John Glasgow

Biography
John Glasgow was born before about 1719, possibly in County Antrim or elsewhere in Ulster. If a single estimated year is required, about 1705 is a reasonable working estimate. His birth date and birthplace are not documented.

John was living at Ballyboggy, Dunaghy parish, County Antrim, by 1 November 1740. Ballyboggy is now generally spelled Ballybogy. Placenames Database of Ireland, “Ballybogy”, Dunaghy civil parish, County Antrim. (https://www.logainm.ie/en/62593) 

On that date, William Hamilton of Donnemanagh granted a counterpart lease for three lives to James Wier and John Glasgow, both described as being of Ballyboggy. The property comprised one third of the quarterland of Ballyboggy and was leased at an annual rent of £6 13s. 4d. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, D2223/15/56, counterpart lease dated 1 November 1740, William Hamilton of Donnemanagh to James Wier and John Glasgow of Ballyboggy, concerning one third of the quarterland of Ballyboggy; catalogue description accessed 6 August 2026 through the PRONI eCatalogue (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/eCatNI_IE/SearchPage.aspx). The original lease has not yet been examined. 

The catalogue describes the agreement as a lease for three lives, but does not identify the people whose lives measured the term. The original lease and any later endorsements should be examined, as the named lives may have included relatives of John Glasgow or James Wier.

John was probably also the man recorded as “Joh Glask” in the 1740 Protestant Householders' Return for Dunaghy parish. W. Macafee, Protestant Householders' Returns (1740) for County Antrim (https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/1740protestantreturnsantrim.pdf), record 1992, “Glask, Joh”, Kilconway barony, Dunaghy parish; derived from the surviving transcript at PRONI, T808/15258. 

The original returns were destroyed in the 1922 fire at the Public Record Office of Ireland. The surviving information derives from transcripts prepared by the genealogist Tenison Groves. Ulster Historical Foundation, “Census of Protestant Householders”, 1740. (https://ulsterhistoricalfoundation.com/genealogy-databases/protestant-householders) 

The return generally identifies householders only by parish, rather than by individual townland. However, the surviving transcript preserves the original record order. The relevant sequence includes:

* Robert Lyle
* James Adams
* other Dunaghy householders
* Thomas Alexander
* Joh Glask
* Joh Wier

This sequence closely corresponds with three Ballyboggy leases granted on 1 November 1740:

* Robert Lyle and James Adams;
* Thomas Alexander; and
* James Wier and John Glasgow.

Macafee explains that entries lacking named townlands frequently remain in geographical order, apparently following the route used by the person compiling the return. W. Macafee, “1740 Protestant Householders' Returns”, discussion of the source and transcription method. (https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/readmore1740protestantreturns.htm) 

The agreement of parish, date, neighbouring names and lease groupings identifies “Joh Glask” as John Glasgow of Ballyboggy with high confidence.

The only material discrepancy is that the lease catalogue names James Wier, while the householders' return records Joh Wier. The original lease should be examined to determine whether the difference represents:

* two separate members of the Wier family;
* an error in the PRONI catalogue;
* an error in the surviving householders' transcript; or
* a mistake in one of the original records.

John's wife, children, parents, date of death and place of death have not been identified.
Family
* Parents: Unknown
* Spouse: Unknown
* Children: None presently proved
Ballyboggy and Dunaghy Parish
Ballybogy is a townland in:

* Dunaghy civil parish;
* Kilconway barony; and
* County Antrim. 

It directly borders Glenleslie and Cloghgalldanagh. Townlands.ie, “Ballybogy Townland, County Antrim”, map and bordering townlands. (https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/kilconway/dunaghy/clogh/ballybogy/) 

This geographical proximity is significant because later Glasgow families were established at Glenleslie. It makes John a plausible older relative of the later Glenleslie Glasgows, although no direct relationship has been proved.

The lease establishes that John possessed a leasehold interest in one third of the quarterland of Ballyboggy. It does not establish that he owned the townland outright or that he was a freeholder.

