Researched biography · Glasgow-2416

Daniel Glasgow

c. 1865 – 12 February 1931

Ireland, United Kingdom

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About Daniel

This Irish-born Daniel Glasgow/Glascow is a strong but unproved candidate for Daniel Neely Glasgow Glasgow-2413. The original September 1889 birth returns for Daniel Neely's twins describe their father Daniel as a labourer residing in New York. The Troy man was Irish-born, worked for Albany Rural Cemetery for over forty years, and the profile's cited 1920 census reports immigration in 1889. The chronology, place, and occupation align unusually well, but no inspected US record yet names his Irish wife or parents.

Birthc. 1865 · Ireland, United Kingdom

Death12 February 1931 · Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States

LocalityIreland, United Kingdom

Connected pages

Other pages on this site that name Daniel Glasgow: family studies, places, source pages and other people's research.

Places 1 place

County Antrim — exact locality unproved

Sources 4 source pages

What the research found

Summary of the research

Overall conclusion

The official New York State index confirms the death as 12 February 1931 at Troy, under the spelling Glascow, certificate 9941. An Albany Rural Cemetery transcription gives 1913; this conflicts with the state index and is best treated as a transposition pending inspection of the original burial card.

What the records show

Source findings

Source	Finding	Assessment
New York State Death Index detail	Daniel Glascow died 12 February 1931 at Troy, Rensselaer County; certificate 9941. The public index records no age or parents.	Direct index evidence for death; not identity proof.
Find a Grave memorial 171978557	Birth 1865 Ireland; death 12 February 1931 Troy; burial at Albany Rural Cemetery, section 116 lot 76; employee of the cemetery for over forty years.	Strong compiled/cemetery evidence for occupation and chronology.
Albany Rural Cemetery database transcription	Irish-born Daniel Glasgow, age 66, same section and plot, but death transcribed as 12 February 1913.	Conflicting derivative transcription. The official state index establishes 1931.
Original birth returns for Sarah Taylor and Elizabeth Boyd Glasgow	Their father Daniel Glasgow was a labourer residing in New York in September 1889; mother Mary Jane formerly Boyd remained at Tamlaght.	Direct evidence creating the same-person hypothesis.
FamilySearch 1920 census lead, ARK `MJKD-961`	Current profile says Daniel immigrated in 1889. The record page required sign-in and the original schedule was not inspected in this audit.	Unverified lead; do not cite the profile paraphrase as proof.
City of Troy genealogy service and official application	Troy holds deaths from November 1881. An uncertified genealogy copy currently costs $22 and must be requested by mail with cash, check or money order; cards are not accepted.	Official acquisition route for certificate 9941. A local copy of the form is preserved in `sources/`.
Troy newspaper archive	Exact and broad searches for Daniel Glasgow, Daniel Glascow and Glasgow in 11-25 February 1931 returned no result.	Bounded OCR/coverage negative only; it does not prove no obituary or death notice was printed.

Other research notes

Identification test

The next record should be Troy death certificate 9941. The official form and a field-by-field order guide are preserved locally. A parent entry for Thomas Glasgow and Mary Ann McCracken, or spouse entry for Mary Jane Boyd, would prove the identification. A conflicting spouse, parents, or detailed Irish birthplace would exclude it. Also inspect the 1910 and 1920 original census schedules and seek naturalisation or an obituary.

Family and relationships

No family members are recorded for this person in the tree.

Life and records

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Historical chronology

b. 1865

Profile-stated birthplace: Ireland

Record association

Records mentioning this person

County Antrim — exact locality unproved

Record detail

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

Source register · Open record

c. 1865

Birth

Subject

Life events

Ireland, United Kingdom

12 February 1931

Death

Subject

Life events

Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States

Sources

The only source so far is the WikiTree profile itselfReferences and source limitations

Profile-stated birthplace: Ireland
b. 1865 · County Antrim — exact locality unproved · Source association
The profile snapshot records this fact, but it is not an independent historical record; the linked historical evidence is assessed separately.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology

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

Original notes and downloadsNotes as written, replaced interpretations, comparisons and data exports

The material the page is built from: research notes as originally written, earlier interpretations that have been replaced, automated comparisons and data downloads. The account above is the current one; nothing here overrides it.

