Researched biography · Glasgow-2916

James Glasgow

1719 – 1785

Londonderry, County Londonderry, Ireland

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About James

The man born about 1719 may duplicate or be a close collateral of the James Glasgow born about 1721, but no inspected record resolves the identity. The Cross/Derry reconstruction is not joined to Moneymore, Mary Harkness or the documented emigrant family. Charles Glasgow's alleged migration and James's parentage are unproved.

Birth1719 · Londonderry, County Londonderry, Ireland

Death1785

LocalityLondonderry, County Londonderry, Ireland

Connected pages

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

Family and study pages 1 page

Family group: John Glasgow · c. 1475

Places 1 place

Londonderry / Derry

Sources 5 source pages

Research and WikiTree study pages 2 pages

Mentioned in other people's research 2 people

Charles James Glasgow1 section of notes
William Glasgow1 section of notes

What the research found

Summary of the research

Overall conclusion

The local church-register gap explains why ordinary baptism searches cannot settle the claim: PRONI lists Derryloran Church of Ireland baptisms only from 1795/1797 and Cookstown Presbyterian baptisms from 1822 or later. No exact-name search completed on 30 August 2026 produced a primary record for James at Cross.

What the records show

Source findings

Source	Finding	Assessment
PRONI Guide to Church Records, Derryloran CR1/114 and MIC1/15/1; Cookstown Presbyterian MIC1P references	Surviving local baptism registers begin decades after the reported 1719 birth.	Authoritative negative evidence about register survival, not evidence of parentage.
1740 Ulster religious return	Lists Glasgow households at Derryloran, but does not identify this James or his alleged father.	Contemporary surname occurrence; insufficient for identity.
PRONI Name Search, pre-1858 wills and administrations	The 47 Glasgow entries include William Glasgow of Killycurragh, County Tyrone, whose will was indexed on 17 December 1770; no original survives. John Glasgow, grocer, of Cookstown has an 1851 administration bond. No entry names James at Cross.	Establishes Glasgow probate activity in the Cookstown/Derryloran district, but supplies no father-son bridge to this James.
PRONI Name Search, William Glasgow of Oritor, 1827: copy will `T/1762` and solicitor's copy will/codicil `T/1762/5`; PRONI copying service and fees	The surviving copies may identify relatives, associates or property relevant to the wider Cookstown-area reconstruction. They require a remote-copy request; the online eCatalogue returned no exact-reference or exact-name result.	A concrete collateral-record lead, not evidence that William was related to either James. Request the fullest surviving text and confirm the charge before ordering.
Registry of Deeds Index Project surname search, 30 Aug 2026	No indexed Glasgow deed named Cross, Derryloran or Moneymore. Cookstown abstracts found for 1817 and 1825 concern Robert Glasgow junior and John Glasgow senior/junior (488398, 548981).	Useful collateral leads only; the volunteer index is incomplete and the abstracts do not identify this James.

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Family and relationships

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Parents 1Charles James Glasgow10 October 1686–date not established

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
Charles James Glasgow 10 October 1686–date not established	father	Unassessed father link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Children 1William Glasgow1760–date not established

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
William Glasgow 1760–date not established	son	Unassessed son link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Life and records

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Historical chronology

1719

Birth

Subject

Life events

Londonderry, County Londonderry, Ireland

1719–1785

Profile-stated Londonderry birth

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Londonderry / Derry

Record detail

No inspected record connects James to Charles-2917, Cross, or the Moneymore family. Grouped only to show the existing reconstruction.

Source register · Open record

1785

Death

Subject

Life events

Sources

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

Profile-stated Londonderry birth
1719–1785 · Londonderry / Derry · Source association
No inspected record connects James to Charles-2917, Cross, or the Moneymore family. Grouped only to show the existing reconstruction.
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Research notes as originally written

Current conclusion

The man born about 1719 may duplicate or be a close collateral of the James Glasgow born about 1721, but no inspected record resolves the identity. The Cross/Derry reconstruction is not joined to Moneymore, Mary Harkness or the documented emigrant family. Charles Glasgow's alleged migration and James's parentage are unproved.

The local church-register gap explains why ordinary baptism searches cannot settle the claim: PRONI lists Derryloran Church of Ireland baptisms only from 1795/1797 and Cookstown Presbyterian baptisms from 1822 or later. No exact-name search completed on 30 August 2026 produced a primary record for James at Cross.

Recommended next records

Compare original church, deed, probate and migration records for both James profiles. Keep both profiles and all attached locations/relationships until a positive identity or relationship replacement is established.

Source findings

| Source | Finding | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [PRONI Guide to Church Records](https://www.proni.gov.uk/publications/proni-guide-church-records), Derryloran CR1/114 and MIC1/15/1; Cookstown Presbyterian MIC1P references | Surviving local baptism registers begin decades after the reported 1719 birth. | Authoritative negative evidence about register survival, not evidence of parentage. |
| [1740 Ulster religious return](https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/1740religiousreturnsulstername.pdf) | Lists Glasgow households at Derryloran, but does not identify this James or his alleged father. | Contemporary surname occurrence; insufficient for identity. |
| [PRONI Name Search](https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx), pre-1858 wills and administrations | The 47 Glasgow entries include William Glasgow of Killycurragh, County Tyrone, whose will was indexed on 17 December 1770; no original survives. John Glasgow, grocer, of Cookstown has an 1851 administration bond. No entry names James at Cross. | Establishes Glasgow probate activity in the Cookstown/Derryloran district, but supplies no father-son bridge to this James. |
| PRONI Name Search, William Glasgow of Oritor, 1827: copy will `T/1762` and solicitor's copy will/codicil `T/1762/5`; [PRONI copying service](https://www.proni.gov.uk/copying-and-certification) and [fees](https://www.proni.gov.uk/service-costs) | The surviving copies may identify relatives, associates or property relevant to the wider Cookstown-area reconstruction. They require a remote-copy request; the online eCatalogue returned no exact-reference or exact-name result. | A concrete collateral-record lead, not evidence that William was related to either James. Request the fullest surviving text and confirm the charge before ordering. |
| [Registry of Deeds Index Project surname search](https://www.irishdeedsindex.net/search/index.php), 30 Aug 2026 | No indexed Glasgow deed named Cross, Derryloran or Moneymore. Cookstown abstracts found for 1817 and 1825 concern Robert Glasgow junior and John Glasgow senior/junior ([488398](https://www.irishdeedsindex.net/mem.php?memorial=488398), [548981](https://www.irishdeedsindex.net/mem.php?memorial=548981)). | Useful collateral leads only; the volunteer index is incomplete and the abstracts do not identify this James. |

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.

William Glasgow: 15/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Reverend James Patrick Glasgow: 6/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
James Glasgow: 2/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
James Glasgow: 2/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Ann (McCook) Glasgow: 2/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
James Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Margaret (Montfort) Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Margaret Scott: 0/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Rachel Wilson: 9/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Catherine (Mangan) Glasco: 8/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback

Research data and downloads

Person data (JSON) · Family network

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