The surviving catalogue description does not state John's occupation or social status beyond his residence and role as co-lessee.
Later Glasgow, Wier and Alexander Occupation
The original 1825 Tithe Applotment Book for Ballybogy records the following consecutive group on manuscript page 25:

* Henry Alexander
* William Alexander
* Patrick McAlister
* James Glasgow — tithe assessment of 8 shillings
* James Glasgow junior — tithe assessment of 10 shillings and 11 pence
* James Wier — tithe assessment of 10 shillings and 3 pence
* William Alexander junior
* Thomas Alexander Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Tithe applotment for the parish of Dunaghy, PRONI FIN/5/A/128, manuscript p. 25; indexed transcription available in W. Macafee, Data from the Tithe Applotment Books covering North Antrim, arranged in document order (https://www.billmacafee.com/182030stithe/tithenorthantrimrevisionorder.pdf), Ballybogy entries 6001–6003. 

The figures are tithe assessments rather than acreages and cannot be used to calculate the size of the holdings.

The recurrence of the Glasgow, Wier and Alexander surnames in the same consecutive townland grouping resembles the local tenant community documented in 1740. This strongly suggests continuity of these families or their leasehold interests at Ballybogy across approximately eighty-five years.

It does not prove that James Glasgow or James Glasgow junior was John's son, grandson or other descendant.

The term junior probably distinguished the younger of two contemporary men named James Glasgow. It may indicate a father-and-son relationship, but was also used to distinguish unrelated men of the same name.

The 1825 Dunaghy tithe records also include Robert Glasco at Drumbought. Tithe Applotment Books: Dunaghy Parish, County Antrim, entries for Robert Glasco, James Glasgow and James Glasgow junior, 1825. (https://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/antrim/tithe-applotments/dunaghy-parish.php) 

No relationship between Robert and the Ballybogy Glasgows has been proved.
Possible Connection to the Glenleslie Family
A later John Glasgow, reportedly born about 1751, lived at neighbouring Glenleslie and was married to Rose Alexander.

The 1851 census records William Alexander, aged sixty, in John's household and identifies him explicitly as John's brother-in-law. It also records Sarah Alexander, aged thirty-four, as a visitor. [CENSUS REFERENCE HERE] 

This directly confirms a marital connection between the Glenleslie Glasgow family and the local Alexander family.

The connection is significant because members of the Alexander family repeatedly appear beside the Glasgow and Wier families in Dunaghy records:

* Thomas Alexander appears close to “Joh Glask” and “Joh Wier” in the original sequence of the 1740 Protestant Householders' Return;
* the Ballyboggy leases of 1 November 1740 separately name Thomas Alexander and the joint lessees James Wier and John Glasgow;
* the original 1825 Tithe Applotment Book records James Glasgow, James Glasgow junior and James Wier in a consecutive group surrounded by Henry Alexander, William Alexander, William Alexander junior and Thomas Alexander; and
* the 1851 census records John Glasgow of Glenleslie married to Rose Alexander, with William Alexander identified as his brother-in-law.

The repeated Glasgow–Alexander association across the 1740, 1825 and 1851 records materially strengthens the possibility that John Glasgow of Glenleslie belonged to the same extended family and tenant network as John Glasgow of Ballyboggy.

Chronologically, John Glasgow of Ballyboggy could have been the younger John's father, grandfather, uncle or another close relative. No record yet located explicitly states that relationship, so the two men should not presently be linked as father and son.
Later Dunaghy Glasgow Households
The surviving 1851 census fragments record several Glasgow households at Glenleslie, immediately adjoining Ballybogy.

These included:

* George Glasgow (abt.1815-), aged thirty-six, a weaver, with his wife Sarah and their children;
* John Glasgow (1751-abt.1852), with his wife Rose and other relatives; and
* Robert Glasgow (abt.1779-), aged seventy-two, a farmer, with his wife Catherine and other members of the household. W. Scott and W. Macafee, 1851 Census for parts of Kilconway barony (https://www.billmacafee.com/census/1851censuskilconway.pdf), Glenleslie families 20, 21 and 23, Dunaghy parish. 

A Wier family remained at Ballyboggy. William Weir, aged sixty-two, was recorded farming there with his wife Jane and their children. W. Scott and W. Macafee, 1851 Census for parts of Kilconway barony (https://www.billmacafee.com/census/1851censuskilconway.pdf), Ballyboggy family 5, Dunaghy parish. 

