Researched biography · Glasgow-3312
George Glasgow
19 July 1729 – 27 June 1768
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
About George
George Glasgow was born on 19 July 1729 and baptised the next day at Kilwinning, Ayrshire, the son of George Glasgow and Margaret Martin as named in the baptism transcript assigned to this profile. He was possibly the George Glasgow, merchant in Glasgow and 'of Nethermains', whose Kilwinning lands were advertised in 1768 and offered at judicial sale in 1777; the link rests on that designation, the Martin family's earlier holding of Nethermains, and the 1768 testament of his recorded wife Margaret Buchanan (Buchanan-12640), 'wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains'. His recorded death date, 27 June 1768, is that testament's date, so his own death is not established.
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- "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTVY-1MQ: 2 January…
- Findmypast, Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929: George Glasgow, 20 Jul 1729, record SCOT/OPR/BAP/3627149
- https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/74/mode/2up?q=Nethermains
Latest findings about this person 1 finding
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Mentioned in other people's research 3 people
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What the research found
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Overall conclusion
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Newspaper identity review, 6 October 2026The Caledonian Mercury, 1767-12-30, p.3 : George Glasgow, merchant in Glasgow (merchant; former manager of the Incle Manufactory) — possible match.
- The Caledonian Mercury, 1767-12-30, p.3: George Glasgow, merchant in Glasgow (merchant; former manager of the Incle Manufactory) — possible match. Same designation ('George Glasgow, merchant' in Glasgow) as the June 1768 Nethermains sale six months later. Name + unique estate designation + place + kin context agree. (1) The 1768 sale notice calls the owner of Nether-Mains, Nethermains Dean and Nethermains Niven at Kilwinning 'George Glasgow, merchant in Glasgow'; the 1777 judicial-sale notices call him 'George Glasgow of Nether Mains'. (2) The Glasgow Commissariot register (inspected via archive.org OCR) confirms on 27 June 1768 the testament of 'Margaret [Buchanan], wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill' - the same designation, and Glasgow-3312 is already married on WikiTree to Margaret Buchanan (Buchanan-12640), daughter of William (Buchanan-12641). (3) Paterson (Kilwinning parish) shows Nethermains came to Andrew Martin of Ashinyards and that a Martin co-heiress 'Margaret, married in 1728, Sources: F. J. Grant ed., Commissariot Record of Glasgow, Register of Testaments 1547-1800 (Scottish Record Society 7, 1901), Buchanan list: 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill, in Scotland - 27 June [1768]'; Glasgow list: 'George, of Nethermains. See Buchanan, Margaret' (archive.org OCR); James Paterson, History of the County of Ayr, vol. II (1852), parish of Kilwinning: Cuninghame of Ashinyards / Martin of Ashinyards (Nethermains), Mountgreenan, Glasgow of Mountgreenan; parish of Dunlop (archive.org OCR); Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 index (FamilySearch): George Glasgow and Margaret Martain, 11 Jun 1728, Kilwinning - as cited on Martin-103040 (citation read, image not inspected)
- The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-04, p.3: George Glasgow (merchant in Glasgow / of Nethermains) (landowner / merchant named in notice) — possible match. Name + unique estate designation + place + kin context agree. (1) The 1768 sale notice calls the owner of Nether-Mains, Nethermains Dean and Nethermains Niven at Kilwinning 'George Glasgow, merchant in Glasgow'; the 1777 judicial-sale notices call him 'George Glasgow of Nether Mains'. (2) The Glasgow Commissariot register (inspected via archive.org OCR) confirms on 27 June 1768 the testament of 'Margaret [Buchanan], wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill' - the same designation, and Glasgow-3312 is already married on WikiTree to Margaret Buchanan (Buchanan-12640), daughter of William (Buchanan-12641). (3) Paterson (Kilwinning parish) shows Nethermains came to Andrew Martin of Ashinyards and that a Martin co-heiress 'Margaret, married in 1728, to a Mr Glasgow'; the indexed Kilwinning marriage of George Glasgow and Margaret Martain on 11 Jun 1728 and t Sources: F. J. Grant ed., Commissariot Record of Glasgow, Register of Testaments 1547-1800 (Scottish Record Society 7, 1901), Buchanan list: 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill, in Scotland - 27 June [1768]'; Glasgow list: 'George, of Nethermains. See Buchanan, Margaret' (archive.org OCR); James Paterson, History of the County of Ayr, vol. II (1852), parish of Kilwinning: Cuninghame of Ashinyards / Martin of Ashinyards (Nethermains), Mountgreenan, Glasgow of Mountgreenan; parish of Dunlop (archive.org OCR); Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 index (FamilySearch): George Glasgow and Margaret Martain, 11 Jun 1728, Kilwinning - as cited on Martin-103040 (citation read, image not inspected)
- The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-06-23, p.3: George Glasgow (merchant in Glasgow / of Nethermains) (landowner / merchant named in notice) — possible match. Same owner and the same identity argument as group 395710454 (full reasoning there). The notice styles him 'George Glasgow' / 'George Glasgow of Nether Mains' as the man to whom the Kilwinning lands (Nether Mains, Littleward, Fence, Oxenward) belonged. The Commissariot of Glasgow names 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill' (27 June 1768), and Glasgow-3312 is already married on WikiTree to Margaret Buchanan, daughter of William. 3312 is the Kilwinning-born (1729) son of the 1728 George Glasgow and Margaret Martin marriage, which brought in the Martin of Ashinyards/Nethermains co-heiress. The past tense 'belonged' and the judicial sale in 1777 show the lands left his hands (by debt, death or sale). They do not prove his death. 3312's recorded death date of 27 Jun 1768 is really his wife's testament date. [Independent check 6 October 2026: Sources: F. J. Grant ed., Commissariot Record of Glasgow, Register of Testaments 1547-1800 (Scottish Record Society 7, 1901), Buchanan list: 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill, in Scotland - 27 June [1768]'; Glasgow list: 'George, of Nethermains. See Buchanan, Margaret' (archive.org OCR)
