Researched biography · Glasgow-2989

James Glasgow

1740

Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland

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The original 1766 Derryloran return is now verified. It lists two James Glasgow householders, both at Drumearn. It does not identify which, if either, is this profile or state that James Glasgow (Glasgow-2988), born about 1720, Derryloran was his father.

Birth1740 · Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland

DeathDate not established

LocalityDerryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland

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Family and study pages 1 page

Family group: James Glasgow · c. 1720

Places 2 places

Sources 7 source pages

Mentioned in other people's research 2 people

James Glasgow2 sections of notes
James Glasgow II2 sections of notes

What the research found

Summary of the research

Overall conclusion

This summary is given in full at the top of the page.

What the records show

Source findings

Source	Finding	Assessment
National Archives of Ireland `IHP/1/665`, original 1766 Derryloran return	Drumearn names `Jams Glasco` twice and `John Glasco`; Gortein names Samuel and Killycurry names William. The nearby `Jams` at Killycurry is James Ferguson, not Glasgow.	Direct evidence for two contemporary James households, but no ages or relationships.
National Archives of Ireland, 1766 religious census overview	Explains that the returns enumerate religious householders and that surviving originals vary.	Context; a householder occurrence does not state parentage.
RCB Library `MS 23`, complete transcript, pp. 162-163	Confirms five definite Glasgow householders: James, James and John at Drumearn; Samuel at Gortein; William at Killycurry.	Resolves the clipped OCR boundary that misleadingly placed a third James after William.

Identity and family

Later probate candidates

PRONI indexes a will for James Glasgow of Drumeen, County Londonderry, dated 23 May 1820 and an Armagh diocesan administration bond for James Glasgow, farmer of Drumeen, in 1822. These probably concern one estate whose administration followed the will. Drumeen is in Lissan parish, not the Drumearn townland used in the 1766 Derryloran return.

The dates and district are compatible with this profile's estimated generation, but no record bridges the 1766 householder to the 1820 estate. Keep both entries as one candidate estate rather than assigning them as proved events.

Family and relationships

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Parents 1James Glasgowc. 1720–date not established

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
James Glasgow c. 1720–date not established	father	Unassessed father link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Brothers and sisters 1John Glasgowc. 1750–date not established

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
John Glasgow c. 1750–date not established	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Life and records

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Historical chronology

1740

Birth

Subject

Life events

Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland

1740

Profile-stated Derryloran birth

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Derryloran civil parish

Record detail

The profile is a candidate for the local population but is not identified with either 1766 Drumearn James or any 1740 householder.

Source register · Open record

1820

Probate residence: Drumeen, County Londonderry

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Drummeen townland

Record detail

The county identifies Drummeen near Moneymore.

Source register · Open record

1822

Probate residence: Drumeen

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Drummeen townland

Record detail

Grouped with the 1820 County Londonderry entry; identity is unproved.

Source register · Open record

Sources

Browse 3 source recordsReferences and source limitations

Profile-stated Derryloran birth
1740 · Derryloran civil parish · Source association
The profile is a candidate for the local population but is not identified with either 1766 Drumearn James or any 1740 householder.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology
Probate residence: Drumeen, County Londonderry
1820 · Drummeen townland · Source association
The county identifies Drummeen near Moneymore.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology
Probate residence: Drumeen
1822 · Drummeen townland · Source association
Grouped with the 1820 County Londonderry entry; identity is unproved.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology

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== Biography ==

James was born in 1740. The existing attachment to [[Glasgow-2988|James Glasgow]] as father is retained as an '''uncertain working relationship'''; no reviewed source names his father.

== Research Notes ==

The original 1766 Derryloran religious return lists '''two''' James Glasgow householders at Drumearn, each written as ''Jams Glasco''. It also lists John Glasco at Drumearn, Samuel Glasco at Gortein, and William Glasco at Killycurry.<ref>National Archives of Ireland, Parliamentary Return 665, 1766 religious census for Derryloran, IHP/1/665, [https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665 original return and transcription], accessed 17 July 2026; independently transcribed in RCB Library MS 23, pp. 162–163.</ref>

The return proves a substantial local Glasgow cluster, but gives no ages or relationships. It does not identify which of the two Drumearn men, if either, is this profile, and it does not establish Glasgow-2988 as his father. The two contemporary same-name householders must not be conflated.

=== Drumeen probate candidates ===
Probate indexes name James Glasgow of Drumeen in 1820 and James Glasgow, farmer, of Drumeen in 1822. The entries may represent this James, two men, or other local namesakes; neither surviving index entry states a relationship that identifies this profile.<ref>[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen 1820].</ref><ref>[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen farmer 1822].</ref>

== Sources ==
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Current profile3James was born in 1740. The existing attachment to [[Glasgow-2988|James Glasgow]] as father is retained as an '''uncertain working relationship'''; no reviewed source names his father.

Replacement profile3James was born in 1740. The existing attachment to [[Glasgow-2988|James Glasgow]] as father is retained as an '''uncertain working relationship'''; no reviewed source names his father.

