Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Hugh Glasgow

c. 1706 – ?

Glasgow-548 · 1 mapped association

County Tyrone, Ireland→Death place unknown
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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
5Close relations
7Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1706 · County Tyrone, Ireland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
John Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Margaret (McCullough) Glasgow
Children
Hugh GlasgowJohn GlasgowRobert Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-548
Research clusters
Descendants of Hugh Glasgow (c.1706)
Mapped descendants
71

Comparison context

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

Naming sequence used by the parentage model

Paternal grandfather positionJohn Glasgow (1735)
Maternal grandfather positionRobert Glasgow (1737)
Maternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 1 support · 0 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

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

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

Possible fathers5 leads

Automated fit12/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1678–?Generationat least 28 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Antrim, Ireland · KilwaughterIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Migration · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 28 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1705–1710) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named Hugh Glasgow R.E (Glasgow-1499) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 28 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1705–1710) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Archibald +12 (9 public profiles; subject branch: Archibald Glasgow; candidate branch: Archibald Glasgow); Hugh +7 (36 public profiles; subject branch: Hugh Glasgow, Hugh Glasgow; candidate branch: Hugh Glasgow R.E; +4 repetition bonus) (+23 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named Hugh Glasgow R.E (Glasgow-1499) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit7/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1664–1784Generationat least 42 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · County Tyrone, Northern, Ireland · County Tyrone — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Broad Migration · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 71 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Ann (McCook) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (36) at the subject's birth (+3)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 42 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 71 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Ann (McCook) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (36) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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Automated fit6/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1700–1759Generationnominally 6 years; approximate dates permit about 16–26 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone, Ireland · Drumearn, Tyrone, Ireland · Cookstown estate areaIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Broad Migration · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 6-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–26 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 35 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 6-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–26 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 35 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Nancy +7 (49 public profiles; subject branch: Nancy (Glasgow) Donald, Nancy Glasgow; candidate branch: Nancy (Glasgow) McClelland; +4 repetition bonus); Jane +3 (71 public profiles; subject branch: Jane Glasgow; candidate branch: Jane (Glasgow) Patton) (+14 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

Automated fit3/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1690–1778Generation16 years age gapRecorded placesGuernsey, Channel Islands · Charles County, MarylandIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Migration · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit2/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1680–?Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+5; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+5; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 1 supporting and 0 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit30/100
Weak Lead
Dates1680–1742Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesKilwaughter, County Antrim, Ireland · KilwaughterIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Migration · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Repeated Marriage Surnames · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing)

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  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Archibald +12 (9 public profiles; subject branch: Archibald Glasgow; candidate branch: Archibald Glasgow) (+12 total)
  • uncommon spouse surnames recur across the subject and candidate branches: Thompson +6 (+6 total)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing)

Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1670–?Generation36 years age gapRecorded placesDuns — BerwickshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

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

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  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit6/100
Weak Lead
Dates1682–?Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJohn GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1703–1715) (+6; other parent John Glasgow)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1703–1715) (+6; other parent John Glasgow)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Automated fit2/100
Weak Lead
Dates1685–?Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1696–?Generationnominally 10 years; approximate dates permit about 15–20 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Great-Grandparent Name Echo · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 10-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–20 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate's parents' names recur among the subject's grandchildren: Hugh +1 (+1 total; weak multigeneration clue)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • the nominal 10-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–20 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1735), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate's parents' names recur among the subject's grandchildren: Hugh +1 (+1 total; weak multigeneration clue)

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

How parent leads are calculated

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

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

Same-name candidate

Hugh GlasgowGlasgow-1503

Automated fit57/100
Similar Person
Dates1705–1767PlacesLarne, County Antrim, Ireland → Larne, County Antrim, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • matching child name: Hugh Glasgow

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • matching child name: Hugh Glasgow

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Same-name candidate

Hugh GlasgowGlasgow-1929

Automated fit53/100
Similar Person
Dates1710–?PlacesKilwinning, Ayrshire, ScotlandParent comparisonSame parent name; profile identity unproved
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • same parent name without a shared profile ID: John Glasgow (+2)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • same parent name without a shared profile ID: John Glasgow (+2)
  • matching child names: Hugh Glasgow, John Glasgow

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

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How duplicate leads are calculated

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

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Research & records

Latest case researchThe current conclusion from the durable research case file.Updated

Current answer

Glasgow-548 · updated 2026-07-21

No contemporary record found identifies the Hugh Glasgow born about 1706 in County Tyrone, his wife Margaret McCullough, or their sons. Two distinct men named Hugh Glasgow were Protestant householders in Tamlaght O'Crilly parish in 1740. Either could be the older Hugh of the family history, but the return supplies no age, occupation, wife, children, or townland and cannot distinguish them.