- The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-07-26, p.3: George Glasgow (merchant in Glasgow / of Nethermains) (landowner / merchant named in notice) — possible match. Same owner and the same identity argument as group 395710454 (full reasoning there). The notice styles him 'George Glasgow' / 'George Glasgow of Nether Mains' as the man to whom the Kilwinning lands (Nether Mains, Littleward, Fence, Oxenward) belonged. The Commissariot of Glasgow names 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill' (27 June 1768), and Glasgow-3312 is already married on WikiTree to Margaret Buchanan, daughter of William. 3312 is the Kilwinning-born (1729) son of the 1728 George Glasgow and Margaret Martin marriage, which brought in the Martin of Ashinyards/Nethermains co-heiress. The past tense 'belonged' and the judicial sale in 1777 show the lands left his hands (by debt, death or sale). They do not prove his death. 3312's recorded death date of 27 Jun 1768 is really his wife's testament date. [Independent check 6 October 2026: Sources: F. J. Grant ed., Commissariot Record of Glasgow, Register of Testaments 1547-1800 (Scottish Record Society 7, 1901), Buchanan list: 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill, in Scotland - 27 June [1768]'; Glasgow list: 'George, of Nethermains. See Buchanan, Margaret' (archive.org OCR)
- The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-11-24, p.4: George Glasgow (merchant in Glasgow / of Nethermains) (landowner / merchant named in notice) — possible match. Same owner and the same identity argument as group 395710454 (full reasoning there). The notice styles him 'George Glasgow' / 'George Glasgow of Nether Mains' as the man to whom the Kilwinning lands (Nether Mains, Littleward, Fence, Oxenward) belonged. The Commissariot of Glasgow names 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill' (27 June 1768), and Glasgow-3312 is already married on WikiTree to Margaret Buchanan, daughter of William. 3312 is the Kilwinning-born (1729) son of the 1728 George Glasgow and Margaret Martin marriage, which brought in the Martin of Ashinyards/Nethermains co-heiress. The past tense 'belonged' and the judicial sale in 1777 show the lands left his hands (by debt, death or sale). They do not prove his death. 3312's recorded death date of 27 Jun 1768 is really his wife's testament date. [Independent check 6 October 2026: Sources: F. J. Grant ed., Commissariot Record of Glasgow, Register of Testaments 1547-1800 (Scottish Record Society 7, 1901), Buchanan list: 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill, in Scotland - 27 June [1768]'; Glasgow list: 'George, of Nethermains. See Buchanan, Margaret' (archive.org OCR)
- The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-12-13, p.3: George Glasgow (merchant in Glasgow / of Nethermains) (landowner / merchant named in notice) — possible match. Same owner and the same identity argument as group 395710454 (full reasoning there). The notice styles him 'George Glasgow' / 'George Glasgow of Nether Mains' as the man to whom the Kilwinning lands (Nether Mains, Littleward, Fence, Oxenward) belonged. The Commissariot of Glasgow names 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill' (27 June 1768), and Glasgow-3312 is already married on WikiTree to Margaret Buchanan, daughter of William. 3312 is the Kilwinning-born (1729) son of the 1728 George Glasgow and Margaret Martin marriage, which brought in the Martin of Ashinyards/Nethermains co-heiress. The past tense 'belonged' and the judicial sale in 1777 show the lands left his hands (by debt, death or sale). They do not prove his death. 3312's recorded death date of 27 Jun 1768 is really his wife's testament date. [Independent check 6 October 2026: Sources: F. J. Grant ed., Commissariot Record of Glasgow, Register of Testaments 1547-1800 (Scottish Record Society 7, 1901), Buchanan list: 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill, in Scotland - 27 June [1768]'; Glasgow list: 'George, of Nethermains. See Buchanan, Margaret' (archive.org OCR)
Additional newspaper originals, 5 October 2026
George Glasgow, Glasgow merchant and Nethermains notices, 1767–1777: Exact 19 July 1729 Kilwinning birth and recorded 27 June 1768 death fit early 1762/1767/1768 appearances by chronology/locality. Later property reprints can be posthumous; no individual identifier joins this profile to the advertiser. Kilwinning/Irvine locality is compatible, not a deed or merchant identity bridge. One provisional merchant/property study consolidates the exact named Nethermains subject and compatible Glasgow partnership context, retaining separate sale stages. Compatible profiles remain possible. George-3312’s recorded 1768 death does not exclude later reprints or past-tense property references; no continuity of active life, ownership, completed sale or family is proved. The Manchester inventor and officers remain separate. No family or life-date change follows.
Additional newspaper originals, 5 October 2026
George Glasgow, Manchester cloth patent, 1762: Exact 19 July 1729 Kilwinning birth and recorded 27 June 1768 death fit early 1762/1767/1768 appearances by chronology/locality. Later property reprints can be posthumous; no individual identifier joins this profile to the advertiser. The patent report documents a George Glasgow of Manchester. Four compatible Scottish chronological comparisons remain possible; none has an inspected inventor/patent identity bridge. This subject remains separate from the Glasgow merchant and military subjects. No family or life-date change follows.
