Older Alexander Glasgow

Biography
Alexander Glasgow is the proposed head of an early Bann Valley family.
His existence and family are reconstructed from later descendant testimony; no
contemporary record yet identifies him with certainty.

If Daniel Glasgow, born about 1795 or 1796, was his son,
Alexander must have been born before about 1778. The former estimate of about
1790 is incompatible with that relationship.

Alexander is associated with Rosanna, surname unknown. A 2007 descendant account
names Alexander and Rosanna as parents of Thomas Glasgow of
Lisnagaver and reports that Rosanna died about 23 October 1822. “Trying to find Glasgow,” Genes Reunited (https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_topics/thread/465937), descendant account posted 25 January 2007. No marriage, baptism or will has been found to verify the account. Rosanna's reported surname Shaw is unsupported and should remain a research lead only.
Tithe applotment book for the parish of Rasharkin
The original Rasharkin Tithe Applotment Book records two separate Glasgow holdings at Lisnagaver in 1834:

* Alexr Glasgow — 29 acres, comprising 10 acres first quality, 10 acres second quality and 9 acres third quality.
* Robt Glasgow — 35 acres, comprising 11 acres first quality, 10 acres second quality and 14 acres third quality.

The red numbers 4 and 5 beside their names are consecutive entry numbers, not ages. The men appear on separate lines with separate acreages and assessments. The manuscript states no relationship between them. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Tithe
 applotment book for the parish of Rasharkin, 1834, PRONI FIN/5/A/236, manuscript folio 17, PDF image 19 of 84, Lisnagaver entries for Alexr and
 Robt Glasgow; digital image accessed 5 August 2026 through the PRONI Browse
 eCatalogue (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/eCatNI_IE/BrowseSearchPage.aspx). 

The identity of Robt Glasgow has not been established. Possible candidates include Robert Glasgow of Glenleslie and Robert Glasgow of Coltrim, but no inspected record connects either man with Lisnagaver. The entry should therefore remain unidentified.

or Robert Glasgow (1797-1868) who died in Ballymoney registration district in 1868 aged 71, implying birth about 1796–97.

If he was the tithe Robert, he was only about fourteen years older than Alexander born circa 1811. That makes him a very unlikely father and a much more plausible older brother, cousin, or son of the older Alexander.
A persistent Marks connection ties Alexander and Thomas together
The original marriage witnesses reveal a useful network:

* John Marks witnessed the 1866 marriage of Alexander Glasgow (1811-aft.1861)’s son Robert. IrishGenealogy.ie (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3134069), civil marriage registration of Robert Glasgow and Jane Graham, 5 April 1866; John Marks witnessed. 
* Jane Marks witnessed the 1879 marriage of Thomas Glasgow’s daughter Anne/Nancy. IrishGenealogy.ie (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-2645258), civil marriage registration for Thomas Glasgow’s daughter Anne/Nancy, 1879; Jane Marks witnessed. 
* Lizzie J. Marks witnessed the 1888 marriage of Thomas’s son Daniel Neely. IrishGenealogy.ie (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-2455742), civil marriage registration of Daniel Neely Glasgow and Mary Jane Boyd, 28 June 1888; Lizzie J. Marks witnessed. 

Meanwhile, Gardiner Marks appears directly after Alexander and Robert in the 1834 Lisnagaver tithe order. A younger Gardiner Marks married in 1857 and named his father as Gardiner Marks, farmer. IrishGenealogy.ie (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3271390), civil marriage registration of Gardiner Marks, 1857, naming his father as Gardiner Marks, farmer. 

That is good independent evidence that Alexander’s and Thomas’s descendants belonged to one enduring Lisnagaver–Kilrea social network. It strengthens their probable brotherhood, although it still does not prove it.
Possible later division of Alexander's holding
The National Archives of Ireland states that acreage in the Tithe Applotment Books was recorded in Irish or Plantation measure, approximately 1.62 statute acres for each Plantation acre. National Archives of Ireland,
 “The Tithe Applotment Books, 1823–37” (https://www.titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/aboutmore.jsp), explanation of acreage and measurement, accessed 5 August 2026. On that general conversion, Alexander's 29-acre tithe holding would represent approximately 46.98 statute acres.

The later valuation records Alexander Glasgow occupying lot 25, containing 8 acres, 2 roods and 10 perches, and Thomas Glasgow occupying lot 26, containing 32 acres, 3 roods and 15 perches. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Valuation Revision Book for Killoquin Lower electoral division, Rasharkin parish, PRONI VAL/12/B/4/16A, folios 52–53, Lisnagaver lots 24–26; see also Griffith's Valuation transcript for Rasharkin (https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/antrim/rasharkin.htm),
 accessed 5 August 2026. 

Their combined holdings amounted to 41 acres, 1 rood and 25 perches, leaving a theoretical balance of approximately 5 acres, 2 roods and 12 perches:

Alexander's 1834 holding:
29 Plantation acres ≈ 46.98 statute acres

* Possible later division:
** Alexander, lot 25 8a 2r 10p
** Thomas, lot 26 32a 3r 15p
** theoretical balance 5a 2r 12p

This calculation makes it possible that the older Alexander's holding was later divided between the younger Alexander, Thomas and another occupier. It does not prove that the later lots were formed from the same land. The tithe and valuation surveys were compiled for different purposes, and no inspected lease, succession entry or map connects the 1834 holding directly with lots 25 and 26. The unit of measurement used in this particular Rasharkin volume should also be confirmed from its introductory or certification pages before the conversion is treated as exact.

Robert's separate 35-acre tithe holding—approximately 56.7 statute acres under the same general conversion—also remains to be accounted for.
Rosanna
Rosanna's maiden surname has not been identified.

Slater's 1846 directory lists two watch and clock makers at Kilrea:

* Daniel Glasco; and
* James Shaw. Isaac Slater, Slater's National Commercial Directory of Ireland (https://www.failteromhat.com/slater/0192.pdf) (1846), Kilrea, p. 473, under “Watch & Clock Makers”, listing Daniel Glasco and James Shaw (accessed 16 July 2026). 

One possible interpretation of the descendant tradition is that Daniel Glasgow represented one side of the family and James Shaw the other. This led to the theory that Rosanna's maiden surname was Shaw.

No marriage, baptism, will or other contemporary record identifies Rosanna as a Shaw or as a sister of James Shaw. The occupational coincidence does not establish a sibling relationship. Her LNAB should therefore remain Unknown, while Shaw may be retained only as a research lead.

If Rosanna remains attached as the uncertain mother of Daniel, she must have been born before about 1780. Her previously proposed birth about 1790 is chronologically impossible for a child born about 1795 or 1796.

