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It lists **two** James\nGlasgow householders, both at Drumearn. It does not identify which, if either,\nis this profile or state that\n[James Glasgow (Glasgow-2988), born about 1720, Derryloran](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-2988)\nwas his father."},{"title":"Source findings","category":"sources","markdown":"| Source | Finding | Assessment |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| [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. |\n| [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. |\n| [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. |"},{"title":"Later probate candidates","category":"assessment","markdown":"PRONI indexes a will for James Glasgow of Drumeen, County Londonderry, dated\n23 May 1820 and an Armagh diocesan administration bond for James Glasgow,\nfarmer of Drumeen, in 1822. 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