Researched biography · Glasgow-2131

Henry Little Glasgow

c. 6 March 1866 – 24 December 1950

Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom

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The 1897 marriage notice strongly identifies the existing Cookstown newspaper editor. It names Henry Little Glasgow as second son of the late Benjamin of Cookstown and Rev. W. G. Glasgow of Dromara as the bridegroom's brother. These support existing family connections; the notice does not establish Henry's mother or change his father's identity.

Birthc. 6 March 1866 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom

Death24 December 1950 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

LocalityCookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom

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Family group: John Glasgow · before 1788

Places 1 place

Cookstown

Sources 7 source pages

Latest findings about this person 2 findings

Mentioned in other people's research 2 people

Jane (Little) Glasgow2 sections of notes
Benjamin Glasgow1 section of notes

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Newspaper identity review, 6 October 2026

Belfast News-Letter, 1897-03-19, p.1: Henry Little Glasgow (groom) — strong match. Full name, editor of the Mid-Ulster Mail (founded 1891 by Henry and John), Cookstown, and marriage date agree. The profile's GRONI index shows Henry Glasgow and Staunton, 16 Mar 1897, Coleraine district (which covers Ballywillan). His named brother is the Dromara minister. 'Second son' differs from the 1950 obituary's 'third son'; the first son, John George, died in 1857. Keep the discrepancy. Sources: WikiTree Glasgow-2131 (GRONI marriage index 16 Mar 1897 Coleraine)

What the records show

Source findings

Source	Finding	Assessment
Belfast News-Letter, 19 March 1897, p.1	Marriage 16 March at Ballywillan Presbyterian Church; Henry Little Glasgow, Cookstown, editor of the Mid-Ulster Mail and Dungannon News, second son of the late Benjamin Glasgow. Rev. W. G. Glasgow, B.A., Dromara, assisted and was his brother. Heading Glasgow–Stanton.	Original viewer passage inspected 4 October 2026; exact name, trade, wedding date and brother identify Henry-2131 and William George-2135 strongly.
Live Henry profile	Existing wife Matilda Cowan Stanton and wedding date agree. Its attributed 1950 obituary calls Henry the third son.	Live family/biography checked 4 October 2026. Preserve both attributed ordinals; do not silently replace third with second or invent a missing son.

Source findingsNewspaper identity review — 6 October 2026

Married 16 Mar 1897 at Ballywillan Presbyterian Church; described as second son of the late Benjamin Glasgow, Cookstown, editor of the Mid-Ulster Mail and Dungannon News (1950 obituary says third son). — Belfast News-Letter, 19 Mar 1897 (newspapers.com image 388105260) (Belfast News-Letter, 1897-03-19, p.1)

Identity and family

Relationship assessment — newspaper identity review, 6 October 2026

Glasgow-2131 — son of — Glasgow-2059: upgrade to confident (WikiTree now: linked, confidence unspecified (no Father status code; Mother 20)). Notice (as read): Henry Little Glasgow, second son of the late Benjamin [Glasgow] of Cookstown, brother of Rev. W. G. Glasgow, B.A., Dromara. Explicit statement; both identities strong. (Belfast News-Letter, 1897-03-19, p.1)
Glasgow-2131 — son of (mother) — Little-17969: research note only (WikiTree now: linked uncertain (Mother 20)). The mother is not named in the notice; the middle name Little is suggestive. Check the 1866 birth registration. (Belfast News-Letter, 1897-03-19, p.1)

Still open

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

Next questions and live action

Add the contemporary notice as supporting family and career evidence. Reconcile the second/third-son discrepancy against births and the full 1950 obituary. No reparenting is warranted. The birth return remains the next original source for maternal identification. No live profile was changed.