The reported death date of about 23 October 1822 has not been independently confirmed.
Working children
Alexander and Rosanna are shown as the uncertain parents of:

* Daniel Glasgow, born about 1795 or 1796, a watchmaker and farmer of Kilrea;
* Alexander Glasgow, born about 1810 or 1811, who later farmed in the Lisnagaver and Rasharkin area; and
* Thomas Glasgow, born about 1815 or 1816, a farmer of Lisnagaver.

The descendant account explicitly identifies Thomas as a son of Alexander and Rosanna. "Trying to find Glasgow" (https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_topics/thread/465937), Genes Reunited, post by Peter dated 25 January 2007, with later replies, naming Alexander and Rosanna as the parents of Thomas Glasgow of Lisnagaver, reporting Rosanna's death about 23 October 1822, and mentioning two possible clockmaker uncles at Kilrea (accessed 16 July 2026). This is descendant testimony rather than a contemporary parent record. 

Daniel's original 1871 will identifies Thomas as “my late brother” and Daniel Neely Glasgow as his nephew. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Will Calendars (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/willscalendar_ie/willssearch.aspx), original registered will of Daniel Glasgow of Kilrea, proved 1871 (accessed 17 July 2026). 

Daniel Neely Glasgow's 1888 marriage record names his father as Thomas Glasgow, farmer, and connects that family with Lisnagaver. IrishGenealogy.ie (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/), civil marriage registration of Daniel Neely Glasgow and Mary Jane Boyd, 28 June 1888, Boveedy First Presbyterian Church; groom described as a farmer of Lisnagaver and his father recorded as Thomas Glasgow, farmer (accessed 17 July 2026). 

Together, these records prove that Daniel of Kilrea and Thomas of Lisnagaver were brothers. They do not identify their parents.

Their shared attachment to Alexander and Rosanna remains an uncertain reconstruction based principally on the descendant account. The evidence does not exclude:

* a half-brother relationship;
* an error in the descendant tradition;
* different parents for one or more of the men; or
* another Alexander and Rosanna belonging to the same local family cluster.

The younger Alexander is probably another brother of Daniel and Thomas because of his age, location and association with the Lisnagaver family, but no inspected record explicitly states that relationship.

The 1851 census records the younger Alexander and Thomas as similarly aged farmers in Lisnagavor families 35 and 37. W. Scott and William Macafee, 1851 Census for some Parishes and Townlands in the Barony of Kilconway, Co. Antrim (https://www.billmacafee.com/census/1851censuskilconway.pdf), Rasharkin parish, Lisnagavor, families 34, 35 and 37, recording the households of John, Alexander and Thomas Glasgow (accessed 19 July 2026). 

Their proximity supports a close relationship but does not by itself prove that they were brothers or identify their parents.
Clockmaker tradition
The descendant account's reference to two clockmaker uncles appears to preserve a genuine association with Kilrea.

Daniel Glasgow is independently documented as a Kilrea watch and clock maker and is proved to have been Thomas's brother. 

An 1831 County Londonderry census transcription records “Danl.” in Kilrea town, house 37, under the standardised surname Glasgow. The surname as read from the census return is shown as “Glosger [?]”. The house was shared by two families and contained eight males and two females; nine occupants were Presbyterian and one belonged to the Established Church. William Macafee, Names of Householders listed in the 1831 Census Returns for the County of Londonderry (https://www.billmacafee.com/1831census/1831derrycensusplace.pdf) (transcription from PRONI MIC/5A/5–9B), Kilrea town, house 37, recording “Danl.” under the standardised surname Glasgow, with the surname in the return read as “Glosger [?]”; and Tamlaght O'Crilly parish, Inishrush, houses 2 and 91, recording John and Adam “Glasco” (accessed 19 July 2026). 

The census gives no age, occupation or family relationships. This is therefore a plausible candidate for the later clockmaker, not a proved identification. If confirmed from the manuscript, it would place Daniel at Kilrea by 1831 rather than only by the 1846 directory.

Daniel was Thomas's brother, not his uncle. The family tradition may have:

* shifted the relationship by one generation;
* referred to uncles of Thomas's children rather than Thomas himself;
* combined members of the Glasgow and Shaw families; or
* preserved only a general memory of clockmaking relatives at Kilrea.

The tradition supports further investigation but should not be converted into a specific relationship with James Shaw.
Possible parents
Adam Glasgow and Rose of Inishrush, County Londonderry, were previously proposed as Alexander's parents. No inspected record names either parent or connects Alexander directly with Inishrush.

No contemporary record inspected names Adam or Rose as Alexander's parents. No record connects Alexander directly with Inishrush.

Adam and Rose had a large and incompletely documented family. Their gravestone names their children James and Eliza, while a newspaper notice describes Nancy Glasgow as Adam's sixth daughter. "Tamlaght O'Crilly Lower Graveyard" (https://www.oneirishrover.com/tamlaght-graveyard/), transcription of the Glasgow gravestone recording Rose, wife of Adam Glasgow; Adam Glasgow; their daughter Eliza; their son James; and grandson William. The same page transcribes the 1842 marriage notice of Nancy, sixth daughter of Adam Glasgow of Inishrush (accessed 16 July 2026). 

The proposed connection was based on regional proximity, overlapping generations and gaps in Adam's documented family. The additional records set out below strengthen the existence of a local Glasgow cluster, but they still do not establish Alexander's parentage.

Rose was reportedly born about 1767. If Alexander was born by about 1778, she would have been only about eleven years old. This creates a severe chronological conflict with her proposed maternity.

Possible explanations include:

* one or both estimated birth years are materially wrong;
* Adam was Alexander's father by an earlier partner;
* Alexander was Adam's brother, cousin or another collateral relative; or
* there was no close connection between the Inishrush and Lisnagaver families.

Adam and Rose are not retained as Alexander's parents. Rose's age chronologically excludes her as the mother of a man old enough to father Daniel about 1795 or 1796, while no record establishes Adam as Alexander's father by another partner.

No evidence supports placing this family beneath an earlier Scottish, Kilwaughter, Derry Main or Moneymore line.
Tamlaght O'Crilly and Inishrush cluster
A transcription of the 1740 Protestant householder list for Tamlaght O'Crilly parish contains two entries under the name Hugh Glasgow. John W. Kernohan, The Parishes of Kilrea and Tamlaght O'Crilly (https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/books/Kilrea/Kilrea07.html), Appendix E, “Protestant householders in Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish in 1740,” containing two entries for Hugh Glasgow (online transcription by Richard John Torrens; accessed 19 July 2026). 

