George Glasgow

Biography
George Glasgow was buried on 22 December 1676 in the Church of St John the Evangelist, Dublin. St John, Dublin, Church of Ireland burial register, p. 74, entry for George Glasgow, 22 December 1676. https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/church/d-328-1-2-074.pdf 

The original parish register entry records:

: “George Glasgow buried in the church.”

The corresponding IrishGenealogy index identifies the record as a Church of Ireland burial in the Diocese of Dublin, parish of St John. IrishGenealogy.ie, burial record DU-CI-BU-127347, George Glasgow, St John, Dublin. https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=3aacb9f330-62336 

The register does not state George’s:

* age;
* occupation;
* address;
* birthplace;
* precise date of death; or
* relationship to any other person.

George must have died on or before 22 December 1676. The burial date should not automatically be treated as his exact date of death.

No evidence has been found supporting the previously reported birth year of 1600. His birth date and birthplace remain unknown. The most that can presently be stated is that he was born before 22 December 1676.
Burial Inside the Church
The wording “buried in the church” indicates that George was interred within the church building rather than in the surrounding parish burial ground.

This interpretation is strengthened by other entries on the same register page, which distinguish between persons buried “in the yard” and persons buried “in the church”. The clerk therefore appears to have used the two descriptions deliberately.

An internal burial may indicate access to a family grave, payment for a burial place or some connection with the parish. It does not, by itself, prove that George was wealthy, socially prominent or a parish official.

The entry does not identify the location of the grave within the building or the person who arranged or paid for the burial.
St John Parish
St John the Evangelist was situated on Fishamble Street in the old city of Dublin. Its surviving parish registers begin in 1619 and are among the earliest surviving Church of Ireland parish records. Representative Church Body Library, “Earliest parish register in Ireland”, concerning St John the Evangelist, Dublin. https://www.churchofireland.org/news/8581/earliest-parish-register-in-ireland 

The parish included parts of the densely settled area around Fishamble Street, Winetavern Street and Christ Church. George’s burial there may indicate residence in the parish, family ownership of a grave, or another parish connection, but the burial entry does not establish which.
Probate Research
No entry for George Glasgow has been identified in the published index to the testamentary records of the Consistorial Court of Dublin under the obvious variants:

* Glasgow;
* Glasgo;
* Glassgow; or
* Glasco.

The absence of an indexed entry does not prove that George died intestate. Irish probate records are incomplete, and names may have been entered under an unexpected spelling or omitted from surviving indexes. Index to the act or grant books and original wills of the Diocese of Dublin, available through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/stream/op1253263-1001/op1253263-1001_djvu.txt 

No George Glasgow has been identified in the published index to the Prerogative wills of Ireland. Sir Arthur Vicars, Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland, 1536–1810. https://archive.org/stream/indextoprerogati00vica/indextoprerogati00vica_djvu.txt 

A separate Prerogative probate entry dated 1677 exists for Archibald Glasgow of Rathmelton or Ramelton, County Donegal, described as a clerk. The proximity of the date makes this record a possible research lead, but no evidence currently connects Archibald with George.

The consolidated index to the genealogical abstracts compiled by Sir William Betham also does not appear to contain an entry under the exact surname Glasgow. This is negative evidence only and should not be treated as proof that no relevant probate record once existed. Genealogical Office, consolidated index to Sir William Betham’s genealogical abstracts, volume 2. https://www.nli.ie/sites/default/files/2022-10/mcanlis-consolidated-index_vol.-2_d-h.pdf 
Family and Identity Research
No inspected record identifies George’s parents, wife, children or siblings.

The burial entry does not connect him to:

* later Glasgow or Glasco families in Dublin;
* Dublin watchmakers named Glasco;
* George Glasgow of Glasgow;
* Archibald Glasgow;
* Archibald Glasgow of County Donegal;
* any County Donegal or County Tyrone Glasgow family; or
* any other identified Glasgow lineage.

