Hi folks, It's me looking for glassmakers still! Can any one help please? I have a missing census in a sequence for William ROBINSON who was the owner/operator of the Medlock Street Glass Works on City Road in the 1840s-1850s (also with addresses "Glasshouse, Short Street, Medlock St, Hulme / No.9 Yard, City Road / Glass Street, and with alternative works name "Hulme Glass Works" ) I am missing 1851, despite searching. I have: 1841 William ROBINSON b. abt 1806, BIC "glass m." (glass maker probably) with his wife Lydia, b. abt 1810. BIC and two non-Robinsons, not sure who they are, living at "glasshouse, Short Street, Hulme" then 1861 Wm ROBINSON b abt 1806, Lancashire, "brewer of ale & porter" with his wife Lydia, b. abt 1809, Warrington and a servant living at a house in "no.9 yard, City Road" Hulme (worked out from enumerator's description) I know that William sold his glassworks to Samuel WALTON, glass manufacturer, sometime 1859/1860 but seemingly kept the brewery which was on the site. I don't have access to an address search. But in the 1850 and 1853 directories he is listed at Short St. Medlock St. Hulme. And it does look as if he lived in the house in the glassworks yard all through the period he had business there, be it glass or brewing. Short Street, Glass Street, Glass Place, River Street and later City Street all formed boundaries around the glassworks. On the 1894 OS the glassworks are "Victoria Foundry", glass production having ceased there quite some time earlier. It would be great if anyone finds him! Sally in Yorkshire