The second Hugh occurs in a collector sequence strongly linked to the Inishrush leasehold community, immediately before Hugh Ellis and James McCullough. That makes him a better geographic lead, not a proved Inishrush resident or a proved husband of Margaret McCullough.

The conjunction is nevertheless substantial indirect corroboration of the late family account: an adult Hugh of the correct generation appears in the correct parish seven years after the reported marriage, immediately beside an Ellis from the Inishrush head-tenant family and a James McCullough. Entry 1272 is the high-confidence candidate for this profile, while still short of a direct identity statement because two Hugh householders were returned.

The late account also says this Hugh's grandson John was born in 1780 on the family farm in County Londonderry, not far from Portglenone. In combination with the 1740 Ellis/McCullough cluster, the 1772 parish Hugh, and Adam and John later at Inishrush, this makes the Hugh-548 family a high-probability match to their extended local Glasgow cluster. It still does not state the intervening relationship.

The traditional sons John-549 and Robert-550 are both old enough to father Adam and John of Inishrush, but the child sequence points instead to shared parents called Adam and Maria. The return itself supplies a cleaner structural model: entry 1272 may represent Hugh-548, while the other 1740 Hugh may head the collateral line that produced older Adam/Maria. This respects the late account's explicit three-son list rather than adding an unreported son to Hugh-548. It is still a hypothesis because neither Hugh's children are named in the return.

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
c.1706

Traditional County Tyrone origin

County Tyrone — exact locality unproved

Late family history calls him husband of Margaret McCullough and father of John, Robert and Hugh; no inspected record places him at Inishrush.

Traditional / profile leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-548

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: County-level representative point

Case-file source findingsSource extracts and analysis regenerated from findings.md.1 section(s)

Source findings

Glasgow-548 · updated 2026-07-21

SourceFindingAssessment
PRONI T808/15258, *Names of 14,400 Protestant householders*, Tamlaght O'Crilly pages 108-109The 1740 return contains two separate householders named Hugh Glasgow. In W. Macafee's numbered transcript they are entries 1195 and 1272; both townlands are Not specified. The first lies between Tole O'Cain and Patrick O'Quin. The second lies between Henry Lennox and Hugh Alice/Ellis, followed by James McCullough, James Knox, James McCleland, Patrick McVeagh, Patrick McFadden, Thomas Rainy, Eneas Welsh, Samuel and William Hasty, James Neal, Henry, Laughlin, Murphy, Huey and Wilson households.Direct proof of two adult-household entries in the target parish and high-confidence evidence of an earlier generation than Glasgow-540. It does not identify either man with this profile. Images, OCR, item metadata, and manifest are saved in sources/.
Registry of Deeds Index Project, memorial 57951, lease dated 29 March 1734William Conolly leased Inishrush to Hercules Ellis, John Wilson, James Bay, James McCleland and Alexander Hueyall of Inishrush. Named lives included sons of Ellis, Wilson and McCleland. No Glasgow was a principal or named life.Independently anchors Ellis, Wilson, Bay, McCleland and Huey at Inishrush six years before the second 1740 Hugh's cluster. This supports an Inishrush association for that sequence, but cannot place Hugh there or exclude him as an undertenant. Saved townland-index results in sources/rodi_townland_inishrush_2026.html.
Belfast News-Letter, 14 April 1772, notice dated Innisrush 6 AprilHugh Glasgow was among subscribers described collectively as Inhabitants of the Parish of Tamlaght O'Crilly who surrendered arms to Henry Ellis of Inishrush. The notice does not call Hugh an inhabitant of Inishrush.Direct proof of a Hugh in the parish in 1772, but no age, occupation or kinship distinguishes the older Hugh, the younger emigrant Hugh, or another namesake. Saved transcript in sources/arborealis_kilrea_news_1770_1779.html.
William Melanchthon Glasgow, *History of the Glasgow Family*, original scan p. 2Written roughly 160 years after the events, it says the older Hugh worked for an aged weaver named McCullough, married the employer's daughter Margaret McCullough in 1733, and had sons John, Robert and Hugh. This wording is present in William's own narrative, not a later WikiTree interpolation.Family tradition only. The narrative does not name Margaret's father or cite a contemporary source and cannot be used to select the 1740 entry merely because James McCullough follows one Hugh in collector order. Saved scan in sources/william_melanchthon_glasgow_family_history.pdf.
Same family history, original scan p. 3It says the younger Hugh's eldest son John was born on 28 April 1780 on the family farm in County Londonderry, not far from Portglenone.Late testimony, but a specific geographic statement independently consistent with the Tamlaght O'Crilly/Inishrush evidence. It strengthens the extended-cluster identification without naming Adam's father.
Same family history, original scan p. 3When the younger Hugh's family emigrated in August 1796, they reportedly left many kin and acquaintances behind.Positive late-family testimony that collateral relatives remained in Ireland. Adam and John are plausible members of that residual kin network, especially given their later Covenanter association, but they are not named.
Same family history, checked against Hugh Glasgow's original Pennsylvania willThe history says the younger Hugh died in 1824, but he signed his will on 29 March 1827 and it was proved 25 April 1831. Its 1796 emigration narrative concerns the younger Hugh's household, not this older Hugh.A demonstrated chronology error requires caution with its unsupported 1706, 1733 and kinship details. The current WikiTree biography incorrectly transfers the 1796 migration paragraph to the older Hugh.
PRONI Bellaghy estate series described in D1062/1/5, D2094/50-51, 68, 75-76, 78, and T2825/C/19/1-13Lease books, rentals and accounts survive for the period in which a Glasgow tenancy could be identified, but the relevant name-level Inishrush rows are not digitised. A published study using the series warns that rentals may list head tenants and omit subtenants.These are the best remaining direct-record targets. A missing Glasgow head tenant would not by itself exclude residence. Catalogue inventory and study are saved in sources/.
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.7 claims
3Unknown
2Derivative
2Tree Only