Findmypast Glasgow surname evidence
The transcript-validated baptism record for George Glasgow, 20 Jul 1729, Kilwinning, is assigned to this profile by the completed person-level WikiTree audit. This assignment does not merge any other same-name event.
What the records show
Source findings
- SCOT/OPR/BAP/3627149 Findmypast transcript: Archive reference: OPR 599/2; Baptism date: 20 Jul 1729; Baptism year: 1729; Birth date: 19 Jul 1729; Birth year: 1729; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Collections from: Great Britain, Scotland; Country: Scotland; County: Ayrshire; Father's first name(s): George; Father's last name: Glasgow; First name(s): George; Item: 2; Last name: Glasgow; Mother's first name(s): Margaret; Mother's last name: Martin; Place: Kilwinning; Record set: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929; Register year range: 1789-1819; Residence: Netherwood; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms (captured 2026-09-03T23:44:18.868Z).
- Findmypast record IDs:
SCOT/OPR/BAP/3627149. - Stable research/source ID:
fmp-glasgow-34c58f3b2e81.
Source findings
George Glasgow, of Manchester, is reported granted royal letters patent for fourteen years for the sole manufacture and vending of his cloth imitating women’s stitched stays. Three issues report one fourteen-year royal patent. George is styled of Manchester; birth origin, later residence, family and individual identity with the Scottish merchant or officers are unproved. The patent report documents a George Glasgow of Manchester. Four compatible Scottish chronological comparisons remain possible; none has an inspected inventor/patent identity bridge. This subject remains separate from the Glasgow merchant and military subjects. The Caledonian Mercury, 1762-07-24, p.3, The Leeds Intelligencer and Yorkshire General Advertiser, 1762-07-20, p.2, The Newcastle Weekly Courant, 1762-07-24, p.1
Source findingsA partnership notice for the Incle Manufactory in Glasgow states that George Glasgow, merchant there, had previously given up management; future business is to be carried on under Archibald…
A partnership notice for the Incle Manufactory in Glasgow states that George Glasgow, merchant there, had previously given up management; future business is to be carried on under Archibald Ingram, Thomas Dunmoor and Co. Reported prior management withdrawal, not a stated withdrawal day, completed dissolution or family relationship. Same name and Glasgow mercantile context permit a provisional comparison with the land notices, without proving personal continuity. One provisional merchant/property study consolidates the exact named Nethermains subject and compatible Glasgow partnership context, retaining separate sale stages. Compatible profiles remain possible. George-3312’s recorded 1768 death does not exclude later reprints or past-tense property references; no continuity of active life, ownership, completed sale or family is proved. The Manchester inventor and officers remain separate. The Caledonian Mercury, 1767-12-30, p.3
A private-sale advertisement describes Nether-Mains, Nethermains Dean, Nethermains Niven and other lands at Kilwinning as belonging to George Glasgow, merchant in Glasgow, offering them by roup at James Shaw’s, Irvine, on the second Tuesday of July. Thirteen June/July 1768 issues preserve a private-sale notice. Earlier copies say July next and July copies July inst.; retain the issue-specific wording without asserting another sale or completed transfer. Merks/shillings of old/new extent are historical land valuations, not stated acreages. Belonging is the advertisement’s description, not an independently inspected title. One provisional merchant/property study consolidates the exact named Nethermains subject and compatible Glasgow partnership context, retaining separate sale stages. Compatible profiles remain possible. George-3312’s recorded 1768 death does not exclude later reprints or past-tense property references; no continuity of active life, ownership, completed sale or family is proved. The Manchester inventor and officers remain separate. The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-04, p.3, The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-06, p.3, The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-08, p.4, The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-11, p.4, The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-15, p.4, The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-18, p.4, The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-20, p.4, The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-25, p.4, The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-29, p.4, The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-07-02, p.4, The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-07-04, p.4, The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-07-06, p.4, The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-07-11, p.4
A notice concerning the sale of Nether Mains and other subjects belonging to George Glasgow announces an adjournment, with a future paper to give the new sale day. Issue 23 June 1777. A separate adjournment notice, not the 1768 wording. Right-hand original text is faded; the former advertised day is not confidently transcribed. No completed sale, bankruptcy, death or estate administration is established. One provisional merchant/property study consolidates the exact named Nethermains subject and compatible Glasgow partnership context, retaining separate sale stages. Compatible profiles remain possible. George-3312’s recorded 1768 death does not exclude later reprints or past-tense property references; no continuity of active life, ownership, completed sale or family is proved. The Manchester inventor and officers remain separate. The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-06-23, p.3
A judicial-sale notice by adjournment, under authority of the Lords of Council and Session, advertises Nether Mains and other lands which belonged to George Glasgow for 8 August next. Issue 26 July 1777. Sale planned 8 August next; Nether Mains and Littleward are visible in the bounded passage. Past-tense belonged is preserved. No completed sale, insolvency or death follows; later properties/terms beyond the saved passage are not inferred. One provisional merchant/property study consolidates the exact named Nethermains subject and compatible Glasgow partnership context, retaining separate sale stages. Compatible profiles remain possible. George-3312’s recorded 1768 death does not exclude later reprints or past-tense property references; no continuity of active life, ownership, completed sale or family is proved. The Manchester inventor and officers remain separate. The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-07-26, p.3