The surviving census material therefore supports continued Glasgow residence immediately beside Ballybogy and continued Wier residence within Ballybogy itself.

It does not document a direct line of descent from the 1740 lessees.

In Griffith's Valuation, published for County Antrim in 1861–1862, Margaret Glasgow was recorded at Glenleslie and Robert Glasgow at Doonbought. No Glasgow occupier was listed at Ballybogy. Griffith's Valuation of Ireland: Dunaghy, County Antrim, entries for Margaret and Robert Glasgow. (https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/antrim/dunaghy.php) 

These records may indicate movement by members of the family between neighbouring Dunaghy townlands.
Estimated Birth
John was already an adult co-lessee and probable Protestant householder in 1740.

Assuming that he was at least twenty-one years old when the lease was granted, he was born before approximately 1719.

If a single estimated year is required for WikiTree, about 1705 is reasonable. A broad possible range is approximately 1685–1719.

The estimate should remain marked uncertain because:

* the lease does not state John's age;
* the householders' return does not state his age;
* he may have been substantially older than twenty-one in 1740; and
* residence in County Antrim does not prove birth there.
Research NotesIdentity of “Joh Glask”
The 1740 Protestant Householders' Return is independent of the Ballyboggy lease.

The return's original sequence closely mirrors the names appearing in the Ballyboggy leases dated 1 November 1740. This makes the identification of “Joh Glask” with John Glasgow of Ballyboggy considerably stronger than a simple agreement of name and parish.

The evidence is still not absolute because:

* the return survives only as a transcript of material now destroyed;
* no townland is given beside “Joh Glask”;
* the Wier forename differs between the two sources; and
* the original lease has not yet been examined.

The profile should state that the identification is highly probable, rather than certain.
The Three Lives
The PRONI catalogue describes D2223/15/56 as a lease for three lives, but does not name them. 

A separate lease granted by William Hamilton of Donnemanagh in August 1740 named the lessee James Cathcart, Hugh Red and John Cathcart, son of John Cathcart, as its three lives. Registry of Deeds abstract, lease dated 13 August 1740 from William Hamilton of Donnemanagh to James Cathcart, naming the lives of James Cathcart, Hugh Red and John Cathcart, son of John Cathcart. (https://mafegi.com/rod-1708-1832) 

This demonstrates that Hamilton's contemporary leases could include a lessee's relative among the named lives. It does not establish that the Ballyboggy lease followed the same arrangement.

The original D2223/15/56 lease should be examined for:

* names and ages of the three lives;
* relationships between the named lives and the lessees;
* signatures or marks;
* witnesses;
* adjoining tenants;
* descriptions of boundaries;
* endorsements recording deaths;
* assignments or renewals; and
* any explanation of the relationship between John Glasgow and James Wier.
Relationship to James Wier
John Glasgow and James Wier jointly leased one third of Ballyboggy.

They may have been:

* relatives;
* business partners;
* neighbouring tenants;
* joint occupants;
* members of interconnected families; or
* unrelated men combining resources to acquire the lease.

No source currently identifies their relationship.

The continued association of Glasgow and Wier occupiers in the 1825 tithe applotment makes a family or tenancy connection plausible, but does not define it.
Earlier County Antrim Glasgow Record
The 1669 County Antrim Hearth Money Roll records Elizabeth Glascho at Glenarm Town in Tickmacrevan parish. W. Macafee, Hearth Money Rolls (1669) for County Antrim (https://www.billmacafee.com/1660shearthmoneyrolls/1669hearthmoneyrollsantrim.pdf), record 5730, Elizabeth Glascho, Glenarm Town. 

No evidence has been found connecting Elizabeth with John Glasgow of Ballyboggy.

The difference in parish and the seventy-one-year interval make any proposed relationship speculative.
Glasgow Family Papers
The PRONI privately deposited records index identifies the Crawford and Glasgow family papers, reference D2003, with microfilm reference MIC128. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Alphabetical Index to Privately Deposited Records, entry for Crawford and Glasgow family papers, D2003 [MIC128 (https://studylib.net/doc/8173280/alphabetical-index-to--d----t----public-record-office-of-...).] 

