Researched biography · Glasgow-3124

James Glasgow

c. 1750

County Leitrim, Ireland

View on WikiTree Explore family Original notes and downloads

About James

The James Glasgow indexed in 1782 at Aghadonvane, County Leitrim, is the existing James Glasgow of Aughadenvarn. The rare property name, county and same-name landholder make this a specific identity match rather than a surname-only inference. The catalogue occurrence is now mapped to the existing profile; do not create another James.

Birthc. 1750 · County Leitrim, Ireland

DeathDate not established

LocalityCounty Leitrim, Ireland

Connected pages

Other pages on this site that name James Glasgow: family studies, places, source pages and other people's research. Open a group to see its pages.

Family and study pages 1 page

Family group: John Glasgow · c. 1705

Places 4 places

Sources 13 source pages

The first 10 of 13 source pages are listed here. Every record is listed under Sources below.

Mentioned in other people's research 1 person

William Glasgow1 section of notes

What the research found

Summary of the research

Overall conclusion

The probate index still needs inspection to establish whether 1782 represents a will, administration, bond or another estate event. Do not turn it into an exact death date without that record.

What the records show

Source findings

Source	Finding	Assessment
WikiTree profile Glasgow-3124	Identifies James as a landowner or esquire of Aughadenvarn, County Leitrim.	The uncommon locality and county identify the profile with the indexed Aghadonvane resident.
Irish probate-index catalogue occurrence, 1782	Names James Glasgow at Aghadonvane, County Leitrim.	Confirms the profile match; exact document type and death implication remain unresolved.

Source findingsFindmypast sweep — 7 October 2026

Adds detail: the 1782 entry is an intestate Prerogative administration. Betham's Genealogical Abstracts (National Archives of Ireland; notebook "Prerog. Admons. (Int.) G. 1776–1800") abstracts an administration dated 24 January 1782 for James Glasgow, gent., of Aghadonvane, County Leitrim, with Catherine recorded as his spouse (Findmypast IRE/NAI/GENABS/00401119/1 for James and /2 for Catherine; image S2/IRE/NAI/007634676/00583). This answers the open question above: the 1782 event is an intestate administration in the Prerogative Court, not a will. Findmypast's index marks James as "Dead: No", which is probably an indexing default. Read the abstract image to confirm that James was the intestate and Catherine the administratrix (widow) before giving a death date of "before 24 January 1782".

Identity and family

Catalogue identity resolution — 19 August 2026

Two formerly unlinked occurrences now map to James Glasgow of Aughadenvarn rather than new profiles. Registry memorial 209151 names James Glasgow at Lareen in the same Parke-family property context. Memorial 206114 records an unnamed adjoining Glasgow occupier near Ballyshannon; that occurrence is only probably James because the record omits his forename. The close Leitrim/Donegal property network supports mapping both occurrences here, but the second does not independently prove another person or relationship.

Other research notes

Registry of Deeds additions — 20 August 2026

Two primary memorial images strengthen and extend the Aghadonvane identification:

A lease dated 15 August 1779 and registered 10 August 1780 names James Glasgow of Aghadonvane, County Leitrim, esquire as lessee from Henry, Earl of Ely. The premises comprised the town and land transcribed as Aghteron, about 166 acres, with fishing and an eel weir on the River Bundrowse. The named lives were James and Robert and William Johnston, young sons of James Johnston of Kinlough.
Marriage articles dated 2 October 1779 for Patrick Smith and Honora McSharry were witnessed by James Glasgow of Aghadonvane, gentleman, Edmond Connolly of Mullinaleck and Andrew McGowan of Moneen.

The uncommon residence and status make both records secure matches to this profile. They show James active in the local landed and marriage-settlement network in 1779–1780; they do not identify his spouse or children.

Family and relationships

Unless a link is marked otherwise, the family links below come from the WikiTree family tree and have not yet been checked against original records.

How to read the evidence What “Documented”, “Probable”, “Possible” and “Unassessed tree link” mean.

Parents 1John Glasgowc. 1705–date not established

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
John Glasgow c. 1705–date not established	father	Unassessed father link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Children 1Jemima Montgomery Glasgowbefore 1790–date not established

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
Jemima Montgomery Glasgow before 1790–date not established	daughter	Unassessed daughter link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Life and records

Explore the dated recordsChronology, roles and locations

Historical chronology

c. 1750

Birth

Subject

Life events

County Leitrim, Ireland

c.1750

Profile-stated birth: County Leitrim, Ireland

Record association

Records mentioning this person

County Leitrim — 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

30 Apr 1765

Registry of Deeds memorial 206114

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Ballyshannon

Record detail

The memorial names only Mr Glasgow as the previous adjoining occupier of Samuel Parke's Ballyshannon tenement. He is probably James Glasgow, gentleman of nearby Lareen, who served as trustee for the same Samuel Parke family in 1775; the omitted forename prevents conclusive identification.

