Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

John George Glasgow

c. 1831 – 1870

Glasgow-3889 · 1 mapped association

Birthplace unknownMagherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
4Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1831 · Place not recorded
Death
1870 · Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Harriette (Palmer) Glasgow
Children
Harriette Ellen (Glasgow) Mitchell
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3889
Research clusters
Unplaced Irish profile leads through 1850
Mapped descendants
1

Comparison context

These child positions and checks are the subject details used to rank possible parents below.

Naming sequence used by the parentage model

Paternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionHarriette Ellen (Glasgow) Mitchell (1870)
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 0 support · 0 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

Compare scored leads with the subject details above—not proof.

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

Possible fathers5 leads

Automated fit37/100
Weak Lead
Dates1801–?Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesRasharkin, Kilconway, Antrim · RasharkinIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Rasharkin is 23.8 km from the subject's birth-period Magherafelt (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1816–1852) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father John Glasgow shares the subject's common given name (+2; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, John in 278 public profiles; Working; moderate; weak alone)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit36/100
Weak Lead
Dates1805–1858Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesHuntington Township, Ross, Ohio, United States · Adair County, Missouri, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Isabella (Glenn) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (21) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Isabella (Glenn) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (21) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father John Glasgow shares the subject's common given name (+2; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, John in 278 public profiles; WikiTree: confident parent; weak alone)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit35/100
Weak Lead
Dates1795–?Generation36 years age gapRecorded placesPatrick, Lanarkshire, Scotland · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Lanarkshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowElizabeth (Campbell) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Campbell) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (34) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3030) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1818–1836) (+6; other parent Elizabeth (Campbell) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Campbell) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (34) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3030) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit33/100
Weak Lead
Dates1795–1850Generation36 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States · Ireland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Mary (Unknown) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (31) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Mary (Unknown) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (31) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit32/100
Weak Lead
Dates1814–1893Generation17 years age gapRecorded placesCookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom · Hillsdale, Michigan, United States · CookstownIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 17-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Eddy) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (22) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • possible 17-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Cookstown is 14.9 km from the subject's birth-period Magherafelt (+2; one or both placements are unproved)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Eddy) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (22) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit30/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1803–1890Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesBrackagh, Lissan, County Londonderry, Ireland · Belle Center, Logan, Ohio, United States · Lissan civil parish — Cookstown areaIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Mapped Proximity · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowWilliam GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Lissan civil parish — Cookstown area is 11.8 km from the subject's birth-period Magherafelt (+2; one or both placements are unproved)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Lissan civil parish — Cookstown area is 11.8 km from the subject's birth-period Magherafelt (+2; one or both placements are unproved)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1824–1844) (+6; other parent William Glasgow)

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit28/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1810–1854Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesSt. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri Territory, United States · Osage, Missouri, USAIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJames Albert GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1821–1849) (+6; other parent James Albert Glasgow)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1821–1849) (+6; other parent James Albert Glasgow)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit28/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1808–1849Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesUtica, Oneida, New York, United States · Mentz, Cayuga, New York, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowRobert GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1825–1843) (+6; other parent Robert Glasgow)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1825–1843) (+6; other parent Robert Glasgow)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit28/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1807–?Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesKilreaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowDaniel GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1824–1834) (+6; other parent Daniel Glasgow)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1824–1834) (+6; other parent Daniel Glasgow)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit28/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1807–1854Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesOhio, USAIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowRobert Barclay GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1827–1847) (+6; other parent Robert Barclay Glasgow)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1827–1847) (+6; other parent Robert Barclay Glasgow)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

How parent leads are calculated

Automated leads use birth surnames—not married surnames—as parental eligibility, role-specific biological age limits, bounded and approximate-date uncertainty, household chronology, specific time-aware localities, mapped distance, tenancy succession, migration destinations and sex-aware Scottish naming positions across generations. People already attached as the subject's parents stay in the identity summary and are excluded from this alternative-candidate list, regardless of relationship confidence. The main calibration uses clues available on disconnected profiles; existing parent and sibling links are retained as comparison context rather than treated as transferable evidence. Common ordered names and grandparent-to-child echoes receive a small non-zero weight, so a John or James match can support several independent criteria without producing a lead alone. Rare names, repeated bearers and bundles across otherwise distinct branches receive substantially more weight according to catalogue frequency. An exact migration place is weighted by its rarity and repetition across both branches; a shared destination country is worth only one point. Extra weight is added only when at least three independent clue types converge: naming, locality, specific migration, household chronology or collateral networks. Sparse profiles retain a clearly labelled chronology-only fallback instead of disappearing. Countries, states, counties and research clusters do not count as a shared locality, and fallback, broad representative or kin-inferred coordinates are excluded from distance scoring. Shared descendant profiles are removed before branch-name comparison. A candidate already recorded as a parent-in-law is excluded. A confident or independently supported parent is treated as settled; uncertain and unassessed attachments remain open to alternative comparison. A different linked parent, an uncle/aunt or grandparent path, and a matching existing child profile prevent an alternative from being classified as a strong direct-parent lead until the underlying tree conflict or duplicate is resolved. Familiar forms such as Bessie are normalised. Surname remains an eligibility filter worth zero points.

Naming customs, shared farms and occupations are circumstantial. Children, spouses and collateral relatives may be missing, and tree-derived family networks are not independent evidence. Scores rank research leads; they do not prove parentage.

Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-1575

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1829–?PlacesKirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-3756

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1829–1890PlacesGeorgia, United States → Lafayette, Arkansas, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

How duplicate leads are calculated

Dates are eligibility gates, not merely deductions: chronologically impossible people are excluded. Dates, places, spouses, parent certainty and children's profiles and names are then compared. A high score is a prompt to inspect records, not a merge recommendation.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1831

Profile-stated death place: Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland

Magherafelt

One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources.

