Individual research record
William Glasgow
c. 1708 – c. 1783
Glasgow-1505 · 4 mapped associations
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- Birth
- c. 1708 · County Antrim, Ireland
- Death
- c. 1783 · Larne
- Parents
- Robert Glasgowuncertain
- Spouses
- Not recorded
- Children
- Hugh GlasgowJames GlasgowJohn GlasgowUnknown Glasgow
- Gender
- Male
- WikiTree
- Glasgow-1505
- Research clusters
- East Antrim/Kilwaughter cluster
- Mapped descendants
- 29
Comparison context
These child positions and checks are the subject details used to rank possible parents below.
Naming sequence used by the parentage model
Known-position checks: 0 support · 0 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.
Estimate and relationship notes
- The export reports 3 children but 4 named child profiles are recoverable from this export.
Relationship comparison
Potential parents or duplicates
Compare scored leads with the subject details above—not proof.
Possible fathers5 leads
Possible Father
William GlasgowGlasgow-428
- plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: James Glasgow → William Glasgow (+3)
- candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); no known spouse has a plausible maternal age at the subject's birth (−6; an unknown spouse remains possible); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
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- plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: James Glasgow → William Glasgow (+3)
- the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father William Daniel Glasgow shares the subject's common given name (+2; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, William in 223 public profiles; WikiTree: relationship status unmarked; weak alone)
Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); no known spouse has a plausible maternal age at the subject's birth (−6; an unknown spouse remains possible); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
Possible Father
John GlasgowGlasgow-551
- plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
- candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Hugh +3 (36 public profiles) (+3 total)
a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
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- plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
- candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Hugh +3 (36 public profiles) (+3 total)
Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
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Possible Father
William Walter GlasgowGlasgow-1026
- a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
- known spouse Ann (McCook) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (38) at the subject's birth (+3)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: James Glasgow → William Glasgow (+3)
a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named William Glasgow (Glasgow-1318) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
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- bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 44 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
- a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
- known spouse Ann (McCook) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (38) at the subject's birth (+3)
- candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: James Glasgow → William Glasgow (+3)
Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named William Glasgow (Glasgow-1318) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
Possible Father
William GlasgowGlasgow-591
- possible 52-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: James Glasgow → William Glasgow (+3)
- candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
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- possible 52-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: James Glasgow → William Glasgow (+3)
Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
Possible Father
James GlasgowGlasgow-1547
- the nominal 6-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–16 years) (+4)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: Robert Glasgow → James Glasgow (+3)
a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
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- the nominal 6-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–16 years) (+4)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: Robert Glasgow → James Glasgow (+3)
Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
Possible mothers5 leads
Possible Mother
Rachel WilsonWilson-78088
- plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: Robert Glasgow → Rachel Glasgow (+3)
- mapped Kilwaughter is 5.6 km from the subject's birth-period Larne (+2; one or both placements are unproved)
subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
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- plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- mapped Kilwaughter is 5.6 km from the subject's birth-period Larne (+2; one or both placements are unproved)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: Robert Glasgow → Rachel Glasgow (+3)
Deductions and cautions: subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
Possible Mother
Agnes (Ferguson) GlasgowFerguson-15168
- the nominal 13-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–33 years) (+4)
- candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Hugh +3 (36 public profiles) (+3 total)
parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
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- the nominal 13-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–33 years) (+4)
- candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Hugh +3 (36 public profiles) (+3 total)
Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
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Possible Mother
Janet (Kilpatrick) GlasgowKilpatrick-1635
- plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
- candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Hugh +3 (36 public profiles) (+3 total)
candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); candidate already has another child named William Glasgow (Glasgow-1061) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
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- plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
- candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Hugh +3 (36 public profiles) (+3 total)
Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); candidate already has another child named William Glasgow (Glasgow-1061) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
Possible Mother
Mary (Simpson) GlasgowSimpson-18136
- plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
- candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Hugh +3 (36 public profiles) (+3 total)
candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
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- plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
- candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Hugh +3 (36 public profiles) (+3 total)
Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
Possible Mother
Mary (Gemill) GlasgowGemill-4
- bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 22 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1707–1726) (+6; other parent John Glasgow)
- candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Hugh +3 (36 public profiles) (+3 total)
candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
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- bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 22 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1707–1726) (+6; other parent John Glasgow)
- candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Hugh +3 (36 public profiles) (+3 total)
Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); the subject's current profile explicitly says its displayed family links are not established (score capped at 24; tree descendants are excluded from scoring)
How parent leads are calculated
Automated leads use birth surnames—not married surnames—as parental eligibility, role-specific biological age limits, bounded and approximate-date uncertainty, household chronology, specific time-aware localities, mapped distance, tenancy succession, migration destinations and sex-aware Scottish naming positions across generations. People already attached as the subject's parents stay in the identity summary and are excluded from this alternative-candidate list, regardless of relationship confidence. The main calibration uses clues available on disconnected profiles; existing parent and sibling links are retained as comparison context rather than treated as transferable evidence. Common ordered names and grandparent-to-child echoes receive a small non-zero weight, so a John or James match can support several independent criteria without producing a lead alone. Rare names, repeated bearers and bundles across otherwise distinct branches receive substantially more weight according to catalogue frequency. An exact migration place is weighted by its rarity and repetition across both branches; a shared destination country is worth only one point. Extra weight is added only when at least three independent clue types converge: naming, locality, specific migration, household chronology or collateral networks. Sparse profiles retain a clearly labelled chronology-only fallback instead of disappearing. Countries, states, counties and research clusters do not count as a shared locality, and fallback, broad representative or kin-inferred coordinates are excluded from distance scoring. Shared descendant profiles are removed before branch-name comparison. A candidate already recorded as a parent-in-law is excluded. A confident or independently supported parent is treated as settled; uncertain and unassessed attachments remain open to alternative comparison. A different linked parent, an uncle/aunt or grandparent path, and a matching existing child profile prevent an alternative from being classified as a strong direct-parent lead until the underlying tree conflict or duplicate is resolved. Familiar forms such as Bessie are normalised. Surname remains an eligibility filter worth zero points.
