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Biography

Alexander, son of Robert de Glascu, was admitted to Dublin's merchant guild in 1238/39.^[1]

The Latin is Alexander filius Roberti de Glascu. It directly proves that Alexander was Robert's son and that Robert bore the Glasgow locative. It does not necessarily style Alexander himself `de Glascu` or prove that he inherited a surname.

Research Notes

Alexander's father may have been the earlier Dublin guild entrant Robert de Glasgu, but no occupation, property or explicit cross-reference proves it. John T. Gilbert's printed Free Citizens of Dublin, A.D. 1225–1250 is an accessible White Book-derived source distinct from the Guild Merchant Roll; a text search found no secure additional identifier for Alexander or his father, but damaged passages, OCR and uncertain completeness make that only a limited negative.^[2]

Alexander is not proved to be the royal escheator recorded in Scotland fifty years later. Alexander, son of Richard the messenger of Glasgow, an active Glasgow property-holder in 1283, is a closer chronological and geographical candidate for that official. Neither hypothesis has an identifying bridge.

Sources

Source references

Philomena Connolly and Geoffrey Martin, eds., The Dublin Guild Merchant Roll, c.1190–1265, membrane 27/B, admissions for 1238/39; Dublin City Library and Archive transcript.
John T. Gilbert, Historic and Municipal Documents of Ireland, A.D. 1172–1320 (1870), pp. 112–123; Internet Archive text.

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== Biography ==
'''Alexander, son of Robert de Glascu''', was admitted to Dublin's merchant guild in 1238/39.<ref>Philomena Connolly and Geoffrey Martin, eds., ''The Dublin Guild Merchant Roll, c.1190–1265'', membrane 27/B, admissions for 1238/39; [https://www.johngrenham.com/dcla/dmgr/browse.php?image_order=41 Dublin City Library and Archive transcript].</ref>

The Latin is ''Alexander filius Roberti de Glascu''. It directly proves that Alexander was Robert's son and that Robert bore the Glasgow locative. It does not necessarily style Alexander himself `de Glascu` or prove that he inherited a surname.

== Research Notes ==
Alexander's father may have been the earlier Dublin guild entrant Robert de Glasgu, but no occupation, property or explicit cross-reference proves it. John T. Gilbert's printed ''Free Citizens of Dublin, A.D. 1225–1250'' is an accessible White Book-derived source distinct from the Guild Merchant Roll; a text search found no secure additional identifier for Alexander or his father, but damaged passages, OCR and uncertain completeness make that only a limited negative.<ref>John T. Gilbert, ''Historic and Municipal Documents of Ireland, A.D. 1172–1320'' (1870), pp. 112–123; [https://archive.org/stream/historicandmuni00dubgoog/historicandmuni00dubgoog_djvu.txt Internet Archive text].</ref>

Alexander is not proved to be the royal escheator recorded in Scotland fifty years later. [[Space:Alexander_son_of_Richard_messenger_of_Glasgow|Alexander, son of Richard the messenger of Glasgow]], an active Glasgow property-holder in 1283, is a closer chronological and geographical candidate for that official. Neither hypothesis has an identifying bridge.

== Sources ==
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