Documented or strongly supported

No claims in this category have been formally assessed.

Working hypotheses and conflicts

Hugh Glasgow was possible grandfather through an omitted son Adam Adam Glasgow

possible1 linked evidence item

An older Adam and Maria fit John-822's child order. This requires a fourth son omitted from a late account explicitly naming only John, Robert and Hugh. John had no son Hugh, although daughter Margaret later used Hugh for a son; Adam's family is incomplete.

Case-file assessments

Identity separation

Glasgow-548 · updated 2026-07-21

  • Neither 1740 householder is a credible match for the younger Hugh on WikiTree as Glasgow-540 if his approximate 1739 birth is even broadly correct. Treating him as an adult householder in 1740 would also require exceptional longevity through his 1827 will and very late fatherhood for children born in the 1780s-1790s. This is a high-confidence generational exclusion, not an age statement in the 1740 return.
  • One of the 1740 householders could be this profile's older Hugh. No record found chooses between them or verifies the McCullough marriage.
  • Entry 1272 is the stronger identity candidate for this profile because of the

McCullough adjacency. Entry 1195 remains a distinct possible root for the older Adam/Maria line; that placement is not proved.

  • The Hugh named in 1772 cannot be assigned to either generation from that notice.
Research questionsOpen problems, missing bridges and the next records to inspect.4 open

Which records prove the subject's identity across events?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: Not specified

Which original or indexed records identify the parents?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: A contemporary record explicitly identifying the parent or parents.

Which spouses and children are directly supported by records?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: Not specified

What conflicts or same-name conflations must be resolved?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: Not specified

Case-file priorities and cautions

Do not add as fact

Glasgow-548 · updated 2026-07-21

  • Do not assign entry 1272 to Inishrush as a stated residence; the townland is explicitly not specified.
  • Do not identify entry 1272 as Margaret McCullough's husband solely from adjacency to James McCullough.
  • Do not state that this older Hugh emigrated in 1796. The family-history wording applies that migration to the younger Hugh's family.

Decisive next records

Glasgow-548 · updated 2026-07-21

  1. Inspect the Inishrush rows and endorsements in PRONI D1062/1/5 and D2094/50-51, 68, 75-76, 78 for Hugh, Robert, John and Adam Glasgow.
  2. Inspect T2825/C/19/9 and /11, especially the 1795-1801 rental years.
  3. Obtain the Inishrush address group from the Belfast News-Letter pro-Union subscription of 27 September 1799.
  4. Search surviving Tamlaght O'Crilly/Kilrea Presbyterian session, communion, baptism and marriage material for a McCullough-Glasgow household before 1760.
Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.7 sources

Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.