Naming customs, shared farms and occupations are circumstantial. Children, spouses and collateral relatives may be missing, and tree-derived family networks are not independent evidence. Scores rank research leads; they do not prove parentage.
Same-name candidate
William GlasgowGlasgow-3408
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 2 (+25)
- matching child name: John Glasgow
uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 2 (+25)
- matching child name: John Glasgow
Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)
Same-name candidate
William Walter GlasgowGlasgow-1026
- same first and last name (+18)
- death years within 1 (+10)
- matching child names: James Glasgow, John Glasgow
record-derived birth estimates differ by 44; retained without deduction; uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- death years within 1 (+10)
- matching child names: James Glasgow, John Glasgow
Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 44; retained without deduction; uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)
How duplicate leads are calculated
Dates are eligibility gates, not merely deductions: chronologically impossible people are excluded. Dates, places, spouses, parent certainty and children's profiles and names are then compared. A high score is a prompt to inspect records, not a merge recommendation.
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Research & records
Latest case researchThe current conclusion from the durable research case file.Updated
Current conclusion
William is a real, distinct older Larne man. A published transcript of the Larne and Kilwaughter congregational accounts probably identifies him as William Glasgow Major when the mortcloth was lodged with him in 1734, and records William handling mortcloth money in 1739/40, 1741 and 1743. Registry memorial 62131 independently places William as an adjoining Larne occupier in March 1736. These adult occurrences cannot belong to William Glasgow-3962, born in 1730.
The reported birth about 1708 and death about 1783 remain estimates. The exact St Cedma's inscription has not been recovered, and the derivative reconstruction reports conflicting tombstone-derived birth years of 1699 and 1708. The 1783 probate-index entry is in the Diocese of Connor, not Belfast, and cannot be assigned uniquely because the William born in 1730 was also an adult Larne man.
This Larne man should not be equated with the William at Killycurry in the 1766 Derryloran return or the William of Killycoragh in the 1770 probate index. No record moves William-1505 from County Antrim to those County Tyrone localities.
Registry memorial 62131 independently places William Glasgow as an adjoining occupier at Larne by March 1736. PRONI's catalogue now confirms a 10 March 1736 lease to William and Hugh Glasgow jointly (D300/2/1/100/3A-B) and a related lease with 1751 and 1767 new-life endorsements (D2977/3A/4/81/72A). The same 1736 title was renewed to Elizabeth Glasgow, widow of Larne, in 1824. This is a strong property association and a possible descendant chain, but none of the catalogue abstracts states that William and Hugh were brothers or identifies Elizabeth's husband.
William's current descendants remain useful working hypotheses, not a proved line. James Glasgow-1509, born or recorded about 1737 and later associated with the Larne rope trade, is a chronologically plausible uncertain son. A derivative register chronology instead calls the 1737 James a son of Hugh, so the original MIC/1B/6 entry is decisive. James Glasgow-3986, born about 1773, is far more naturally a grandson or later descendant than William's direct son, although an uncertain attachment remains acceptable while the reported shared memorial is unresolved.
Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.4 records
Larne adult
Gravestone- and will-backed adult; parentage remains unknown.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1505
Candidate matched on record type, year, place; inspect before treating it as the underlying record.
Precision: Settlement centrepoint
Registry of Deeds memorial 62131
Named in a Larne deed concerning tenements and gardens near the road from Newtown to the mill; registered 1737.
Source and mapping detail
Registry of Deeds Index Project, memorial 62131
Candidate matched on record type, year, place; inspect before treating it as the underlying record.
Precision: Settlement centrepoint
Belfast probate; residence Larne
The name residence and year match William-1505's reported death at Larne.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1505
Candidate matched on record type, year, place; inspect before treating it as the underlying record.
Precision: Settlement centrepoint
Probate residence: Larne
No date or relationship is supplied.
Source and mapping detail
PRONI Names, Pre-1858 Wills and Admons: William Glasgow, Larne, undated
No sufficiently specific citation match found.