A Belfast News-Letter notice printed on 14 April 1772 lists Hugh Glasgow among inhabitants of Tamlaght O'Crilly parish who declared that they had surrendered their arms to Henry Ellis of Innisrush. The declaration was dated at Innisrush on 6 April 1772. “1770–1779: News transcripts for Kilrea & environs” (https://arborealis.ca/records/newspapers/kilrea-news/1770-1779/), Arborealis, transcript of the Belfast News-Letter, 14 April 1772, declaration dated Innisrush, 6 April 1772, listing Hugh Glasgow among inhabitants of Tamlaght O'Crilly parish (accessed 19 July 2026). 

It is not known whether the 1772 Hugh was one of the men listed in 1740, a son or other relative, or an unrelated namesake. The records provide no family relationships.

The 1831 census transcription records two separate Glasgow households at Inishrush:

* John “Glasco”, house 2: one family, four males and four females, all Presbyterian; and
* Adam “Glasco”, house 91: one family, three males and five females, all Presbyterian. 

The return supplies no ages, occupations or relationships within either household. Alexander could theoretically have been an unnamed male in one of them, but there is no evidence that he was. John and Adam were probably part of the same local surname cluster, though their precise relationship is unknown.

The 1833 Tithe Applotment transcription records Adam Glasgow at Innisrush. “Tithe Applotment Books 1823–1838: Tamlaght O Crilly Parish, county Derry” (https://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/derry/tithe-applotments/tamlaght-o-crilly-parish.php), transcription entry for Adam Glasgow, Innisrush, 1833 (accessed 19 July 2026). 

Taken together, the 1740, 1772, 1831 and 1833 records show that the Glasgow surname was established in Tamlaght O'Crilly parish across several generations. They make a connection between the Inishrush and Lisnagaver families more plausible, but they do not provide a pedigree.

Hugh Glasgow, documented in the parish in 1772, is now the most useful preceding-generation research lead because his known presence falls close to Alexander's estimated birth period. He should not be attached as Alexander's father without further evidence.
Lisnagaver
The 1834 Tithe Applotment transcription records Alexander Glasgow and Robert Glasgow consecutively at Lisnagaver. William Macafee, Data from the Tithe Applotment Books covering North Antrim (https://www.billmacafee.com/182030stithe/tithenorthantrim.pdf), records 7501–7502, Alexander and Robert Glasgow at Lisnagaver, Rasharkin parish, 1834 (accessed 16 July 2026). 

The Alexander in this record may have been:

* this older Alexander;
* the younger Alexander, then about twenty-three; or
* another man of the same name.

The entry supplies no age, spouse, parent or other identifying information. It should not be treated as proof that this older Alexander was alive in 1834.

Rasharkin Presbyterian baptism records confirm the later households of the younger Alexander and Thomas. Alexander and Molly McAughern had children recorded at Gortereagh in 1837–1838 and at Lisnagaver in 1844. Thomas and Mary Ann McCracken had children recorded at Moneyleck in 1842 and at Lisnagaver from 1843. "Rasharkin Presbyterian Church Baptisms" (https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/Baptisms_1834.html), entries for the households of Alexander Glasgow and Molly McAughern and Thomas Glasgow and Mary Ann McCracken (accessed 19 July 2026). 

These records establish the younger households but do not identify their father.

The 1851 census contains a further possible collateral clue. Family 34 at Lisnagavor, immediately before the younger Alexander's family 35, comprised:

* John Glasgow, aged 50, farmer, born County Antrim;
* Margaret Glasgow, wife, aged 30, born County Londonderry;
* Ann Glasgow, daughter, aged 3, born County Londonderry; and
* Samuel Glasgow, John's brother, aged 60, linen weaver, born County Londonderry. 

Samuel was born about 1790 or 1791, placing him in roughly the same generation as Daniel Glasgow of Kilrea. His presence gives a concrete County Londonderry connection within the Glasgow household immediately beside the younger Alexander.

The census explicitly proves only that Samuel and John were brothers. It does not prove that either man was related to the younger Alexander, Thomas or Daniel. Household proximity is evidence for investigation, not a stated relationship.
Death
Alexander's date and place of death have not been identified.

He was alive before the births of his proposed children, but no secure burial, gravestone, probate or land record has been found that establishes a later date.

No Alexander Glasgow probate-calendar entry has been identified in the surviving PRONI calendars. This does not prove that Alexander left no will, since he may have died before the calendars begin or his estate may not have required probate.
Research Notes
Current evidence assessmentWorking children
{| class="wikitable" style="background:#e6ffe6;"
! Person !! Present evidence
|-
| Daniel Glasgow, born about 1795/96 || Uncertain son. Daniel's 1871 will directly proves that Thomas was his brother. Neither the will nor Daniel's death record names their parents. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Will Calendars (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/willscalendar_ie/willssearch.aspx), will of Daniel Glasgow of Kilrea, proved 1871. 
|-
| Thomas Glasgow, born about 1815 || Uncertain son. The descendant account names Alexander and Rosanna as his parents. Daniel's will and Daniel Neely Glasgow's marriage independently prove Thomas's identity and brotherhood with Daniel, but do not name a parent. General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1888/10763/5925382.pdf), Daniel Neely Glasgow and Mary Jane Boyd, 28 June 1888. 
|-
| Alexander Glasgow, born about 1811 || Probable son or close collateral. His age, Lisnagaver household, land sequence and the family tradition place him with Daniel and Thomas. No contemporary record calls him their brother or names this older Alexander as his father.
|}

Daniel and Thomas are therefore proved brothers. Their common attachment to
Alexander and Rosanna remains an uncertain reconstruction. A half-sibling
relationship or an error in the later tradition has not been excluded.
Parentage
Adam Glasgow and Rose were previously attached as Alexander's
parents. No inspected record names Adam, and Rose's age chronologically excludes
her from being the mother of a man old enough to father Daniel about 1795/96.
Adam and Rose were removed. Unknown Glasgow is retained as Alexander's uncertain structural father placeholder until this branch can be placed beneath a source-identified ancestor. The placeholder is not a documented person and must not be treated as an identified ancestor.

An Alexander and Robert Glasgow were tithe occupiers at Lisnagaver in 1834. Bill MacAfee, North Antrim Tithe Applotment Books arranged in document order (https://www.billmacafee.com/182030stithe/tithenorthantrimrevisionorder.pdf), records 7493–7494, Lisnagaver, 1834. The entry may include this Alexander or his younger namesake, but it supplies no age, spouse or relationship.
Y-DNA and cluster placement
A direct paternal descendant of younger Alexander has a Big Y-700 result at
R-FT20271. His closest displayed project pairing is the tested James J Glasgow
line at genetic distance three over Y-111. FamilyTreeDNA Glasgow Surname Project, public Y-DNA results (https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Glasgow?iframe=ydna-results-overview), kits B580327 and 1002232. This proves that the two tested male lines share a paternal Glasgow ancestor, but it cannot name that ancestor or prove any of Alexander's three working child links.

