Thomas James Glasgow

Biography
Thomas was born about 1832. Based on age 68 in 1901 and age 78 in 1911, 84 on his headstone. 4th October 1932 from Find A Grave entry 
He was the son of James Glasgow, farmer, 

As of 1860, he lived at Drumnaglogh, Kildress, County Tyrone. On 12 April that year, at Orritor Presbyterian, he married Frances Bole (minor), daughter of Andrew Bole of Orritor. Witnessed by Allan Glasgow and John Lamie.
 Thomas Glasgow, Frances Bole, 1860, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/39e8153293672) at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages 

He was the cess-collector of the county for many years and was one of the best known men in the district. He had been an Elder of the Orritor Presbyterian Church for 55 years.

He passed away 17 Sep 1915 General Record Office Northern Ireland ref: D/1915/99/1009/23/69 Thomas Glasgow 16th September 1915 84 Male Cookstown at his residence of Rock Cottage, Drumnaglough, age 88. He was buried at the family burying-ground, Kildress Churchyard. 
 Kildress Old Churchyard, Cookstown, Tyrone 
 - has photos 
The chief mourners were:
 "Mr Thomas J Glasgow, Rock Cottage, Cookstown" (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/19150925/144/0008), Mid-Ulster Mail - Saturday 25 September 1915, Page 8 
* Henry Glasgow (son)
* Joseph Kerr, William French, Allan Glasgow (sons-in-law)
* Allan Glasgow, John Glasgow, Samuel J Glasgow (brothers)
* Thomas James Glasgow, John Kerr, Henry Kerr (grandsons)
* Silas W Henry (brother-in-law)
* Silas Glasgow, Robert G Glasgow, Thomas J Glasgow, James Bole, Robert W Bole, Ernest Henry (nephews)
Research Notes
Info from the will (dated Oct 1912):
 PRONI Will Calendars: "Probate of the Will of Thomas James Glasgow late of Drumnalough County Tyrone Farmer who died 17 September 1915 granted at Armagh to Henry Glasgow Draper." 
* Son: Henry Glasgow of 101 Grafton St, Dublin (executor)
* Frances Glasgow (nee Bole) of Drumnaglough (wife, executor)
* Daughter Frances (Fanny) currenly residing with me
* Daughter Mary, school teacher at Coalisland
* Daughter Martha Matilda, a nurse on the island of Benbecula (Hebrides)
* He had "standing" with the "Doons Creamery" aha Doons Agricultural and Co-Operative Society.
* He also left money to Orritor Presbyterian.

Date of death - 
*newspaper reports it as Friday last and gives the date as 17th 
*Will lists 17th as date of death
*Find a Grave, no photo suggests 18th
*Civil registration is for 16th
Sources
* 1901 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Oritor/Drumnaghlogh/1729771/) - Residents of a house 10 in Drumnaghlogh (Oritor, Tyrone). Thomas J(68), Fanny(57), John(29), Fanny(26), Maggie(22), Anna(20), Martha M(17), Joseph Wilkinson
* 1911 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tyrone/Oritor/Drumnaglogh/859490/) - Residents of a house 1 in Drumnaglogh (Oritor, Tyrone). Thomas James(78), Fanny Bole(69), Mary(42), Fanny(32), Mary Kerr(21, visitor)
* Death record, Thomas Glasgow, 16th September 1915, Ireland, County Tyrone, Cookstown SR District, Group Registration ID 5468122 [https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1915/05261/4459747.pdf]

[[Category:Kildress Old Churchyard, Cookstown, Tyrone]]
[[Category: Drumnaglogh Townland, Kildress Parish, County Tyrone]]
== Biography ==
Thomas was born about 1832.<ref>Based on age 68 in 1901 and age 78 in 1911, 84 on his headstone.</ref><ref>4th October 1932 from Find A Grave entry</ref> 
He was the son of James Glasgow, farmer, 

As of 1860, he lived at Drumnaglogh, Kildress, County Tyrone. On 12 April that year, at Orritor Presbyterian, he married Frances Bole (minor), daughter of Andrew Bole of Orritor. Witnessed by Allan Glasgow and John Lamie.
<ref>[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/39e8153293672 Thomas Glasgow, Frances Bole, 1860, Cookstown] at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages</ref>

He was the cess-collector of the county for many years and was one of the best known men in the district. He had been an Elder of the Orritor Presbyterian Church for 55 years.
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He passed away 17 Sep 1915 <ref>General Record Office Northern Ireland ref: D/1915/99/1009/23/69	Thomas	Glasgow	16th September 1915	84		Male	Cookstown </ref>  at his residence of Rock Cottage, Drumnaglough, age 88.  He was buried at the family burying-ground, Kildress Churchyard. 
<ref>[[Space:Kildress_Old_Churchyard%2C_Cookstown%2C_Tyrone|Kildress Old Churchyard, Cookstown, Tyrone]]</ref>
<ref>{{FindAGrave|169850128}} - has photos</ref>
The chief mourners were:
<ref name="obit">[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/19150925/144/0008 "Mr Thomas J Glasgow, Rock Cottage, Cookstown"], ''Mid-Ulster Mail'' - Saturday 25 September 1915, Page 8</ref>
* Henry Glasgow (son)
* Joseph Kerr, William French, Allan Glasgow (sons-in-law)
* [[Glasgow-1703|Allan Glasgow]], John Glasgow, Samuel J Glasgow (brothers)
* Thomas James Glasgow, John Kerr, Henry Kerr (grandsons)
* [[Henry-6237 |Silas W Henry]] (brother-in-law)
* [[Glasgow-1705|Silas Glasgow]], Robert G Glasgow, Thomas J Glasgow, James Bole, Robert W Bole, Ernest Henry (nephews)

== Research Notes ==
Info from the will (dated Oct 1912):
<ref>PRONI Will Calendars: "Probate of the Will of Thomas James Glasgow late of Drumnalough County Tyrone Farmer who died 17 September 1915 granted at Armagh to Henry Glasgow Draper."</ref>
* Son: Henry Glasgow of 101 Grafton St, Dublin (executor)
* Frances Glasgow (nee Bole) of Drumnaglough (wife, executor)
* Daughter Frances (Fanny) currenly residing with me
* Daughter Mary, school teacher at Coalisland
* Daughter Martha Matilda, a nurse on the island of Benbecula (Hebrides)
* He had "standing" with the "Doons Creamery" aha Doons Agricultural and Co-Operative Society.
* He also left money to Orritor Presbyterian.

Date of death - 
*newspaper reports it as Friday last and gives the date as 17th 
*Will lists 17th as date of death
*Find a Grave, no photo suggests 18th
*Civil registration is for 16th


== Sources ==
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* [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Oritor/Drumnaghlogh/1729771/ 1901 Ireland census] - Residents of a house 10 in Drumnaghlogh (Oritor, Tyrone). Thomas J(68), Fanny(57), John(29), Fanny(26), Maggie(22), Anna(20), Martha M(17), [[Wilkinson-12406|Joseph Wilkinson]]
* [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tyrone/Oritor/Drumnaglogh/859490/ 1911 Ireland census] - Residents of a house 1 in Drumnaglogh (Oritor, Tyrone). Thomas James(78), Fanny Bole(69), Mary(42), Fanny(32), Mary Kerr(21, visitor)
* Death record, Thomas Glasgow, 16th September 1915, Ireland, County Tyrone, Cookstown SR District, Group Registration ID 5468122   [https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1915/05261/4459747.pdf]