Source register · Open record

27 May 1775

Trustee in Registry memorial 209151

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Lareen townland — Rossinver parish

Record detail

James Glasgow, gentleman of Larine, was trustee to the Parke–Clarke settlement. He is probably the unnamed Mr Glasgow formerly adjoining Samuel Parke's Ballyshannon property in 1765: the same Parke family is involved and Lareen is about 5.7 km away. Logainm's Laryn/Larin forms identify modern Lareen.

Source register · Open record

1782

Probate residence: Aghadonvane, County Leitrim

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Aghadunvane townland County Leitrim

Record detail

The residence maps securely to modern Aghadunvane; no relationship is stated.

Source register · Open record

Sources

Browse 4 source recordsReferences and source limitations

Profile-stated birth: County Leitrim, Ireland
c.1750 · County Leitrim — 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
Registry of Deeds memorial 206114
30 Apr 1765 · Ballyshannon · Source association
The memorial names only Mr Glasgow as the previous adjoining occupier of Samuel Parke's Ballyshannon tenement. He is probably James Glasgow, gentleman of nearby Lareen, who served as trustee for the same Samuel Parke family in 1775; the omitted forename prevents conclusive identification.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology
Trustee in Registry memorial 209151
27 May 1775 · Lareen townland — Rossinver parish · Source association
James Glasgow, gentleman of Larine, was trustee to the Parke–Clarke settlement. He is probably the unnamed Mr Glasgow formerly adjoining Samuel Parke's Ballyshannon property in 1765: the same Parke family is involved and Lareen is about 5.7 km away. Logainm's Laryn/Larin forms identify modern Lareen.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology
Probate residence: Aghadonvane, County Leitrim
1782 · Aghadunvane townland County Leitrim · Source association
The residence maps securely to modern Aghadunvane; no relationship is stated.
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

The James Glasgow indexed in 1782 at Aghadonvane, County Leitrim, is the
existing [[Glasgow-3124|James Glasgow of Aughadenvarn]]. The rare property name,
county and same-name landholder make this a specific identity match rather than
a surname-only inference. The catalogue occurrence is now mapped to the
existing profile; do not create another James.

The probate index still needs inspection to establish whether 1782 represents
a will, administration, bond or another estate event. Do not turn it into an
exact death date without that record.

Source findings

| Source | Finding | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [WikiTree profile Glasgow-3124](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3124) | Identifies James as a landowner or esquire of Aughadenvarn, County Leitrim. | The uncommon locality and county identify the profile with the indexed Aghadonvane resident. |
| Irish probate-index catalogue occurrence, 1782 | Names James Glasgow at Aghadonvane, County Leitrim. | Confirms the profile match; exact document type and death implication remain unresolved. |

Catalogue identity resolution — 19 August 2026

Two formerly unlinked occurrences now map to [[Glasgow-3124|James Glasgow of
Aughadenvarn]] rather than new profiles. Registry memorial
[209151](https://www.irishdeedsindex.net/mem.php?memorial=209151) names James
Glasgow at Lareen in the same Parke-family property context. Memorial
[206114](https://www.irishdeedsindex.net/mem.php?memorial=206114) records an
unnamed adjoining Glasgow occupier near Ballyshannon; that occurrence is only
probably James because the record omits his forename. The close Leitrim/Donegal
property network supports mapping both occurrences here, but the second does
not independently prove another person or relationship.

Registry of Deeds additions — 20 August 2026

Two primary memorial images strengthen and extend the Aghadonvane identification:

- A [lease dated 15 August 1779 and registered 10 August 1780](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJ4-39B5-N) names **James Glasgow of Aghadonvane, County Leitrim, esquire** as lessee from Henry, Earl of Ely. The premises comprised the town and land transcribed as Aghteron, about 166 acres, with fishing and an eel weir on the River Bundrowse. The named lives were James and Robert and William Johnston, young sons of James Johnston of Kinlough.
- [Marriage articles dated 2 October 1779](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJ4-W935-7) for Patrick Smith and Honora McSharry were witnessed by **James Glasgow of Aghadonvane, gentleman**, Edmond Connolly of Mullinaleck and Andrew McGowan of Moneen.

The uncommon residence and status make both records secure matches to this profile. They show James active in the local landed and marriage-settlement network in 1779–1780; they do not identify his spouse or children.

Source findings

### Findmypast sweep — 7 October 2026

- **Adds detail: the 1782 entry is an intestate Prerogative administration.** *Betham's Genealogical Abstracts* (National Archives of Ireland; notebook "Prerog. Admons. (Int.) G. 1776–1800") abstracts an administration dated **24 January 1782** for **James Glasgow, gent., of Aghadonvane, County Leitrim**, with **Catherine** recorded as his spouse (Findmypast `IRE/NAI/GENABS/00401119/1` for James and `/2` for Catherine; image S2/IRE/NAI/007634676/00583). This answers the open question above: the 1782 event is an intestate administration in the Prerogative Court, not a will. Findmypast's index marks James as "Dead: No", which is probably an indexing default. Read the abstract image to confirm that James was the intestate and Catherine the administratrix (widow) before giving a death date of "before 24 January 1782".

