See the Potteries List section for the St Philip’s Pottery 4.
The Pottery had previously been run by his mother, Elizabeth Pearce.
| 1815-c18 | Colston Pearce ran the St Philip’s Pottery 4, probably in partnership with his brother Thomas Pearce I |
A court action brought against Colston Pearce in 1839 shows that he was then still in possession of the Pottery. However, it seems likely that George Cox had taken over the running of the Pottery by 1823.
| 1825 | There is a reference to Coles and Pearce running a Pottery in Avon Street.
This is probably a reference to John Cole I’s Pottery (see St Philip’s Pottery 6). |
The son of Earl I and Elizabeth Pearce. The brother of Earl Pearce II and Thomas Pearce I.
| 1785 | 13 Nov. Baptised, the son of Earl and Elizabeth Pearce, Bread Street, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1812 | 2 Oct. He obtained his freedom because he was the son of Earl Pearce I (F). |
| 1812 | Avon Street, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1815 | Colston & Pearce, potters, Avon Street, St Philip’s parish (MD). (Presumably this is a mistake for Colston Pearce). |
| 1816-18 | Colston & Pearce, brown ware potters, Avon Street, St Philip’s parish (ED). (Presumably this is a mistake for Colston Pearce). |
| 1816 | Thomas Pearce, brown stone pottery, Avon Street (MD). (Presumably in partnership with his brother, Colston Pearce). |
| 1825 | Coles and Pearce, brown ware potters, Avon Street (MD). This is probably a reference to John Cole I’s pottery in Avon Street (see St Philip’s Pottery 6). |
| 1830 | Avon Street, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1832 | Avon Street, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1832 | Avon Street, St Philip’s parish (List of Electors BRO 04736). |
| 1835 | Avon Street, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1839 | 24 Aug. An action was brought by Hannah Chubb Wildgoose to recover possession from her brother, Colston Pearce, of certain property held by him in Avon Street, St Philip’s parish. She claimed that under a codicil to her father, Earl Pearce’s, will dated October 1793 he had bequeathed the Avon Street property to his wife Elizabeth, and on her death, to his children in equal portions. The widow continued to reside on the premises, which consisted of a pottery and a house and garden, and afterwards let them to Colston Pearce at one guinea per week. Elizabeth had died eight years ago prior to which Hannah’s husband, Henry Wildgoose, now deceased, had bought up the interests in the property of all the other children. A jury returned a verdict in favour of Hannah’s claim on the property (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1840 | Colston Pearce, aged 54, was convicted of assault at the Bristol City Sessions and fined 40s. The potter Samuel Spokes was also convicted of assault at the same Sessions (PRO HO27, Piece 60, page 291). |