Samuel Glasgow

BiographyEarly life
Samuel Glasgow was born about 1789–1791 in County Londonderry, Ireland.

The surviving records do not name Samuel’s parents directly. His 1851 census entry gives his age as 60, implying a birth about 1790 or 1791, while his 1875 death registration gives his age as 85, implying a birth about 1789 or 1790. National Archives of Ireland, 1851 census (https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Rasharkin/Lisnagaver/34/), residents of house 34, Lisnagaver, Rasharkin, Kilconway, County Antrim; Samuel Glasgow, aged 60, brother of the head, unmarried linen weaver, born in County Londonderry (accessed 17 July 2026). Civil death register of Samuel Glasgow (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cide-7225943), died 17 August 1875 at Lisnagaver, aged 85, bachelor and weaver (accessed 17 July 2026). 
Residence at Lisnagaver
In the surviving 1851 census, Samuel was living at house 34 in Lisnagaver, Rasharkin, Kilconway, County Antrim, in the household of John Glasgow. 

Samuel was recorded as:

* aged 60;
* the brother of household head John Glasgow;
* unmarried;
* a linen weaver;
* born in County Londonderry.

The household consisted of:

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|+
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Surname
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Forename
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Age
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Relationship
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Marital status
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Occupation
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Birthplace
|-
| Glasgow || John || 50 || Head of family || Married || Farmer || Antrim
|-
| Glasgow || Margaret || 30 || Wife || Married || None || Derry
|-
| Glasgow || Ann || 3 || Daughter || — || — || Derry
|-
| Glasgow || Samuel || 60 || Brother || Unmarried || Linen weaver || Derry
|-
| Patterson || John || 15 || Servant || — || Linen weaver || Derry
|}
Brother
The 1851 census explicitly identifies John Glasgow as Samuel’s brother. 

John’s original 1846 marriage register records him as a bachelor farmer of Lisnagaver, parish of Rasharkin, marrying Margaret Garvin. It names his father as John Glasgow, farmer. Civil marriage register of John Glasgow and Margaret Garvin (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3156063), 16 November 1846; John Glasgow, bachelor, farmer, of Lisnagaver, parish of Rasharkin; father John Glasgow, farmer (accessed 17 July 2026). 

The combination of:

* John’s name;
* his wife Margaret;
* his 1846 marriage;
* Lisnagaver residence;
* Rasharkin parish;
* occupation as farmer;
* and Samuel’s presence as his brother in the same household

makes the identification of the 1846 groom with the 1851 household head strong.

On the ordinary meaning of “brother”, this evidence indicates that Samuel’s father was also named John Glasgow.
Occupation
Samuel worked as a linen weaver.

He was recorded as a linen weaver in the 1851 census and simply as a weaver in his 1875 death registration. 
Marriage status
Samuel never married.

He was recorded as unmarried in the 1851 census and as a bachelor in his civil death registration. 
Death
Samuel died at Lisnagaver on 17 August 1875, aged 85. 

His civil death registration described him as:

* a bachelor;
* a weaver;
* resident at Lisnagaver.

The combination of name, residence, occupation and marital status provides strong continuity with the Samuel recorded in the 1851 household.

Elizabeth Ross of Lisnagaver, present at Samuel’s death.
Research NotesParentage
Samuel was previously attached as a son of Adam Glasgow and Rose.

That reconstruction was based on:

* Samuel’s approximate age;
* his County Londonderry birthplace;
* the proximity of the Inishrush family to Lisnagaver;
* the wider local Glasgow family cluster.

No record explicitly names Adam or Rose as Samuel’s parents.

The available direct evidence points elsewhere:

# The 1851 census identifies Samuel as the brother of John Glasgow. 
# John’s original 1846 marriage register identifies his father as John Glasgow, farmer. 
# The spouse, date, residence, parish and occupation uniquely connect that marriage entry with the John who shared the Lisnagaver household with Samuel.
# Therefore, absent evidence that John and Samuel were paternal half-brothers, Samuel’s father was also John Glasgow.