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.

Mary Jones: 24/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Margaret McCullough: 22/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Helen Glasgow: 12/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Unknown (Mitchell) Glasgow: 12/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Jean Glasgow: 12/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
James Glasgow: 4/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
James Glasgow: 4/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
James Glasco: 1/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
James Glasgow: 1/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
James Glasgow: 1/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent

Research data and downloads

Person data (JSON) · Family network

{
  "id": "Glasgow-3124",
  "vitals": {
    "birth": {
      "date": "c. 1750",
      "place": "County Leitrim, Ireland",
      "status": "estimated"
    },
    "death": {
      "date": null,
      "place": null,
      "status": null
    }
  },
  "relationships": {
    "parents": [
      {
        "id": "Glasgow-3960",
        "name": "John Glasgow",
        "relationship": "father",
        "status": "unknown",
        "status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
        "basis": "tree",
        "evidence_ids": [],
        "tree_relationship": true,
        "relationship_source": "wikitree_parent_field",
        "tree_status": "unmarked",
        "tree_status_label": "WikiTree: relationship status unmarked",
        "url": "/people/glasgow-3960.html",
        "json_url": "/people/glasgow-3960.json",
        "network_url": "/people/glasgow-3960.network.json",
        "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3960",
        "claim_id": "C-bf3185666414"
      }
    ],
    "spouses": [],
    "children": [
      {
        "id": "Glasgow-3958",
        "name": "Jemima Montgomery Glasgow",
        "relationship": "daughter",
        "status": "unknown",
        "status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
        "basis": "tree",
        "evidence_ids": [],
        "tree_relationship": true,
        "relationship_source": "reconstructed_parent_reference",
        "tree_status": "unmarked",
        "tree_status_label": "WikiTree: relationship status unmarked",
        "url": "/people/glasgow-3958.html",
        "json_url": "/people/glasgow-3958.json",
        "network_url": "/people/glasgow-3958.network.json",
        "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3958",
        "claim_id": "C-e7ce626cbf1f"
      }
    ],
    "siblings": []
  },
  "claims": [
    {
      "id": "C-49941bddf8a0",
      "type": "recorded_occurrence",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-3124"
      ],
      "claim": "James Glasgow was recorded in County Leitrim — exact locality unproved (c.1750).",
      "status": "unknown",
      "status_label": "One-Tree profile lead",
      "evidence_ids": [
        "E-49941bddf8a0"
      ],
      "notes": "Profile-stated birth: County Leitrim, Ireland",
      "provenance": "mapped_record"
    },
    {
      "id": "C-f1ec0e738b39",
      "type": "recorded_occurrence",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-3124"
      ],
      "claim": "James Glasgow was recorded in Ballyshannon (30 Apr 1765).",
      "status": "probable",
      "status_label": "Probable repeated identity",
      "evidence_ids": [
        "E-f1ec0e738b39"
      ],
      "notes": "Registry of Deeds memorial 206114",
      "provenance": "mapped_record"
    },
    {
      "id": "C-9d42c7069373",
      "type": "recorded_occurrence",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-3124"
      ],
      "claim": "James Glasgow was recorded in Lareen townland — Rossinver parish (27 May 1775).",
      "status": "proved",
      "status_label": "Documented occurrence / probable repeated identity",
      "evidence_ids": [
        "E-9d42c7069373"
      ],
      "notes": "Trustee in Registry memorial 209151",
      "provenance": "mapped_record"
    },
    {
      "id": "C-6b335f15a4f8",
      "type": "recorded_occurrence",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-3124"
      ],
      "claim": "James Glasgow was recorded in Aghadunvane townland County Leitrim (1782).",
      "status": "unknown",
      "status_label": "Probate index",
      "evidence_ids": [
        "E-6b335f15a4f8"
      ],
      "notes": "Probate residence: Aghadonvane, County Leitrim",
      "provenance": "mapped_record"
    },
    {
      "id": "C-bf3185666414",
      "type": "tree_relationship",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-3124",
        "Glasgow-3960"
      ],
      "claim": "WikiTree currently connects James Glasgow and John Glasgow as father.",
      "status": "unknown",
      "status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
      "evidence_ids": [],
      "notes": "Tree structure only; no documentary conclusion is implied.",
      "provenance": "wikitree_parent_field"
    },
    {
      "id": "C-e7ce626cbf1f",
      "type": "tree_relationship",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-3124",
        "Glasgow-3958"
      ],
      "claim": "WikiTree currently connects James Glasgow and Jemima Montgomery Glasgow as daughter.",
      "status": "unknown",
      "status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
      "evidence_ids": [],
      "notes": "Tree structure only; no documentary conclusion is implied.",
      "provenance": "reconstructed_parent_reference"
    }
  ],
  "research_assessments": null,
  "shared_relationship_assertions": null,
  "relationship_history": null
}