An adjourned judicial-sale notice names George Glasgow of Nethermains as former holder of Littleward, Fence and Oxenward parcels offered for 28 November 1777. Issue 24 November 1777; advertised 28 November current. Three parcels and reduced upset terms are stated. This is a separate judicial-sale stage, not proof the lots were sold, or proof of the former holder’s death or bankruptcy. One provisional merchant/property study consolidates the exact named Nethermains subject and compatible Glasgow partnership context, retaining separate sale stages. Compatible profiles remain possible. George-3312’s recorded 1768 death does not exclude later reprints or past-tense property references; no continuity of active life, ownership, completed sale or family is proved. The Manchester inventor and officers remain separate. The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-11-24, p.4
A judicial-sale notice offers Oxenward near Kilwinning, which belonged to George Glasgow of Nether Mains, for 19 December 1777. Issue 13 December 1777; planned 19 December current, Oxenward only. Separate judicial-sale stage with an advertised upset price, not a completed transaction or proof of death/bankruptcy. One provisional merchant/property study consolidates the exact named Nethermains subject and compatible Glasgow partnership context, retaining separate sale stages. Compatible profiles remain possible. George-3312’s recorded 1768 death does not exclude later reprints or past-tense property references; no continuity of active life, ownership, completed sale or family is proved. The Manchester inventor and officers remain separate. The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-12-13, p.3
Source findingsNewspaper identity review — 6 October 2026
- Merchant in Glasgow; had given up management of the Incle Manufactory in Glasgow by Dec 1767, the business continuing under Archibald Ingram, Thomas Dunmoor and Co. — The Caledonian Mercury, 30 Dec 1767 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/395728376/) (The Caledonian Mercury, 1767-12-30, p.3)
- Styled 'George Glasgow, merchant in Glasgow' and owner of Nether-Mains, Nethermains Dean and Nethermains Niven at Kilwinning, offered by roup at James Shaw's, Irvine (June-July 1768). — The Caledonian Mercury, 4 Jun-11 Jul 1768 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/395710454/) (The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-04, p.3)
- Lands of Nether Mains, Littleward, Fence and Oxenward 'which belonged to George Glasgow of Nether Mains' offered by judicial sale under the Lords of Council and Session, June-Dec 1777 (several adjournments). — The Caledonian Mercury, 23 Jun, 26 Jul, 24 Nov, 13 Dec 1777 (The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-04, p.3)
- Review needed: recorded death date 27 Jun 1768 matches the confirmation date of his wife Margaret Buchanan's testament, in which he is described as her living husband ('wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains'); the death date should not rest on that entry. — Commissariot Record of Glasgow, Register of Testaments (SRS 7), Buchanan, Margaret, 27 June 1768 (https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/74/mode/2up?q=Nethermains) (The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-04, p.3)
- Lands of Nether Mains, Littleward, Fence and Oxenward 'which belonged to George Glasgow of Nether Mains' were offered by judicial sale under the Lords of Council and Session from June to December 1777, with several adjournments. — The Caledonian Mercury, 23 Jun, 26 Jul, 24 Nov, 13 Dec 1777 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/395699045/) (The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-12-13, p.3)
Identity and family
Relationship assessment — newspaper identity review, 6 October 2026
- Glasgow-3312 — son of — Glasgow-1058 (George Glasgow) and Martin-103040 (Margaret Martin): research note only (WikiTree now: linked, unmarked (no Father/Mother confidence code)). Notices give no parentage. Paterson: Nethermains was held by Andrew Martin of Ashinyards; 'Margaret, married in 1728, to a Mr Glasgow' was a co-heiress (Paterson calls her Arthur Martin's daughter, which is chronologically doubtful - more likely Andrew's daughter). Indexed marriage George Glasgow & Margaret Martain, Kilwinning, 11 Jun 1728; George bapt. 19 Jul 1729 Kilwinning. This explains how a George Glasgow came to be 'of Nethermains' and supports the existing parent link, but the baptism itself (not inspected here) is the record that must carry the link. (The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-04, p.3)
Still open
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Recommended action
Add the record as supporting evidence while preserving all existing sources and uncertain relationships. Do not infer an unstated birth place, parent, spouse, or child.
Next questions
Inspect original patent enrolment/specification and Manchester trade, parish and residence records for the inventor’s identifiers; compare candidate source records.
Next questions, 6 October 2026
Inspect Glasgow partnership papers, Nethermains/Kilwinning titles, court-process and roup records, and the candidate’s original 1768 death evidence. Establish personal identifiers, legal ownership and sale outcomes independently.
Family and relationships
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Parents 2George Glasgowbefore 20 November 1687–date not establishedMargaret (Martin) Glasgow1704–date not established
| Person and dates | Relationship | Current assessment | Why this relationship is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Glasgow before 20 November 1687–date not established | father | Unassessed father link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
| Margaret (Martin) Glasgow 1704–date not established | mother | Unassessed mother link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
Spouse or partner 1Margaret BuchananDates not established
| Person and dates | Relationship | Current assessment | Why this relationship is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Buchanan Dates not established | spouse | Unassessed partner link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
Brothers and sisters 4Andrew Glasgow21 May 1733–date not establishedElisabeth Gairdner23 July 1737–date not establishedJohn Glasgow28 March 1740–date not establishedRobert Glasgow5 June 1747–date not established
| Person and dates | Relationship | Current assessment | Why this relationship is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Glasgow 21 May 1733–date not established | sibling | Unassessed sibling link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
| Elisabeth Gairdner 23 July 1737–date not established | sibling | Unassessed sibling link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
| John Glasgow 28 March 1740–date not established | sibling | Unassessed sibling link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
| Robert Glasgow 5 June 1747–date not established | sibling | Unassessed sibling link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
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Transcript-validated Glasgow-surname record. IDs: SCOT/OPR/BAP/3627149. Separate events/people are not merged without evidence.