Family and relationships

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Parents 2Benjamin Glasgowc. 1835–8 February 1870Jane (Little) GlasgowSeptember 1825–2 December 1924

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
Benjamin Glasgow c. 1835–8 February 1870	father	Unassessed father link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Jane (Little) Glasgow September 1825–2 December 1924	mother	Unassessed mother link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Spouse or partner 1Matilda Cowan (Stanton) Glasgow8 March 1871–13 March 1963

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
Matilda Cowan (Stanton) Glasgow 8 March 1871–13 March 1963	spouse	Unassessed partner link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Children 2George Benjamin Little Glasgowc. 1897–date not establishedJohn Stanton Glasgow9 September 1901–13 July 1992

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
George Benjamin Little Glasgow c. 1897–date not established	son	Unassessed son link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
John Stanton Glasgow 9 September 1901–13 July 1992	son	Unassessed son link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Brothers and sisters 3John Glasgowc. January 1857–4 August 1857John Glasgow1862–7 April 1957Rev William George Glasgow5 June 1868–25 January 1918

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
John Glasgow c. January 1857–4 August 1857	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
John Glasgow 1862–7 April 1957	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Rev William George Glasgow 5 June 1868–25 January 1918	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

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b. 1866

Profile-stated birthplace: Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland

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Cookstown

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c. 6 March 1866

Birth

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Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom

24 December 1950

Death

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Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Profile-stated birthplace: Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
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Newspaper identity review 6 Oct 2026. Relationships: Glasgow-2131 son of Glasgow-2059 → upgrade to confident Add sourced facts: Married 16 Mar 1897 at Ballywillan Presbyterian Church; described as second son of the late Benjamin Glasgow, Cookstown, editor of the Mid-Ulster Mail and Dunga

Compared with Glasgow-2131, captured 2026-09-27T03:28:32+00:00 · 2026-09-23. This amendment requires manual action in WikiTree; the comparison shows the saved biography and prepared replacement. Relationship, confidence and vital-field changes must be applied separately.

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[[Category:1911 Census of Ireland, Cookstown Urban DED, County Tyrone]]
[[Category:1901 Census of Ireland, Cookstown DED, County Tyrone]]
[[Category:Forthill Cemetery, Cookstown, Tyrone]]
[[Category:Loy Townland, Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone]]
== Biography ==
Henry may have been born 6 March 1866. He was the son of [[Glasgow-2059|Benjamin Glasgow]] and [[Little-17969|Jane Little]].
<ref>[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/ea4ef07469300 Unknown Glasgow, 1866, Cookstown] at Irish Civil Registration - Births.
* Matches age exactly on 1901/11 census (31 March of the year).
</ref>

He originally ran a family seed merchant business with his brother.

Henry along with his brother John started publishing a weekly paper in 1891, “The Mid Ulster Mail”, known as “The Mid”. Henry produced a series of articles in weekly instalments which have subsequently been  published as “History of Cookstown” ISBN 978-1-873345-29-0, containing historical notes from the Mid Ulster Mail 1924-1926. They also produced local postcards and even some local directories.

At the time of the 1901 census, Henry (35), was living with his wife Maud (30), and his young son Benjamin (3). His occupation was described as a Newspaper Editor and Proprietor and Master Ptinter.<ref> https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/census-record/#id=8263396 </ref>

Henry died in 1950. <ref>General Record Office Northern Ireland ref: D/1951/99/1009/31/281 Henry Glasgow 24th December 1950 84  Male Cookstown </ref> 