The attachment to Adam Glasgow should therefore be removed.
Possible father
John Glasgow of Glenleslie is the best current candidate for the father indicated by the collateral evidence.

He was:

* an older man named John Glasgow;
* a farmer;
* resident in County Antrim;
* of a generation compatible with Samuel’s birth about 1789–1791.

His reported 1791 marriage is also broadly compatible with Samuel’s estimated birth, allowing for normal age errors in later records.

No record currently connects John Glasgow directly with Lisnagaver or explicitly names Samuel as his son. The relationship should therefore remain marked uncertain.

Samuel’s mother should remain blank unless a record identifies her.
Half-brother qualification
The census word “brother” does not expressly distinguish between full and half brothers.

It is therefore theoretically possible that Samuel and John shared only one parent. No evidence has been found for such a relationship.

The ordinary interpretation remains that they were full brothers and shared the father named in John’s marriage record.
Previous Glenleslie reconstruction
Samuel and John were previously attached as sons of John Glasgow and Rose Alexander of Glenleslie.

No contemporary record supports that parentage directly.

The Glenleslie census identifies a different younger John as the older John’s nephew and records other children, but does not connect Samuel or John Glasgow of Lisnagaver with that household.

The possible link to John Glasgow rests only on name, occupation, age and locality and must remain uncertain.
Distinction from other men named Samuel Glasgow
This Samuel should not be confused with Samuel John Glasgow, who married Margaret Calagher in 1866.

That groom named Andrew Glasgow as his father and was therefore a different man.

Samuel should also not be confused with the men appearing in the PRONI Will Calendars as:

* Samuel Glasgow of Camagh, County Armagh, who died in 1896;
* Samuel Glasgow of Belfast, who died in 1902.

No matching probate-calendar entry has been found for Samuel of Lisnagaver, who died in 1875.

This negative search does not prove that he left no will. It only excludes those exact-name probate entries from his identity.
Baptism records
The surviving Rasharkin Presbyterian baptism register begins in 1834, decades after Samuel’s birth.

It cannot therefore provide a baptism naming Samuel’s parents.

The collateral proof from the 1851 census and John’s 1846 marriage remains the strongest available evidence for Samuel’s father.
Birth estimate
Samuel’s records give slightly different implied birth years:

* age 60 in 1851 suggests birth about 1790 or 1791;
* age 85 in 1875 suggests birth about 1789 or 1790.

A birth estimate of about 1790 best accommodates both records.
Further research
Useful additional records may include:

* church or estate records predating the surviving Rasharkin Presbyterian register;
* leases or valuation records connecting Lisnagaver and Glenleslie;
* records naming the children of John Glasgow;
* probate, administration or land records for Samuel;
* burial records;
* any record distinguishing full and half siblings within the Lisnagaver family;
* records naming Samuel’s mother.

Samuel was born in 1790. He passed away in 1875.
Sources
* National Archives of Ireland, 1851 census, house 34, Lisnagaver, Rasharkin, Kilconway, County Antrim.
* Civil marriage register of John Glasgow and Margaret Garvin, 16 November 1846.
* Civil death register of Samuel Glasgow, 17 August 1875, Lisnagaver.
* PRONI Will Calendars, negative search for Samuel Glasgow of Lisnagaver.
* PRONI Guide to Church Records, Rasharkin Presbyterian register MIC1P/292.
* Source:
Ireland Deaths, 1864-1958
MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20866/ireland-deaths-1864-1958

Record:
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20866-2744283/samuel-glasgow-in-ireland-deaths
Samuel Glasgow

Citation:
Samuel Glasgow
Birth: Circa 1790
Death: 1875 - Ballymoney, Antrim, Londonderry (Derry),Ireland

== Biography == 

=== Early life ===

'''Samuel Glasgow''' was born about 1789–1791 in County Londonderry, Ireland.