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Baptism 20 Jul 1729
1729 · Kilwinning, Scotland · Source association
Transcript-validated Glasgow-surname record. IDs: SCOT/OPR/BAP/3627149. Separate events/people are not merged without evidence.
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Current conclusion
George Glasgow was born on 19 July 1729 and baptised the next day at Kilwinning, Ayrshire, the son of George Glasgow and Margaret Martin as named in the baptism transcript assigned to this profile. He was possibly the George Glasgow, merchant in Glasgow and 'of Nethermains', whose Kilwinning lands were advertised in 1768 and offered at judicial sale in 1777; the link rests on that designation, the Martin family's earlier holding of Nethermains, and the 1768 testament of his recorded wife Margaret Buchanan (Buchanan-12640), 'wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains'. His recorded death date, 27 June 1768, is that testament's date, so his own death is not established.
Current conclusion — Findmypast Glasgow surname evidence fmp-glasgow-34c58f3b2e81
The transcript-validated baptism record for **George Glasgow**, 20 Jul 1729, Kilwinning, is assigned to this profile by the completed person-level WikiTree audit. This assignment does not merge any other same-name event.
Source findings
- [SCOT/OPR/BAP/3627149 Findmypast transcript](https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=SCOT%2FOPR%2FBAP%2F3627149&tab=this): Archive reference: OPR 599/2; Baptism date: 20 Jul 1729; Baptism year: 1729; Birth date: 19 Jul 1729; Birth year: 1729; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Collections from: Great Britain, Scotland; Country: Scotland; County: Ayrshire; Father's first name(s): George; Father's last name: Glasgow; First name(s): George; Item: 2; Last name: Glasgow; Mother's first name(s): Margaret; Mother's last name: Martin; Place: Kilwinning; Record set: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929; Register year range: 1789-1819; Residence: Netherwood; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms (captured 2026-09-03T23:44:18.868Z). - Findmypast record IDs: `SCOT/OPR/BAP/3627149`. - Stable research/source ID: `fmp-glasgow-34c58f3b2e81`.
Recommended action — fmp-glasgow-34c58f3b2e81
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Current conclusion — additional newspaper originals, 5 October 2026
George Glasgow, Manchester cloth patent, 1762: Exact 19 July 1729 Kilwinning birth and recorded 27 June 1768 death fit early 1762/1767/1768 appearances by chronology/locality. Later property reprints can be posthumous; no individual identifier joins this profile to the advertiser. The patent report documents a George Glasgow of Manchester. Four compatible Scottish chronological comparisons remain possible; none has an inspected inventor/patent identity bridge. This subject remains separate from the Glasgow merchant and military subjects. No family or life-date change follows.
Source findings
George Glasgow, of Manchester, is reported granted royal letters patent for fourteen years for the sole manufacture and vending of his cloth imitating women’s stitched stays. Three issues report one fourteen-year royal patent. George is styled of Manchester; birth origin, later residence, family and individual identity with the Scottish merchant or officers are unproved. The patent report documents a George Glasgow of Manchester. Four compatible Scottish chronological comparisons remain possible; none has an inspected inventor/patent identity bridge. This subject remains separate from the Glasgow merchant and military subjects. [The Caledonian Mercury, 1762-07-24, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395740363/), [The Leeds Intelligencer and Yorkshire General Advertiser, 1762-07-20, p.2](https://www.newspapers.com/image/404028614/), [The Newcastle Weekly Courant, 1762-07-24, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/404022055/)
Next questions
Inspect original patent enrolment/specification and Manchester trade, parish and residence records for the inventor’s identifiers; compare candidate source records.
Current conclusion — additional newspaper originals, 5 October 2026
George Glasgow, Glasgow merchant and Nethermains notices, 1767–1777: Exact 19 July 1729 Kilwinning birth and recorded 27 June 1768 death fit early 1762/1767/1768 appearances by chronology/locality. Later property reprints can be posthumous; no individual identifier joins this profile to the advertiser. Kilwinning/Irvine locality is compatible, not a deed or merchant identity bridge. One provisional merchant/property study consolidates the exact named Nethermains subject and compatible Glasgow partnership context, retaining separate sale stages. Compatible profiles remain possible. George-3312’s recorded 1768 death does not exclude later reprints or past-tense property references; no continuity of active life, ownership, completed sale or family is proved. The Manchester inventor and officers remain separate. No family or life-date change follows.