Obituary Notes
His death took place at his residence, Milesworth Road, Cookstown. He was the third son of the late Benjamin Glasgow, educated at Cookstown Academy. He lunches the paper in 1891 aged 25 with his brother John. And was the editor from then to April 1949 when illness made him step aside. 
Surviving him are 
*his wife, the elder daughter of the late Mr. Nathaniel Stanton, of Ballyforlea; 
*two sons, Mr. B. G. L. Glasgow, Omagh, county surveyor of Tyrone, and Dr. J. S. Cookstown:
*his brother, Mr. John Glasgow, D.L.., chairman of of Tyrone County Council, with whom his entire business associations had been concerned; 
*also a niece and nephew, born in County Down, where their father, the Rev. W. G. Glasgow. died in 1918.
The funeral took place yesterday to Cookstown Cemetery. <ref>Mid Ulster Mail 27 December 1950  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/19501230/106/0004 </ref>
The birth of Not Captured Glasgow was registered on 6 March 1866 in Cookstown, Ireland. The index gives the mother's maiden surname as Little.<ref>[https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/search/birth General Register Office for Northern Ireland, civil birth index], Not Captured Glasgow, 6 March 1866, Cookstown registration district, U/1866/99/1009/2/203.</ref>
A marriage for Henry Glasgow and Staunton was registered on 16 March 1897 in the Coleraine district.<ref>[https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/search/marriage GRONI civil marriage index], 16 March 1897, Coleraine district, M/1897/K1/1047/2/80.</ref>

== Sources ==
<references />
* *[https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/census-record/#id=4219903 1911 Census] house 5 Loy Street, Cookstown Henry Little Glasgow, 45, journalists newspaper on bulk master printer newsagent seed merchant, wife Maud Cowan Glasgow, 40, married 14 years, 2 children both alive, George Benj. Little 13 and John Stanton 9
* Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226928754/henry-little-glasgow : accessed 11 February 2022), memorial page for Henry Little Glasgow (1866–24 Dec 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 226928754, citing Cookstown Cemetery, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland ; Maintained by Derek Burgess (contributor 48386962) .

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Current profile6Henry may have been born 6 March 1866. He was the son of [[Glasgow-2059|Benjamin Glasgow]] and [[Little-17969|Jane Little]].

Replacement profile9Henry may have been born 6 March 1866. He was the son of [[Glasgow-2059|Benjamin Glasgow]] and [[Little-17969|Jane Little]].

Current profile7<ref>[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/ea4ef07469300 Unknown Glasgow, 1866, Cookstown] at Irish Civil Registration - Births.

Replacement profile10<ref>[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/ea4ef07469300 Unknown Glasgow, 1866, Cookstown] at Irish Civil Registration - Births.

Current profile8* Matches age exactly on 1901/11 census (31 March of the year).

Replacement profile11* Matches age exactly on 1901/11 census (31 March of the year).

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Current profile11He originally ran a family seed merchant business with his brother.

Replacement profile14He originally ran a family seed merchant business with his brother.

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Current profile13Henry along with his brother John started publishing a weekly paper in 1891, “The Mid Ulster Mail”, known as “The Mid”. Henry produced a series of articles in weekly instalments which have subsequently been published as “History of Cookstown” ISBN 978-1-873345-29-0, containing historical notes from the Mid Ulster Mail 1924-1926. They also produced local postcards and even some local directories.

Replacement profile16Henry along with his brother John started publishing a weekly paper in 1891, “The Mid Ulster Mail”, known as “The Mid”. Henry produced a series of articles in weekly instalments which have subsequently been published as “History of Cookstown” ISBN 978-1-873345-29-0, containing historical notes from the Mid Ulster Mail 1924-1926. They also produced local postcards and even some local directories.

Current profile14

Replacement profile17

Current profile15At the time of the 1901 census, Henry (35), was living with his wife Maud (30), and his young son Benjamin (3). His occupation was described as a Newspaper Editor and Proprietor and Master Ptinter.<ref> https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/census-record/#id=8263396 </ref>

Replacement profile18At the time of the 1901 census, Henry (35), was living with his wife Maud (30), and his young son Benjamin (3). His occupation was described as a Newspaper Editor and Proprietor and Master Ptinter.<ref> https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/census-record/#id=8263396 </ref>

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Current profile17Henry died in 1950. <ref>General Record Office Northern Ireland ref: D/1951/99/1009/31/281 Henry Glasgow 24th December 1950 84 Male Cookstown </ref>

Replacement profile20Henry died in 1950. <ref>General Record Office Northern Ireland ref: D/1951/99/1009/31/281 Henry Glasgow 24th December 1950 84 Male Cookstown </ref>

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Current profile19Obituary Notes

Replacement profile22Obituary Notes

Current profile20His death took place at his residence, Milesworth Road, Cookstown. He was the third son of the late Benjamin Glasgow, educated at Cookstown Academy. He lunches the paper in 1891 aged 25 with his brother John. And was the editor from then to April 1949 when illness made him step aside.