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Current profile7The original 1766 Derryloran religious return lists '''two''' James Glasgow householders at Drumearn, each written as ''Jams Glasco''. It also lists John Glasco at Drumearn, Samuel Glasco at Gortein, and William Glasco at Killycurry.<ref>National Archives of Ireland, Parliamentary Return 665, 1766 religious census for Derryloran, IHP/1/665, [https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665 original return and transcription], accessed 17 July 2026; independently transcribed in RCB Library MS 23, pp. 162–163.</ref>

Replacement profile7The original 1766 Derryloran religious return lists '''two''' James Glasgow householders at Drumearn, each written as ''Jams Glasco''. It also lists John Glasco at Drumearn, Samuel Glasco at Gortein, and William Glasco at Killycurry.<ref>National Archives of Ireland, Parliamentary Return 665, 1766 religious census for Derryloran, IHP/1/665, [https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665 original return and transcription], accessed 17 July 2026; independently transcribed in RCB Library MS 23, pp. 162–163.</ref>

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Current profile9The return proves a substantial local Glasgow cluster, but gives no ages or relationships. It does not identify which of the two Drumearn men, if either, is this profile, and it does not establish Glasgow-2988 as his father. The two contemporary same-name householders must not be conflated.

Replacement profile9The return proves a substantial local Glasgow cluster, but gives no ages or relationships. It does not identify which of the two Drumearn men, if either, is this profile, and it does not establish Glasgow-2988 as his father. The two contemporary same-name householders must not be conflated.

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Current profile11=== Drumeen probate candidates ===

Replacement profile11=== Drumeen probate candidates ===

Current profile12Probate indexes name James Glasgow of Drumeen in 1820 and James Glasgow, farmer, of Drumeen in 1822. The entries may represent this James, two men, or other local namesakes; neither surviving index entry states a relationship that identifies this profile.<ref>[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen 1820].</ref><ref>[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen farmer 1822].</ref>

Replacement profile12Probate indexes name James Glasgow of Drumeen in 1820 and James Glasgow, farmer, of Drumeen in 1822. The entries may represent this James, two men, or other local namesakes; neither surviving index entry states a relationship that identifies this profile.<ref>[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen 1820].</ref><ref>[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen farmer 1822].</ref>

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== Biography ==

James was born in 1740. The existing attachment to [[Glasgow-2988|James Glasgow]] as father is retained as an '''uncertain working relationship'''; no reviewed source names his father.

== Research Notes ==

The original 1766 Derryloran religious return lists '''two''' James Glasgow householders at Drumearn, each written as ''Jams Glasco''. It also lists John Glasco at Drumearn, Samuel Glasco at Gortein, and William Glasco at Killycurry.<ref>National Archives of Ireland, Parliamentary Return 665, 1766 religious census for Derryloran, IHP/1/665, [https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665 original return and transcription], accessed 17 July 2026; independently transcribed in RCB Library MS 23, pp. 162–163.</ref>

The return proves a substantial local Glasgow cluster, but gives no ages or relationships. It does not identify which of the two Drumearn men, if either, is this profile, and it does not establish Glasgow-2988 as his father. The two contemporary same-name householders must not be conflated.

=== Drumeen probate candidates ===
Probate indexes name James Glasgow of Drumeen in 1820 and James Glasgow, farmer, of Drumeen in 1822. The entries may represent this James, two men, or other local namesakes; neither surviving index entry states a relationship that identifies this profile.<ref>[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen 1820].</ref><ref>[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen farmer 1822].</ref>

== Sources ==
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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

The original 1766 Derryloran return is now verified. It lists **two** James
Glasgow householders, both at Drumearn. It does not identify which, if either,
is this profile or state that
[James Glasgow (Glasgow-2988), born about 1720, Derryloran](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-2988)
was his father.

Source findings

| Source | Finding | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [National Archives of Ireland `IHP/1/665`, original 1766 Derryloran return](https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665) | Drumearn names `Jams Glasco` twice and `John Glasco`; Gortein names Samuel and Killycurry names William. The nearby `Jams` at Killycurry is James Ferguson, not Glasgow. | Direct evidence for two contemporary James households, but no ages or relationships. |
| [National Archives of Ireland, 1766 religious census overview](https://nationalarchives.ie/ga/collections/search-the-census/religious-census-1766/) | Explains that the returns enumerate religious householders and that surviving originals vary. | Context; a householder occurrence does not state parentage. |
| [RCB Library `MS 23`, complete transcript, pp. 162-163](https://by2022-prod.adaptcentre.ie/loris/RCBL_23_162.JPG/full/full/0/default.jpg) | Confirms five definite Glasgow householders: James, James and John at Drumearn; Samuel at Gortein; William at Killycurry. | Resolves the clipped OCR boundary that misleadingly placed a third James after William. |

Later probate candidates

PRONI indexes a will for James Glasgow of Drumeen, County Londonderry, dated
23 May 1820 and an Armagh diocesan administration bond for James Glasgow,
farmer of Drumeen, in 1822. These probably concern one estate whose
administration followed the will. Drumeen is in Lissan parish, not the Drumearn
townland used in the 1766 Derryloran return.

The dates and district are compatible with this profile's estimated generation,
but no record bridges the 1766 householder to the 1820 estate. Keep both entries
as one candidate estate rather than assigning them as proved events.

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.

James Glasgow: 21/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
James Glasgow: 8/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
James Glasgow: 6/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
James Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
James Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Margaret McCullough: 21/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Mary Jones: 20/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Unknown (Mitchell) Glasgow: 10/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Ann Glasgow: 10/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Jean Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback

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Person data (JSON) · Family network

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