See the Potteries List section for the Redcross Street Pottery and the Baptist Mills Pottery.
Redcross Street Pottery
The Pottery had previously been operated by Joseph White II and James White I before their move to the Baptist Mills Pottery. Joseph White II was William White’s brother.
| 1841-50 | William White ran the Redcross Street Pottery.
It is known that throughout this period the Pottery, plant and equipment were still owned by Joseph White I. |
The Pottery was advertised for sale in 1851, presumably following the departure of William White to America, as one of his children was born in New Jersey in 1851. The Pottery was taken over by John Ellis II, although it was still owned by Joseph White II until at least 1854.
Baptist Mills Pottery
On his return from abroad, and certainly by 1860, William White had a share in running the Baptist Mills Pottery with his brother Joseph White II and James White II.
Born c1821 in Bristol, the son of Joseph White I, the father of William Joseph Abraham Summers White and the brother of Joseph White II and Henry White (41C).
| 1839-47 | Redcross Street, St Philip’s parish (HTPR). |
| 1841 | Asher Lane, Redcross Street, St Philip’s parish (20), living with his wife Ann (22) not born in Bristol and children (41C). |
| 1841 | William White, Redcross Street, black and Rockingham tea-pot manufacturer, Staffordshire warehouse (MD). |
| 1842 | William White, Redcross Street, black and Rockingham tea-pot and stone jug manufacturer, Staffordshire warehouse (MD). |
| 1843-45 | William White, Redcross Street, black and Rockingham tea-pot, stone jug and fire clay chimney pot manufacturer, Staffordshire warehouse (MD). |
| 1846-49 | William White, Redcross Street, black and Rockingham tea-pot, stone jug and fire clay chimney pot and tobacco pipe manufacturer, Staffordshire warehouse (MD). |
| 1846-51 | Rich’s Buildings, William White (owner John Rich) House £10 [void in 1845 and 1847] Rich’s Buildings, William White (owner James White) House & Pottery £26 [noted as void and owned by James York in 1852] (Consolidated Rates) |
| 1850 | William White, Redcross Street, black and Rockingham tea-pot, stone jug and fire clay chimney pot, and tobacco pipe manufacturers, china, glass and Staffordshire ware rooms (MD). |
| 1851 | 15 Mar. ‘To be let, with immediate possession, that old established pottery, Redcross Street, carried on successfully for upwards of thirty years by Messrs Joseph White & Sons, the kilns and all the working utensils being in good condition, with dwelling-house, and good stabling on the premises; warehouses and workshops, plentiful supply of water, a mill, and every convenience. Worthy the attention of those in the above line of business. Up to the present time there has been a good wholesale and retail Staffordshire ware and glass trade successfully carried on’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1851 | 24 May. ‘Redcross Street Pottery to be let or sold, with immediate possession, comprising dwelling house, workshops, horse mill, including utensils, kilns, warehouses, stabling and every convenience; well supplied with water. The pottery, with a wholesale and retail Staffordshire ware and glass trade, has been successfully carried on for upwards of thirty years by Joseph White and Sons. Rent, £50 per annum. Apply on the premises, or to Joseph White, senior, Prospect Place, Baptist Mills, Bristol’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1851 | He was living in New Jersey, USA, when his daughter Emma was born (61C). |
| 1857 | He was living in Lisbon, Portugal, when his daughter Rose was born (61C). |
| 1861 | Potter, 6 Ashfield Terrace, Ashley Road, St James’s and St Paul’s parish (44), living with his wife Ann (44), born in Bruton, Somerset, and children (61C). |
| 1865 | 28 Oct. Noted as a potter when his son W.J.A.S. White (27) a potter of Passage Street married Amelia Bevan (PPR). |
| 1866 | 16 Jun. ‘Died April 28, after one day’s illness, Mr William White, late of the Redcross Street Pottery, aged 48’ (Bristol Mercury). |
| 1869 | 26 Dec. Noted as a potter when his daughter Emily Jane White (22) of Pennywell Road married Henry Wright (PPR). |
| 1871 | His wife was a widow (71C). |
| 1876 | 13 Nov. Noted as a potter, deceased, when his daughter Rose Mary White (19) a machinist of Alma Street married Fred Clement (HTPR). |
| 1882 | 10 Sep. Noted as a potter, deceased, when his daughter Sarah Ann White (27) of St Philip’s parish married Samuel Earp (PPR). |
| Children: William Joseph Abraham Summers, bapt 13 Jan 1839 (HTPR); Alfred George, bapt 11 Apr 1841 (HTPR); Henry John, bapt 14 Dec 1845 (HTPR); Emily Jane, bapt 5 Sep 1847 (HTPR); Emma, born c1851 in New Jersey, USA (61C); Sarah Ann, born c1855, married 10 Sep 1882 (PPR); Rose Mary, born c1857 in Lisbon, Portugal, married 13 Nov 1876 (61C, HTPR); Richard, born c1860 in Bristol (61C) |