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Catalogue · 27 Sep 2026

Researched biography · Glasgow-1378

Mary Jane (Glasgow) McCleary

c. 1840

Dunaghy, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom

Research last reviewed How to read the evidence

About Mary

The 1851 Ballycregagh census directly calls Mary Jane Glasgow, age 11, a daughter of James Glasgow. Her biography currently links the father as Glasgow-1377, which is the wrong profile ID. Peggy Hamilton married James in 1848, making a stepmother relationship plausible, but the later marriage does not concretely exclude premarital maternity. Peggy is therefore retained as an uncertain mother; Mary of the 1847 workhouse group remains another probable mother candidate.

Birthc. 1840 · Dunaghy, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom
DeathDate not established
LocalityDunaghy, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom
Last reviewed19 August 2026

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Other pages on this site that name Mary Jane (Glasgow) McCleary: family studies, places, source pages and other people's research.

What the research found

These research notes were last revised on 19 August 2026.

Summary of the research

Overall conclusion

The workhouse transcription says its nine-year-old Mary Jane died on 27 November 1847, while the 1851 census records an eleven-year-old Mary Jane living. This conflict must remain explicit; do not add the 1847 death to this profile without checking the originals.

What the records show

Source findings

Still open

Questions the records have not yet answered, suggested next searches and suggested corrections.

Suggested correction

Use Glasgow-2981 as confident father; retain Peggy Hamilton as uncertain mother; estimate birth about 1839/40; leave death unresolved.

Family and relationships

Unless a link is marked otherwise, the family links below come from the WikiTree family tree and have not yet been checked against original records.

Parents 2James Glasgowc. 1801–c. 24 April 1865Peggy (Hamilton) Glasgowc. 1811–after 1851
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
James Glasgow
c. 1801–c. 24 April 1865
fatherUnassessed father linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Peggy (Hamilton) Glasgow
c. 1811–after 1851
motherUnassessed mother linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Brothers and sisters 7Margaret Glasgowc. 1831–c. 1850Ann Jane Russell1833–date not establishedJohn Glasgowc. 1833–date not establishedBoyd Glasgowc. 1835–c. 1847William James Glasgowc. 1836–c. 30 January 1891Andrew Glasgowc. 1846–before 1851Robert Glasgowc. 1850–date not established
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
Margaret Glasgow
c. 1831–c. 1850
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Ann Jane Russell
1833–date not established
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
John Glasgow
c. 1833–date not established
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Boyd Glasgow
c. 1835–c. 1847
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
William James Glasgow
c. 1836–c. 30 January 1891
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Andrew Glasgow
c. 1846–before 1851
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Robert Glasgow
c. 1850–date not established
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Life and records

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Historical chronology

Profile-stated birthplace: Dunaghy, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Dunaghy civil parish — County Antrim

Record detail

The profile snapshot records this fact, but it is not an independent historical record; the linked historical evidence is assessed separately.

Birth

Subject

Life events

Dunaghy, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom

Daughter of James; age 11; weaver of yarn

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Ballycregagh

Record detail

The 1847 workhouse transcription reports a conflicting death status for the same-name child.

Sources

Browse 2 source recordsReferences and source limitations
  1. Profile-stated birthplace: Dunaghy, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom

    b. 1840 · Dunaghy civil parish — County Antrim · Source association

    The profile snapshot records this fact, but it is not an independent historical record; the linked historical evidence is assessed separately.

  2. Daughter of James; age 11; weaver of yarn

    1851 · Ballycregagh · Source association

    The 1847 workhouse transcription reports a conflicting death status for the same-name child.

Each entry is a separately identified record. Shared URLs may represent one transcription or search page containing more than one record; they are not independent confirmations.

Suggested profile text

WikiTree profile and prepared draft

WikiTree profile text

The prepared text for the public WikiTree profile, kept here so it can be compared with the current profile.

The prepared amendment is already on WikiTree; no pending biography change.

Compared with Glasgow-1378, captured 2026-09-07T21:05:55+00:00 · 2026-08-29.

