I used to visit Gorbals Waterworks which I think was up in Drymen. Or was that in Milngavie he ponders? I would imagine a water works man might also deal with sewers. If you think of Bazalget in London... Forgive any mis-spellings. Trust you are well Andrew. I'm a "lurker"nowadays as I have set genealogy on a back burner whilst I'm so busy at work. Edward R Paxton Sent from my iPhone > On 29 Dec 2015, at 16:12, Maisie Egger via <lanark@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milngavie_water_treatment_works > > Andrew, for all the time I lived in Glasgow the Glasgow Waterworks were in > Milngavie (pronounced MilGUY from the Gaelic, no doubt. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milngavie ) > > If you go to Google re Milngavie, it might help you with photos, etc. > > Of course, I could be leading you astray and maybe your forebear worked in a > small local waterworks...but again, Milngavie was the main waterworks for > Glasgow. > > I should add that Milngavie and Bearsden are rather 'nice' communities and > we used to make fun of any hoity toity people by saying that they came from > MilnGAVIE, instead of the common pronunciation MilGUY. > > Maisie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew McCletchie via > Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 3:06 AM > To: Nivard Ovington ; lanark@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Lanark] Help with 1861 Transcription > > Thanks Nivard, that transcription fits in great with other information. > > I cannot read the last two words of his occupation, but 'water works' it is > ! > > Oh No ! That will set me off on another mission !....Where was the water > works, or there any photos of it, are there any photos of staff ??? > > Thanks again > > Andrew > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nivard Ovington via" <lanark@rootsweb.com> > To: <lanark@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 11:31 PM > Subject: Re: [Lanark] Help with 1861 Transcription > > >> Hi Andrew >> >> The findmypast transcript gives his occupation as sarveyer corporation >> water works >> >> So most likely surveyor >> >> If you want to send a copy I will gladly take a look at it >> >> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >> >>> On 28/12/2015 21:12, Andrew McCletchie via wrote: >>> Hello again all, >>> >>> I am having trouble reading GGG GF's profession in the 1861 Census. >>> >>> Does anyone want to have a go at reading it, and I will send the image ? >>> >>> John McCletchie was at 209 New City Road, St Georges at the time, and at >>> his death 3 years later his occupation was given as Water Surveyor, so it >>> has something to do with this and the Glasgow Corporation, I think. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Andrew >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> WHEN REPLYING to a post please remember to snip most of the earlier >> message. Be sure the reply to address shows as LANARK@Rootsweb.com. >> >> You may contact the List Admin at lanark-admin@rootsweb.com or click on >> the following link to the list information page online: >> http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > > WHEN REPLYING to a post please remember to snip most of the earlier message. > Be sure the reply to address shows as LANARK@Rootsweb.com. > > You may contact the List Admin at lanark-admin@rootsweb.com or click on the > following link to the list information page online: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > > WHEN REPLYING to a post please remember to snip most of the earlier message. Be sure the reply to address shows as LANARK@Rootsweb.com. > > You may contact the List Admin at lanark-admin@rootsweb.com or click on the following link to the list information page online: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message