Tompkinson, a potter (JaPR). |
| 1840 | 5 Apr. Temple parish on the baptism of his son, George. Wife Mary (TPR). |
| 1861 | 67 Temple Street, Temple parish (46) (61C). |