Source findings
A partnership notice for the Incle Manufactory in Glasgow states that George Glasgow, merchant there, had previously given up management; future business is to be carried on under Archibald Ingram, Thomas Dunmoor and Co. Reported prior management withdrawal, not a stated withdrawal day, completed dissolution or family relationship. Same name and Glasgow mercantile context permit a provisional comparison with the land notices, without proving personal continuity. One provisional merchant/property study consolidates the exact named Nethermains subject and compatible Glasgow partnership context, retaining separate sale stages. Compatible profiles remain possible. George-3312’s recorded 1768 death does not exclude later reprints or past-tense property references; no continuity of active life, ownership, completed sale or family is proved. The Manchester inventor and officers remain separate. [The Caledonian Mercury, 1767-12-30, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395728376/) A private-sale advertisement describes Nether-Mains, Nethermains Dean, Nethermains Niven and other lands at Kilwinning as belonging to George Glasgow, merchant in Glasgow, offering them by roup at James Shaw’s, Irvine, on the second Tuesday of July. Thirteen June/July 1768 issues preserve a private-sale notice. Earlier copies say July next and July copies July inst.; retain the issue-specific wording without asserting another sale or completed transfer. Merks/shillings of old/new extent are historical land valuations, not stated acreages. Belonging is the advertisement’s description, not an independently inspected title. One provisional merchant/property study consolidates the exact named Nethermains subject and compatible Glasgow partnership context, retaining separate sale stages. Compatible profiles remain possible. George-3312’s recorded 1768 death does not exclude later reprints or past-tense property references; no continuity of active life, ownership, completed sale or family is proved. The Manchester inventor and officers remain separate. [The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-04, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395710454/), [The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-06, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395710860/), [The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-08, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395711931/), [The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-11, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395712064/), [The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-15, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395712307/), [The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-18, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395712406/), [The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-20, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395712488/), [The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-25, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395712778/), [The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-29, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395713367/), [The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-07-02, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395713587/), [The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-07-04, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395713737/), [The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-07-06, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395713876/), [The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-07-11, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395714417/) A notice concerning the sale of Nether Mains and other subjects belonging to George Glasgow announces an adjournment, with a future paper to give the new sale day. Issue 23 June 1777. A separate adjournment notice, not the 1768 wording. Right-hand original text is faded; the former advertised day is not confidently transcribed. No completed sale, bankruptcy, death or estate administration is established. One provisional merchant/property study consolidates the exact named Nethermains subject and compatible Glasgow partnership context, retaining separate sale stages. Compatible profiles remain possible. George-3312’s recorded 1768 death does not exclude later reprints or past-tense property references; no continuity of active life, ownership, completed sale or family is proved. The Manchester inventor and officers remain separate. [The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-06-23, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395682715/) A judicial-sale notice by adjournment, under authority of the Lords of Council and Session, advertises Nether Mains and other lands which belonged to George Glasgow for 8 August next. Issue 26 July 1777. Sale planned 8 August next; Nether Mains and Littleward are visible in the bounded passage. Past-tense belonged is preserved. No completed sale, insolvency or death follows; later properties/terms beyond the saved passage are not inferred. One provisional merchant/property study consolidates the exact named Nethermains subject and compatible Glasgow partnership context, retaining separate sale stages. Compatible profiles remain possible. George-3312’s recorded 1768 death does not exclude later reprints or past-tense property references; no continuity of active life, ownership, completed sale or family is proved. The Manchester inventor and officers remain separate. [The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-07-26, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395686198/) An adjourned judicial-sale notice names George Glasgow of Nethermains as former holder of Littleward, Fence and Oxenward parcels offered for 28 November 1777. Issue 24 November 1777; advertised 28 November current. Three parcels and reduced upset terms are stated. This is a separate judicial-sale stage, not proof the lots were sold, or proof of the former holder’s death or bankruptcy. One provisional merchant/property study consolidates the exact named Nethermains subject and compatible Glasgow partnership context, retaining separate sale stages. Compatible profiles remain possible. George-3312’s recorded 1768 death does not exclude later reprints or past-tense property references; no continuity of active life, ownership, completed sale or family is proved. The Manchester inventor and officers remain separate. [The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-11-24, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395696322/) A judicial-sale notice offers Oxenward near Kilwinning, which belonged to George Glasgow of Nether Mains, for 19 December 1777. Issue 13 December 1777; planned 19 December current, Oxenward only. Separate judicial-sale stage with an advertised upset price, not a completed transaction or proof of death/bankruptcy. One provisional merchant/property study consolidates the exact named Nethermains subject and compatible Glasgow partnership context, retaining separate sale stages. Compatible profiles remain possible. George-3312’s recorded 1768 death does not exclude later reprints or past-tense property references; no continuity of active life, ownership, completed sale or family is proved. The Manchester inventor and officers remain separate. [The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-12-13, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395699045/)
Next questions
Inspect Glasgow partnership papers, Nethermains/Kilwinning titles, court-process and roup records, and the candidate’s original 1768 death evidence. Establish personal identifiers, legal ownership and sale outcomes independently.