The family should remain a Bann Valley–Kilrea–Rasharkin research cluster. It
should not be forced beneath Adam of Inishrush, John of Glenleslie or a
Kilwaughter founder without a relationship record.
Highest-priority surviving family register
PRONI's Ballymoney Reformed Presbyterian register, references
CR5/32/1/1/1–2, covers 1804–1844 and includes Dervock and Kilraughts
society lists, baptisms, marriages, deaths and removals. It spans younger
Alexander's probable birth, Thomas's probable birth and Rosanna's reported
death. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Guide to Church Records (https://www.proni.gov.uk/files/proni/2026-01/PRONI%20Guide%20to%20Church%20Records.pdf); PRONI eCatalogue (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/eCatNI_IE/SearchPage.aspx), references CR5/32/1/1/1–2. 

A targeted surname-variant and family-group request was sent to PRONI on 19
August 2026. Until the register is inspected, it does not prove this older
Alexander's existence, spouse or children.
Additional sources consulted
The reconstruction also considered PRONI's eCatalogue (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/eCatNI_IE/BrowseSearchPage.aspx), the Tithe Applotment Books (https://www.titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/aboutmore.jsp), North Antrim tithe data (https://www.billmacafee.com/182030stithe/tithenorthantrim.pdf), Tamlaght O'Crilly tithe transcription (https://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/derry/tithe-applotments/tamlaght-o-crilly-parish.php), the 1831 County Londonderry census place index (https://www.billmacafee.com/1831census/1831derrycensusplace.pdf), 1851 Kilconway census transcription (https://www.billmacafee.com/census/1851censuskilconway.pdf), Griffith's Valuation for Rasharkin (https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/antrim/rasharkin.htm), Slater's directory (https://www.failteromhat.com/slater/0192.pdf), Kilrea local history (https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/books/Kilrea/Kilrea07.html), Rasharkin Presbyterian baptisms (https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/Baptisms_1834.html), Kilrea newspaper extracts (https://arborealis.ca/records/newspapers/kilrea-news/1770-1779/), Presbyterian manuscript catalogue material (https://irishmanuscripts.ie/womenshistorysources/index.php?whp_function=1&whp_identifier=7030) and Tamlaght graveyard material (https://www.oneirishrover.com/tamlaght-graveyard/). These sources establish the locality and surviving coverage but do not name Alexander's parents.

Civil-index searches were also made through IrishGenealogy.ie (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/), including the retained result pages cima-2455742 (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-2455742), cima-2645258 (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-2645258), cima-3134069 (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3134069) and cima-3271390 (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3271390). None supplies the missing parent statement.
Identity cautions
Alexander should not be confused with:

* the younger Alexander Glasgow, born about 1810 or 1811 and living at Lisnagaver in 1851;
* Alexander Glasgow of Glenleslie, labourer and son of John Glasgow, who married Mary Anne Martin in 1847; or
* the Alexander Glasgow who died at Gortahar on 16 May 1888, aged 84, whose daughter Nancy was present at his death.

The Glenleslie marriage identifies a separate man through his residence, occupation, father and marriage date. The Gortahar death belongs to a later namesake and supplies no evidence about this Alexander.

This Alexander should not be attached as a son or brother of John Glasgow solely to connect the Glenleslie and Lisnagaver families. A local collateral connection is possible, but its degree is unknown.

The 1831 Kilrea entry for “Danl.” under the standardised surname Glasgow should not be treated as Daniel Glasgow's record until the original census image and difficult surname reading have been checked.
Recommended relationships
* Adam Glasgow — former father hypothesis; not attached because no positive parent record identifies him;
* Rose — excluded as Alexander's mother by the severe chronological conflict;
* Rosanna, surname unknown — uncertain spouse;
* Daniel Glasgow — uncertain working son;
* Alexander Glasgow — uncertain working son;
* Thomas Glasgow — uncertain working son.

Daniel and Thomas are independently proved to have been brothers. Their shared attachment to Alexander and Rosanna remains unproved.
Further research
Useful remaining records include:

* the original 1831 census image for Kilrea house 37, to verify the surname recorded for “Danl.” and determine whether any additional manuscript detail survives;
* collection D/2594, which includes a 1831 Portglenone Temperance Society subscriber list and about seventy-five First Portglenone Presbyterian marriage licences from 1845–1856; the subscriber list may identify members of the Glasgow or associated families, while the later licences may assist with collateral lines; Irish Manuscripts Commission, Sources for Irish Women's History (https://irishmanuscripts.ie/womenshistorysources/index.php?whp_function=1&whp_identifier=7030), reference D/2594, papers relating to Rev. William Kennedy McKay, including a list of subscribers to Portglenone Temperance Society, 1831, and about seventy-five marriage licences at First Portglenone Presbyterian Meeting House, 1845–1856 (accessed 19 July 2026). 
* church, land and estate records capable of distinguishing the two Hugh Glasgow entries in 1740 and tracing the Hugh recorded in 1772;
* records identifying John and Samuel Glasgow of Lisnagavor family 34 and testing whether they connect with Inishrush, Kilrea, Daniel, Thomas or the younger Alexander;
* an independent copy or earlier version of the descendant family account;
* records identifying Alexander or Rosanna before 1822;
* a marriage, burial or estate record for Alexander and Rosanna;
* records naming the parents of Daniel or Thomas;
* complete land and estate records for Lisnagaver, Gortereagh and Inishrush;
* contemporary records identifying James Shaw's relatives; and
* DNA evidence connecting documented descendants of Daniel, Thomas, the younger Alexander and any independently documented Inishrush line.
Sources

[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]

== Biography ==
{{Ireland Native}}
'''Alexander Glasgow''' is the proposed head of an early Bann Valley family.
His existence and family are reconstructed from later descendant testimony; no
contemporary record yet identifies him with certainty.

If [[Glasgow-3896|Daniel Glasgow]], born about 1795 or 1796, was his son,
Alexander must have been born before about 1778. The former estimate of about
1790 is incompatible with that relationship.

Alexander is associated with Rosanna, surname unknown. A 2007 descendant account
names Alexander and Rosanna as parents of [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]] of
Lisnagaver and reports that Rosanna died about 23 October 1822.<ref name="DescendantAccount">[https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_topics/thread/465937 “Trying to find Glasgow,” ''Genes Reunited''], descendant account posted 25 January 2007.</ref> No marriage, baptism or will has been found to verify the account. Rosanna's reported surname Shaw is unsupported and should remain a research lead only.

== Tithe applotment book for the parish of Rasharkin ==

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The original Rasharkin Tithe Applotment Book records two separate Glasgow holdings at Lisnagaver in 1834:

* '''Alexr Glasgow''' — 29 acres, comprising 10 acres first quality, 10 acres second quality and 9 acres third quality.
* '''Robt Glasgow''' — 35 acres, comprising 11 acres first quality, 10 acres second quality and 14 acres third quality.