A separate archival index describes a manuscript notebook containing rough notes on the history of the Glasgow family from about 1690 to about 1920, compiled around 1930. Irish Manuscripts Commission, Sources for Irish Women's History, description of a Glasgow family history notebook covering approximately 1690–1920. (https://irishmanuscripts.ie/womenshistorysources/index.php?whp_function=1&whp_identifier=1811) 

These papers have not been examined. Their stated chronological coverage makes them a significant lead for John's generation.

Any claims in the notebook would still require verification against contemporary leases, wills, estate papers, church records or other original sources.
Church Records
The surviving Church of Ireland registers for Dunaghy begin in:

* 1831 for baptisms;
* 1835 for marriages; and
* 1838 for burials. National Archives of Ireland, List of Church of Ireland Parish Registers, entry for Dunaghy parish. (https://www.nationalarchives.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PARISHREGISTERS.pdf) 

These begin too late to identify John's parents, marriage, children or burial.

No indexed will or administration for John Glasgow of Ballyboggy has yet been identified in accessible online probate material.

This does not establish that no testamentary record existed. Many Irish probate records were destroyed in 1922, although indexes, abstracts, copies or estate references may survive elsewhere.
Research Priorities
Further research should concentrate on:

* obtaining and fully transcribing PRONI D2223/15/56;
* identifying the three lives named in the lease;
* searching the remaining D2223 Hamilton estate papers for rentals, renewals, assignments and maps;
* determining whether the Wier lessee was James or John;
* examining PRONI D2003 and MIC128;
* searching the PRONI eCatalogue under Ballyboggy, Ballybogy, Glasgow, Glask, Glasgo, Glasco, Wier and Weir;
* searching Registry of Deeds grantor, grantee and townland indexes under the same variants;
* identifying James Glasgow and James Glasgow junior of Ballybogy in later records;
* examining whether the 1740 leasehold passed to later Glasgow or Wier occupiers;
* searching pre-1858 will abstracts, administration bonds and freeholder lists;
* examining estate rentals for Ballybogy and neighbouring Glenleslie;
* testing any proposed connection to John Glasgow of Glenleslie against documentary and Y-DNA evidence; and
* creating sourced profiles for the 1740 and 1825 Wier and Alexander associates where sufficient identifying evidence exists.
Research Conclusion
John Glasgow is securely documented as a co-lessee at Ballyboggy on 1 November 1740.

He is highly likely to be the “Joh Glask” recorded in the 1740 Protestant Householders' Return for Dunaghy parish. The collector's original sequence closely corresponds with the Ballyboggy lease groups created on the same date.

The consecutive Alexander, Glasgow and Wier entries in the original 1825 Tithe Applotment Book support continuity of the same local tenant community across approximately eighty-five years.

John is a credible possible father, grandfather or close relative of the later Glasgow family at neighbouring Glenleslie, including John Glasgow. No direct relationship has yet been proved.

The evidence supports a birth before about 1719, with about 1705 as a reasonable working estimate.

John's parents, wife, children, exact birth, death and relationship to the later Ballybogy and Glenleslie Glasgows remain unknown.
Kilroot probate candidate
A John Glasgow appears in a 1733 probate-index entry for Kilroot, County Antrim. The county and chronology fit this profile's broad reconstruction, but the index gives no kinship or occupation and does not uniquely identify him. Underlying record source: john glasgow (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx). 
Sources

== Biography ==

'''John Glasgow''' was born before about '''1719''', possibly in County Antrim or elsewhere in Ulster. If a single estimated year is required, '''about 1705''' is a reasonable working estimate. His birth date and birthplace are not documented.