Current conclusion — newspaper identity review, 6 October 2026
- [The Caledonian Mercury, 1767-12-30, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395728376/): George Glasgow, merchant in Glasgow (merchant; former manager of the Incle Manufactory) — **possible** match. Same designation ('George Glasgow, merchant' in Glasgow) as the June 1768 Nethermains sale six months later. Name + unique estate designation + place + kin context agree. (1) The 1768 sale notice calls the owner of Nether-Mains, Nethermains Dean and Nethermains Niven at Kilwinning 'George Glasgow, merchant in Glasgow'; the 1777 judicial-sale notices call him 'George Glasgow of Nether Mains'. (2) The Glasgow Commissariot register (inspected via archive.org OCR) confirms on 27 June 1768 the testament of 'Margaret [Buchanan], wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill' - the same designation, and Glasgow-3312 is already married on WikiTree to Margaret Buchanan (Buchanan-12640), daughter of William (Buchanan-12641). (3) Paterson (Kilwinning parish) shows Nethermains came to Andrew Martin of Ashinyards and that a Martin co-heiress 'Margaret, married in 1728, Sources: [F. J. Grant ed., Commissariot Record of Glasgow, Register of Testaments 1547-1800 (Scottish Record Society 7, 1901), Buchanan list: 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill, in Scotland - 27 June [1768]'; Glasgow list: 'George, of Nethermains. See Buchanan, Margaret' (archive.org OCR)](https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/74/mode/2up?q=Nethermains); [James Paterson, History of the County of Ayr, vol. II (1852), parish of Kilwinning: Cuninghame of Ashinyards / Martin of Ashinyards (Nethermains), Mountgreenan, Glasgow of Mountgreenan; parish of Dunlop (archive.org OCR)](https://archive.org/details/historyofcountyo02pateuoft/page/252/mode/2up); [Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 index (FamilySearch): George Glasgow and Margaret Martain, 11 Jun 1728, Kilwinning - as cited on Martin-103040 (citation read, image not inspected)](https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT2C-1QW)
- [The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-04, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395710454/): George Glasgow (merchant in Glasgow / of Nethermains) (landowner / merchant named in notice) — **possible** match. Name + unique estate designation + place + kin context agree. (1) The 1768 sale notice calls the owner of Nether-Mains, Nethermains Dean and Nethermains Niven at Kilwinning 'George Glasgow, merchant in Glasgow'; the 1777 judicial-sale notices call him 'George Glasgow of Nether Mains'. (2) The Glasgow Commissariot register (inspected via archive.org OCR) confirms on 27 June 1768 the testament of 'Margaret [Buchanan], wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill' - the same designation, and Glasgow-3312 is already married on WikiTree to Margaret Buchanan (Buchanan-12640), daughter of William (Buchanan-12641). (3) Paterson (Kilwinning parish) shows Nethermains came to Andrew Martin of Ashinyards and that a Martin co-heiress 'Margaret, married in 1728, to a Mr Glasgow'; the indexed Kilwinning marriage of George Glasgow and Margaret Martain on 11 Jun 1728 and t Sources: [F. J. Grant ed., Commissariot Record of Glasgow, Register of Testaments 1547-1800 (Scottish Record Society 7, 1901), Buchanan list: 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill, in Scotland - 27 June [1768]'; Glasgow list: 'George, of Nethermains. See Buchanan, Margaret' (archive.org OCR)](https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/74/mode/2up?q=Nethermains); [James Paterson, History of the County of Ayr, vol. II (1852), parish of Kilwinning: Cuninghame of Ashinyards / Martin of Ashinyards (Nethermains), Mountgreenan, Glasgow of Mountgreenan; parish of Dunlop (archive.org OCR)](https://archive.org/details/historyofcountyo02pateuoft/page/252/mode/2up); [Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 index (FamilySearch): George Glasgow and Margaret Martain, 11 Jun 1728, Kilwinning - as cited on Martin-103040 (citation read, image not inspected)](https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT2C-1QW)
- [The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-06-23, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395682715/): George Glasgow (merchant in Glasgow / of Nethermains) (landowner / merchant named in notice) — **possible** match. Same owner and the same identity argument as group 395710454 (full reasoning there). The notice styles him 'George Glasgow' / 'George Glasgow of Nether Mains' as the man to whom the Kilwinning lands (Nether Mains, Littleward, Fence, Oxenward) belonged. The Commissariot of Glasgow names 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill' (27 June 1768), and Glasgow-3312 is already married on WikiTree to Margaret Buchanan, daughter of William. 3312 is the Kilwinning-born (1729) son of the 1728 George Glasgow and Margaret Martin marriage, which brought in the Martin of Ashinyards/Nethermains co-heiress. The past tense 'belonged' and the judicial sale in 1777 show the lands left his hands (by debt, death or sale). They do not prove his death. 3312's recorded death date of 27 Jun 1768 is really his wife's testament date. [Independent check 6 October 2026: Sources: [F. J. Grant ed., Commissariot Record of Glasgow, Register of Testaments 1547-1800 (Scottish Record Society 7, 1901), Buchanan list: 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill, in Scotland - 27 June [1768]'; Glasgow list: 'George, of Nethermains. See Buchanan, Margaret' (archive.org OCR)](https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/74/mode/2up?q=Nethermains)
- [The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-07-26, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395686198/): George Glasgow (merchant in Glasgow / of Nethermains) (landowner / merchant named in notice) — **possible** match. Same owner and the same identity argument as group 395710454 (full reasoning there). The notice styles him 'George Glasgow' / 'George Glasgow of Nether Mains' as the man to whom the Kilwinning lands (Nether Mains, Littleward, Fence, Oxenward) belonged. The Commissariot of Glasgow names 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill' (27 June 1768), and Glasgow-3312 is already married on WikiTree to Margaret Buchanan, daughter of William. 3312 is the Kilwinning-born (1729) son of the 1728 George Glasgow and Margaret Martin marriage, which brought in the Martin of Ashinyards/Nethermains co-heiress. The past tense 'belonged' and the judicial sale in 1777 show the lands left his hands (by debt, death or sale). They do not prove his death. 3312's recorded death date of 27 Jun 1768 is really his wife's testament date. [Independent check 6 October 2026: Sources: [F. J. Grant ed., Commissariot Record of Glasgow, Register of Testaments 1547-1800 (Scottish Record Society 7, 1901), Buchanan list: 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill, in Scotland - 27 June [1768]'; Glasgow list: 'George, of Nethermains. See Buchanan, Margaret' (archive.org OCR)](https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/74/mode/2up?q=Nethermains)
