Born c1872 in Armitage, Staffordshire, the stepson of Thomas East II and the brother of Rose and Ernest Simpson (91C).
| 1891 | Potter, mould maker, 87 Park Street, Bedminster (19), living with his parents and siblings (91C). |
| 1901 | Moulder at pottery, Regent Street, Kingswood (30), living with his wife Rose (25), born in Kingswood, and children Edith (2) and Walter (1), both born in Kingswood (01C). |
| 1911 | Potter’s mould maker, 3 Moorlands Road, Fishponds (39), living with his wife Rose (36) and children including Doris (2), born in Fishponds (11C). |