Precision: Settlement centrepoint
Case-file source findingsSource extracts and analysis regenerated from findings.md.1 section(s)
Source findings
| Source | Finding | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Classon Porter, "Congregational Memoirs: Larne and Kilwaughter," *The Christian Unitarian* 3 (1864) | The congregation's mortcloth was lodged with William Glasgow Major in 1734; later accounts name William handling mortcloth receipts in 1739/40, 1741 and 1743. | Probable continuous occurrence of the older William. Major may distinguish an elder namesake; it is not evidence of military rank. |
| Connor probate-index transcription, 1783; searchable through PRONI Name Search | William Glasgow, Larne, 1783. | Possible match, but not uniquely distinguishable from William-3962; no relatives or exact death date survive. |
| 1766 Derryloran religious return | William Glasgow appears at Killycurry. No James is listed with him there. | A separate Tyrone occurrence unless a migration bridge is found. |
| Irish probate index, 1770 | William Glasgow of Killycoragh, County Tyrone; probably the later Oritor/Killycurragh locality. | Same-name Tyrone candidate only; not evidence that he was James-1025's son or William-1505. |
| Registry memorial 62131, deed 10 March 1736 | A Larne lease describes William Glasgow as the western adjoining occupier. | Direct early Larne residence/landholding context; no kin. |
PRONI D300/2/1/100/3A and 3B, 10 March 1736 | Leases New Town of Larne tenements jointly to William and Hugh Glasgow, both of Larne. | Direct official catalogue description of a close property association; no kin term. |
PRONI D2977/3A/4/81/72A, 10 March 1757, endorsed 1751 and 1767 | Lease to William and Hugh; new lives inserted at their request. | Original endorsements are priority targets because the catalogue omits the lives' names. |
PRONI D300/2/1/100/69 and D2977/3A/4/81/72B, 9 August 1824 | The 1736 lease was renewed to Elizabeth Glasgow, widow of Larne. | Potential succession evidence, but the abstract does not identify her late husband or relationship to either original lessee. |
| Archived Kilwaughter chronology | Reports a 1737 James under Hugh, a later ropemaker household with Janet Shutter, and conflicting gravestone-derived dates for the older William. | Derivative reconstruction containing valuable leads and internal conflicts; it cannot settle William's dates, parentage or children without the underlying register and stones. |
| Bigger and Hughes, Larne churchyard inscriptions, p. 47 | Publishes Hugh's family stone and the younger William-and-Elizabeth family stone, but not a complete inscription proving an older William dated 1708-1783. | Negative check against treating the alleged older William stone or a William-and-James relationship as published monument evidence. |
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.13 claims
Documented or strongly supported
William Glasgow was recorded in Larne (1736).
Registry of Deeds memorial 62131
William Glasgow was recorded in Larne (1783).
Belfast probate; residence Larne
Working hypotheses and conflicts
William Glasgow was recorded in Larne (c.1708–1783).
Larne adult
James Glasgow was possible son of William Glasgow
William was an adult Larne occupier by 1736 and could be James's father, but no baptism, deed, will or monument states the relationship. The 1737 Hugh entry is a competing hypothesis.
William Glasgow was possible brother or close associate of Hugh Glasgow
PRONI D300/2/1/100/3A-B records a 10 March 1736 lease of New Town Larne tenements to William and Hugh jointly. D2977/3A/4/81/72A records related new-life endorsements in 1751 and 1767. Joint tenancy does not state brotherhood.
Research questionsOpen problems, missing bridges and the next records to inspect.4 open
Which records prove the subject's identity across events?
No current conclusion recorded.
Missing bridge: Not specified
Which original or indexed records identify the parents?
No current conclusion recorded.
Missing bridge: A contemporary record explicitly identifying the parent or parents.
Which spouses and children are directly supported by records?
No current conclusion recorded.
Missing bridge: Not specified
What conflicts or same-name conflations must be resolved?
No current conclusion recorded.
Missing bridge: Not specified
Case-file priorities and cautions
WikiTree recommendations
- Retain birth about 1708 and death about 1783 only as uncertain
estimates; the securely evidenced range is probable adult activity from 1734 and direct property/congregational activity from 1736 through 1743.
- Use Larne as proved probate residence, not automatically as certain death
place.
- Remove any statement that the Killycurry William was `listed alongside
James`; the return does not say that.
- Remove or qualify any identification with the Derryloran/Killycoragh men.
- Keep Robert-1502, James-1509 and James-3986 as uncertain working attachments
if useful; do not describe the edges as proved. No wife has yet been identified.
- Inspect the named lives and title recitals in the PRONI leases; do not infer
brotherhood or descent from joint occupation alone.
- Prioritise
MIC/1B/6, the 1751/1767 lease endorsements, the 1824 renewal,
the complete St Cedma's inscriptions and William-3324's surviving 1815 will (D300/1/5/49).
Suggested edit summary: Add the 1783 Larne probate match and separate the Tyrone Williams.
Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.14 sources
Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.
- unknown Belfast News-Letter, 2 January 1761, advertisement by James Glasgow, ropemaker.
- unknown Glasgow family chronology (https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184247/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/Timeline.html)
- derivative Registry of Deeds Abstracts of Wills, vol. III, abstract of the will of Alexander Holmes of Larne, dated 5 June 1799; RD 527/136/345729; PRONI T681, p.344.
- unknown Francis Joseph Bigger and Herbert Hughes, “Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim,” Ulster Journal of Archaeology, vol. VI (1900), p.47.