One-Tree profile leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3889

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.3 claims
3Unknown
1Tree Only

Documented or strongly supported

No claims in this category have been formally assessed.

Working hypotheses and conflicts

No claims in this category have been formally assessed.

Research questionsOpen problems, missing bridges and the next records to inspect.0 open

No formal open question is recorded for this person.

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.4 sources
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced

WikiTree profile information

Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20

Machine-readable dossier

WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot

Glasgow-3889 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-06-21.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
deathMagherafelt, County Londonderry, IrelandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenHarriette Ellen MitchellGlasgow-38881870-00-00 · County Londonderry, Ireland · 1935-06-19 · 55 Malone Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland
SpousesHarriette GlasgowPalmer-383421829-00-00 · 1894-10-24 · 9 Downshire Road, Newry, County Armagh, Ireland · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography John was born about 1831.
  • We know he was deceased by the time his only child was married in 1893. There is a record for a John George Glasgow dying in the 3rd quarter of 1870 in Magherafelt.
  • Death Registration: "Civil Records of Irish Births, Deaths and Marriages" General Register Office, Ireland; SR District/Reg Area: Magherafelt IrishGenealogy.ie Record (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cidenc-772537) (accessed 21 June 2026) John George Glasgow death registered 1870 (age 39) in the Magherafelt Superintendent Registrar's District.
  • Marriage Registration: "Civil Records of Irish Births, Deaths and Marriages" General Register Office, Ireland; Group Registration ID: 2163872; SR District/Reg Area: Newry IrishGenealogy.ie Image (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1893/10597/5860442.pdf) - IrishGenealogy.ie Record (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-2163872) (accessed 21 June 2026) Henry Mitchell marriage to Harriete Glasgow on 4 May 1893 in the Newry Superintendent Registrar's District.
  • 1893 Newspaper: "Mitchell Glasgow Marriage 4 May 1893" Newspapers.com Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland) Sat, 6 May 1893, page 1 (accessed 21 June 2026). Sources

Profile source citations

  1. Death Registration: "Civil Records of Irish Births, Deaths and Marriages" General Register Office, Ireland; SR District/Reg Area: Magherafelt IrishGenealogy.ie Record (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cidenc-772537) (accessed 21 June 2026) John George Glasgow death registered 1870 (age 39) in the Magherafelt Superintendent Registrar's District. source link 1
  2. Marriage Registration: "Civil Records of Irish Births, Deaths and Marriages" General Register Office, Ireland; Group Registration ID: 2163872; SR District/Reg Area: Newry IrishGenealogy.ie Image (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1893/10597/5860442.pdf) - IrishGenealogy.ie Record (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-2163872) (accessed 21 June 2026) Henry Mitchell marriage to Harriete Glasgow on 4 May 1893 in the Newry Superintendent Registrar's District. source link 1 source link 2
  3. 1893 Newspaper: "Mitchell Glasgow Marriage 4 May 1893" Newspapers.com Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland) Sat, 6 May 1893, page 1 (accessed 21 June 2026).
Full captured biography text
Biography
John was born about 1831. 

We know he was deceased by the time his only child was married in 1893. There is a record for a John George Glasgow dying in the 3rd quarter of 1870 in Magherafelt.
 
Death Registration:
"Civil Records of Irish Births, Deaths and Marriages" 
General Register Office, Ireland; SR District/Reg Area: Magherafelt 
IrishGenealogy.ie Record (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cidenc-772537) (accessed 21 June 2026) 
John George Glasgow death registered 1870 (age 39) in the Magherafelt Superintendent Registrar's District.

Marriage Registration:
"Civil Records of Irish Births, Deaths and Marriages" 
General Register Office, Ireland; Group Registration ID: 2163872; SR District/Reg Area: Newry 
IrishGenealogy.ie Image (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1893/10597/5860442.pdf) - IrishGenealogy.ie Record (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-2163872) (accessed 21 June 2026) 
Henry Mitchell marriage to Harriete Glasgow on 4 May 1893 in the Newry Superintendent Registrar's District.

1893 Newspaper:
"Mitchell Glasgow Marriage 4 May 1893" Newspapers.com 
Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland) Sat, 6 May 1893, page 1 
 (accessed 21 June 2026).
Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

John was born about 1831.  

We know he was deceased by the time his only child was married in 1893. There is a record for a John George Glasgow dying in the 3rd quarter of 1870 in Magherafelt.
<ref>
'''Death Registration''':
"Civil Records of Irish Births, Deaths and Marriages"<br/>
General Register Office, Ireland; SR District/Reg Area: Magherafelt<br/>
[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cidenc-772537 IrishGenealogy.ie Record] (accessed 21 June 2026)<br/>
John George Glasgow death registered 1870 (age 39) in the Magherafelt Superintendent Registrar's District.
</ref>
<ref>
'''Marriage Registration''':
"Civil Records of Irish Births, Deaths and Marriages"<br/>
General Register Office, Ireland; Group Registration ID: 2163872; SR District/Reg Area: Newry<br/>
[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1893/10597/5860442.pdf IrishGenealogy.ie Image] - [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-2163872 IrishGenealogy.ie Record] (accessed 21 June 2026)<br/>
Henry Mitchell marriage to Harriete Glasgow on 4 May 1893 in the Newry Superintendent Registrar's District.
</ref>
<ref>
'''1893 Newspaper''':
"Mitchell Glasgow Marriage 4 May 1893" Newspapers.com<br/>
Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland) Sat, 6 May 1893, page 1<br/>
{{Newspapers.com|200016426}} (accessed 21 June 2026).
</ref>

== Sources ==
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