John was living at '''Ballyboggy''', Dunaghy parish, County Antrim, by '''1 November 1740'''. Ballyboggy is now generally spelled '''Ballybogy'''.<ref name="BallybogyPlace">[https://www.logainm.ie/en/62593 Placenames Database of Ireland, “Ballybogy”, Dunaghy civil parish, County Antrim.]</ref>

On that date, '''William Hamilton of Donnemanagh''' granted a counterpart lease for three lives to '''James Wier''' and '''John Glasgow''', both described as being of Ballyboggy. The property comprised one third of the quarterland of Ballyboggy and was leased at an annual rent of £6 13s. 4d.<ref name="BallyboggyLease1740">Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, D2223/15/56, counterpart lease dated 1 November 1740, William Hamilton of Donnemanagh to James Wier and John Glasgow of Ballyboggy, concerning one third of the quarterland of Ballyboggy; catalogue description accessed 6 August 2026 through the [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/eCatNI_IE/SearchPage.aspx PRONI eCatalogue]. The original lease has not yet been examined.</ref>

The catalogue describes the agreement as a lease for three lives, but does not identify the people whose lives measured the term. The original lease and any later endorsements should be examined, as the named lives may have included relatives of John Glasgow or James Wier.

John was probably also the man recorded as '''“Joh Glask”''' in the 1740 Protestant Householders' Return for Dunaghy parish.<ref name="Householders1740">[https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/1740protestantreturnsantrim.pdf W. Macafee, ''Protestant Householders' Returns (1740) for County Antrim''], record 1992, “Glask, Joh”, Kilconway barony, Dunaghy parish; derived from the surviving transcript at PRONI, T808/15258.</ref>

The original returns were destroyed in the 1922 fire at the Public Record Office of Ireland. The surviving information derives from transcripts prepared by the genealogist Tenison Groves.<ref name="UHF1740">[https://ulsterhistoricalfoundation.com/genealogy-databases/protestant-householders Ulster Historical Foundation, “Census of Protestant Householders”, 1740.]</ref>

The return generally identifies householders only by parish, rather than by individual townland. However, the surviving transcript preserves the original record order. The relevant sequence includes:

* '''Robert Lyle'''
* '''James Adams'''
* other Dunaghy householders
* '''Thomas Alexander'''
* '''Joh Glask'''
* '''Joh Wier'''

This sequence closely corresponds with three Ballyboggy leases granted on 1 November 1740:

* Robert Lyle and James Adams;
* Thomas Alexander; and
* James Wier and John Glasgow.

Macafee explains that entries lacking named townlands frequently remain in geographical order, apparently following the route used by the person compiling the return.<ref name="MacafeeMethod">[https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/readmore1740protestantreturns.htm W. Macafee, “1740 Protestant Householders' Returns”, discussion of the source and transcription method.]</ref>

The agreement of parish, date, neighbouring names and lease groupings identifies “Joh Glask” as John Glasgow of Ballyboggy with high confidence.

The only material discrepancy is that the lease catalogue names '''James Wier''', while the householders' return records '''Joh Wier'''. The original lease should be examined to determine whether the difference represents:

* two separate members of the Wier family;
* an error in the PRONI catalogue;
* an error in the surviving householders' transcript; or
* a mistake in one of the original records.

John's wife, children, parents, date of death and place of death have not been identified.

== Family ==

* '''Parents:''' Unknown
* '''Spouse:''' Unknown
* '''Children:''' None presently proved

== Ballyboggy and Dunaghy Parish ==

Ballybogy is a townland in:

* Dunaghy civil parish;
* Kilconway barony; and
* County Antrim.<ref name="BallybogyPlace" />

It directly borders '''Glenleslie''' and '''Cloghgalldanagh'''.<ref name="BallybogyBorder">[https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/kilconway/dunaghy/clogh/ballybogy/ Townlands.ie, “Ballybogy Townland, County Antrim”, map and bordering townlands.]</ref>

This geographical proximity is significant because later Glasgow families were established at Glenleslie. It makes John a plausible older relative of the later Glenleslie Glasgows, although no direct relationship has been proved.

The lease establishes that John possessed a leasehold interest in one third of the quarterland of Ballyboggy. It does not establish that he owned the townland outright or that he was a freeholder.

The surviving catalogue description does not state John's occupation or social status beyond his residence and role as co-lessee.