- unknown Classon Porter, “Congregational Memoirs—Larne and Kilwaughter,” The Christian Unitarian, vol. 3 (1864), p. 230.
- unknown Registry of Deeds, memorial 62131, vol. 84, p. 481, deed dated 10 March 1736.
- unknown Registry of Deeds, memorial 63221; PRONI D300/2/1/100/3A-B.
- derivative Classon Porter, “Congregational Memoirs—Larne and Kilwaughter,” The Christian Unitarian, vols. 2–3 (1863–1864), transcript of the congregational records for 1699–1700.
- derivative Irish probate index, Diocese of Belfast, entry for William Glasgow of Larne, 1783.
- unknown Glasgow family reconstruction and transcribed congregational accounts (https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184109/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/TheirStory2.html)
- tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1505
- derivative Registry of Deeds Index Project, memorial 62131
- derivative PRONI Names, Pre-1858 Wills and Admons: William Glasgow, Larne, undated
- unknown Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, D2977/3A/4/25/13, counterpart lease from Randall William, Earl of Antrim, to James Glasgow, tanner, of Larne, County Antrim, 1 November 1786.
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced
WikiTree profile information
Glasgow-1505
William Glasgow
Updated 2026-08-12
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Glasgow-1505 was captured 2026-08-18T15:04:41+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-12.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | County Antrim, Ireland | WikiTree profile field |
| death | — | Larne | WikiTree profile field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents | Robert Glasgow | Glasgow-1502 | 1678-00-00 · County Antrim, Ireland · 0000-00-00 |
| Children | Hugh Glasgow | Glasgow-3931 | 1722-00-00 · Tamlaght, County Londonderry, Ireland · 0000-00-00 |
| Children | James Glasgow | Glasgow-1509 | 1737-00-00 · County Antrim, Ireland · 1802-00-00 |
| Children | Unknown Glasgow | Glasgow-3905 | 1740-00-00 · Inishrush, Tamlaght O'Crilly, County Londonderry, Ireland · 0000-00-00 |
| Children | John Glasgow | Glasgow-1022 | 1751-00-00 · County Antrim, Ireland · 1852-00-00 · County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Siblings | Hugh Glasgow R.E | Glasgow-1499 | 1705-00-00 · Larne, County Antrim, Ireland · 1767-07-08 |
| Siblings | James Glasgow | Glasgow-1504 | 1707-00-00 · County Antrim, Ireland · 0000-00-00 |
| Siblings | Robert Glasgow | Glasgow-1143 | 1710-00-00 · County Antrim, Ireland · 1772-00-00 |
Profile categories
Estimated_Birth_Date Glasgow_Name_Study
Record-bearing passages
- The congregation's session accounts record William handling money received from use of the mortcloth on 17 February 1739/40, in October 1741 and on 29 December 1743.These entries cannot concern William Glasgow, born in 1730, who was only about nine to thirteen years old. They establish that a separate, older William Glasgow was present in the Larne congregation.
- William's date of birth is unknown. A compiled family reconstruction associates him with a St Cedma's gravestone and gives a birth year of about 1708. The same reconstruction elsewhere reports conflicting tombstone-derived years of 1699 and 1708. No photograph or complete transcription of the memorial has yet been inspected.
- A probate index contains an entry for William Glasgow of Larne in 1783. This record cannot presently be assigned securely to this William because the younger William born in 1730 was also an adult in the Larne area. The year 1783 should not therefore be treated as This William's proved death year.
- The compiled reconstruction implies that William had an eldest son named James. It does not provide a baptism, date, mother's name, will, deed or complete gravestone inscription identifying that son. James may remain attached as an uncertain child and working hypothesis. Given the estimated dates, a grandson or later descendant may be more likely than a direct son; the attachment must not be presented as proved.
- The reconstruction is internally inconsistent concerning a later James Glasgow born about 1775. Its numbered family list places that James on the same gravestone as the William born in 1730, rather than This older William. The shared memorial does not itself establish a father-and-son relationship.
- No inspected contemporary record currently identifies William's wife.
- William has been described as a son of Robert Glasgow and a brother of James Glasgow. No inspected baptism, will, deed, marriage settlement or gravestone transcription proves either relationship. His description as an uncle of James's son William is consequently also uncertain. Research Notes The presently proved period of William's life is:
- The dates about 1708 and 1783 should remain uncertain until the full St Cedma's inscription or another direct record is examined.
- The Larne and Kilwaughter Presbyterian collection at PRONI, reference MIC/1B/6, includes baptisms from 1720 to 1769, marriages from 1721 to 1769, session minutes and poor accounts. These records should be searched for:
a marriage of William Glasgow between approximately 1725 and 1740;
- baptisms of children of William Glasgow;
- a son James;
- any entry naming William's wife;
- references distinguishing the older William from William born in 1730. Possible Descendants The precise identity of William's children has not been established from an inspected baptism, will or deed. A plausible descendant reconstruction can nevertheless be formed from Larne occupational, gravestone and family naming evidence.
- A compiled family chronology reports that James married Janet Shutter in 1762 and had a son William about 1763. [https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184247/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/Timeline.html Chronology of the Glasgow family in Northern Ireland (https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184109/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/TheirStory2.html]).
