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Catalogue · 27 Sep 2026

Researched biography · Glasgow-3907

Nancy Glasgow

c. 1822

Inishrush, Tamlaght O’Crilly, County Londonderry

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About Nancy

The marriage notice directly identifies Nancy as the sixth daughter of Adam Glasgow of Inishrush and as the wife of John Kyle of Tyanee on 14 January 1842. No record yet identifies her after the marriage or names a child. She remains separate from later women named Nancy Kyle unless an age, husband or relational record establishes continuity.

Birthc. 1822 · Inishrush, Tamlaght O’Crilly, County Londonderry
DeathDate not established
LocalityInishrush, Tamlaght O’Crilly, County Londonderry
Last reviewed7 October 2026

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What the research found

These research notes were last revised on 7 October 2026.

Summary of the research

Overall conclusion

Later additions

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Newspaper identity review, 6 October 2026

What the records show

Source findings
Source Finding Assessment
Londonderry Standard marriage notice, republished in County Tyrone Ireland marriage notices 1840-42 On 14 January 1842 Rev. William Kennedy McKay married John Kyle of Tyanee and Nancy, sixth daughter of Adam Glasgow of Inishrush, County Derry. Direct evidence for Nancy's father, spouse, marriage date, and ordinal description. It proves Adam had at least six daughters but does not state Nancy's age, birth date, marriage place, mother, or children.
PRONI church-record guide, First Portglenone Presbyterian D2594/1 and MIC1P/24; NLI catalogue description McKay was minister of First Portglenone. Its surviving marriage register begins in 1845; D2594 contains McKay marriages for 1845-56. The surviving register cannot supply an 1842 entry. The archival gap is not evidence that the reported marriage did not occur.
WikiTree API capture, 16 July 2026 Glasgow-3907 and spouse Kyle-3461 each use guessed birth year about 1822; the attached marriage has no structured date. The notice supports adding 14 January 1842 to the marriage. It does not support either guessed birth year.
Londonderry Sentinel marriage-notice transcriptions, 1829-1849 An exact GLASGOW/GLASCO sweep found no other target-family notice in the seven period pages. No sibling can be identified from this run. Coverage begins in September 1829 and the derivative pages are not complete registers, so the result is not evidence that Nancy's five older sisters were unmarried.
Source findingsBelfast News-Letter marriage notice, 1 February 1842

A contemporaneous original notice independently confirms the same marriage and father wording: Belfast News-Letter, 1 February 1842, p. 3, original checked 5 October 2026. The notice corroborates the already documented marriage/father link; no new birth, mother, or identity inference is added.

Source findingsNewspaper identity review — 6 October 2026
  • Married John Kyle of Tyanee on 14 Jan 1842. Described as the 'sixth daughter' of Adam Glasgow of Inishrush, so he had at least six daughters; only Eliza and Nancy are on WikiTree. — Belfast News-Letter 1 Feb 1842, image 390552842; Londonderry Sentinel 29 Jan 1842 (Belfast News-Letter, 1842-02-01, p.3)

Family and relationships

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Parents 2Adam Glasgowc. 1758–30 June 1844Rose (Unknown) Glasgowc. 1767–31 July 1833
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
Adam Glasgow
c. 1758–30 June 1844
fatherUnassessed father linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Rose (Unknown) Glasgow
c. 1767–31 July 1833
motherUnassessed mother linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Spouse or partner 1John Kylec. 1822–date not established
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
John Kyle
c. 1822–date not established
spouseUnassessed partner linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Brothers and sisters 3Eliza Glasgowc. 1790–c. 1816Adam Glasgowbefore 1794–date not establishedJames Glasgow1794–12 December 1878
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
Eliza Glasgow
c. 1790–c. 1816
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Adam Glasgow
before 1794–date not established
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
James Glasgow
1794–12 December 1878
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Life and records

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Birth

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Inishrush, Tamlaght O’Crilly, County Londonderry

Married John Kyle of Tyanee

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Tyanee townland

Record detail

Adam's proved sixth daughter.

Sixth daughter of Adam 'of Inishrush'

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Inishrush

Record detail

Marriage notice identifies her father and residence.