== Later Glasgow, Wier and Alexander Occupation ==

The original 1825 Tithe Applotment Book for Ballybogy records the following consecutive group on manuscript page 25:

* '''Henry Alexander'''
* '''William Alexander'''
* '''Patrick McAlister'''
* '''James Glasgow''' — tithe assessment of 8 shillings
* '''James Glasgow junior''' — tithe assessment of 10 shillings and 11 pence
* '''James Wier''' — tithe assessment of 10 shillings and 3 pence
* '''William Alexander junior'''
* '''Thomas Alexander'''<ref name="BallybogyTithe1825">Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, ''Tithe applotment for the parish of Dunaghy'', PRONI FIN/5/A/128, manuscript p. 25; indexed transcription available in [https://www.billmacafee.com/182030stithe/tithenorthantrimrevisionorder.pdf W. Macafee, ''Data from the Tithe Applotment Books covering North Antrim, arranged in document order''], Ballybogy entries 6001–6003.</ref>

The figures are tithe assessments rather than acreages and cannot be used to calculate the size of the holdings.

The recurrence of the Glasgow, Wier and Alexander surnames in the same consecutive townland grouping resembles the local tenant community documented in 1740. This strongly suggests continuity of these families or their leasehold interests at Ballybogy across approximately eighty-five years.

It does not prove that James Glasgow or James Glasgow junior was John's son, grandson or other descendant.

The term '''junior''' probably distinguished the younger of two contemporary men named James Glasgow. It may indicate a father-and-son relationship, but was also used to distinguish unrelated men of the same name.

The 1825 Dunaghy tithe records also include '''Robert Glasco''' at Drumbought.<ref name="TitheDunaghy1825">[https://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/antrim/tithe-applotments/dunaghy-parish.php ''Tithe Applotment Books: Dunaghy Parish, County Antrim'', entries for Robert Glasco, James Glasgow and James Glasgow junior, 1825.]</ref>

No relationship between Robert and the Ballybogy Glasgows has been proved.

== Possible Connection to the Glenleslie Family ==

A later [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]], reportedly born about 1751, lived at neighbouring Glenleslie and was married to '''Rose Alexander'''.

The 1851 census records '''William Alexander''', aged sixty, in John's household and identifies him explicitly as John's '''brother-in-law'''. It also records '''Sarah Alexander''', aged thirty-four, as a visitor.<ref>[CENSUS REFERENCE HERE]</ref>

This directly confirms a marital connection between the Glenleslie Glasgow family and the local Alexander family.

The connection is significant because members of the Alexander family repeatedly appear beside the Glasgow and Wier families in Dunaghy records:

* Thomas Alexander appears close to “Joh Glask” and “Joh Wier” in the original sequence of the 1740 Protestant Householders' Return;
* the Ballyboggy leases of 1 November 1740 separately name Thomas Alexander and the joint lessees James Wier and John Glasgow;
* the original 1825 Tithe Applotment Book records James Glasgow, James Glasgow junior and James Wier in a consecutive group surrounded by Henry Alexander, William Alexander, William Alexander junior and Thomas Alexander; and
* the 1851 census records John Glasgow of Glenleslie married to Rose Alexander, with William Alexander identified as his brother-in-law.

The repeated Glasgow–Alexander association across the 1740, 1825 and 1851 records materially strengthens the possibility that [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow of Glenleslie]] belonged to the same extended family and tenant network as John Glasgow of Ballyboggy.

Chronologically, John Glasgow of Ballyboggy could have been the younger John's father, grandfather, uncle or another close relative. No record yet located explicitly states that relationship, so the two men should not presently be linked as father and son.

== Later Dunaghy Glasgow Households ==

The surviving 1851 census fragments record several Glasgow households at Glenleslie, immediately adjoining Ballybogy.

These included:

* '''[[Glasgow-1400|George Glasgow (abt.1815-)]]''', aged thirty-six, a weaver, with his wife Sarah and their children;
* '''[[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow (1751-abt.1852)]]''', with his wife Rose and other relatives; and
* '''[[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow (abt.1779-)]]''', aged seventy-two, a farmer, with his wife Catherine and other members of the household.<ref name="Census1851Glenleslie">[https://www.billmacafee.com/census/1851censuskilconway.pdf W. Scott and W. Macafee, ''1851 Census for parts of Kilconway barony''], Glenleslie families 20, 21 and 23, Dunaghy parish.</ref>

A Wier family remained at Ballyboggy. '''William Weir''', aged sixty-two, was recorded farming there with his wife Jane and their children.<ref name="Census1851Ballyboggy">[https://www.billmacafee.com/census/1851censuskilconway.pdf W. Scott and W. Macafee, ''1851 Census for parts of Kilconway barony''], Ballyboggy family 5, Dunaghy parish.</ref>

The surviving census material therefore supports continued Glasgow residence immediately beside Ballybogy and continued Wier residence within Ballybogy itself.