The red numbers 4 and 5 beside their names are consecutive entry numbers, not ages. The men appear on separate lines with separate acreages and assessments. The manuscript states no relationship between them.<ref name="RasharkinTithe1834">Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, ''Tithe
  applotment book for the parish of Rasharkin'', 1834, PRONI FIN/5/A/236, manuscript folio 17, PDF image 19 of 84, Lisnagaver entries for Alexr and
  Robt Glasgow; digital image accessed 5 August 2026 through the [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/eCatNI_IE/BrowseSearchPage.aspx PRONI Browse
  eCatalogue].</ref>

The identity of Robt Glasgow has not been established. Possible candidates include [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow of Glenleslie]] and [[Glasgow-3941|Robert Glasgow of Coltrim]], but no inspected record connects either man with Lisnagaver. The entry should therefore remain unidentified.

or [[Glasgow-3449|Robert Glasgow (1797-1868)]] who died in Ballymoney registration district in 1868 aged 71, implying birth about 1796–97.

If he was the tithe Robert, he was only about fourteen years older than Alexander born circa 1811. That makes him a very unlikely father and a much more plausible older brother, cousin, or son of the older Alexander.

=== A persistent Marks connection ties Alexander and Thomas together === 

The original marriage witnesses reveal a useful network:

* John Marks witnessed the 1866 marriage of [[Glasgow-951|Alexander Glasgow (1811-aft.1861)]]’s son [[Glasgow-938|Robert]].<ref name="MarksRobert1866">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3134069 IrishGenealogy.ie], civil marriage registration of Robert Glasgow and Jane Graham, 5 April 1866; John Marks witnessed.</ref>
* Jane Marks witnessed the 1879 marriage of [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]]’s daughter Anne/Nancy.<ref name="MarksAnne1879">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-2645258 IrishGenealogy.ie], civil marriage registration for Thomas Glasgow’s daughter Anne/Nancy, 1879; Jane Marks witnessed.</ref>
* Lizzie J. Marks witnessed the 1888 marriage of Thomas’s son Daniel Neely.<ref name="MarksDaniel1888">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-2455742 IrishGenealogy.ie], civil marriage registration of Daniel Neely Glasgow and Mary Jane Boyd, 28 June 1888; Lizzie J. Marks witnessed.</ref>

Meanwhile, Gardiner Marks appears directly after Alexander and Robert in the 1834 Lisnagaver tithe order. A younger Gardiner Marks married in 1857 and named his father as Gardiner Marks, farmer.<ref name="MarksGardiner1857">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3271390 IrishGenealogy.ie], civil marriage registration of Gardiner Marks, 1857, naming his father as Gardiner Marks, farmer.</ref>

That is good independent evidence that Alexander’s and Thomas’s descendants belonged to one enduring Lisnagaver–Kilrea social network. It strengthens their probable brotherhood, although it still does not prove it.
=== Possible later division of Alexander's holding ===

The National Archives of Ireland states that acreage in the Tithe Applotment Books was recorded in Irish or Plantation measure, approximately 1.62 statute acres for each Plantation acre.<ref name="TitheMeasure">National Archives of Ireland,
  [https://www.titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/aboutmore.jsp “The Tithe Applotment Books, 1823–37”], explanation of acreage and measurement, accessed 5 August 2026.</ref> On that general conversion, Alexander's 29-acre tithe holding would represent approximately 46.98 statute acres.

The later valuation records [[Glasgow-951|Alexander Glasgow]] occupying lot 25, containing 8 acres, 2 roods and 10 perches, and  [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]] occupying lot 26, containing 32 acres, 3 roods and 15 perches.<ref name="LisnagaverValuation">Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Valuation Revision Book for Killoquin Lower electoral division, Rasharkin parish, PRONI VAL/12/B/4/16A, folios 52–53, Lisnagaver lots 24–26; see also [https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/antrim/rasharkin.htm Griffith's Valuation transcript for Rasharkin],
  accessed 5 August 2026.</ref>

Their combined holdings amounted to 41 acres, 1 rood and 25 perches, leaving a theoretical balance of approximately 5 acres, 2 roods and 12 perches:

Alexander's 1834 holding:
29 Plantation acres ≈ 46.98 statute acres

* Possible later division:
** Alexander, lot 25     8a 2r 10p
** Thomas, lot 26       32a 3r 15p
** theoretical balance   5a 2r 12p

This calculation makes it possible that the older Alexander's holding was later divided between the younger Alexander, Thomas and another occupier. It does not prove that the later lots were formed from the same land. The tithe and valuation surveys were compiled for different purposes, and no inspected lease, succession entry or map connects the 1834 holding directly with lots 25 and 26. The unit of measurement used in this particular Rasharkin volume should also be confirmed from its introductory or certification pages before the conversion is treated as exact.

Robert's separate 35-acre tithe holding—approximately 56.7 statute acres under the same general conversion—also remains to be accounted for.

=== Rosanna ===

Rosanna's maiden surname has not been identified.

Slater's 1846 directory lists two watch and clock makers at Kilrea:

* '''Daniel Glasco'''; and
* '''James Shaw'''.<ref name="Slater1846">[https://www.failteromhat.com/slater/0192.pdf Isaac Slater, ''Slater's National Commercial Directory of Ireland''] (1846), Kilrea, p. 473, under “Watch & Clock Makers”, listing Daniel Glasco and James Shaw (accessed 16 July 2026).</ref>

One possible interpretation of the descendant tradition is that Daniel Glasgow represented one side of the family and James Shaw the other. This led to the theory that Rosanna's maiden surname was Shaw.

No marriage, baptism, will or other contemporary record identifies Rosanna as a Shaw or as a sister of James Shaw. The occupational coincidence does not establish a sibling relationship. Her LNAB should therefore remain '''Unknown''', while Shaw may be retained only as a research lead.

If Rosanna remains attached as the uncertain mother of Daniel, she must have been born before about 1780. Her previously proposed birth about 1790 is chronologically impossible for a child born about 1795 or 1796.

The reported death date of about 23 October 1822 has not been independently confirmed.

=== Working children ===

Alexander and Rosanna are shown as the uncertain parents of:

* '''[[Glasgow-3896|Daniel Glasgow]]''', born about 1795 or 1796, a watchmaker and farmer of Kilrea;
* '''[[Glasgow-951|Alexander Glasgow]]''', born about 1810 or 1811, who later farmed in the Lisnagaver and Rasharkin area; and
* '''[[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]]''', born about 1815 or 1816, a farmer of Lisnagaver.