Similarity of surname, location or date is insufficient to establish a relationship.

The surname may suggest Scottish ancestry, but it does not establish that George was born in Scotland. He could have been Scottish-born, descended from earlier migrants or a member of an unrelated family using the same surname.
Surviving Parish Records
Several potentially important St John parish records survive for the period surrounding George’s burial.

The Representative Church Body Library catalogue identifies:

* a parish cess book covering 1659–1694, reference P.0328.10.1;
* a vestry book covering 1658–1711, reference P.0328.05.2; and
* the combined parish register containing George’s burial, reference P.0328.01.2.

Parish deeds covering 1249–1704 are held by Trinity College Dublin as TCD MS 1477. Representative Church Body Library, parish record list for St John the Evangelist, Dublin. https://www.churchofireland.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/registers/ParishRegisters/DEF/DublinStJohnParishRegisterList.pdf 

The cess book may identify George as a householder or ratepayer and could potentially provide a street, property assessment or later reference to a widow Glasgow.

The vestry book may contain information concerning:

* permission for an internal burial;
* payment for opening a grave;
* ownership or use of a family burial place;
* parish assessments;
* church seating;
* poor relief;
* parish office; or
* other dealings with the parish.

No separate churchwardens’ account book is catalogued for 1676. Any surviving burial payment or financial entry is therefore most likely to be found within the vestry or cess records.
Other Research Leads
The published Dublin hearth-tax roll for 1663 may identify George if he was a householder in Dublin thirteen years before his burial. Brian Gurrin, “The Hearth Tax Roll for Dublin City, 1663”, Analecta Hibernica, no. 38. https://www.jstor.org/stable/i20519900 

Dublin freemen, guild and apprenticeship records may also identify an occupation or civic connection. Freedom of the city could be obtained by apprenticeship, birth, marriage, payment or special grant. Supporting petitions known as “beseeches” may contain additional personal details.

The Dublin City Library and Archive freemen database is not presently available online, so the original or microfilmed records would require archival consultation. Dublin City Council, Dublin City Library and Archive family-history collections. https://www.dublincity.ie/libraries/using-your-library/family-history 
Research Priorities
Further research should prioritise:

* a complete surname search of the St John registers before and after 1676;
* the St John cess book, RCB Library P.0328.10.1;
* the St John vestry book, RCB Library P.0328.05.2;
* St John parish deeds, TCD MS 1477;
* the Dublin hearth-tax roll of 1663;
* Dublin freemen, guild, apprenticeship and beseech records;
* surviving leases, deeds and property records for Fishamble Street and the surrounding parish;
* manuscript probate material not represented in the published indexes;
* the 1677 probate record of Archibald Glasgow of County Donegal; and
* records of other Glasgow, Glasgo, Glasco and Glassgow individuals in seventeenth-century Ireland.

Particular attention should be given to entries naming:

* George Glasgow;
* a widow Glasgow;
* a person paying burial or grave-opening fees;
* property occupied by a Glasgow household; or
* an existing Glasgow family grave within St John’s Church.
Research Conclusion
The original St John parish register directly establishes that George Glasgow was buried inside the church on 22 December 1676.

He died on or before that date, but neither his precise death date nor his place of death is stated.

No reliable evidence has been found for a birth year of 1600, and that date should be removed or marked uncertain.

No occupation, residence, spouse, child, parent or other family relationship has been proved. Searches of the principal published Dublin and Prerogative probate indexes have not identified a testamentary record for him.

The most promising surviving sources are the St John cess book for 1659–1694 and vestry book for 1658–1711. Until those records are examined, George should be described only as an otherwise unidentified man buried within St John the Evangelist, Dublin, on 22 December 1676.
Sources

== Biography ==

'''George Glasgow''' was buried on '''22 December 1676''' in the Church of '''St John the Evangelist, Dublin'''.<ref>St John, Dublin, Church of Ireland burial register, p. 74, entry for George Glasgow, 22 December 1676. https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/church/d-328-1-2-074.pdf</ref>

The original parish register entry records:

: “George Glasgow buried in the church.”