- Alexander Holmes's will, dated 5 June 1799, refers to a field held with James Glasgow and to houses occupied by “James Glasgow, Roper” in Old Town, Larne. Registry of Deeds Abstracts of Wills, vol. III, abstract of the will of Alexander Holmes of Larne, dated 5 June 1799; RD 527/136/345729; PRONI T681, p.344.
- No inspected record presently names the ropemaker's father. His age, occupation and location make him a possible son of this William, but the relationship remains uncertain.
- The ropemaker's probable son was William Glasgow, born about 1763 and died 5 October 1816. A published transcription of his gravestone in Larne Parish Churchyard records his wife Elizabeth and daughters Jane Shutter, Eliza and Mary. Francis Joseph Bigger and Herbert Hughes, “Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim,” Ulster Journal of Archaeology, vol. VI (1900), p.47.
Jane Shutter Glasgow, died 21 April 1799 aged nine months;
- William Glasgow, died 5 October 1816 aged 53;
- his wife Elizabeth, died 17 September 1832 aged 60;
- their daughter Eliza, died 25 April 1839 aged 37; and
- their daughter Mary, died 18 October 1844 aged 37.
- The name Jane Shutter Glasgow provides significant evidence that William was connected with James Glasgow and Janet Shutter. The compiled chronology identifies William's wife as Elizabeth Stewart of Corran and records a daughter Elizabeth on 30 August 1802. This daughter may have been the Eliza named on the gravestone.
- James Glasgow, born about 1773/75 and currently attached as William's uncertain son, may instead have belonged to this later generation. If The ropemaker James was William's son, James born about 1773/75 would probably have been William's grandson. The existing uncertain attachment is retained as a working hypothesis pending identification of the reported shared gravestone or another family record.
- The chronology's identification of the ropemaker as a son of Hugh Glasgow appears problematic. A published transcription of Hugh's family stone records his son James as dying on 14 April 1812 aged 64, implying birth about 1748. He would have been too young to establish the ropewalk in 1761 or marry in 1762. The chronology may therefore have combined two different men named James Glasgow. Research Notes: Parentage and Larne Associations William's parentage has not been proved. The present attachment to Robert Glasgow is derived from the existing family tree; no inspected baptism, will, deed or congregational minute names Robert as William's father.
- A published transcript of the Larne and Kilwaughter congregational accounts records that in 1734 the congregation's mortcloth or funeral pall was lodged with “William Glasgow Major”. Accounts relating to the pall continued until 1759. This is a plausible early occurrence of the present William, although The entry names no relatives and does not by itself establish identity. Classon Porter, “Congregational Memoirs—Larne and Kilwaughter,” The Christian Unitarian, vol. 3 (1864), p. 230.
- Registry of Deeds memorial 62131, concerning a deed dated 10 March 1736, describes William Glasgow as an adjoining occupier at Larne. Registry of Deeds, memorial 62131, vol. 84, p. 481, deed dated 10 March 1736.
- A separate Earl of Antrim lease from March 1736 leased New Town of Larne tenements jointly to William Glasgow and Hugh Glasgow, both of Larne. Registry of Deeds, memorial 63221; PRONI D300/2/1/100/3A-B. Related lease endorsements survive under PRONI D2977/3A/4/81/72A. The joint tenancy proves a close property association but does not state that William and Hugh were brothers.
- The surviving congregational extracts for 1699–1700 distinguish John Glasgow senior of Kilwaughter, Robert Glasgow of the South Side and James Glasgow, who was appointed overseer for Kilwaughter. No family relationship between these men is stated. Classon Porter, “Congregational Memoirs—Larne and Kilwaughter,” The Christian Unitarian, vols. 2–3 (1863–1864), transcript of the congregational records for 1699–1700.
- A Belfast probate-index entry for William Glasgow of Larne in 1783 is a strong match by name, residence and year. It supports the approximate death year but does not identify William's parents, spouse or children. Irish probate index, Diocese of Belfast, entry for William Glasgow of Larne, 1783.
Hugh, James, William and the younger Robert Glasgow should therefore be treated as members of an East Antrim research cluster rather than proved siblings unless a direct relationship record is found. Sources
- Glasgow family reconstruction and transcribed congregational accounts (https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184109/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/TheirStory2.html)
- Glasgow family chronology (https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184247/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/Timeline.html)
Profile source citations
- Belfast News-Letter, 2 January 1761, advertisement by James Glasgow, ropemaker.
- Chronology of the Glasgow family in Northern Ireland (https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184247/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/Timeline.html). source link 1
- Registry of Deeds Abstracts of Wills, vol. III, abstract of the will of Alexander Holmes of Larne, dated 5 June 1799; RD 527/136/345729; PRONI T681, p.344.
- Francis Joseph Bigger and Herbert Hughes, “Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim,” Ulster Journal of Archaeology, vol. VI (1900), p.47.
- Classon Porter, “Congregational Memoirs—Larne and Kilwaughter,” The Christian Unitarian, vol. 3 (1864), p. 230.
- Registry of Deeds, memorial 62131, vol. 84, p. 481, deed dated 10 March 1736.
- Registry of Deeds, memorial 63221; PRONI D300/2/1/100/3A-B.
