Bristol Potters
Research by Reg Jackson
PLUMMER James
Born c1827 in Bedminster, the son-in-law of Richard Hole (51C, 71C).
| 1846 | 19 Jul. Regent Street, Bedminster, the son of James Plummer, a whipmaker, he married Jane Hole of Regent Street, the daughter of Richard Hole, a potter (JBPR). |
| 1849 | 11 Mar. Avon Street, St Philip’s parish on the baptism of his daughter Frances Masters (born 7 Feb 1849). Wife Jane (PPR). |
| 1851 | Potter’s labourer, lodging at 7 Adelaide Place, St Mary Redcliffe parish (24), a widower (51C). |
| 1857 | 12 Apr. Adelaide Place, Chatterton Square, St Mary Redcliffe parish (30), widower, the son of James Plummer, a whip maker, he married Fanny Bessex (19) of Adelaide Cottage, the daughter of William Bessex, a haulier (RPR). |
| 1858 | Slare Cottages, Chatterton Square, St Mary Redcliffe parish on the baptism of his son Henry James George. Wife Fanny (RPR). |
| 1861 | Potter’s dipper, 1 Wellington Court, Bedminster (34), living with his wife Fanny (22) born in Bristol and children (61C). |
| 1871 | 18 Colston Street, Bedminster (43), living with his wife Fanny (32), born in Bedminster, and children (71C). |
| 1881 | He had probably died as his daughter Fanny (10), was living in The New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down (81C). |
| Children: Wife Jane: Frances Masters, born 7 Feb 1849, bapt 11 Mar 1849 (PPR). Wife Fanny: Henry James George, bapt 7 Feb 1858 (RPR), Francis, born c1860 in Bristol (61C), William, born c1866 in Bristol (71C), Walter M., born c1864 in Bristol (71C), Fanny, born c1871 in Bristol (71C) |
POCKETT George
Born c1872 in Bristol (91C).
| 1891 | Ware potter, 29 Queen Victoria Street, St Philip’s parish (19) (91C). |
| 1901 | Railway carriage examiner, 22 St George’s Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire (27), living with his children Beatrice (5) and Richard (3) (01C). |
PODMORE Thomas
Born c1869 in Hanley, Staffordshire (11C).
| 1901 | Potter’s placer, 191 Leek Road, Hanley (30), living with his wife Ellen (25) and son Thomas (2) (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter’s placer, 10 Channons Hill, Fishponds (42), living with his wife Ellen (36) and children Thomas (12), Eliza (9), Clara (9) and Frank (4), all born in Hanley (11C). |
POLLARD John
Born c1833 in Plymouth, Devon (51C).
| 1851 | Labourer at pottery, lodging at 10 Gough’s Court, Temple parish (18) (51C). |
PONTING Thomas
Born c1836 in Bristol (81C).
| 1881 | Labourer pottery, 1 Crew Hole, St George (45), living with his wife Elizabeth (40), a cotton weaver, born in St George, and children Laura (14), Thomas (13), Harry (11), Richard (9), Joseph (7) and Frederick (3), all born in St George (81C). |
POOLE Edward
Born c1823 in Wellington, Somerset (61C).
| 1861 | Lodging at 2 Fisher’s Court, Guinea Street, St Mary Redcliffe parish (38) (61C). |
POOLE George
| 1727 | 27 Jul. He became a free potter because of his marriage to Elizabeth, the daughter of Humphry Toby, a tobacco roller (F, G). |
| 1737 | 4 May. He was dead when his son, Richard, was apprenticed to Joseph Light, rope maker (A, Ar). |
POOL(E) John William
Born c1825 in St Mary Redcliffe parish (71C).
| 1838 | 29 Jan. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney, aged 14 years (Ao). |
| 1851 | Potter and turner, 15 Brick Yard, St Mary Redcliffe parish (26), living with his parents Joseph, a house painter, and Harriet, a staymaker (51C). |
| 1853 | 6 Feb. King William Street, the son of Joseph Poole, a painter, he married Elizabeth Hutton of King William Street, the daughter of Henry Hutton, a labourer (PPR). |
| 1861 | 9 Union Place, Temple Street, Temple parish (37), living with his wife Elizabeth (30) born in Bristol (61C). |
| 1871 | 33 Lewis Street, St Philip’s parish (46), living with his wife Elizabeth (40), born in St Mary Redcliffe parish (71C). |
POOLE Prudence
Born c1863 in St Jude, the step-daughter of Samuel Holbrook I and the niece of Arthur Mead (91C, 11C).