The corresponding IrishGenealogy index identifies the record as a Church of Ireland burial in the Diocese of Dublin, parish of St John.<ref>IrishGenealogy.ie, burial record DU-CI-BU-127347, George Glasgow, St John, Dublin. https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=3aacb9f330-62336</ref>

The register does not state George’s:

* age;
* occupation;
* address;
* birthplace;
* precise date of death; or
* relationship to any other person.

George must have died on or before 22 December 1676. The burial date should not automatically be treated as his exact date of death.

No evidence has been found supporting the previously reported birth year of '''1600'''. His birth date and birthplace remain unknown. The most that can presently be stated is that he was born before 22 December 1676.

== Burial Inside the Church ==

The wording “buried in the church” indicates that George was interred within the church building rather than in the surrounding parish burial ground.

This interpretation is strengthened by other entries on the same register page, which distinguish between persons buried “in the yard” and persons buried “in the church”. The clerk therefore appears to have used the two descriptions deliberately.

An internal burial may indicate access to a family grave, payment for a burial place or some connection with the parish. It does not, by itself, prove that George was wealthy, socially prominent or a parish official.

The entry does not identify the location of the grave within the building or the person who arranged or paid for the burial.

== St John Parish ==

St John the Evangelist was situated on Fishamble Street in the old city of Dublin. Its surviving parish registers begin in 1619 and are among the earliest surviving Church of Ireland parish records.<ref>Representative Church Body Library, “Earliest parish register in Ireland”, concerning St John the Evangelist, Dublin. https://www.churchofireland.org/news/8581/earliest-parish-register-in-ireland</ref>

The parish included parts of the densely settled area around Fishamble Street, Winetavern Street and Christ Church. George’s burial there may indicate residence in the parish, family ownership of a grave, or another parish connection, but the burial entry does not establish which.

== Probate Research ==

No entry for George Glasgow has been identified in the published index to the testamentary records of the Consistorial Court of Dublin under the obvious variants:

* Glasgow;
* Glasgo;
* Glassgow; or
* Glasco.

The absence of an indexed entry does not prove that George died intestate. Irish probate records are incomplete, and names may have been entered under an unexpected spelling or omitted from surviving indexes.<ref>Index to the act or grant books and original wills of the Diocese of Dublin, available through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/stream/op1253263-1001/op1253263-1001_djvu.txt</ref>

No George Glasgow has been identified in the published index to the Prerogative wills of Ireland.<ref>Sir Arthur Vicars, ''Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland, 1536–1810''. https://archive.org/stream/indextoprerogati00vica/indextoprerogati00vica_djvu.txt</ref>

A separate Prerogative probate entry dated 1677 exists for '''Archibald Glasgow''' of Rathmelton or Ramelton, County Donegal, described as a clerk. The proximity of the date makes this record a possible research lead, but no evidence currently connects Archibald with George.

The consolidated index to the genealogical abstracts compiled by Sir William Betham also does not appear to contain an entry under the exact surname Glasgow. This is negative evidence only and should not be treated as proof that no relevant probate record once existed.<ref>Genealogical Office, consolidated index to Sir William Betham’s genealogical abstracts, volume 2. https://www.nli.ie/sites/default/files/2022-10/mcanlis-consolidated-index_vol.-2_d-h.pdf</ref>

== Family and Identity Research ==

No inspected record identifies George’s parents, wife, children or siblings.

The burial entry does not connect him to:

* later Glasgow or Glasco families in Dublin;
* Dublin watchmakers named Glasco;
* [[Glasgow-1099|George Glasgow of Glasgow]];
* [[Glasgow-1101|Archibald Glasgow]];
* Archibald Glasgow of County Donegal;
* any County Donegal or County Tyrone Glasgow family; or
* any other identified Glasgow lineage.

