The Glasgow's in Ireland-1

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In tracing the Glasgow surname across geographical boundaries, notable mentions surface in County Antrim, Ireland. The earliest recorded Glasgows in this region include James Glasgow (abt.1650-1727) and John Glascho, as seen in the 1669 Hearth Money Rolls for Kilwaughter Parish. The Gaelic rendering of Glasgow as Glascho marks a cultural etymological nuance. The Hearth Money Rolls, structured by county and parish, documented householders alongside a hearth count, with a tax levy of 2 shillings per hearth. Both Jas. and Jo. Glascho of Kilwaughter were listed with a singular hearth each.

The relationship between James and John Glascho warrants speculation— whether they were siblings, father and son, or other kin remains unclear. However, a temporal overlap is discernible, with both being adult householders in 1669 and continuing active church participation three decades hence. The 1700 session minutes from the Head of the Town Meeting House in Larne13 exhibit mentions of a James Glasgow1, a John Glasgow1, sen., and a Robert Glasgow1.

Fast forwarding to 1890, a birth census unfolds the Scottish familial roots in Ireland, indicating a population of 312-314 individuals bearing the Glasgow surname, residing exclusively in the Ulster province. This geographic concentration spans across Tyrone, Antrim, and Armagh counties.^{[1] [2]}

The narrative extends with William Glasgow (abt.1655-) and his progeny in Ireland, as chronicled in the History of the Glasgow Family by William Melanchthon Glasgow (1856-1909). A curious claim within posits the original Glasgow name as 'Cameron', though a deeper delve suggests a connection to the Cameronian Regiment rather than a direct surname lineage. Established on 14th May 1689 in Douglas Lanarkshire from Covenanters' ranks, this regiment—named after notable Covenanter Richard Cameron—reflects the staunch resistance against the Stuart kings' Episcopal church governance imposition over Scottish Presbyterians. This historical tapestry of religious and political struggle, epitomized in the Dunkeld battle merely three months post-regiment formation, entwines with the Glasgow surname narrative, offering a rich backdrop for its Irish and Scottish chronicles.

GLASGOW Surname Maps of Ireland (1901)^[3]

Chronology of the Glasgow Family in Northern Ireland in Historical Context

Roots

• William Glasgow (abt.1500-abt.1560) - born 1495 in Monteburough, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
• James Glasgow (abt.1650-1726) - 1669, father of Robert Glasgow in Ireland
• James Patrick Glasgow (abt.1680-1753)
• James Glasgow (abt.1700-abt.1759)
• Robert Glasgow (abt.1630-) - living in Larne, County Antrim in 1653, involved in an incident on 21 April 1653
• Hugh Glasgow (abt.1706-) - born 1724 in County Tyrone, Ireland
• Robert Glasgow - born Feb 1749 in Londonderry, County Londonderry, Ireland, died 05 Aug 1839
• Arthur Glasgow (abt.1750-1822) - born about 1750 in Moneymore, County Londonderry, Ireland, died May 1822
• John Glasgow - born 10 Apr 1767 in Ireland, died 23 Dec 1851
• Robert Glasgow (Robt) - born 1779, had 7 children (5 male)
• John Glasgow - born 28 Apr 1780 in Port Glenone, County Londonderry, Ireland, died 28 Aug 1840
• Hugh Glasgow - born 1786 in Londonderry, Ireland, died 10 Jul 1874
• Alexander Glasgow - born about 1790 in Rasharkin, County Antrim, Ireland
• James Glasgow - born about 1789 in Ireland, died about 1879
• Rose Ann (Glasgow) McKeown - born 04 Mar 1799 in Ireland, died Apr 1886
• David Glasgow - born 1803 in Ireland, died 13 Mar 1866 in Indiana, USA
• Alexander Glasgow - born before 1804 in Ireland
• William Glasgow - born about 1804 in Ireland, died 09 Apr 1898
• Alexander Glasgow - born circa 1811 in Lisnagavor, Rasharkin, County Antrim, Ireland, died 22 May 1852
• Mary (Glasgow) Harrington - born about 1814 in Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, Ireland, died 06 Feb 1891
• James Robert Glasgow - born 1823 in County Tyrone, Ireland, died 06 Jan 1905
• Sarah Glasgow - born about 1825 in Ireland, died 04 Aug 1894
• Alice (Glasgow) Cust - born 1829 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland, died 14 Sep 1914
• Robert Glasgow - born about 1830 in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, died 1914
• William James Glasgow - born about 1832 in County Cork, Ireland, died 01 Dec 1886
• David Glasgow - born about 1833 in Tyrone, Ireland
• Alexander Glasgow - born 1840 in Scotland, moved to Ireland, married on 5 Apr 1866 in Churchtown by Garvagh, County Londonderry, Ireland
• Anne Glasgow - born 1843 in Lisnagarvey, Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland
• James Glasgow - born 1843 in Lisnagarvey, Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland
• James Glasgow - born 07 May 1844 in Muntober, County Tyrone, Ireland, died 03 Mar 1941
• John Glasgow - born 06 Feb 1847 in Antrim, Ireland, died 17 Nov 1925
• William Glasgow - born 01 Feb 1859 in Tamlaght O'Crilly, Londonderry, Ireland, died 31 Aug 1934
• William John Glasgow - born about 1880 in County Tyrone, Ireland
• Gilbert J Glasgow - born about 1881 in County Tyrone, Ireland, died after 1915
• Samuel Harvey Glasgow - born about 1883 in County Tyrone, Ireland
• Mary Sloane (Glasgow) Zehnder - born 28 Apr 1884 in County Tyrone, Ireland, died 30 Aug 1945
• David Leslie Glasgow - born about 1884 in County Tyrone, Ireland, died after 1930
• Lewis Stewart Glasgow - born 14 Mar 1888 in County Tyrone, Ireland
• Miriam Glasgow - born about 1890 in Tyrone, Ireland
• Robert Glasgow - born 21 Apr 1892 in County Tyrone, Ireland
• Joseph Cunningham Glasgow - born about 1894 in Tyrone, Ireland
• Thomas Havelock Glasgow - born 09 Nov 1896 in County Tyrone, Ireland
• Martha Emily Glasgow - born about 1896 in County Tyrone, Ireland