| 1891 | 8 Lypiatt Lane, St George (28), living with her uncle, and her daughter Elizabeth (3), born in Bristol (91C). |
| 1901 | Potter, widow, 10 Lypiatt Road, St George (38), living with her daughter Florence [Elizabeth] (13), born in St Matthew’s parish (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter, widow, 46 Gloucester Street, Eastville (48), living with her widowed mother Elizabeth Holbrook (11C). |
| 1947 | Died in Bristol, aged 85 (Ancestry website). |
POOLE Thomas
| 1871 | Possibly the Thomas Poole, gate keeper, widower, 1 Redcliffe Mead Lane, St Mary Redcliffe parish (66), born in Seavington, Somerset, living with his daughter Eliza (37), born in Bedminster (71C). |
| 1871 | 2 Dec. ‘Died November 25, Mr Thomas Poole, for 18 years in the employ of Messrs Powell and Sons, Temple Gate Pottery, aged 66’ (Bristol Mercury). |
POOLE William James
Born c1832 in Bristol (71C).
| 1871 | Labourer at pottery, 6 Church Street, Temple parish (39) living with his wife Fanny (30), born in Bristol (71C). |
POOPE Thomas
| 1668 | He was described as an employee of Alice Huntington in her will (PRO Prob. 11/328). |
PORCH John
Born c1836 in ‘Compton’ (possibly Compton Bishop), Somerset (51C).
| 1851 | Potter’s labourer, 13 Prospect Place, St Philip’s parish (15), living with his parents John and Eliza Porch, an agricultural labourer (51C). |
PORTER Eliza
Born c1875 in Bristol, the sister of Sarah Porter (91C).
| 1891 | 12 Hills Court, Temple parish (16), living with her parents and siblings (91C). |
PORTER Emma
Born c1843 in St Philip’s parish (71C).
| 1871 | 14 Great George Street, St Philip’s parish (28) living with her husband Charles, a labourer (71C). |
| 1881 | No occupation, living with her husband Charles and children (81C). |
PORTER Frederick
| 1884 | 16 Dec. Inquest into the death of Frederick Porter, aged 16 years, of Rowley Place, Chatterton Square, St Mary Redcliffe parish, a potter’s assistant at Messrs Price’s Pottery, Victoria Street. He had tried to enter and use a lift that had been intended only for the use of carrying clay. He was crushed between the lift and the floor of a room. Verdict: accidental death (Bristol Mercury). |
PORTER Hannah
Born c1891 in Fishponds (11C).
| 1911 | Pottery glazer, 7 Albert Terrace, Fishponds (16) (11C). |
PORTER Henry
Born c1823 in Bristol, the brother of William Porter and uncle of Jane Porter (51C).
| 1836 | 10 Oct, He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney, aged 14 (Ao). |
| 1846 | Hope Square, the son of James Porter, a shoemaker, he married Sarah Bristow of Hope Square, the daughter of George Bristow, a plasterer (JBPR). |
| 1851 | 2 Hilliers Court, St Mary Redcliffe parish, living with his brother William’s family and his own daughter Sara (4), born in Bristol (51C). |
| 1851 | 9 Jun. St Philip’s parish, a widower, the son of James Porter, a cordwainer, he married Elizabeth Faircloth of St Philip’s parish, the daughter of Henry Faircloth, a labourer (PPR). |
| 1856 | 15 Dec. Taylor’s Court, Pile Street, St Mary Redcliffe parish (36), a widower, the son of James Porter, a shoemaker, he married Mary Ann Tomlin (36), a widow, of Taylor’s Court, the daughter of John Phippen, a labourer (RPR). |
PORTER Jane
Born c1836 in Bristol, the daughter of William Porter and the niece of Henry Porter (51C).
| 1851 | Working at pottery, 2 Hilliers Court, St Mary Redcliffe parish (15), living with her parents William, a potter, and Jane Porter, her siblings and her uncle Henry Porter, a potter (51C). |
PORTER Sarah
Born c1876 in Bristol, the sister of Eliza Porter (91C).
| 1891 | 12 Hills Court, Temple parish (15), living with her parents and siblings (91C). |