- Classon Porter, “Congregational Memoirs—Larne and Kilwaughter,” The Christian Unitarian, vols. 2–3 (1863–1864), transcript of the congregational records for 1699–1700.
- Irish probate index, Diocese of Belfast, entry for William Glasgow of Larne, 1783.
- Glasgow family reconstruction and transcribed congregational accounts (https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184109/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/TheirStory2.html) source link 1
- Glasgow family chronology (https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184247/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/Timeline.html) source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography William Glasgow was an adult member of the Larne and Kilwaughter Presbyterian congregation by 1739/40. The congregation's session accounts record William handling money received from use of the mortcloth on 17 February 1739/40, in October 1741 and on 29 December 1743.These entries cannot concern William Glasgow, born in 1730, who was only about nine to thirteen years old. They establish that a separate, older William Glasgow was present in the Larne congregation. William's date of birth is unknown. A compiled family reconstruction associates him with a St Cedma's gravestone and gives a birth year of about 1708. The same reconstruction elsewhere reports conflicting tombstone-derived years of 1699 and 1708. No photograph or complete transcription of the memorial has yet been inspected. A probate index contains an entry for William Glasgow of Larne in 1783. This record cannot presently be assigned securely to this William because the younger William born in 1730 was also an adult in the Larne area. The year 1783 should not therefore be treated as This William's proved death year. The compiled reconstruction implies that William had an eldest son named James. It does not provide a baptism, date, mother's name, will, deed or complete gravestone inscription identifying that son. James may remain attached as an uncertain child and working hypothesis. Given the estimated dates, a grandson or later descendant may be more likely than a direct son; the attachment must not be presented as proved. The reconstruction is internally inconsistent concerning a later James Glasgow born about 1775. Its numbered family list places that James on the same gravestone as the William born in 1730, rather than This older William. The shared memorial does not itself establish a father-and-son relationship. No inspected contemporary record currently identifies William's wife. William has been described as a son of Robert Glasgow and a brother of James Glasgow. No inspected baptism, will, deed, marriage settlement or gravestone transcription proves either relationship. His description as an uncle of James's son William is consequently also uncertain. Research Notes The presently proved period of William's life is: * adult by 17 February 1739/40; * living on 29 December 1743. The dates about 1708 and 1783 should remain uncertain until the full St Cedma's inscription or another direct record is examined. The Larne and Kilwaughter Presbyterian collection at PRONI, reference MIC/1B/6, includes baptisms from 1720 to 1769, marriages from 1721 to 1769, session minutes and poor accounts. These records should be searched for: * a marriage of William Glasgow between approximately 1725 and 1740; * baptisms of children of William Glasgow; * a son James; * any entry naming William's wife; * references distinguishing the older William from William born in 1730. Possible Descendants The precise identity of William's children has not been established from an inspected baptism, will or deed. A plausible descendant reconstruction can nevertheless be formed from Larne occupational, gravestone and family naming evidence. A possible son was James Glasgow, a ropemaker who was already an adult by 1760/61. An advertisement in the Belfast News-Letter of 2 January 1761 announced that “James Glasgow, Rope maker from Belfast” had erected a ropewalk at Larne. Belfast News-Letter, 2 January 1761, advertisement by James Glasgow, ropemaker. A compiled family chronology reports that James married Janet Shutter in 1762 and had a son William about 1763. [https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184247/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/Timeline.html Chronology of the Glasgow family in Northern Ireland (https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184109/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/TheirStory2.html]). Alexander Holmes's will, dated 5 June 1799, refers to a field held with James Glasgow and to houses occupied by “James Glasgow, Roper” in Old Town, Larne. Registry of Deeds Abstracts of Wills, vol. III, abstract of the will of Alexander Holmes of Larne, dated 5 June 1799; RD 527/136/345729; PRONI T681, p.344. No inspected record presently names the ropemaker's father. His age, occupation and location make him a possible son of this William, but the relationship remains uncertain. The ropemaker's probable son was William Glasgow, born about 1763 and died 5 October 1816. A published transcription of his gravestone in Larne Parish Churchyard records his wife Elizabeth and daughters Jane Shutter, Eliza and Mary. Francis Joseph Bigger and Herbert Hughes, “Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim,” Ulster Journal of Archaeology, vol. VI (1900), p.47. The inscription records: * Jane Shutter Glasgow, died 21 April 1799 aged nine months; * William Glasgow, died 5 October 1816 aged 53; * his wife Elizabeth, died 17 September 1832 aged 60; * their daughter Eliza, died 25 April 1839 aged 37; and * their daughter Mary, died 18 October 1844 aged 37. The name Jane Shutter Glasgow provides significant evidence that William was connected with James Glasgow and Janet Shutter. The compiled chronology identifies William's wife as Elizabeth Stewart of Corran and records a daughter Elizabeth on 30 August 1802. This daughter may have been the Eliza named on the gravestone. James Glasgow, born about 1773/75 and currently attached as William's uncertain son, may instead have belonged to this later generation. If The ropemaker James was William's son, James born about 1773/75 would probably have been William's grandson. The existing uncertain attachment is retained as a working hypothesis pending identification of the reported shared gravestone or another