- [The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-11-24, p.4](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395696322/): George Glasgow (merchant in Glasgow / of Nethermains) (landowner / merchant named in notice) — **possible** match. Same owner and the same identity argument as group 395710454 (full reasoning there). The notice styles him 'George Glasgow' / 'George Glasgow of Nether Mains' as the man to whom the Kilwinning lands (Nether Mains, Littleward, Fence, Oxenward) belonged. The Commissariot of Glasgow names 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill' (27 June 1768), and Glasgow-3312 is already married on WikiTree to Margaret Buchanan, daughter of William. 3312 is the Kilwinning-born (1729) son of the 1728 George Glasgow and Margaret Martin marriage, which brought in the Martin of Ashinyards/Nethermains co-heiress. The past tense 'belonged' and the judicial sale in 1777 show the lands left his hands (by debt, death or sale). They do not prove his death. 3312's recorded death date of 27 Jun 1768 is really his wife's testament date. [Independent check 6 October 2026: Sources: [F. J. Grant ed., Commissariot Record of Glasgow, Register of Testaments 1547-1800 (Scottish Record Society 7, 1901), Buchanan list: 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill, in Scotland - 27 June [1768]'; Glasgow list: 'George, of Nethermains. See Buchanan, Margaret' (archive.org OCR)](https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/74/mode/2up?q=Nethermains)
- [The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-12-13, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395699045/): George Glasgow (merchant in Glasgow / of Nethermains) (landowner / merchant named in notice) — **possible** match. Same owner and the same identity argument as group 395710454 (full reasoning there). The notice styles him 'George Glasgow' / 'George Glasgow of Nether Mains' as the man to whom the Kilwinning lands (Nether Mains, Littleward, Fence, Oxenward) belonged. The Commissariot of Glasgow names 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill' (27 June 1768), and Glasgow-3312 is already married on WikiTree to Margaret Buchanan, daughter of William. 3312 is the Kilwinning-born (1729) son of the 1728 George Glasgow and Margaret Martin marriage, which brought in the Martin of Ashinyards/Nethermains co-heiress. The past tense 'belonged' and the judicial sale in 1777 show the lands left his hands (by debt, death or sale). They do not prove his death. 3312's recorded death date of 27 Jun 1768 is really his wife's testament date. [Independent check 6 October 2026: Sources: [F. J. Grant ed., Commissariot Record of Glasgow, Register of Testaments 1547-1800 (Scottish Record Society 7, 1901), Buchanan list: 'Margaret, wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill, in Scotland - 27 June [1768]'; Glasgow list: 'George, of Nethermains. See Buchanan, Margaret' (archive.org OCR)](https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/74/mode/2up?q=Nethermains)Relationship assessment — newspaper identity review, 6 October 2026
- Glasgow-3312 — son of — Glasgow-1058 (George Glasgow) and Martin-103040 (Margaret Martin): **research note only** (WikiTree now: linked, unmarked (no Father/Mother confidence code)). Notices give no parentage. Paterson: Nethermains was held by Andrew Martin of Ashinyards; 'Margaret, married in 1728, to a Mr Glasgow' was a co-heiress (Paterson calls her Arthur Martin's daughter, which is chronologically doubtful - more likely Andrew's daughter). Indexed marriage George Glasgow & Margaret Martain, Kilwinning, 11 Jun 1728; George bapt. 19 Jul 1729 Kilwinning. This explains how a George Glasgow came to be 'of Nethermains' and supports the existing parent link, but the baptism itself (not inspected here) is the record that must carry the link. ([The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-04, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395710454/))
Source findings
### Newspaper identity review — 6 October 2026
- Merchant in Glasgow; had given up management of the Incle Manufactory in Glasgow by Dec 1767, the business continuing under Archibald Ingram, Thomas Dunmoor and Co. — The Caledonian Mercury, 30 Dec 1767 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/395728376/) ([The Caledonian Mercury, 1767-12-30, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395728376/))
- Styled 'George Glasgow, merchant in Glasgow' and owner of Nether-Mains, Nethermains Dean and Nethermains Niven at Kilwinning, offered by roup at James Shaw's, Irvine (June-July 1768). — The Caledonian Mercury, 4 Jun-11 Jul 1768 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/395710454/) ([The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-04, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395710454/))
- Lands of Nether Mains, Littleward, Fence and Oxenward 'which belonged to George Glasgow of Nether Mains' offered by judicial sale under the Lords of Council and Session, June-Dec 1777 (several adjournments). — The Caledonian Mercury, 23 Jun, 26 Jul, 24 Nov, 13 Dec 1777 ([The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-04, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395710454/))
- Review needed: recorded death date 27 Jun 1768 matches the confirmation date of his wife Margaret Buchanan's testament, in which he is described as her living husband ('wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains'); the death date should not rest on that entry. — Commissariot Record of Glasgow, Register of Testaments (SRS 7), Buchanan, Margaret, 27 June 1768 (https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso07scotuoft/page/74/mode/2up?q=Nethermains) ([The Caledonian Mercury, 1768-06-04, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395710454/))
- Lands of Nether Mains, Littleward, Fence and Oxenward 'which belonged to George Glasgow of Nether Mains' were offered by judicial sale under the Lords of Council and Session from June to December 1777, with several adjournments. — The Caledonian Mercury, 23 Jun, 26 Jul, 24 Nov, 13 Dec 1777 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/395699045/) ([The Caledonian Mercury, 1777-12-13, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395699045/))Research data and downloads
Person data (JSON) · Family network
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],
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"notes": "Tree structure only; no documentary conclusion is implied.",
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}
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}