Similarity of surname, location or date is insufficient to establish a relationship.

The surname may suggest Scottish ancestry, but it does not establish that George was born in Scotland. He could have been Scottish-born, descended from earlier migrants or a member of an unrelated family using the same surname.

== Surviving Parish Records ==

Several potentially important St John parish records survive for the period surrounding George’s burial.

The Representative Church Body Library catalogue identifies:

* a parish cess book covering 1659–1694, reference '''P.0328.10.1''';
* a vestry book covering 1658–1711, reference '''P.0328.05.2'''; and
* the combined parish register containing George’s burial, reference '''P.0328.01.2'''.

Parish deeds covering 1249–1704 are held by Trinity College Dublin as '''TCD MS 1477'''.<ref>Representative Church Body Library, parish record list for St John the Evangelist, Dublin. https://www.churchofireland.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/registers/ParishRegisters/DEF/DublinStJohnParishRegisterList.pdf</ref>

The cess book may identify George as a householder or ratepayer and could potentially provide a street, property assessment or later reference to a widow Glasgow.

The vestry book may contain information concerning:

* permission for an internal burial;
* payment for opening a grave;
* ownership or use of a family burial place;
* parish assessments;
* church seating;
* poor relief;
* parish office; or
* other dealings with the parish.

No separate churchwardens’ account book is catalogued for 1676. Any surviving burial payment or financial entry is therefore most likely to be found within the vestry or cess records.

== Other Research Leads ==

The published Dublin hearth-tax roll for 1663 may identify George if he was a householder in Dublin thirteen years before his burial.<ref>Brian Gurrin, “The Hearth Tax Roll for Dublin City, 1663”, ''Analecta Hibernica'', no. 38. https://www.jstor.org/stable/i20519900</ref>

Dublin freemen, guild and apprenticeship records may also identify an occupation or civic connection. Freedom of the city could be obtained by apprenticeship, birth, marriage, payment or special grant. Supporting petitions known as “beseeches” may contain additional personal details.

The Dublin City Library and Archive freemen database is not presently available online, so the original or microfilmed records would require archival consultation.<ref>Dublin City Council, Dublin City Library and Archive family-history collections. https://www.dublincity.ie/libraries/using-your-library/family-history</ref>

== Research Priorities ==

Further research should prioritise:

* a complete surname search of the St John registers before and after 1676;
* the St John cess book, RCB Library P.0328.10.1;
* the St John vestry book, RCB Library P.0328.05.2;
* St John parish deeds, TCD MS 1477;
* the Dublin hearth-tax roll of 1663;
* Dublin freemen, guild, apprenticeship and beseech records;
* surviving leases, deeds and property records for Fishamble Street and the surrounding parish;
* manuscript probate material not represented in the published indexes;
* the 1677 probate record of Archibald Glasgow of County Donegal; and
* records of other Glasgow, Glasgo, Glasco and Glassgow individuals in seventeenth-century Ireland.

Particular attention should be given to entries naming:

* George Glasgow;
* a widow Glasgow;
* a person paying burial or grave-opening fees;
* property occupied by a Glasgow household; or
* an existing Glasgow family grave within St John’s Church.

== Research Conclusion ==

The original St John parish register directly establishes that George Glasgow was buried inside the church on '''22 December 1676'''.

He died on or before that date, but neither his precise death date nor his place of death is stated.

No reliable evidence has been found for a birth year of 1600, and that date should be removed or marked uncertain.

No occupation, residence, spouse, child, parent or other family relationship has been proved. Searches of the principal published Dublin and Prerogative probate indexes have not identified a testamentary record for him.

The most promising surviving sources are the St John cess book for 1659–1694 and vestry book for 1658–1711. Until those records are examined, George should be described only as an otherwise unidentified man buried within St John the Evangelist, Dublin, on 22 December 1676.

== Sources ==

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