The descendant account explicitly identifies Thomas as a son of Alexander and Rosanna.<ref name="FamilyTradition">[https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_topics/thread/465937 "Trying to find Glasgow"], ''Genes Reunited'', post by Peter dated 25 January 2007, with later replies, naming Alexander and Rosanna as the parents of Thomas Glasgow of Lisnagaver, reporting Rosanna's death about 23 October 1822, and mentioning two possible clockmaker uncles at Kilrea (accessed 16 July 2026). This is descendant testimony rather than a contemporary parent record.</ref>

Daniel's original 1871 will identifies Thomas as '''“my late brother”''' and Daniel Neely Glasgow as his nephew.<ref name="DanielWill1871">Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/willscalendar_ie/willssearch.aspx Will Calendars], original registered will of Daniel Glasgow of Kilrea, proved 1871 (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

Daniel Neely Glasgow's 1888 marriage record names his father as Thomas Glasgow, farmer, and connects that family with Lisnagaver.<ref name="DanielNeelyMarriage1888">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/ IrishGenealogy.ie], civil marriage registration of Daniel Neely Glasgow and Mary Jane Boyd, 28 June 1888, Boveedy First Presbyterian Church; groom described as a farmer of Lisnagaver and his father recorded as Thomas Glasgow, farmer (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

Together, these records prove that Daniel of Kilrea and Thomas of Lisnagaver were brothers. They do not identify their parents.

Their shared attachment to Alexander and Rosanna remains an uncertain reconstruction based principally on the descendant account. The evidence does not exclude:

* a half-brother relationship;
* an error in the descendant tradition;
* different parents for one or more of the men; or
* another Alexander and Rosanna belonging to the same local family cluster.

The younger Alexander is probably another brother of Daniel and Thomas because of his age, location and association with the Lisnagaver family, but no inspected record explicitly states that relationship.

The 1851 census records the younger Alexander and Thomas as similarly aged farmers in Lisnagavor families 35 and 37.<ref name="Census1851Macafee">[https://www.billmacafee.com/census/1851censuskilconway.pdf W. Scott and William Macafee, ''1851 Census for some Parishes and Townlands in the Barony of Kilconway, Co. Antrim''], Rasharkin parish, Lisnagavor, families 34, 35 and 37, recording the households of John, Alexander and Thomas Glasgow (accessed 19 July 2026).</ref>

Their proximity supports a close relationship but does not by itself prove that they were brothers or identify their parents.

=== Clockmaker tradition ===

The descendant account's reference to two clockmaker uncles appears to preserve a genuine association with Kilrea.

[[Glasgow-3896|Daniel Glasgow]] is independently documented as a Kilrea watch and clock maker and is proved to have been Thomas's brother.<ref name="Slater1846" /><ref name="DanielWill1871" />

An 1831 County Londonderry census transcription records '''“Danl.”''' in Kilrea town, house 37, under the standardised surname Glasgow. The surname as read from the census return is shown as '''“Glosger [?]”'''. The house was shared by two families and contained eight males and two females; nine occupants were Presbyterian and one belonged to the Established Church.<ref name="Census1831Derry">[https://www.billmacafee.com/1831census/1831derrycensusplace.pdf William Macafee, ''Names of Householders listed in the 1831 Census Returns for the County of Londonderry''] (transcription from PRONI MIC/5A/5–9B), Kilrea town, house 37, recording “Danl.” under the standardised surname Glasgow, with the surname in the return read as “Glosger [?]”; and Tamlaght O'Crilly parish, Inishrush, houses 2 and 91, recording John and Adam “Glasco” (accessed 19 July 2026).</ref>

The census gives no age, occupation or family relationships. This is therefore a plausible candidate for the later clockmaker, not a proved identification. If confirmed from the manuscript, it would place Daniel at Kilrea by 1831 rather than only by the 1846 directory.

Daniel was Thomas's brother, not his uncle. The family tradition may have:

* shifted the relationship by one generation;
* referred to uncles of Thomas's children rather than Thomas himself;
* combined members of the Glasgow and Shaw families; or
* preserved only a general memory of clockmaking relatives at Kilrea.

The tradition supports further investigation but should not be converted into a specific relationship with James Shaw.

=== Possible parents ===

[[Glasgow-3902|Adam Glasgow]] and [[Unknown-760890|Rose]] of Inishrush, County Londonderry, were previously proposed as Alexander's parents. No inspected record names either parent or connects Alexander directly with Inishrush.

No contemporary record inspected names Adam or Rose as Alexander's parents. No record connects Alexander directly with Inishrush.

Adam and Rose had a large and incompletely documented family. Their gravestone names their children James and Eliza, while a newspaper notice describes Nancy Glasgow as Adam's sixth daughter.<ref name="AdamGrave">[https://www.oneirishrover.com/tamlaght-graveyard/ "Tamlaght O'Crilly Lower Graveyard"], transcription of the Glasgow gravestone recording Rose, wife of Adam Glasgow; Adam Glasgow; their daughter Eliza; their son James; and grandson William. The same page transcribes the 1842 marriage notice of Nancy, sixth daughter of Adam Glasgow of Inishrush (accessed 16 July 2026).</ref>

The proposed connection was based on regional proximity, overlapping generations and gaps in Adam's documented family. The additional records set out below strengthen the existence of a local Glasgow cluster, but they still do not establish Alexander's parentage.

Rose was reportedly born about 1767. If Alexander was born by about 1778, she would have been only about eleven years old. This creates a severe chronological conflict with her proposed maternity.

Possible explanations include:

* one or both estimated birth years are materially wrong;
* Adam was Alexander's father by an earlier partner;
* Alexander was Adam's brother, cousin or another collateral relative; or
* there was no close connection between the Inishrush and Lisnagaver families.

Adam and Rose are not retained as Alexander's parents. Rose's age chronologically excludes her as the mother of a man old enough to father Daniel about 1795 or 1796, while no record establishes Adam as Alexander's father by another partner.

No evidence supports placing this family beneath an earlier Scottish, Kilwaughter, Derry Main or Moneymore line.

=== Tamlaght O'Crilly and Inishrush cluster ===

A transcription of the 1740 Protestant householder list for Tamlaght O'Crilly parish contains two entries under the name '''Hugh Glasgow'''.<ref name="Householders1740">[https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/books/Kilrea/Kilrea07.html John W. Kernohan, ''The Parishes of Kilrea and Tamlaght O'Crilly''], Appendix E, “Protestant householders in Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish in 1740,” containing two entries for Hugh Glasgow (online transcription by Richard John Torrens; accessed 19 July 2026).</ref>

A Belfast News-Letter notice printed on 14 April 1772 lists '''Hugh Glasgow''' among inhabitants of Tamlaght O'Crilly parish who declared that they had surrendered their arms to Henry Ellis of Innisrush. The declaration was dated at Innisrush on 6 April 1772.<ref name="Hugh1772">[https://arborealis.ca/records/newspapers/kilrea-news/1770-1779/ “1770–1779: News transcripts for Kilrea & environs”], ''Arborealis'', transcript of the ''Belfast News-Letter'', 14 April 1772, declaration dated Innisrush, 6 April 1772, listing Hugh Glasgow among inhabitants of Tamlaght O'Crilly parish (accessed 19 July 2026).</ref>

It is not known whether the 1772 Hugh was one of the men listed in 1740, a son or other relative, or an unrelated namesake. The records provide no family relationships.