Replacement profile23His death took place at his residence, Milesworth Road, Cookstown. He was the third son of the late Benjamin Glasgow, educated at Cookstown Academy. He lunches the paper in 1891 aged 25 with his brother John. And was the editor from then to April 1949 when illness made him step aside.

Current profile21Surviving him are

Replacement profile24Surviving him are

Current profile22*his wife, the elder daughter of the late Mr. Nathaniel Stanton, of Ballyforlea;

Replacement profile25*his wife, the elder daughter of the late Mr. Nathaniel Stanton, of Ballyforlea;

Current profile23*two sons, Mr. B. G. L. Glasgow, Omagh, county surveyor of Tyrone, and Dr. J. S. Cookstown:

Replacement profile26*two sons, Mr. B. G. L. Glasgow, Omagh, county surveyor of Tyrone, and Dr. J. S. Cookstown:

Current profile24*his brother, Mr. John Glasgow, D.L.., chairman of of Tyrone County Council, with whom his entire business associations had been concerned;

Replacement profile27*his brother, Mr. John Glasgow, D.L.., chairman of of Tyrone County Council, with whom his entire business associations had been concerned;

Current profile25*also a niece and nephew, born in County Down, where their father, the Rev. W. G. Glasgow. died in 1918.

Replacement profile28*also a niece and nephew, born in County Down, where their father, the Rev. W. G. Glasgow. died in 1918.

Current profile26The funeral took place yesterday to Cookstown Cemetery. <ref>Mid Ulster Mail 27 December 1950 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/19501230/106/0004 </ref>

Replacement profile29The funeral took place yesterday to Cookstown Cemetery. <ref>Mid Ulster Mail 27 December 1950 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/19501230/106/0004 </ref>

Current profile27The birth of Not Captured Glasgow was registered on 6 March 1866 in Cookstown, Ireland. The index gives the mother's maiden surname as Little.<ref>[https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/search/birth General Register Office for Northern Ireland, civil birth index], Not Captured Glasgow, 6 March 1866, Cookstown registration district, U/1866/99/1009/2/203.</ref>

Replacement profile30The birth of Not Captured Glasgow was registered on 6 March 1866 in Cookstown, Ireland. The index gives the mother's maiden surname as Little.<ref>[https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/search/birth General Register Office for Northern Ireland, civil birth index], Not Captured Glasgow, 6 March 1866, Cookstown registration district, U/1866/99/1009/2/203.</ref>

Current profile28A marriage for Henry Glasgow and Staunton was registered on 16 March 1897 in the Coleraine district.<ref>[https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/search/marriage GRONI civil marriage index], 16 March 1897, Coleraine district, M/1897/K1/1047/2/80.</ref>

Replacement profile31A marriage for Henry Glasgow and Staunton was registered on 16 March 1897 in the Coleraine district.<ref>[https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/search/marriage GRONI civil marriage index], 16 March 1897, Coleraine district, M/1897/K1/1047/2/80.</ref>

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Replacement profile33== Research Notes ==

Current profile30== Sources ==

Replacement profile34== Sources ==

Current profile31<references />

Replacement profile35<references />

Current profile32* *[https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/census-record/#id=4219903 1911 Census] house 5 Loy Street, Cookstown Henry Little Glasgow, 45, journalists newspaper on bulk master printer newsagent seed merchant, wife Maud Cowan Glasgow, 40, married 14 years, 2 children both alive, George Benj. Little 13 and John Stanton 9

Replacement profile36* *[https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/census-record/#id=4219903 1911 Census] house 5 Loy Street, Cookstown Henry Little Glasgow, 45, journalists newspaper on bulk master printer newsagent seed merchant, wife Maud Cowan Glasgow, 40, married 14 years, 2 children both alive, George Benj. Little 13 and John Stanton 9

Current profile33* Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226928754/henry-little-glasgow : accessed 11 February 2022), memorial page for Henry Little Glasgow (1866–24 Dec 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 226928754, citing Cookstown Cemetery, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland ; Maintained by Derek Burgess (contributor 48386962) .

