William Allen Glasgow

Biography
William was born 22 April 1898 at Killycurragh. He was the son of John Glasgow and Rachael Mitchell. 
 William Glasgow, 1898, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/bd604f11324755) at Irish Civil Registration - Births 

On 25 January 1919 at Mullinahoe R.C. chapel, he married Lucy Scullion.
 William Glasgow, Lucy Scullion, 1919, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/9d61a91821963) at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages. 
William converted to Catholicism in order to marry Lucy ; his parents were Brethren. They moved to Belfast after marrying ; then in 1925 moved to Montreal.

They had four or five children; with three sons drowned at sea in the Second World War.
 Genealogy of William Crooks and of his wife Annie Weir - V2 P88 

He passed away 22 August 1961 at Montreal, Canada, and is buried at 
Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges. 
Sources
* Residents of a house 9 in Killycurragh (Oritor, Tyrone) (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Oritor/Killycurragh/1729664/) - 1901 census. John(32), Rachel(32), D Harkley (9), S John(8), Mary(5), W Allen(2), J Herbit(1), Rose An(18, servant). All are Christian Brethren except the servant.
* Residents of a house 10 in Killycurragh (Oritor, Tyrone) (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tyrone/Oritor/Killycurragh/859392/) - 1911 census. John R(42), Rachel(42), David Harkley (19), Mary(14), William Allen(12), James Herbert(11), Martha Eleanor(9), Sarah Elizabeth(3).
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[[Category:Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, Montréal, Québec]]
[[Category:Migrants from County Antrim to Quebec]]
[[Category:Killycurragh Townland, Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone]]
== Biography ==
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William was born 22 April 1898 at Killycurragh. He was the son of [[Glasgow-1640|John Glasgow]] and [[Mitchell-31604|Rachael Mitchell]]. 
<ref>[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/bd604f11324755 William Glasgow, 1898, Cookstown] at Irish Civil Registration - Births</ref>

On 25 January 1919 at Mullinahoe R.C. chapel, he married Lucy Scullion.
<ref>[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/9d61a91821963 William Glasgow, Lucy Scullion, 1919, Cookstown] at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages.</ref>
William converted to Catholicism in order to marry Lucy ; his parents were Brethren. They moved to Belfast after marrying ; then in 1925 moved to Montreal.

They had four or five children; with three sons drowned at sea in the Second World War.
<ref>[[Space:Genealogy of William Crooks and of his wife Annie Weir|Genealogy of William Crooks and of his wife Annie Weir]] - V2 P88</ref>

He passed away 22 August 1961 at Montreal, Canada, and is buried at 	
Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges. 
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== Sources ==
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* [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Oritor/Killycurragh/1729664/ Residents of a house 9 in Killycurragh (Oritor, Tyrone)] - 1901 census. John(32), Rachel(32), D Harkley (9), S John(8), Mary(5), W Allen(2), J Herbit(1), Rose An(18, servant). All are Christian Brethren except the servant.
* [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tyrone/Oritor/Killycurragh/859392/ Residents of a house 10 in Killycurragh (Oritor, Tyrone)] - 1911 census. John R(42), Rachel(42), David Harkley (19), Mary(14), William Allen(12), James Herbert(11), Martha Eleanor(9), Sarah Elizabeth(3).
* {{Ancestry Tree|11887807|232334949223}}