Sources

Browse 2 source recordsReferences and source limitations
  1. Sixth daughter of Adam 'of Inishrush'

    1842 · Inishrush · Source association

    Marriage notice identifies her father and residence.

  2. Married John Kyle of Tyanee

    1842 · Tyanee townland · Source association

    Adam's proved sixth daughter.

Each entry is a separately identified record. Shared URLs may represent one transcription or search page containing more than one record; they are not independent confirmations.

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Newspaper identity review 6 Oct 2026. Add sourced facts: Married John Kyle of Tyanee on 14 Jan 1842. Described as the 'sixth daughter' of Adam Glasgow of Inishrush, so he had at least six daughters; only Eliza and Nan

Compared with Glasgow-3907, captured 2026-08-29T08:53:47+00:00 · 2026-08-19. This amendment requires manual action in WikiTree; the comparison shows the saved biography and prepared replacement. Relationship, confidence and vital-field changes must be applied separately.

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Current profile1== Biography ==
Replacement profile4== Biography ==
Current profile2Nancy Glasgow's birth about 1822 at Inishrush is a family estimate retained as uncertain. The identified marriage notice does not state her age or birthplace.
Replacement profile5Nancy Glasgow's birth about 1822 at Inishrush is a family estimate retained as uncertain. The identified marriage notice does not state her age or birthplace.
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Replacement profile6
Current profile4A notice in the ''Londonderry Standard'' reported that on 14 January 1842 the Rev. William Kennedy McKay married [[Kyle-3461|John Kyle]] of Tyanee and Nancy, the sixth daughter of [[Glasgow-3902|Adam Glasgow]] of Inishrush, County Derry.<ref>''Londonderry Standard'', marriage notice, 14 January 1842, transcribed in “County Tyrone Ireland Marriage Notices 1840-42,” [https://cotyrone.com/~inthenews/marriages-notices-1840-42/ public transcription].</ref> This directly establishes Nancy's father, spouse and marriage date. It does not name the marriage place, her mother, or any child.
Replacement profile7A notice in the ''Londonderry Standard'' reported that on 14 January 1842 the Rev. William Kennedy McKay married [[Kyle-3461|John Kyle]] of Tyanee and Nancy, the sixth daughter of [[Glasgow-3902|Adam Glasgow]] of Inishrush, County Derry.<ref>''Londonderry Standard'', marriage notice, 14 January 1842, transcribed in “County Tyrone Ireland Marriage Notices 1840-42,” [https://cotyrone.com/~inthenews/marriages-notices-1840-42/ public transcription].</ref> This directly establishes Nancy's father, spouse and marriage date. It does not name the marriage place, her mother, or any child.
Current profile5
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Current profile6== Research Notes ==
Replacement profile9== Research Notes ==
Current profile7[[Unknown-760890|Rose]] is retained only as Nancy's uncertain mother because the marriage notice names Adam but not Nancy's mother.
Replacement profile10[[Unknown-760890|Rose]] is retained only as Nancy's uncertain mother because the marriage notice names Adam but not Nancy's mother.
Current profile8
Replacement profile11
Current profile9McKay was minister of First Portglenone Presbyterian Church, but its surviving marriage register begins in 1845. The archival gap does not disprove the reported 1842 marriage and cannot supply a marriage place.<ref>Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, ''Guide to Church Records'', First Portglenone Presbyterian D2594/1 and MIC1P/24, [https://www.proni.gov.uk/files/proni/2026-01/PRONI%20Guide%20to%20Church%20Records.pdf PDF].</ref>
Replacement profile12McKay was minister of First Portglenone Presbyterian Church, but its surviving marriage register begins in 1845. The archival gap does not disprove the reported 1842 marriage and cannot supply a marriage place.<ref>Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, ''Guide to Church Records'', First Portglenone Presbyterian D2594/1 and MIC1P/24, [https://www.proni.gov.uk/files/proni/2026-01/PRONI%20Guide%20to%20Church%20Records.pdf PDF].</ref>
Current profile10
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Current profile11No later woman named Nancy Kyle should be identified with this profile without a record giving a compatible husband, age or relationship.
Replacement profile14No later woman named Nancy Kyle should be identified with this profile without a record giving a compatible husband, age or relationship.
Current profile12
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Current profile13== Sources ==
Replacement profile16== Sources ==
Current profile14<references />
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Source findings