It does not document a direct line of descent from the 1740 lessees.

In Griffith's Valuation, published for County Antrim in 1861–1862, '''Margaret Glasgow''' was recorded at Glenleslie and '''Robert Glasgow''' at Doonbought. No Glasgow occupier was listed at Ballybogy.<ref name="GriffithDunaghy">[https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/antrim/dunaghy.php ''Griffith's Valuation of Ireland: Dunaghy, County Antrim'', entries for Margaret and Robert Glasgow.]</ref>

These records may indicate movement by members of the family between neighbouring Dunaghy townlands.

== Estimated Birth ==

John was already an adult co-lessee and probable Protestant householder in 1740.

Assuming that he was at least twenty-one years old when the lease was granted, he was born before approximately '''1719'''.

If a single estimated year is required for WikiTree, '''about 1705''' is reasonable. A broad possible range is approximately '''1685–1719'''.

The estimate should remain marked uncertain because:

* the lease does not state John's age;
* the householders' return does not state his age;
* he may have been substantially older than twenty-one in 1740; and
* residence in County Antrim does not prove birth there.

== Research Notes ==

=== Identity of “Joh Glask” ===

The 1740 Protestant Householders' Return is independent of the Ballyboggy lease.

The return's original sequence closely mirrors the names appearing in the Ballyboggy leases dated 1 November 1740. This makes the identification of “Joh Glask” with John Glasgow of Ballyboggy considerably stronger than a simple agreement of name and parish.

The evidence is still not absolute because:

* the return survives only as a transcript of material now destroyed;
* no townland is given beside “Joh Glask”;
* the Wier forename differs between the two sources; and
* the original lease has not yet been examined.

The profile should state that the identification is '''highly probable''', rather than certain.

=== The Three Lives ===

The PRONI catalogue describes D2223/15/56 as a lease for three lives, but does not name them.<ref name="BallyboggyLease1740" />

A separate lease granted by William Hamilton of Donnemanagh in August 1740 named the lessee James Cathcart, Hugh Red and John Cathcart, son of John Cathcart, as its three lives.<ref name="HamiltonCathcart1740">[https://mafegi.com/rod-1708-1832 Registry of Deeds abstract, lease dated 13 August 1740 from William Hamilton of Donnemanagh to James Cathcart, naming the lives of James Cathcart, Hugh Red and John Cathcart, son of John Cathcart.]</ref>

This demonstrates that Hamilton's contemporary leases could include a lessee's relative among the named lives. It does not establish that the Ballyboggy lease followed the same arrangement.

The original D2223/15/56 lease should be examined for:

* names and ages of the three lives;
* relationships between the named lives and the lessees;
* signatures or marks;
* witnesses;
* adjoining tenants;
* descriptions of boundaries;
* endorsements recording deaths;
* assignments or renewals; and
* any explanation of the relationship between John Glasgow and James Wier.

=== Relationship to James Wier ===

John Glasgow and James Wier jointly leased one third of Ballyboggy.

They may have been:

* relatives;
* business partners;
* neighbouring tenants;
* joint occupants;
* members of interconnected families; or
* unrelated men combining resources to acquire the lease.

No source currently identifies their relationship.

The continued association of Glasgow and Wier occupiers in the 1825 tithe applotment makes a family or tenancy connection plausible, but does not define it.

=== Earlier County Antrim Glasgow Record ===

The 1669 County Antrim Hearth Money Roll records '''Elizabeth Glascho''' at Glenarm Town in Tickmacrevan parish.<ref name="Hearth1669">[https://www.billmacafee.com/1660shearthmoneyrolls/1669hearthmoneyrollsantrim.pdf W. Macafee, ''Hearth Money Rolls (1669) for County Antrim''], record 5730, Elizabeth Glascho, Glenarm Town.</ref>

No evidence has been found connecting Elizabeth with John Glasgow of Ballyboggy.

