How common were Bricklayer in Glasgow

[ugo]

I was looking for more on a James Mclean, his father Alexander was a bricklayer, his mother Isabella McKeachan, their marriage in1841 Glasgow, found a census 1851 father born 1797 in Oban Argylesh, mother 1821, James 1848, nothing earlier for them. another Alexander born 1791 also bricklayer another family. I have all the census for James, accept 1861, he was a china merchant/hawker.

Were bricklayers an occupation a cut above labourers

[Lodger]

A bricklayer would have been a tradesman I suppose, so yes, a cut above a labourer.

[ugo]

Thanks Lodger

[RJ_Paton]

I would agree that a bricklayer would be considered a cut above a labourer although much would depend on the level of skill they possessed as to how high up the bricklayers "pecking" order they were. A top end bricklayer may even have served an apprenticeship and could be traced through that.

The problem you face is that of discovering whether they were employed as bricklayers or were in business for themselves as bricklayers.

[ugo]

Thank you Falkyrn,

I also image it could have been a family trade, same names etc