Replacement profile37* Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226928754/henry-little-glasgow : accessed 11 February 2022), memorial page for Henry Little Glasgow (1866–24 Dec 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 226928754, citing Cookstown Cemetery, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland ; Maintained by Derek Burgess (contributor 48386962) .

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{{Estimated Date}}
[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]

[[Category:1911 Census of Ireland, Cookstown Urban DED, County Tyrone]]
[[Category:1901 Census of Ireland, Cookstown DED, County Tyrone]]
[[Category:Forthill Cemetery, Cookstown, Tyrone]]
[[Category:Loy Townland, Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone]]
== Biography ==
Henry may have been born 6 March 1866. He was the son of [[Glasgow-2059|Benjamin Glasgow]] and [[Little-17969|Jane Little]].
<ref>[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/ea4ef07469300 Unknown Glasgow, 1866, Cookstown] at Irish Civil Registration - Births.
* Matches age exactly on 1901/11 census (31 March of the year).
</ref>

He originally ran a family seed merchant business with his brother.

Henry along with his brother John started publishing a weekly paper in 1891, “The Mid Ulster Mail”, known as “The Mid”. Henry produced a series of articles in weekly instalments which have subsequently been  published as “History of Cookstown” ISBN 978-1-873345-29-0, containing historical notes from the Mid Ulster Mail 1924-1926. They also produced local postcards and even some local directories.

At the time of the 1901 census, Henry (35), was living with his wife Maud (30), and his young son Benjamin (3). His occupation was described as a Newspaper Editor and Proprietor and Master Ptinter.<ref> https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/census-record/#id=8263396 </ref>

Henry died in 1950. <ref>General Record Office Northern Ireland ref: D/1951/99/1009/31/281 Henry Glasgow 24th December 1950 84  Male Cookstown </ref> 

Obituary Notes
His death took place at his residence, Milesworth Road, Cookstown. He was the third son of the late Benjamin Glasgow, educated at Cookstown Academy. He lunches the paper in 1891 aged 25 with his brother John. And was the editor from then to April 1949 when illness made him step aside. 
Surviving him are 
*his wife, the elder daughter of the late Mr. Nathaniel Stanton, of Ballyforlea; 
*two sons, Mr. B. G. L. Glasgow, Omagh, county surveyor of Tyrone, and Dr. J. S. Cookstown:
*his brother, Mr. John Glasgow, D.L.., chairman of of Tyrone County Council, with whom his entire business associations had been concerned; 
*also a niece and nephew, born in County Down, where their father, the Rev. W. G. Glasgow. died in 1918.
The funeral took place yesterday to Cookstown Cemetery. <ref>Mid Ulster Mail 27 December 1950  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/19501230/106/0004 </ref>
The birth of Not Captured Glasgow was registered on 6 March 1866 in Cookstown, Ireland. The index gives the mother's maiden surname as Little.<ref>[https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/search/birth General Register Office for Northern Ireland, civil birth index], Not Captured Glasgow, 6 March 1866, Cookstown registration district, U/1866/99/1009/2/203.</ref>
A marriage for Henry Glasgow and Staunton was registered on 16 March 1897 in the Coleraine district.<ref>[https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/search/marriage GRONI civil marriage index], 16 March 1897, Coleraine district, M/1897/K1/1047/2/80.</ref>

== Research Notes ==
== Sources ==
<references />
* *[https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/census-record/#id=4219903 1911 Census] house 5 Loy Street, Cookstown Henry Little Glasgow, 45, journalists newspaper on bulk master printer newsagent seed merchant, wife Maud Cowan Glasgow, 40, married 14 years, 2 children both alive, George Benj. Little 13 and John Stanton 9
* Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226928754/henry-little-glasgow : accessed 11 February 2022), memorial page for Henry Little Glasgow (1866–24 Dec 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 226928754, citing Cookstown Cemetery, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland ; Maintained by Derek Burgess (contributor 48386962) .