family record. The chronology's identification of the ropemaker as a son of Hugh Glasgow appears problematic. A published transcription of Hugh's family stone records his son James as dying on 14 April 1812 aged 64, implying birth about 1748. He would have been too young to establish the ropewalk in 1761 or marry in 1762. The chronology may therefore have combined two different men named James Glasgow. Research Notes: Parentage and Larne Associations William's parentage has not been proved. The present attachment to Robert Glasgow is derived from the existing family tree; no inspected baptism, will, deed or congregational minute names Robert as William's father. A published transcript of the Larne and Kilwaughter congregational accounts records that in 1734 the congregation's mortcloth or funeral pall was lodged with “William Glasgow Major”. Accounts relating to the pall continued until 1759. This is a plausible early occurrence of the present William, although The entry names no relatives and does not by itself establish identity. Classon Porter, “Congregational Memoirs—Larne and Kilwaughter,” The Christian Unitarian, vol. 3 (1864), p. 230. Registry of Deeds memorial 62131, concerning a deed dated 10 March 1736, describes William Glasgow as an adjoining occupier at Larne. Registry of Deeds, memorial 62131, vol. 84, p. 481, deed dated 10 March 1736. A separate Earl of Antrim lease from March 1736 leased New Town of Larne tenements jointly to William Glasgow and Hugh Glasgow, both of Larne. Registry of Deeds, memorial 63221; PRONI D300/2/1/100/3A-B. Related lease endorsements survive under PRONI D2977/3A/4/81/72A. The joint tenancy proves a close property association but does not state that William and Hugh were brothers. The surviving congregational extracts for 1699–1700 distinguish John Glasgow senior of Kilwaughter, Robert Glasgow of the South Side and James Glasgow, who was appointed overseer for Kilwaughter. No family relationship between these men is stated. Classon Porter, “Congregational Memoirs—Larne and Kilwaughter,” The Christian Unitarian, vols. 2–3 (1863–1864), transcript of the congregational records for 1699–1700. A Belfast probate-index entry for William Glasgow of Larne in 1783 is a strong match by name, residence and year. It supports the approximate death year but does not identify William's parents, spouse or children. Irish probate index, Diocese of Belfast, entry for William Glasgow of Larne, 1783. Hugh, James, William and the younger Robert Glasgow should therefore be treated as members of an East Antrim research cluster rather than proved siblings unless a direct relationship record is found. Sources * Glasgow family reconstruction and transcribed congregational accounts (https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184109/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/TheirStory2.html) * Glasgow family chronology (https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184247/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/Timeline.html)
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== Biography ==
'''William Glasgow''' was an adult member of the Larne and
Kilwaughter Presbyterian congregation by 1739/40.
The congregation's session accounts record William handling money
received from use of the mortcloth on 17 February 1739/40, in
October 1741 and on 29 December 1743.[https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184109/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/TheirStory2.html]
These entries cannot concern [[Glasgow-3962|William Glasgow]], born
in 1730, who was only about nine to thirteen years old. They establish
that a separate, older William Glasgow was present in the Larne
congregation.
William's date of birth is unknown. A compiled family reconstruction
associates him with a St Cedma's gravestone and gives a birth year of
about 1708. The same reconstruction elsewhere reports conflicting
tombstone-derived years of 1699 and 1708. No photograph or complete
transcription of the memorial has yet been inspected.
A probate index contains an entry for '''William Glasgow of Larne'''
in 1783. This record cannot presently be assigned securely to this
William because the younger William born in 1730 was also an adult
in the Larne area. The year 1783 should not therefore be treated as
This William's proved death year.
The compiled reconstruction implies that William had an eldest son
named '''James'''. It does not provide a baptism, date, mother's name,
will, deed or complete gravestone inscription identifying that son.
James may remain attached as an uncertain child and working hypothesis.
Given the estimated dates, a grandson or later descendant may be more
likely than a direct son; the attachment must not be presented as proved.
The reconstruction is internally inconsistent concerning a later
James Glasgow born about 1775. Its numbered family list places that
James on the same gravestone as the William born in 1730, rather than
This older William. The shared memorial does not itself establish a
father-and-son relationship.
No inspected contemporary record currently identifies William's wife.
William has been described as a son of [[Glasgow-1502|Robert Glasgow]]
and a brother of [[Glasgow-1504|James Glasgow]]. No inspected baptism,
will, deed, marriage settlement or gravestone transcription proves
either relationship. His description as an uncle of James's son
William is consequently also uncertain.
== Research Notes ==
The presently proved period of William's life is:
* adult by 17 February 1739/40;
* living on 29 December 1743.
The dates about 1708 and 1783 should remain uncertain until the full
St Cedma's inscription or another direct record is examined.
The Larne and Kilwaughter Presbyterian collection at PRONI,
reference MIC/1B/6, includes baptisms from 1720 to 1769, marriages
from 1721 to 1769, session minutes and poor accounts. These records
should be searched for:
* a marriage of William Glasgow between approximately 1725 and 1740;
* baptisms of children of William Glasgow;
* a son James;
* any entry naming William's wife;
* references distinguishing the older William from William born
in 1730.
== Possible Descendants ==
The precise identity of William's children has not been established from
an inspected baptism, will or deed. A plausible descendant reconstruction
can nevertheless be formed from Larne occupational, gravestone and family
naming evidence.
