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Re: WILLIAM DOWNIE AND JANET SOMERVILLE
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 03 March 12 21:50 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: lizzie mackay on Friday 02 March 12 10:16 GMT (UK)
Hi there all, can anyone look up the 1881 Scotland Census for William Downie b. 1949/50 and Janet Downie (nee) Somerville b. either 1853/4 or 1857 please? They had two children John b. 1873 and Ann b. 1874.  I think they lived in Greenock, Renfrewshire at this time.  They also moved about this time, to West Ham in London, where William worked as an engineer in a sugar refinery.  I believe Janet was born in Carnwarth in Lanarkshire.

Thanks a lot and looking forward to hearing from you all!!! ;)

Lizzie,


On a side note, there used to be many sugar refineries located in Greenock (the last being Tate & Lyle which closed around 20 years ago) so there is a good chance William Downie worked for one of the sugar companies up here too.
Ramsay, Struthers, Stark (Avondale, Lanarkshire) Haughey, Martin (Ballyrashane) Neely, Fraser (Londonderry) Hill (Anderston, Glasgow), Cranstoun, Carruthers (Dumfries) MacIndoe (Springburn & Bridgeton, Glasgow) McKay (Springburn, Glasgow) Fraser (Paisley)

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Re: WILLIAM DOWNIE AND JANET SOMERVILLE
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 04 March 12 07:41 GMT (UK) »
Hi Davie, thanks for your reply re sugar factories in Greenock. William and family definitely worked in one or the other.  I was lucky enough to get the census info from another Rootschatter, which is great.  They eventually left Greenock and moved to West Ham in London, where they worked at another sugar factory.  It must have been big business in it's day and it would seem every dock had sugar processing going on.  Cheers for your help.

Lizzie
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