  1. tree_only William Melanchthon Glasgow, History of the Glasgow Family, digital copy attached to Glasgow-590 (https://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Glasgow-590).
  2. unknown Bill Macafee, compiler, Protestant Householders' Returns (1740) for County Londonderry, records 1195 and 1272, Hugh Glasgow, Loughinsholin Barony, Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish; PDF
  3. derivative William Murphy, transcriber, “Census (Partial) of Protestant Householders in Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish in 1740,” Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives, online transcription (https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/derry/census/cens-prot-tamlaght-1740.html).
  4. derivative Belfast News-Letter, 14 April 1772, notice dated at Inishrush on 6 April 1772, naming Hugh Glasgow among inhabitants of Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish; transcript in “1770–1779: News transcripts for Kilrea & environs,” Arborealis (https://arborealis.ca/records/newspapers/kilrea-news/1770-1779/).
  5. unknown Sarah BLAIR, 5Ch. Undated Glasgow family genealogy formerly hosted by RootsWeb, archived copy at the Internet Archive
  6. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-548
  7. unknown Controlled relationship assessment
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced

WikiTree profile information

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

Machine-readable dossier

WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot

Glasgow-548 was captured 2026-08-18T15:04:41+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-07-16.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—County Tyrone, IrelandWikiTree profile field
marriage1733-00-00County Londonderry, IrelandWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJohn GlasgowGlasgow-5511681-00-00 · Scotland · 0000-00-00 · County Tyrone, Ireland
ChildrenJohn GlasgowGlasgow-5491735-00-00 · County Londonderry, Ireland · 1785-00-00
ChildrenRobert GlasgowGlasgow-5501737-00-00 · County Londonderry, Ireland · 1787-00-00
ChildrenHugh GlasgowGlasgow-5401739-00-00 · County Londonderry, Ireland · 1831-00-00 · Pine Creek, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
SpousesMargaret GlasgowMcCullough-19641715-00-00 · 1765-00-00 · 1733-00-00 · County Londonderry, Ireland

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Hugh Glasgow, son of John Glasgow, was reportedly born in County Tyrone, Ireland, about 1706. He later settled in County Londonderry, where he worked as a weaver and married Margaret McCullough. William Melanchthon Glasgow, History of the Glasgow Family, digital copy attached to Glasgow-590 (https://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Glasgow-590). Family tradition In the family history written by Hugh's second great-grandson, William Melanchthon Glasgow, Hugh is described as follows:
  • was born in the County Tyrone about 1706. He was a weaver by trade, and followed this vocation. A little circumstance in his life is recorded to show how trifling transactions may determine our future place of residence. When a young man he had an unavoidable difficulty with a neighbor which resulted in personal combat. Being a strong and agile youth, he severely punished his dishonest debtor, in consequence of which he fled from the community, and found a resting place in the County Londonderry.
  • He was soon employed at his chosen vocation by a man by the name of McCullough. He immediately gained the confidence of his employer, for undoubtedly the young man was a good workman. The aged weaver, however little suspected that the young man was falling deparately in love with his charming daughter. But such was the case; and the sequel was that Hugh Glasgow and Margaret McCullough celebrated their marriage in 1733. To them were born in due time, three sons, John, Robert, and Hugh.
  • Hugh and Margaret McCullough married in 1733 and had three known sons:

  • John Glasgow

  • In a transcription preserving the parish sequence, one of the entries appears in the following order:
  • William Murphy, transcriber, “Census (Partial) of Protestant Householders in Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish in 1740,” Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives, online transcription (https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/derry/census/cens-prot-tamlaght-1740.html).
  • This fits the family account closely. Hugh is found in the correct county and parish only a few years after his reported marriage, and his name appears almost immediately beside that of James McCullough. Taken together, the date, location and McCullough connection make this the strongest candidate for the Hugh described in the family history.
  • The second Hugh Glasgow entry may represent another member of the wider Glasgow family living in the same parish. 1772 record A notice published in the Belfast News-Letter in April 1772 names a Hugh Glasgow among the inhabitants of Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish who surrendered their arms to Henry Ellis of Inishrush. Belfast News-Letter, 14 April 1772, notice dated at Inishrush on 6 April 1772, naming Hugh Glasgow among inhabitants of Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish; transcript in “1770–1779: News transcripts for Kilrea & environs,” Arborealis (https://arborealis.ca/records/newspapers/kilrea-news/1770-1779/).
  • The notice places a Hugh Glasgow in the same parish district more than thirty years after the 1740 return. This may have been Hugh himself, then about sixty-six years old, although his adult son Hugh Glasgow was also living by that time.
  • The 1740 and 1772 records together show a continuing Glasgow presence in Tamlaght O'Crilly and support the family's association with the district. Later family in America The family history later follows the household of Hugh's younger son, Hugh Glasgow, who married Sarah or Sallie Blair.
  • My great-great-grandfather: Hugh,1 GLASGOW, b. 1724, was a native of the County of Tyrone, Ireland. When a young man he fell out with a neighbor, engaged in a personal combat in which he was the victor, but because of prosecution and the severe penalty, he fled to County of Derry. Being a weaver by trade, he found employment with one McCullough. He soon, however, fell in love with his host's charming daughter, [Wm. M. never mentions her given Name?] and they were happily married. To them was born three sons:
  • Undated Glasgow family genealogy formerly hosted by RootsWeb, archived copy at the Internet Archive (https://web.archive.org/web/20201003134102/https://sites.rootsweb.com/~iapage/families/glasgow/GLASGOW1.HTM). Research NotesDates The family history written by William Melanchthon Glasgow gives Hugh's birth as about 1706 and his marriage to Margaret McCullough as 1733.
  • The later online account gives Hugh's birth as 1724. That date does not fit comfortably with the reported 1733 marriage and may be a transcription error or a date belonging to another member of the family.
  • The accounts also differ over the birth year of the younger Hugh Glasgow. The later account gives 1753, while the family history gives an earlier date. Identification The entry beside James McCullough in the 1740 Tamlaght O'Crilly return is the strongest match for this Hugh because it agrees with the location, period and McCullough association recorded in the family history.
  • The presence of a second Hugh Glasgow in the same return suggests that there was another adult of the name in the parish, perhaps a relative.
  • Hugh may also have been related to James Glasgow. Sources

Profile source citations

  1. William Melanchthon Glasgow, History of the Glasgow Family, digital copy attached to Glasgow-590 (https://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Glasgow-590). source link 1
  2. Hugh and Margaret McCullough married in 1733 and had three known sons: * John Glasgow * Robert Glasgow * Hugh Glasgow Tamlaght O'Crilly The 1740 Protestant Householders' Returns for County Londonderry contain two entries for men named Hugh Glasgow in Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish, Barony of Loughinsholin. Bill Macafee, compiler, Protestant Householders' Returns (1740) for County Londonderry, records 1195 and 1272, Hugh Glasgow, Loughinsholin Barony, Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish; PDF (https://adamsfamilydna.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1740-Protestant-Returns-Londonderry-County-Ireland.pdf). source link 1
  3. William Murphy, transcriber, “Census (Partial) of Protestant Householders in Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish in 1740,” Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives, online transcription (https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/derry/census/cens-prot-tamlaght-1740.html). source link 1
  4. Belfast News-Letter, 14 April 1772, notice dated at Inishrush on 6 April 1772, naming Hugh Glasgow among inhabitants of Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish; transcript in “1770–1779: News transcripts for Kilrea & environs,” Arborealis (https://arborealis.ca/records/newspapers/kilrea-news/1770-1779/). source link 1
  5. Later account A later online genealogical account preserves a similar version of the family tradition: My great-great-grandfather: Hugh,1 GLASGOW, b. 1724, was a native of the County of Tyrone, Ireland. When a young man he fell out with a neighbor, engaged in a personal combat in which he was the victor, but because of prosecution and the severe penalty, he fled to County of Derry. Being a weaver by trade, he found employment with one McCullough. He soon, however, fell in love with his host's charming daughter, [Wm. M. never mentions her given Name?] and they were happily married. To them was born three sons: #1.1. John,1 GLASGOW #1.2. Robert,1 GLASGOW, and #1.3. Hugh,2 GLASGOW, b. 1753 m. Sarah BLAIR, 5Ch. Undated Glasgow family genealogy formerly hosted by RootsWeb, archived copy at the Internet Archive (https://web.archive.org/web/20201003134102/https://sites.rootsweb.com/~iapage/families/glasgow/GLASGOW1.HTM). source link 1
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Biography
Hugh Glasgow, son of John Glasgow, was reportedly born in County Tyrone, Ireland, about 1706. He later settled in County Londonderry, where he worked as a weaver and married Margaret McCullough. William Melanchthon Glasgow, History of the Glasgow Family, digital copy attached to Glasgow-590 (https://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Glasgow-590). 
Family tradition
In the family history written by Hugh's second great-grandson, William Melanchthon Glasgow, Hugh is described as follows:

