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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Durham => Topic started by: Bob Cassidy on Tuesday 29 May 12 22:10 BST (UK)
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I am looking for historical information on the occupation of Potter Journeyman; particularly in the Sunderland area. Images would be good also. Any info on Pottery Business, what a Potter Journeyman did at work, etc. would be appreciated. Particularly employees lists.
Regards Bob
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A journeyman potter is simply an apprentice potter who has completed his apprenticeship but is still an employee (journee - French for paid by the day). He would have the full set of skills of potter but not yet enough experience to be a master potter or to have his own apprentices.
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Thanks for that. That is a start, now looking for local factories or businesses that would have employed journeyman potters. I am hoping to track down where my GGG grandfather worked as a journeyman potter in Sunderland.
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It was a big industry, there were sixteen potteries established in Sunderland & District from 1720. In 1863 the potteries employed about 500 people manufacturing about 4,000 tons of white clay and 1,500 tons of brown clay yearly. By 1896 only three of the original potteries were open and the last one, Wearside Pottery Co. closed in 1957.
The Sunderland Potteries were;
Bridge End or Jericho Pottery, later Snowdon & Co. c.1829-1941;
Burnside's Pottery 1850-1858;
Deptford or Ball's Pottery 1857-1918;
High Southwick Pottery 1850-1885;
Low Ford or Dawson's Pottery c.1794-1864;
North Hylton Pottery 1762-c.1850;
Sheepfolds or Rickaby' Pottery 1840-1900;
Sheepfolds Warehouse c.1856-1885;
Southwick or Scott's Pottery 1788-1896;
Southwick Union, later the Wear or Moore's Pottery c.1753-1882;
St. Bede's Pottery 1874-1885;
Sunderland or Garrison Pottery c.1799-1865;
Sunderland Pottery Company later the Wearside Pottery Company 1913-1957;
Stan
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Bob,
You don't mention what period you are looking at here. What years are interested in ?
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Images would be good also.
Regards Bob
What was his name, and dates? Knowing this would help to find relevant images.
Stan
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The person I am research is my GG Grandfather; Peter Cassidy dob 1824 Ireland Place Unknown. He lived at 3 Pottery Cottages, Southwick, in the 1871 census. He is there shown as a Potter Traveller. But in other documents he appears as a Potter Journeyman.
My thanks for the list, much appreciated.
Bob
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I should have mentioned his son, Joseph Cassidy, is recorded in same household aged 16yrs and a Potter Traveller also. He was born in 1855 and later moved to Glasgow, but I don't know the date - he was there in the 1891 census.
Don't know if this will help (?)
Regards Bob
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If you go to http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html?coords=438480,558200 you can see Moore's Wear Pottery, on the left, and Scott's Southwick Pottery, on the right, on the 1870-1895 map. I don't think Pottery Cottages will be marked on any map, but I will see what I can find.
Stan
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Stan those maps are great. I now have a much greater appreciation of the areas mentioned in our family history records. Thanks for the tip.
Bob