Stoneware and Other Potteries Apprentices and Employees Details are from Jackson/Price (before 1800) and others from Pountney.  Codes used: A = Start of apprenticeship, F = Date of becoming free (a burgess), No letter = mentioned only.  Until 1752 the new year began on 25th March (lady day).  As far as possible the year is given in the post 1751 form.

James Alsop Isaac Alsop A 5 Nov or Dec 1776  F 7 Apr 1784 James Alsop III A 10 Sep or Nov 1788  F 6 Jul 1802 Uriah Alsop A 17 Mar 1788  F 9 Oct 1812 James and Uriah were brothers. John Hibbard A 30 Jul 1800 Thomas Bawn Yabbicom A 2 Aug 1800 Thomas Bawn Yabbicom was the son of Henry, of Westbury-on-Trym. Solomon Edwards A 21 May 1806

Bedminster Thomas Cole 1781-1784 Samuel Sheppard A 1786  F 1805 In 1801-2 Sheppard is listed in Bread Street, 1803-4 in Avon Street, 1805 in Castle Street and in 1807-19 in Queen Street. Robert Adams 1788-1789 William Curry 1788-1789 Thomas Thomas 1788 Edward Wride 1788-1789 George Chase 1789 Charles Colestone 1789 Thomas Williams 1789

John and Joseph Bright Joseph Bright (son) A 2 Feb 1807  F 11 Jun 1818 David Chasey A 21 Jan 1811  F 15 Jun 1818 Daniel Howell A 20 Jul 1811 John Bright (son of Joseph Bright Victualler) A 3 May 1824  F 30 Jul 1839 William Henry Davis A 15 Apr 1826  F 31 Jul 1839 John Bright (grandson) A 6 Sep 1832 James Thomas A 12 Apr 1841 The only one apprenticed to Joseph Bright. Josiah Bend F 30 Jul 1839

John Cole William Elbury A 11 Nov 1807  F 16 Jun 1818 John Cole (son) A 25 Jul 1815  F 13 Jun 1826 William Bowden A 22 Jul 1828

James Duffet Isaac Smith A 22 Dec 1819

John Duffett John Clark A 12 Jan 1808  F 16 Jun 1818 John Duffett (son) A 4 Apr 1822 Charles Duffett (son) A 2 Jun 1829

Michael Edkins (a painter not a potter) Benjamin Williams A 13 May 1761 John Reed A 5 Apr 1794 Joseph Edkins  (son?) A 31 Jan 1795

Joseph Gadd John Bright A 16 or 21 Mar 1785 Became a partner in Hope and Bright (131 Temple Street) in 1812. Charles Price A 4 Oct 1785  F 9 Dec 1796 He entered into partnership with Joseph Gadd in 1796. Edward Patience A 15 Apr 1793  F 5 Jan 1803 The son of Thomas Patience.  By 1806 he had become Edward Patience & Co (Temple Street).

William Maynard John Weston A 10 Oct 1760 Sydenham Osborne A 31 Jan 1761  F 4 Oct 1774 Earl Pearce A 31 Jan 1761  F 22 Feb 1772 Robert Adams A 5 Sep or Oct 1761  F 22 Feb 1772 John Pearce A 17 May 1766 Earl and John were not brothers. Robert Adams may have subsequently gone to Bedminister. Joseph Cole A 1 Oct 1768 Peter Dean A 29 Oct 1768  F 8 or 9 Sep 1780 William Lawrence A 6 Nov 1769  F 2 Sep 1780 Thomas Reid A 25 Aug 1777 James Weymouth A 17 Jan 1780