A possible son was '''James Glasgow''', a ropemaker who was already an
adult by 1760/61. An advertisement in the Belfast News-Letter of
2 January 1761 announced that “James Glasgow, Rope maker from Belfast”
had erected a ropewalk at Larne.<ref>Belfast News-Letter, 2 January 1761,
advertisement by James Glasgow, ropemaker.</ref>
A compiled family chronology reports that James married '''Janet Shutter'''
in 1762 and had a son William about 1763.<ref>
[https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184247/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/Timeline.html
Chronology of the Glasgow family in Northern Ireland].
</ref>
Alexander Holmes's will, dated 5 June 1799, refers to a field held with
James Glasgow and to houses occupied by “James Glasgow, Roper” in Old
Town, Larne.<ref>Registry of Deeds Abstracts of Wills, vol. III,
abstract of the will of Alexander Holmes of Larne, dated 5 June 1799;
RD 527/136/345729; PRONI T681, p.344.</ref>
No inspected record presently names the ropemaker's father. His age,
occupation and location make him a possible son of this William, but the
relationship remains uncertain.
The ropemaker's probable son was '''William Glasgow''', born about 1763
and died 5 October 1816. A published transcription of his gravestone in
Larne Parish Churchyard records his wife Elizabeth and daughters Jane
Shutter, Eliza and Mary.<ref>Francis Joseph Bigger and Herbert Hughes,
“Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim,” ''Ulster Journal of
Archaeology'', vol. VI (1900), p.47.</ref>
The inscription records:
* Jane Shutter Glasgow, died 21 April 1799 aged nine months;
* William Glasgow, died 5 October 1816 aged 53;
* his wife Elizabeth, died 17 September 1832 aged 60;
* their daughter Eliza, died 25 April 1839 aged 37; and
* their daughter Mary, died 18 October 1844 aged 37.
The name '''Jane Shutter Glasgow''' provides significant evidence that
William was connected with James Glasgow and Janet Shutter. The compiled
chronology identifies William's wife as Elizabeth Stewart of Corran and
records a daughter Elizabeth on 30 August 1802. This daughter may have
been the Eliza named on the gravestone.
James Glasgow, born about 1773/75 and currently attached as William's
uncertain son, may instead have belonged to this later generation. If
The ropemaker James was William's son, James born about 1773/75 would
probably have been William's grandson. The existing uncertain attachment
is retained as a working hypothesis pending identification of the
reported shared gravestone or another family record.
The chronology's identification of the ropemaker as a son of Hugh Glasgow
appears problematic. A published transcription of Hugh's family stone
records his son James as dying on 14 April 1812 aged 64, implying birth
about 1748. He would have been too young to establish the ropewalk in
1761 or marry in 1762. The chronology may therefore have combined two
different men named James Glasgow.
== Research Notes: Parentage and Larne Associations ==
William's parentage has not been proved. The present attachment to Robert
Glasgow is derived from the existing family tree; no inspected baptism, will,
deed or congregational minute names Robert as William's father.
A published transcript of the Larne and Kilwaughter congregational accounts
records that in 1734 the congregation's mortcloth or funeral pall was lodged
with “William Glasgow Major”. Accounts relating to the pall continued until
1759. This is a plausible early occurrence of the present William, although
The entry names no relatives and does not by itself establish identity.<ref>
Classon Porter, “Congregational Memoirs—Larne and Kilwaughter,”
''The Christian Unitarian'', vol. 3 (1864), p. 230.</ref>
Registry of Deeds memorial 62131, concerning a deed dated 10 March 1736,
describes William Glasgow as an adjoining occupier at Larne.<ref>Registry of
Deeds, memorial 62131, vol. 84, p. 481, deed dated 10 March 1736.</ref>
A separate Earl of Antrim lease from March 1736 leased New Town of Larne
tenements jointly to William Glasgow and Hugh Glasgow, both of Larne.<ref>
Registry of Deeds, memorial 63221; PRONI D300/2/1/100/3A-B.</ref> Related
lease endorsements survive under PRONI D2977/3A/4/81/72A. The joint tenancy
proves a close property association but does not state that William and Hugh
were brothers.
The surviving congregational extracts for 1699–1700 distinguish John Glasgow
senior of Kilwaughter, Robert Glasgow of the South Side and James Glasgow,
who was appointed overseer for Kilwaughter. No family relationship between
these men is stated.<ref>Classon Porter, “Congregational Memoirs—Larne and
Kilwaughter,” ''The Christian Unitarian'', vols. 2–3 (1863–1864),
transcript of the congregational records for 1699–1700.</ref>
A Belfast probate-index entry for William Glasgow of Larne in 1783 is a
strong match by name, residence and year. It supports the approximate death
year but does not identify William's parents, spouse or children.<ref>Irish
probate index, Diocese of Belfast, entry for William Glasgow of Larne,
1783.</ref>
Hugh, James, William and the younger Robert Glasgow should therefore be
treated as members of an East Antrim research cluster rather than proved
siblings unless a direct relationship record is found.
== Sources ==
<references />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184109/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/TheirStory2.html Glasgow family reconstruction and transcribed congregational accounts]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184247/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/Timeline.html Glasgow family chronology]