sugar house refinery info glasgow c1850s

[news4kaz]

Awesome!  thankyou Sugarbakers.  Yes he is there - Charles McKenna aged 21 born Ireland.  Of course I am not 100% sure it is him.  but other Charles McKenna's in 1861 census do not fit.  He is not far from his sister who is married.  And then in 1865 he emigrates with his sister and her husband and child to Australia.  When he marries in 1870 his occupation is a baker.  I'm not sure if he had that trade before he came to Australia or learned it once he got here.
Thank-you again,
Karen.

[sugarbakers]

Thank you, Karen. Very few skilled workers in a refinery at that time. Charles is listed as a labourer ... just hard physical work.

If you want to read about the nature of Charles's work go to  www.mawer.clara.net/greenwood.html  for a description of life in a London sugarhouse a few years later.

[sugarbakers]

Images of the Port Dundas Refinery on the Canmore website at  https://canmore.org.uk/site/172534/glasgow-port-dundas-40-50-speirs-wharf-port-dundas-sugar-refinery?display=image

[news4kaz]

thank-you so much for that interesting information.  I wonder if I will ever know if it was my Charles McKenna that worked there.....