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Current profile1{{Estimated Date}}
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Current profile2[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]
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Current profile4
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Current profile5== Biography ==
Replacement profile5== Biography ==
Current profile6
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Current profile7'''Mary Jane Glasgow''' was born about 1839 or 1840 in County Antrim, Ireland. An 1847 Ballymena Workhouse return records a nine-year-old Mary Jane Glasgow of Glenleslie in a family group with Mary, Boyd, William James and Margaret Glasgow.<ref name="Workhouse1847">[https://www.billmacafee.com/otherrecords/ballymenaworkhouse.pdf William Macafee, "Admissions to Ballymena Workhouse: 13th May to 8th July 1847"], registrations 4406–4410 (accessed 13 August 2026).</ref>
Replacement profile7'''Mary Jane Glasgow''' was born about 1839 or 1840 in County Antrim, Ireland. An 1847 Ballymena Workhouse return records a nine-year-old Mary Jane Glasgow of Glenleslie in a family group with Mary, Boyd, William James and Margaret Glasgow.<ref name="Workhouse1847">[https://www.billmacafee.com/otherrecords/ballymenaworkhouse.pdf William Macafee, "Admissions to Ballymena Workhouse: 13th May to 8th July 1847"], registrations 4406–4410 (accessed 13 August 2026).</ref>
Current profile8
Replacement profile8
Current profile9The surviving 1851 Ballycregagh census directly calls an eleven-year-old Mary Jain Glasgow a daughter of [[Glasgow-2981|James Glasgow]]. She was a weaver of yarn.<ref name="Census1851">1851 Census of Ireland, County Antrim, Dunaghy parish, Ballycraigargh, household 29, James Glasgow household: [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G94X-YD22 living household, image 251] and [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L94X-Y621 continuation and mortality return, image 252].</ref>
Replacement profile9The surviving 1851 Ballycregagh census directly calls an eleven-year-old Mary Jain Glasgow a daughter of [[Glasgow-2981|James Glasgow]]. She was a weaver of yarn.<ref name="Census1851">1851 Census of Ireland, County Antrim, Dunaghy parish, Ballycraigargh, household 29, James Glasgow household: [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G94X-YD22 living household, image 251] and [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L94X-Y621 continuation and mortality return, image 252].</ref>
Current profile10
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Current profile11== Research Notes ==
Replacement profile11== Research Notes ==
Current profile12
Replacement profile12
Current profile13[[Hamilton-25516|Peggy Hamilton]] married James in 1848, years after Mary Jane's birth, and cannot be her mother. [[Unknown-764460|Mary]] in the 1847 workhouse group is the probable mother.
Replacement profile13[[Hamilton-25516|Peggy Hamilton]] married James in 1848, years after Mary Jane's birth, and cannot be her mother. [[Unknown-764460|Mary]] in the 1847 workhouse group is the probable mother.
Current profile14
Replacement profile14
Current profile15The workhouse transcription records its Mary Jane as dying on 27 November 1847, but the 1851 return records a same-named daughter alive at approximately the same age. This may be a transcription or return error; death remains unknown until the original records resolve it.
Replacement profile15The workhouse transcription records its Mary Jane as dying on 27 November 1847, but the 1851 return records a same-named daughter alive at approximately the same age. This may be a transcription or return error; death remains unknown until the original records resolve it.
Current profile16
Replacement profile16
Current profile17The [https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/search-results/#census_year=1851&surname__icontains=Glasgow&county=Antrim&parish__icontains=Dunaghy&townland__icontains=Ballycre&house_number=29&limit=30 National Archives of Ireland household link] cited on the profile is preserved.
Replacement profile17The [https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/search-results/#census_year=1851&surname__icontains=Glasgow&county=Antrim&parish__icontains=Dunaghy&townland__icontains=Ballycre&house_number=29&limit=30 National Archives of Ireland household link] cited on the profile is preserved.
Current profile18
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Current profile19== Sources ==
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Research notes as originally written

Current conclusion

The 1851 Ballycregagh census directly calls [[Glasgow-1378|Mary Jane Glasgow]],
age 11, a daughter of [[Glasgow-2981|James Glasgow]]. Her biography currently
links the father as [[Glasgow-1377]], which is the wrong profile ID. Peggy
Hamilton married James in 1848, making a stepmother relationship plausible,
but the later marriage does not concretely exclude premarital maternity. Peggy
is therefore retained as an uncertain mother; Mary of the 1847 workhouse group
remains another probable mother candidate.

The workhouse transcription says its nine-year-old Mary Jane died on 27
November 1847, while the 1851 census records an eleven-year-old Mary Jane
living. This conflict must remain explicit; do not add the 1847 death to this
profile without checking the originals.

Source findings

- [Ballymena Workhouse admissions](https://www.billmacafee.com/otherrecords/ballymenaworkhouse.pdf), registration 4409, Mary Jane Glasgow, age nine, Glenleslie.
- [1851 detailed census transcription](https://durrushistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1851irishcensusreturnscommadelimitedtextfilejul24_071.pdf), Ballycregagh household 29, Mary Jain, daughter, age 11.

Suggested correction

Use [[Glasgow-2981]] as confident father; retain [[Hamilton-25516|Peggy
Hamilton]] as uncertain mother; estimate birth about 1839/40; leave death
unresolved.
Automated parent comparison (research aid, not a recommendation)

Stored scores are preserved for audit only. They are not probabilities or genealogical evidence, and a reviewed exclusion remains excluded.

  • Ellin (Unknown) Glasgow: 42/100 · Stored classification: moderate lead
  • Margret (Dunseeth) Glasgow: 26/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Mary (Glasgow) Montgomery: 20/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Mary (Wightman) Glasgow: 18/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Mary Glasgow: 17/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • William Glasgow: 30/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • Robert Glasgow Sr: 26/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • Alexander Glasgow: 6/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • Daniel Glasgow: 5/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • John Glasgow: 2/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
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