The surviving records do not name Samuel’s parents directly. His 1851 census entry gives his age as 60, implying a birth about 1790 or 1791, while his 1875 death registration gives his age as 85, implying a birth about 1789 or 1790.<ref name="Census1851">[https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Rasharkin/Lisnagaver/34/ National Archives of Ireland, 1851 census], residents of house 34, Lisnagaver, Rasharkin, Kilconway, County Antrim; Samuel Glasgow, aged 60, brother of the head, unmarried linen weaver, born in County Londonderry (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref><ref name="Death1875">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cide-7225943 Civil death register of Samuel Glasgow], died 17 August 1875 at Lisnagaver, aged 85, bachelor and weaver (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

=== Residence at Lisnagaver ===

In the surviving 1851 census, Samuel was living at house 34 in Lisnagaver, Rasharkin, Kilconway, County Antrim, in the household of [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]].<ref name="Census1851" />

Samuel was recorded as:

* aged 60;
* the brother of household head John Glasgow;
* unmarried;
* a linen weaver;
* born in County Londonderry.

The household consisted of:

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|+
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Surname
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Forename
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Age
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Relationship
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Marital status
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Occupation
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Birthplace
|-
| Glasgow || [[Glasgow-867|John]] || 50 || Head of family || Married || Farmer || Antrim
|-
| Glasgow || Margaret || 30 || Wife || Married || None || Derry
|-
| Glasgow || Ann || 3 || Daughter || — || — || Derry
|-
| Glasgow || Samuel || 60 || Brother || Unmarried || Linen weaver || Derry
|-
| Patterson || John || 15 || Servant || — || Linen weaver || Derry
|}

=== Brother ===

The 1851 census explicitly identifies [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]] as Samuel’s brother.<ref name="Census1851" />

John’s original 1846 marriage register records him as a bachelor farmer of Lisnagaver, parish of Rasharkin, marrying Margaret Garvin. It names his father as '''John Glasgow, farmer'''.<ref name="JohnMarriage">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3156063 Civil marriage register of John Glasgow and Margaret Garvin], 16 November 1846; John Glasgow, bachelor, farmer, of Lisnagaver, parish of Rasharkin; father John Glasgow, farmer (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

The combination of:

* John’s name;
* his wife Margaret;
* his 1846 marriage;
* Lisnagaver residence;
* Rasharkin parish;
* occupation as farmer;
* and Samuel’s presence as his brother in the same household

makes the identification of the 1846 groom with the 1851 household head strong.

On the ordinary meaning of “brother”, this evidence indicates that Samuel’s father was also named John Glasgow.

=== Occupation ===

Samuel worked as a linen weaver.

He was recorded as a linen weaver in the 1851 census and simply as a weaver in his 1875 death registration.<ref name="Census1851" /><ref name="Death1875" />

=== Marriage status ===

Samuel never married.

He was recorded as unmarried in the 1851 census and as a bachelor in his civil death registration.<ref name="Census1851" /><ref name="Death1875" />

=== Death ===

Samuel died at Lisnagaver on '''17 August 1875''', aged 85.<ref name="Death1875" />

His civil death registration described him as:

* a bachelor;
* a weaver;
* resident at Lisnagaver.

The combination of name, residence, occupation and marital status provides strong continuity with the Samuel recorded in the 1851 household.

Elizabeth Ross of Lisnagaver, present at Samuel’s death.

== Research Notes ==

=== Parentage ===

Samuel was previously attached as a son of Adam Glasgow and Rose.

That reconstruction was based on:

* Samuel’s approximate age;
* his County Londonderry birthplace;
* the proximity of the Inishrush family to Lisnagaver;
* the wider local Glasgow family cluster.

No record explicitly names Adam or Rose as Samuel’s parents.

The available direct evidence points elsewhere:

# The 1851 census identifies Samuel as the brother of [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]].<ref name="Census1851" />
# John’s original 1846 marriage register identifies his father as '''John Glasgow, farmer'''.<ref name="JohnMarriage" />
# The spouse, date, residence, parish and occupation uniquely connect that marriage entry with the John who shared the Lisnagaver household with Samuel.
# Therefore, absent evidence that John and Samuel were paternal half-brothers, Samuel’s father was also John Glasgow.