Research notes as originally written

Current conclusion

This Irish-born Daniel Glasgow/Glascow is a **strong but unproved candidate**
for Daniel Neely Glasgow `Glasgow-2413`. The original September 1889 birth
returns for Daniel Neely's twins describe their father Daniel as a labourer
residing in New York. The Troy man was Irish-born, worked for Albany Rural
Cemetery for over forty years, and the profile's cited 1920 census reports
immigration in 1889. The chronology, place, and occupation align unusually
well, but no inspected US record yet names his Irish wife or parents.

The official New York State index confirms the death as **12 February 1931**
at Troy, under the spelling `Glascow`, certificate **9941**. An Albany Rural
Cemetery transcription gives 1913; this conflicts with the state index and is
best treated as a transposition pending inspection of the original burial card.

Source findings

| Source | Finding | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [New York State Death Index detail](https://www.newyorkdeathindex.com/people/daniel-glascow-1931-25437) | Daniel Glascow died 12 February 1931 at Troy, Rensselaer County; certificate 9941. The public index records no age or parents. | Direct index evidence for death; not identity proof. |
| [Find a Grave memorial 171978557](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171978557/daniel-glasgow) | Birth 1865 Ireland; death 12 February 1931 Troy; burial at Albany Rural Cemetery, section 116 lot 76; employee of the cemetery for over forty years. | Strong compiled/cemetery evidence for occupation and chronology. |
| [Albany Rural Cemetery database transcription](https://www.interment.net/data/us/ny/albany/albrural/albany-rural-cemetery-records-gi-gn.htm) | Irish-born Daniel Glasgow, age 66, same section and plot, but death transcribed as 12 February 1913. | Conflicting derivative transcription. The official state index establishes 1931. |
| [Original birth returns for Sarah Taylor and Elizabeth Boyd Glasgow](../Glasgow-2413/twin_birth_1889_1915876.pdf) | Their father Daniel Glasgow was a labourer residing in New York in September 1889; mother Mary Jane formerly Boyd remained at Tamlaght. | Direct evidence creating the same-person hypothesis. |
| FamilySearch 1920 census lead, ARK `MJKD-961` | Current profile says Daniel immigrated in 1889. The record page required sign-in and the original schedule was not inspected in this audit. | Unverified lead; do not cite the profile paraphrase as proof. |
| [City of Troy genealogy service](https://troyny.gov/280/Genealogy) and [official application](https://troyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/492) | Troy holds deaths from November 1881. An uncertified genealogy copy currently costs $22 and must be requested by mail with cash, check or money order; cards are not accepted. | Official acquisition route for certificate 9941. A local copy of the form is preserved in `sources/`. |
| [Troy newspaper archive](https://troy.advantage-preservation.com/advancesearch) | Exact and broad searches for Daniel Glasgow, Daniel Glascow and Glasgow in 11-25 February 1931 returned no result. | Bounded OCR/coverage negative only; it does not prove no obituary or death notice was printed. |

Identification test

The next record should be Troy death certificate **9941**. The official form
and a field-by-field order guide are preserved locally. A parent entry for
Thomas Glasgow and Mary Ann McCracken, or spouse entry for Mary Jane Boyd,
would prove the identification. A conflicting spouse, parents, or detailed
Irish birthplace would exclude it. Also inspect the 1910 and 1920 original
census schedules and seek naturalisation or an obituary.

Automated parent comparison (research aid, not a recommendation)

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

Daniel Glasgow: 37/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Daniel Glasgow: 33/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Daniel Glasgow: 27/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Bridget (Brunton) Glasgow: 22/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Robert Glasgow Sr: 20/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Daniel Glasgow: 11/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Margret (Dunseeth) Glasgow: 2/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Margaret Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Jane (Curry) Glasgow: 25/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Mary (Fallon) Glasgow: 25/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback

Research data and downloads

Person data (JSON) · Family network

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