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Research notes as originally written

Current conclusion

The 1897 marriage notice strongly identifies the existing Cookstown newspaper editor. It names Henry Little Glasgow as second son of the late Benjamin of Cookstown and Rev. W. G. Glasgow of Dromara as the bridegroom's brother. These support existing family connections; the notice does not establish Henry's mother or change his father's identity.

Source findings

| Source | Finding | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Belfast News-Letter, 19 March 1897, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/388105260/) | Marriage 16 March at Ballywillan Presbyterian Church; Henry Little Glasgow, Cookstown, editor of the Mid-Ulster Mail and Dungannon News, second son of the late Benjamin Glasgow. Rev. W. G. Glasgow, B.A., Dromara, assisted and was his brother. Heading Glasgow–Stanton. | Original viewer passage inspected 4 October 2026; exact name, trade, wedding date and brother identify Henry-2131 and William George-2135 strongly. |
| [Live Henry profile](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-2131) | Existing wife Matilda Cowan Stanton and wedding date agree. Its attributed 1950 obituary calls Henry the **third** son. | Live family/biography checked 4 October 2026. Preserve both attributed ordinals; do not silently replace third with second or invent a missing son. |

Next questions and live action

Add the contemporary notice as supporting family and career evidence. Reconcile the second/third-son discrepancy against births and the full 1950 obituary. No reparenting is warranted. The birth return remains the next original source for maternal identification. No live profile was changed.

Current conclusion — newspaper identity review, 6 October 2026

- [Belfast News-Letter, 1897-03-19, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/388105260/): Henry Little Glasgow (groom) — **strong** match. Full name, editor of the Mid-Ulster Mail (founded 1891 by Henry and John), Cookstown, and marriage date agree. The profile's GRONI index shows Henry Glasgow and Staunton, 16 Mar 1897, Coleraine district (which covers Ballywillan). His named brother is the Dromara minister. 'Second son' differs from the 1950 obituary's 'third son'; the first son, John George, died in 1857. Keep the discrepancy. Sources: [WikiTree Glasgow-2131 (GRONI marriage index 16 Mar 1897 Coleraine)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-2131)

Relationship assessment — newspaper identity review, 6 October 2026

- Glasgow-2131 — son of — Glasgow-2059: **upgrade to confident** (WikiTree now: linked, confidence unspecified (no Father status code; Mother 20)). Notice (as read): Henry Little Glasgow, second son of the late Benjamin [Glasgow] of Cookstown, brother of Rev. W. G. Glasgow, B.A., Dromara. Explicit statement; both identities strong. ([Belfast News-Letter, 1897-03-19, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/388105260/))
- Glasgow-2131 — son of (mother) — Little-17969: **research note only** (WikiTree now: linked uncertain (Mother 20)). The mother is not named in the notice; the middle name Little is suggestive. Check the 1866 birth registration. ([Belfast News-Letter, 1897-03-19, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/388105260/))

Source findings

### Newspaper identity review — 6 October 2026

- Married 16 Mar 1897 at Ballywillan Presbyterian Church; described as second son of the late Benjamin Glasgow, Cookstown, editor of the Mid-Ulster Mail and Dungannon News (1950 obituary says third son). — Belfast News-Letter, 19 Mar 1897 (newspapers.com image 388105260) ([Belfast News-Letter, 1897-03-19, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/388105260/))

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