| Source | Finding | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| *Londonderry Standard* marriage notice, republished in [County Tyrone Ireland marriage notices 1840-42](https://cotyrone.com/~inthenews/marriages-notices-1840-42/) | On 14 January 1842 Rev. William Kennedy McKay married John Kyle of Tyanee and Nancy, sixth daughter of Adam Glasgow of Inishrush, County Derry. | Direct evidence for Nancy's father, spouse, marriage date, and ordinal description. It proves Adam had at least six daughters but does not state Nancy's age, birth date, marriage place, mother, or children. |
| [PRONI church-record guide](https://www.proni.gov.uk/files/proni/2026-01/PRONI%20Guide%20to%20Church%20Records.pdf), First Portglenone Presbyterian `D2594/1` and `MIC1P/24`; [NLI catalogue description](https://sources.nli.ie/Record/MS_UR_086186?lng=en&print=1) | McKay was minister of First Portglenone. Its surviving marriage register begins in 1845; `D2594` contains McKay marriages for 1845-56. | The surviving register cannot supply an 1842 entry. The archival gap is not evidence that the reported marriage did not occur. |
| WikiTree API capture, 16 July 2026 | `Glasgow-3907` and spouse `Kyle-3461` each use guessed birth year about 1822; the attached marriage has no structured date. | The notice supports adding 14 January 1842 to the marriage. It does not support either guessed birth year. |
| [Londonderry Sentinel marriage-notice transcriptions, 1829-1849](https://cotyrone.com/~inthenews/marriage-notices-1829-1831/) | An exact `GLASGOW`/`GLASCO` sweep found no other target-family notice in the seven period pages. | No sibling can be identified from this run. Coverage begins in September 1829 and the derivative pages are not complete registers, so the result is not evidence that Nancy's five older sisters were unmarried. |

Source findings

### Belfast News-Letter marriage notice, 1 February 1842

A contemporaneous original notice independently confirms the same marriage and father wording: [Belfast News-Letter, 1 February 1842, p. 3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/390552842/), original checked 5 October 2026. The notice corroborates the already documented marriage/father link; no new birth, mother, or identity inference is added.

Current conclusion

The marriage notice directly identifies Nancy as the sixth daughter of Adam
Glasgow of Inishrush and as the wife of John Kyle of Tyanee on 14 January 1842.
No record yet identifies her after the marriage or names a child. She remains
separate from later women named Nancy Kyle unless an age, husband or relational
record establishes continuity.

Current conclusion — newspaper identity review, 6 October 2026

- [Belfast News-Letter, 1842-02-01, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/390552842/): Nancy (bride) — **strong** match. Nancy Glasgow of Inishrush, daughter of Adam-3902 and spouse of Kyle-3461. Her name, her father's name, Inishrush and the groom together form a record-level bridge, and there is no competing Nancy. Sources: [Londonderry Sentinel 29 Jan 1842 (transcription)](https://cotyroneireland.com/surnames/glasgow.html)

Source findings

### Newspaper identity review — 6 October 2026

- Married John Kyle of Tyanee on 14 Jan 1842. Described as the 'sixth daughter' of Adam Glasgow of Inishrush, so he had at least six daughters; only Eliza and Nancy are on WikiTree. — Belfast News-Letter 1 Feb 1842, image 390552842; Londonderry Sentinel 29 Jan 1842 ([Belfast News-Letter, 1842-02-01, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/390552842/))
Automated parent comparison (research aid, not a recommendation)

Stored scores are preserved for audit only. They are not probabilities or genealogical evidence, and a reviewed exclusion remains excluded.

  • Nancy (Glendinning) Glasgow: 33/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Nancy Glasgow Cunningham: 20/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Mary Arthur: 19/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Nancy (Coburn) Glasgow: 18/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Ellin (Unknown) Glasgow: 13/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • William Glasgow: 11/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • John Glasgow: 8/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • Robert Glasgow: 3/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • Edward Glasgow: 1/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • Alexander Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
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