The 1831 census transcription records two separate Glasgow households at Inishrush:

* '''John “Glasco”''', house 2: one family, four males and four females, all Presbyterian; and
* '''Adam “Glasco”''', house 91: one family, three males and five females, all Presbyterian.<ref name="Census1831Derry" />

The return supplies no ages, occupations or relationships within either household. Alexander could theoretically have been an unnamed male in one of them, but there is no evidence that he was. John and Adam were probably part of the same local surname cluster, though their precise relationship is unknown.

The 1833 Tithe Applotment transcription records '''Adam Glasgow''' at Innisrush.<ref name="TitheInishrush1833">[https://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/derry/tithe-applotments/tamlaght-o-crilly-parish.php “Tithe Applotment Books 1823–1838: Tamlaght O Crilly Parish, county Derry”], transcription entry for Adam Glasgow, Innisrush, 1833 (accessed 19 July 2026).</ref>

Taken together, the 1740, 1772, 1831 and 1833 records show that the Glasgow surname was established in Tamlaght O'Crilly parish across several generations. They make a connection between the Inishrush and Lisnagaver families more plausible, but they do not provide a pedigree.

Hugh Glasgow, documented in the parish in 1772, is now the most useful preceding-generation research lead because his known presence falls close to Alexander's estimated birth period. He should not be attached as Alexander's father without further evidence.

=== Lisnagaver ===

The 1834 Tithe Applotment transcription records '''Alexander Glasgow''' and '''Robert Glasgow''' consecutively at Lisnagaver.<ref name="Tithe1834">[https://www.billmacafee.com/182030stithe/tithenorthantrim.pdf William Macafee, ''Data from the Tithe Applotment Books covering North Antrim''], records 7501–7502, Alexander and Robert Glasgow at Lisnagaver, Rasharkin parish, 1834 (accessed 16 July 2026).</ref>

The Alexander in this record may have been:

* this older Alexander;
* [[Glasgow-951|the younger Alexander]], then about twenty-three; or
* another man of the same name.

The entry supplies no age, spouse, parent or other identifying information. It should not be treated as proof that this older Alexander was alive in 1834.

Rasharkin Presbyterian baptism records confirm the later households of the younger Alexander and Thomas. Alexander and Molly McAughern had children recorded at Gortereagh in 1837–1838 and at Lisnagaver in 1844. Thomas and Mary Ann McCracken had children recorded at Moneyleck in 1842 and at Lisnagaver from 1843.<ref name="RasharkinBaptisms">[https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/Baptisms_1834.html "Rasharkin Presbyterian Church Baptisms"], entries for the households of Alexander Glasgow and Molly McAughern and Thomas Glasgow and Mary Ann McCracken (accessed 19 July 2026).</ref>

These records establish the younger households but do not identify their father.

The 1851 census contains a further possible collateral clue. Family 34 at Lisnagavor, immediately before the younger Alexander's family 35, comprised:

* '''John Glasgow''', aged 50, farmer, born County Antrim;
* Margaret Glasgow, wife, aged 30, born County Londonderry;
* Ann Glasgow, daughter, aged 3, born County Londonderry; and
* '''Samuel Glasgow''', John's brother, aged 60, linen weaver, born County Londonderry.<ref name="Census1851Macafee" />

Samuel was born about 1790 or 1791, placing him in roughly the same generation as Daniel Glasgow of Kilrea. His presence gives a concrete County Londonderry connection within the Glasgow household immediately beside the younger Alexander.

The census explicitly proves only that Samuel and John were brothers. It does not prove that either man was related to the younger Alexander, Thomas or Daniel. Household proximity is evidence for investigation, not a stated relationship.

=== Death ===

Alexander's date and place of death have not been identified.

He was alive before the births of his proposed children, but no secure burial, gravestone, probate or land record has been found that establishes a later date.

No Alexander Glasgow probate-calendar entry has been identified in the surviving PRONI calendars. This does not prove that Alexander left no will, since he may have died before the calendars begin or his estate may not have required probate.

== Research Notes ==
=== Current evidence assessment ===

==== Working children ====
{| class="wikitable" style="background:#e6ffe6;"
! Person !! Present evidence
|-
| [[Glasgow-3896|Daniel Glasgow]], born about 1795/96 || '''Uncertain son.''' Daniel's 1871 will directly proves that Thomas was his brother. Neither the will nor Daniel's death record names their parents.<ref name="DanielWill">[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/willscalendar_ie/willssearch.aspx Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Will Calendars], will of Daniel Glasgow of Kilrea, proved 1871.</ref>
|-
| [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]], born about 1815 || '''Uncertain son.''' The descendant account names Alexander and Rosanna as his parents. Daniel's will and Daniel Neely Glasgow's marriage independently prove Thomas's identity and brotherhood with Daniel, but do not name a parent.<ref name="DanielNeelyMarriage">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1888/10763/5925382.pdf General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register], Daniel Neely Glasgow and Mary Jane Boyd, 28 June 1888.</ref>
|-
| [[Glasgow-951|Alexander Glasgow]], born about 1811 || '''Probable son or close collateral.''' His age, Lisnagaver household, land sequence and the family tradition place him with Daniel and Thomas. No contemporary record calls him their brother or names this older Alexander as his father.
|}

Daniel and Thomas are therefore proved brothers. Their common attachment to
Alexander and Rosanna remains an uncertain reconstruction. A half-sibling
relationship or an error in the later tradition has not been excluded.

==== Parentage ====
[[Glasgow-3902|Adam Glasgow]] and Rose were previously attached as Alexander's
parents. No inspected record names Adam, and Rose's age chronologically excludes
her from being the mother of a man old enough to father Daniel about 1795/96.
Adam and Rose were removed. [[Glasgow-3905|Unknown Glasgow]] is retained as Alexander's uncertain structural father placeholder until this branch can be placed beneath a source-identified ancestor. The placeholder is not a documented person and must not be treated as an identified ancestor.

