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Glasgow archive/Dublin Glasco watchmakers
Catalogue · 08 Sep 2026
Evidence-led research group

Dublin Glasco watchmakers

A distinct documented trade cluster links Glasco watchmakers by occupation and address, not yet by stated relationship.

Christchurch Lane and Ormond Quay, Dublin · 1750-1783

The open question

Can a primary record connect the Dublin watchmakers and distinguish the competing Thomas profiles?

The records support a documentary trade cluster; they do not establish serial marriages or a proved chain to the Scottish baptism.

People to investigate

Named anchors and candidates, not an automatic descendant list.

What connects this group?

A Dublin occupation-and-address study, separate from Ulster until a relationship record appears.

What would move it forward?

Inspect wills, parish registers, guild material and trade records for explicit family language.

Read the evidence

Your research notebook.

Select 2 people to compare their evidence.