Miscellaneous Master Apprentice Date Malachi Barton  A chinaman. Arthur Mitchell A 18 Jul 1717 James Hill  Brick and pot maker Richard Skidmore A 10 Mar 1773  F 2 Sep 1780 John Hope John Evans II A 17 Oct 1791  F 18 Jul 1804 James Alsop III John Milsom A 25 Jan 1805  Discharged on 12 May 1807 Daniel Organ Nathaniel Bailey A 16 Nov 1808  F 13 Jun 1826 Abraham Meredith  Earthenware man and brickmaker. George Picot A 1 Aug 1812 Thomas Tucker  Collier-potter John Jones A 25 Sep 1816 Richard Hooper James Martin F 12 Jun 1818 Benjamin Matchin Joseph Mare A 24 Aug 1818 Benjamin Matchin Thomas Macey A 26 Feb 1824 Uriah Alsop Uriah Alsop (son) A 12 May 1823 James Rivers James Phillips Rivers (son) A 14 May 1827 John Jones Thomas Tucker Collier F 26 Jun 1826

Edward Patience George Cox A 24 Jan 1803 Thomas Collier A 27 Oct 1803  F 2 Oct 1812 Joseph Rees A 8 May 1804 James Appleford A 3 Jun 1806  F 11 Jun 1818 John Richmond A 9 Jun 1806 Benjamin Matchin A 31 Dec 1806  F 7 Nov 1816

Earl Pearce William Miles A 28 Feb 1772 Moses Brain A 22 or 29 Dec 1779 William Pearce A 9 Aug or 9 Sep 1784  F 7 Oct 1812 William was not a son of Earl. John Rexworthy A 6 Aug 1791  F 11 Jun 1818 Edmund Rexworthy (not a brother of John) A 8 Mar 1794

William Powell James Rees A 21 Jul 1832 Arnold Turner A 15 May 1839 Edward Colston Smith A 15 May 1839  F 13 Jul 1846 Charles Sellick A 10 Feb 1841 Robert Colston Roper A 1 Dec 1841 John Fry A 23 Nov 1846 John Fry F 29 Jul 1873 Richard Colston Roper F 29 Jul 1873 John Colston Roper F 29 Jul 1873 Arthur Cecil Powell F 27 Jun 1890

Charles Price James Harman A 29 Oct 1798 Thomas Luff A 16 Apr 1804  F 1 Oct 1812 John Hookway A 22 Jun 1805  Charles Thomas A 2 Feb 1807 Joseph Howell A 1 Nov 1808  F 1818 William Dickenson Price (son) A 3 Jul 1809  F 11 Jun 1818 Charles Price (son) A 29 Nov 1813 James Barrett A 7 Mar 1814 Thomas Price (son) A 23 Feb 1818 John Bond A 3 Mar 1823 George Roach A 11 Dec 1826 Josiah Bond (bother of John) A Jan 14 1830 James Simmons F 16 Jun 1826 John Bend F 4 Aug 1830 George Roch Evans F 20 Jul 1839

Samuel Sheppard Isaac Sweet A 19 Aug 1805  F 6 Oct 1812 William Richards A 13 Feb 1807 John Watkins A 9 Sep 1811 John Riddle A 1 Feb 1819  F 13 Jun 1826 Philip Price A 14 Aug 1807  F 13 Jun 1818

Westbury-on-Trym The following are all potters who worked or lived in Westbury-on-Trym. Stephen Boyce 1721-32 Samuel Rose 1781 Abraham Corp 1754, died 1766 Daniel Saunders 1757 - a potter James Corp I 1738-69 Henry Yabbicom Son (Thomas) app. to James Alsop I. James Corp II Married 1762 Roger Yabbicom Father of Henry Rees Derrick 1723, died 1738 John Yeamans 1720, 1730 - a potter Ralph Eaton I 1690-1727 Richard Yeamans Died 7132 Stephen Fricker   Robert Yeamans 1721 - a potter.  1742 died? George Hart   Roger Yeamans 1689, died 1705, father of Robert. John Ifell Became a free potter on 4 Oct 1774, due to marriage. Sampson Yeamans 1732, died 1756 Thomas Jones I Died 1718 Samuel Yeamans 1711-1738 John Roberts 1756