An Alexander and Robert Glasgow were tithe occupiers at Lisnagaver in 1834.<ref name="Tithe1834">[https://www.billmacafee.com/182030stithe/tithenorthantrimrevisionorder.pdf Bill MacAfee, ''North Antrim Tithe Applotment Books arranged in document order''], records 7493–7494, Lisnagaver, 1834.</ref> The entry may include this Alexander or his younger namesake, but it supplies no age, spouse or relationship.

==== Y-DNA and cluster placement ====
A direct paternal descendant of younger Alexander has a Big Y-700 result at
R-FT20271. His closest displayed project pairing is the tested James J Glasgow
line at genetic distance three over Y-111.<ref name="FTDNA">[https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Glasgow?iframe=ydna-results-overview FamilyTreeDNA Glasgow Surname Project, public Y-DNA results], kits B580327 and 1002232.</ref> This proves that the two tested male lines share a paternal Glasgow ancestor, but it cannot name that ancestor or prove any of Alexander's three working child links.

The family should remain a Bann Valley–Kilrea–Rasharkin research cluster. It
should not be forced beneath Adam of Inishrush, John of Glenleslie or a
Kilwaughter founder without a relationship record.

==== Highest-priority surviving family register ====
PRONI's Ballymoney Reformed Presbyterian register, references
'''CR5/32/1/1/1–2''', covers 1804–1844 and includes Dervock and Kilraughts
society lists, baptisms, marriages, deaths and removals. It spans younger
Alexander's probable birth, Thomas's probable birth and Rosanna's reported
death.<ref name="PRONICR5Guide">[https://www.proni.gov.uk/files/proni/2026-01/PRONI%20Guide%20to%20Church%20Records.pdf Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, ''Guide to Church Records'']; [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/eCatNI_IE/SearchPage.aspx PRONI eCatalogue], references CR5/32/1/1/1–2.</ref>

A targeted surname-variant and family-group request was sent to PRONI on 19
August 2026. Until the register is inspected, it does not prove this older
Alexander's existence, spouse or children.

==== Additional sources consulted ====
The reconstruction also considered PRONI's [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/eCatNI_IE/BrowseSearchPage.aspx eCatalogue], the [https://www.titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/aboutmore.jsp Tithe Applotment Books], [https://www.billmacafee.com/182030stithe/tithenorthantrim.pdf North Antrim tithe data], [https://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/derry/tithe-applotments/tamlaght-o-crilly-parish.php Tamlaght O'Crilly tithe transcription], the [https://www.billmacafee.com/1831census/1831derrycensusplace.pdf 1831 County Londonderry census place index], [https://www.billmacafee.com/census/1851censuskilconway.pdf 1851 Kilconway census transcription], [https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/antrim/rasharkin.htm Griffith's Valuation for Rasharkin], [https://www.failteromhat.com/slater/0192.pdf Slater's directory], [https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/books/Kilrea/Kilrea07.html Kilrea local history], [https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/Baptisms_1834.html Rasharkin Presbyterian baptisms], [https://arborealis.ca/records/newspapers/kilrea-news/1770-1779/ Kilrea newspaper extracts], [https://irishmanuscripts.ie/womenshistorysources/index.php?whp_function=1&whp_identifier=7030 Presbyterian manuscript catalogue material] and [https://www.oneirishrover.com/tamlaght-graveyard/ Tamlaght graveyard material]. These sources establish the locality and surviving coverage but do not name Alexander's parents.

Civil-index searches were also made through [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/ IrishGenealogy.ie], including the retained result pages [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-2455742 cima-2455742], [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-2645258 cima-2645258], [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3134069 cima-3134069] and [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3271390 cima-3271390]. None supplies the missing parent statement.

=== Identity cautions ===

Alexander should not be confused with:

* [[Glasgow-951|the younger Alexander Glasgow]], born about 1810 or 1811 and living at Lisnagaver in 1851;
* Alexander Glasgow of Glenleslie, labourer and son of John Glasgow, who married Mary Anne Martin in 1847; or
* the Alexander Glasgow who died at Gortahar on 16 May 1888, aged 84, whose daughter Nancy was present at his death.

The Glenleslie marriage identifies a separate man through his residence, occupation, father and marriage date. The Gortahar death belongs to a later namesake and supplies no evidence about this Alexander.

This Alexander should not be attached as a son or brother of [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]] solely to connect the Glenleslie and Lisnagaver families. A local collateral connection is possible, but its degree is unknown.

The 1831 Kilrea entry for “Danl.” under the standardised surname Glasgow should not be treated as Daniel Glasgow's record until the original census image and difficult surname reading have been checked.

=== Recommended relationships ===

* [[Glasgow-3902|Adam Glasgow]] — former father hypothesis; not attached because no positive parent record identifies him;
* [[Unknown-760890|Rose]] — excluded as Alexander's mother by the severe chronological conflict;
* [[Unknown-761034|Rosanna, surname unknown]] — uncertain spouse;
* [[Glasgow-3896|Daniel Glasgow]] — uncertain working son;
* [[Glasgow-951|Alexander Glasgow]] — uncertain working son;
* [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]] — uncertain working son.

Daniel and Thomas are independently proved to have been brothers. Their shared attachment to Alexander and Rosanna remains unproved.

=== Further research ===

Useful remaining records include:

* the original 1831 census image for Kilrea house 37, to verify the surname recorded for “Danl.” and determine whether any additional manuscript detail survives;
* collection D/2594, which includes a 1831 Portglenone Temperance Society subscriber list and about seventy-five First Portglenone Presbyterian marriage licences from 1845–1856; the subscriber list may identify members of the Glasgow or associated families, while the later licences may assist with collateral lines;<ref name="D2594">[https://irishmanuscripts.ie/womenshistorysources/index.php?whp_function=1&whp_identifier=7030 Irish Manuscripts Commission, ''Sources for Irish Women's History''], reference D/2594, papers relating to Rev. William Kennedy McKay, including a list of subscribers to Portglenone Temperance Society, 1831, and about seventy-five marriage licences at First Portglenone Presbyterian Meeting House, 1845–1856 (accessed 19 July 2026).</ref>
* church, land and estate records capable of distinguishing the two Hugh Glasgow entries in 1740 and tracing the Hugh recorded in 1772;
* records identifying John and Samuel Glasgow of Lisnagavor family 34 and testing whether they connect with Inishrush, Kilrea, Daniel, Thomas or the younger Alexander;
* an independent copy or earlier version of the descendant family account;
* records identifying Alexander or Rosanna before 1822;
* a marriage, burial or estate record for Alexander and Rosanna;
* records naming the parents of Daniel or Thomas;
* complete land and estate records for Lisnagaver, Gortereagh and Inishrush;
* contemporary records identifying James Shaw's relatives; and
* DNA evidence connecting documented descendants of Daniel, Thomas, the younger Alexander and any independently documented Inishrush line.

== Sources ==
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