Researched biography · Glasgow-4022
William Glasgow
c. 1855 – 21 November 1882
Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland
About William
Glasgow-4022 is William Glasgow who died 21 November 1882 aged 27 and is named on the St Nossonus family stone as Adam Glasgow's grandson. The stone does not name William's parents. The live structured data nevertheless attaches Glasgow-1623 as his father; that edge is unsupported and contradicts the profile's own biography. He is not Glasgow-939, whose later life and death differ.
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Places 2 places
What the research found
Summary of the research
Overall conclusion
This summary is given in full at the top of the page.
What the records show
Source findings
| Source | Finding | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Tamlaght Graveyard memorial transcriptions | Records William's death, age and grandson relationship to Adam. | Direct memorial transcription; insufficient to identify either parent. |
| Irish civil death return | William, bachelor farmer of Inishrush, died there aged 27 on 21 November 1882; Lindsey Glasgow, brother, was present. | Direct evidence for residence, occupation, marital condition, death place and one sibling; still does not name either parent. |
Still open
Questions the records have not yet answered, suggested next searches and suggested corrections.
Next records — brother Lindsey, searches recorded 16 July 2026
Nationwide IrishGenealogy.ie civil-index searches for both Lindsay Glasgow and Lindsey Glasgow, all event types, 1845–1922, returned no event, and exact PRONI will-calendar searches for Lindsey and Lindsay found nothing relevant. No located record names his parents, spouse or children. The source suggests he probably left Ireland, used another forename, or died outside the indexed period. Index negatives only: civil births begin in 1864 and post-1921 Northern Ireland records are not fully exposed in that index.
Recorded in research/Glasgow-3905/agent_land_civil.md and research/Glasgow-3905/agent_descendant_cluster.md (16 July 2026); carried into this file on 7 October 2026.
Family and relationships
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Life and records
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Historical chronology
Profile-stated birthplace: Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland
Record association
Records mentioning this personRecord detail
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Birth
Subject
Life eventsNamed on family gravestone
Record association
Records mentioning this personRecord detail
Grandson of Adam; died 21 November 1882 aged 27; exact parentage remains unresolved.
Death
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Life eventsSources
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Profile-stated birthplace: Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland
b. 1855 · Portglenone · Source association
The profile snapshot records this fact, but it is not an independent historical record; the linked historical evidence is assessed separately.
Named on family gravestone
21 Nov 1882 · St Nossonus — Tamlaght O'Crilly Lower graveyard · Source association
Grandson of Adam; died 21 November 1882 aged 27; exact parentage remains unresolved.
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Research notes as originally written
Current conclusion
Glasgow-4022 is William Glasgow who died 21 November 1882 aged 27 and is named on the St Nossonus family stone as Adam Glasgow's grandson. The stone does not name William's parents. The live structured data nevertheless attaches Glasgow-1623 as his father; that edge is unsupported and contradicts the profile's own biography. He is not Glasgow-939, whose later life and death differ.
Source findings
| Source | Finding | Assessment | | --- | --- | --- | | [Tamlaght Graveyard memorial transcriptions](https://www.oneirishrover.com/tamlaght-graveyard/) | Records William's death, age and grandson relationship to Adam. | Direct memorial transcription; insufficient to identify either parent. | | [Irish civil death return](https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1882/06388/4834124.pdf) | William, bachelor farmer of Inishrush, died there aged 27 on 21 November 1882; Lindsey Glasgow, brother, was present. | Direct evidence for residence, occupation, marital condition, death place and one sibling; still does not name either parent. |
Next records — brother Lindsey, searches recorded 16 July 2026
Nationwide [IrishGenealogy.ie](https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/) civil-index searches for both `Lindsay Glasgow` and `Lindsey Glasgow`, all event types, 1845–1922, returned no event, and exact PRONI will-calendar searches for Lindsey and Lindsay found nothing relevant. No located record names his parents, spouse or children. The source suggests he probably left Ireland, used another forename, or died outside the indexed period. Index negatives only: civil births begin in 1864 and post-1921 Northern Ireland records are not fully exposed in that index. Recorded in `research/Glasgow-3905/agent_land_civil.md` and `research/Glasgow-3905/agent_descendant_cluster.md` (16 July 2026); carried into this file on 7 October 2026.
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.
- Alexander Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- William Price Glassgow: 31/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- William Glasgow: 28/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- William Glasgow: 23/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- James Glasgow: 20/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Jane (Graham) Glasgow: 10/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Margaret (Henry) Glasgow: 3/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Mary Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Ann (Baigrie) Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Ellen (Smith) Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Research data and downloads
Person data (JSON) · Family network
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