The difference in parish and the seventy-one-year interval make any proposed relationship speculative.

=== Glasgow Family Papers ===

The PRONI privately deposited records index identifies the '''Crawford and Glasgow family papers''', reference '''D2003''', with microfilm reference '''MIC128'''.<ref name="PRONID2003">[https://studylib.net/doc/8173280/alphabetical-index-to--d----t----public-record-office-of-... Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, ''Alphabetical Index to Privately Deposited Records'', entry for Crawford and Glasgow family papers, D2003 [MIC128].]</ref>

A separate archival index describes a manuscript notebook containing rough notes on the history of the Glasgow family from about 1690 to about 1920, compiled around 1930.<ref name="GlasgowNotebook">[https://irishmanuscripts.ie/womenshistorysources/index.php?whp_function=1&whp_identifier=1811 Irish Manuscripts Commission, ''Sources for Irish Women's History'', description of a Glasgow family history notebook covering approximately 1690–1920.]</ref>

These papers have not been examined. Their stated chronological coverage makes them a significant lead for John's generation.

Any claims in the notebook would still require verification against contemporary leases, wills, estate papers, church records or other original sources.

=== Church Records ===

The surviving Church of Ireland registers for Dunaghy begin in:

* '''1831''' for baptisms;
* '''1835''' for marriages; and
* '''1838''' for burials.<ref name="DunaghyRegisters">[https://www.nationalarchives.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PARISHREGISTERS.pdf National Archives of Ireland, ''List of Church of Ireland Parish Registers'', entry for Dunaghy parish.]</ref>

These begin too late to identify John's parents, marriage, children or burial.

No indexed will or administration for John Glasgow of Ballyboggy has yet been identified in accessible online probate material.

This does not establish that no testamentary record existed. Many Irish probate records were destroyed in 1922, although indexes, abstracts, copies or estate references may survive elsewhere.

== Research Priorities ==

Further research should concentrate on:

* obtaining and fully transcribing PRONI D2223/15/56;
* identifying the three lives named in the lease;
* searching the remaining D2223 Hamilton estate papers for rentals, renewals, assignments and maps;
* determining whether the Wier lessee was James or John;
* examining PRONI D2003 and MIC128;
* searching the PRONI eCatalogue under Ballyboggy, Ballybogy, Glasgow, Glask, Glasgo, Glasco, Wier and Weir;
* searching Registry of Deeds grantor, grantee and townland indexes under the same variants;
* identifying James Glasgow and James Glasgow junior of Ballybogy in later records;
* examining whether the 1740 leasehold passed to later Glasgow or Wier occupiers;
* searching pre-1858 will abstracts, administration bonds and freeholder lists;
* examining estate rentals for Ballybogy and neighbouring Glenleslie;
* testing any proposed connection to [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow of Glenleslie]] against documentary and Y-DNA evidence; and
* creating sourced profiles for the 1740 and 1825 Wier and Alexander associates where sufficient identifying evidence exists.

== Research Conclusion ==

John Glasgow is securely documented as a co-lessee at Ballyboggy on '''1 November 1740'''.

He is highly likely to be the '''“Joh Glask”''' recorded in the 1740 Protestant Householders' Return for Dunaghy parish. The collector's original sequence closely corresponds with the Ballyboggy lease groups created on the same date.

The consecutive Alexander, Glasgow and Wier entries in the original 1825 Tithe Applotment Book support continuity of the same local tenant community across approximately eighty-five years.

John is a credible possible father, grandfather or close relative of the later Glasgow family at neighbouring Glenleslie, including [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]]. No direct relationship has yet been proved.

The evidence supports a birth before about '''1719''', with '''about 1705''' as a reasonable working estimate.

John's parents, wife, children, exact birth, death and relationship to the later Ballybogy and Glenleslie Glasgows remain unknown.

=== Kilroot probate candidate ===
A John Glasgow appears in a 1733 probate-index entry for Kilroot, County Antrim. The county and chronology fit this profile's broad reconstruction, but the index gives no kinship or occupation and does not uniquely identify him.<ref>[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx Underlying record source: john glasgow].</ref>

== Sources ==

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