Marriage John MEALEY & Margaret BEDFORD 1806 Dublin city, now what?

[LostinEngland]

Thank you again Shane for taking the time to look for my John MEALY, he is an elusive character, isn't he?  Just so I have clarification, he would of been listed in one of these 3 directories if he was the owner of the bakery whereas if he was one of the employees he was unlikely to have an entry, correct?
cheers,
Renee

[hasta]

Have a look at this publication by the Irish Labour History Society. It
gives a good bit of information on the different Bakers Guilds, Societies and Unions at the time. They also appear to have all the archive materials.
www.irishlabourhistorysociety.com/pdf/Saothar%203.pdf
They are still  around and have a museum and archive at Beggars Bush. Perhaps they might have him in their records somewhere ?

[LostinEngland]

Brilliant!  Thank you for the lead, I will post what I find.

[shanew147]

... he would of been listed in one of these 3 directories if he was the owner of the bakery whereas if he was one of the employees he was unlikely to have an entry, correct?
...

almost correct - he may have been listed in directories if he ran or owned his own bakery business, but the earlier directories show far less detail, so some businesses, particularly smaller ones, are often not listed. If he was employed by someone else he almost certainly would not be listed.

The Wilson's directory doesn't have trade by trade, or street listings like later listings, and is a much smaller book than for example an 1840 Pettigrew and Oulton, or 1850 Thom's. Not all types of businesses were induced. I had a quick scan through for any bakers and did see at least a couple....


Shane

[shanew147]

another thought - checked for the usual variations of Mealy/Mealey in Wilson's 1813..

found a John O'Meally, tailor - 12 Sth. Cope St.



S.