Potter: Yabbicom / Bristol.
The Old Market Street address was occupied by numerous retailers, some of who were in the employ of the Bryants, which can be a little confusing, whilst others were the retail licensee, those highlighted in green are associated with being licensees of The Bacchus. After the death of William Bryant the Bacchus sees a lot of tenants:
Richard Bryant was born in Bedminster in 1797. Richard married Elizabeth Cater at St. Philip & Jacob's church on 31 October 1820. Richard's first wife, Elizabeth, died at Bitton on 18 April 1832. He remarried on 4 Nov 1833 at St. James's church to Miss Elizabeth Ford of Montpelier. In the 1841 census, Richard is listed as a wine merchant living in Redcross Street, with wife Elizabeth, son William (19) and daughters Elizabeth (15) and Sarah (14), in the 1851 census he is listed as Wine merchant, and was living in Whitehall, St. George, Bristol with wife Elizabeth (52), daughters Elizabeth M.(27) and Sarah(24) and grandson William Richard, aged 3.
Known children of Richard Bryant are: William Bryant, baptised 14 October 1821 in Bitton; Elizabeth Malden Bryant, baptised 21 March 1824 at St. Philip & Jacob's; Sarah Bryant, baptised 21 March 1827 at St. Philip & Jacob's; Richard Bryant, baptised 25 July 1830 at St. Philip and Jacob's; Thomas William Bryant, baptised 7 July 1833 at Clifton St. Andrew; Henry Bryant, baptised 31 March 1839 at Holy Trinity, Bristol.
Imports of hogsheads of wine for Richard appear in the papers around 1832 and he is certainly a wine and brandy merchant in Old Market Street at the time of the death of his first wife.
On 29 January 1840 there was a large sale of furniture, fixtures and fittings at 14 Old Market Street, including beds, bedding and a piano. On 18 July 1846 Richard was advertising to let a roadside public house near Bristol. On 18 August 1855 Richard was advertising a wine and spirit business for sale.
William, Richard's son, married Maria Duffet at St. George, Bristol, on 13 Feb. 1847. Their son William Richard Bryant was baptised at St. Philip & St. Jacob's on 25 March 1848. William, listed as a wine merchant, and Maria were living at 20 St. Paul Street, St. Paul's in the 1851 census. William Richard grew up with his Grandfather and Aunts. William, late of 15 Ashton Terrace, died on 11 August 1858, at the Wine Merchants at 14 Old Market Street. By 1861 Maria was a proprietor of houses, with the family's other 3 children, Isabella, Sarah and Edward, living at Enfield Villa, Clifton. There was another son, Richard, who was baptised 25 August 1851 at St. Paul's, Bristol. William's estate was valued at £10,000.
Richard Bryant died on 7 July 1875 at his home, Tamworth Villa, Coronation Road, aged 80 according to the Western Daily Press - Thursday 8 July 1875. He left an estate valued at over £30,000.
In 1872 William Richard Bryant was a clerk in the employ of Messrs. Bees & Fear of Redcliff Street, but by January 1873 he had his own company, W. R. Bryant & Co. By 1875 he also opened the Crown Tobacco Warehouse at 45 West Street, St. Philips for the sale of Hudden & Co's tobaccos.
From the first page of the Bristol Mercury -
Saturday 11 May 1895: PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT of an IMPORTANT SALE of the
Genuine and Entire STOCK-IN-TRADE (Duty Paid and In Bond) of the long
established and well known Firm of Messrs W. R. BRYANT & CO., WINE and
SPIRIT MERCHANTS, OLD MARKET STREET, Bristol, who are retiring from
Business.
ALEXANDER, DANIEL, SELFE, & CO. will SELL by AUCTION, at the BANK
AUCTION MART, CORN STREET, Bristol, on THURSDAY, 23rd May, 1895,
punctually at half-past Twelve o'clock,
NEARLY 500 DOZENS
of high-class WINES in bottle, comprising 130 dozens Old Pale, Golden,,
and Brown Sherries, shipped by Garey, Houris, Cosens, &c.; Fine Old
Marsala, Rudesheimer, Still Hock and Burgundy; 90 dozens very superior
Claret, old in bottle; about 190 dozens Rebello Valentes Choice Port of
the vintages of 1870, 1878, 1880, &c., the whole of which are now
lying in the Bins, whence they will be delivered to the respective
purchasers.
Also the STOCK IN BOND,
consisting of Martell's, Planat's, and other Choice BRANDIES, Irish and
Scotch WHISKIES, Jamaica RUM, PORTS, SHERRIES, MARSALA, &c.
Full particulars will appear in future announcements and Catalogues.
From the Western Daily Press - Friday 21 June 1895 page 4:
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
MICHAEL CLUNE
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT, OF RUPERT HALL,
RUPERT STREET
Begs to give Notice to his Numerous Friends and Customers
that he has Purchased the Old-Established Business of
Messrs W.R. Bryant and Co. of 14, Old Market Street,
and that from and after the 24th of June Instant, intends
CARRYING on the BUSINESS, hitherto conducted at
Rupert Hall, together with that of Messrs Bryant and Co.,
at the Premises
14 OLD MARKET STREET, BRISTOL,
Where all Communications should be Addressed from the
24th June.
William Richard Bryand died 17 October 1902, aged 54, at 10 Durdham Park, Redland. The funeral took place at Brislington Church.
| 1.5 Gallon early stoneware flagon. | |
| Impressed:
R. Bryant / Old Market St / Bristol Potter: Yabbicom / Bristol. |
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| Impressed:
R. Bryant & Son / Wine & Spirit Merchants / Old Market
Street / BRISTOL Potter: Yabbicom / Bristol. |
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| Impressed:
1578 / W R BRYANT & Co/ Wine & Spirit Merchants / 14 Old
Market Street / BRISTOL Potter: Powell / Bristol. |