The attachment to Adam Glasgow should therefore be removed.

=== Possible father ===

[[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]] of Glenleslie is the best current candidate for the father indicated by the collateral evidence.

He was:

* an older man named John Glasgow;
* a farmer;
* resident in County Antrim;
* of a generation compatible with Samuel’s birth about 1789–1791.

His reported 1791 marriage is also broadly compatible with Samuel’s estimated birth, allowing for normal age errors in later records.

No record currently connects [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]] directly with Lisnagaver or explicitly names Samuel as his son. The relationship should therefore remain marked '''uncertain'''.

Samuel’s mother should remain blank unless a record identifies her.

=== Half-brother qualification ===

The census word “brother” does not expressly distinguish between full and half brothers.

It is therefore theoretically possible that Samuel and John shared only one parent. No evidence has been found for such a relationship.

The ordinary interpretation remains that they were full brothers and shared the father named in John’s marriage record.

=== Previous Glenleslie reconstruction ===

Samuel and John were previously attached as sons of John Glasgow and Rose Alexander of Glenleslie.

No contemporary record supports that parentage directly.

The Glenleslie census identifies a different younger John as the older John’s nephew and records other children, but does not connect Samuel or [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]] of Lisnagaver with that household.

The possible link to [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]] rests only on name, occupation, age and locality and must remain uncertain.

=== Distinction from other men named Samuel Glasgow ===

This Samuel should not be confused with Samuel John Glasgow, who married Margaret Calagher in 1866.

That groom named Andrew Glasgow as his father and was therefore a different man.

Samuel should also not be confused with the men appearing in the PRONI Will Calendars as:

* Samuel Glasgow of Camagh, County Armagh, who died in 1896;
* Samuel Glasgow of Belfast, who died in 1902.

No matching probate-calendar entry has been found for Samuel of Lisnagaver, who died in 1875.

This negative search does not prove that he left no will. It only excludes those exact-name probate entries from his identity.

=== Baptism records ===

The surviving Rasharkin Presbyterian baptism register begins in 1834, decades after Samuel’s birth.

It cannot therefore provide a baptism naming Samuel’s parents.

The collateral proof from the 1851 census and John’s 1846 marriage remains the strongest available evidence for Samuel’s father.

=== Birth estimate ===

Samuel’s records give slightly different implied birth years:

* age 60 in 1851 suggests birth about 1790 or 1791;
* age 85 in 1875 suggests birth about 1789 or 1790.

A birth estimate of '''about 1790''' best accommodates both records.

=== Further research ===

Useful additional records may include:

* church or estate records predating the surviving Rasharkin Presbyterian register;
* leases or valuation records connecting Lisnagaver and Glenleslie;
* records naming the children of [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]];
* probate, administration or land records for Samuel;
* burial records;
* any record distinguishing full and half siblings within the Lisnagaver family;
* records naming Samuel’s mother.

Samuel was born in 1790.  He passed away in 1875.

== Sources ==
<references />

* National Archives of Ireland, 1851 census, house 34, Lisnagaver, Rasharkin, Kilconway, County Antrim.
* Civil marriage register of [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]] and Margaret Garvin, 16 November 1846.
* Civil death register of Samuel Glasgow, 17 August 1875, Lisnagaver.
* PRONI Will Calendars, negative search for Samuel Glasgow of Lisnagaver.
* PRONI Guide to Church Records, Rasharkin Presbyterian register MIC1P/292.
* Source:
Ireland Deaths, 1864-1958
MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20866/ireland-deaths-1864-1958

Record:
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-20866-2744283/samuel-glasgow-in-ireland-deaths
Samuel Glasgow

Citation:
Samuel Glasgow
Birth: Circa 1790
Death: 1875 - Ballymoney, Antrim, Londonderry (Derry),Ireland