was born in the County Tyrone about 1706. He was a weaver by trade, and followed this vocation. A little circumstance in his life is recorded to show how trifling transactions may determine our future place of residence. When a young man he had an unavoidable difficulty with a neighbor which resulted in personal combat. Being a strong and agile youth, he severely punished his dishonest debtor, in consequence of which he fled from the community, and found a resting place in the County Londonderry.

He was soon employed at his chosen vocation by a man by the name of McCullough. He immediately gained the confidence of his employer, for undoubtedly the young man was a good workman. The aged weaver, however little suspected that the young man was falling deparately in love with his charming daughter. But such was the case; and the sequel was that Hugh Glasgow and Margaret McCullough celebrated their marriage in 1733. To them were born in due time, three sons, John, Robert, and Hugh.

Hugh and Margaret McCullough married in 1733 and had three known sons:

* John Glasgow
* Robert Glasgow
* Hugh Glasgow
Tamlaght O'Crilly
The 1740 Protestant Householders' Returns for County Londonderry contain two entries for men named Hugh Glasgow in Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish, Barony of Loughinsholin. Bill Macafee, compiler, Protestant Householders' Returns (1740) for County Londonderry, records 1195 and 1272, Hugh Glasgow, Loughinsholin Barony, Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish; PDF (https://adamsfamilydna.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1740-Protestant-Returns-Londonderry-County-Ireland.pdf). 

In a transcription preserving the parish sequence, one of the entries appears in the following order:

* Hugh Glasgow
* Hugh Allice
* James McCullough

 William Murphy, transcriber, “Census (Partial) of Protestant Householders in Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish in 1740,” Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives, online transcription (https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/derry/census/cens-prot-tamlaght-1740.html). 

This fits the family account closely. Hugh is found in the correct county and parish only a few years after his reported marriage, and his name appears almost immediately beside that of James McCullough. Taken together, the date, location and McCullough connection make this the strongest candidate for the Hugh described in the family history.

The second Hugh Glasgow entry may represent another member of the wider Glasgow family living in the same parish.
1772 record
A notice published in the Belfast News-Letter in April 1772 names a Hugh Glasgow among the inhabitants of Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish who surrendered their arms to Henry Ellis of Inishrush. Belfast News-Letter, 14 April 1772, notice dated at Inishrush on 6 April 1772, naming Hugh Glasgow among inhabitants of Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish; transcript in “1770–1779: News transcripts for Kilrea & environs,” Arborealis (https://arborealis.ca/records/newspapers/kilrea-news/1770-1779/). 

The notice places a Hugh Glasgow in the same parish district more than thirty years after the 1740 return. This may have been Hugh himself, then about sixty-six years old, although his adult son Hugh Glasgow was also living by that time.

The 1740 and 1772 records together show a continuing Glasgow presence in Tamlaght O'Crilly and support the family's association with the district.
Later family in America
The family history later follows the household of Hugh's younger son, Hugh Glasgow, who married Sarah or Sallie Blair.

That branch of the family emigrated to America in August 1796 and arrived at New Castle, Delaware. They lived for about five years near Little York in York County, Pennsylvania. In 1802 they moved briefly to Washington County and later settled in Deer Creek Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. 
Later account
A later online genealogical account preserves a similar version of the family tradition:

My great-great-grandfather: Hugh,1 GLASGOW, b. 1724, was a native of the County of Tyrone, Ireland. When a young man he fell out with a neighbor, engaged in a personal combat in which he was the victor, but because of prosecution and the severe penalty, he fled to County of Derry. Being a weaver by trade, he found employment with one McCullough. He soon, however, fell in love with his host's charming daughter, [Wm. M. never mentions her given Name?] and they were happily married. To them was born three sons:

#1.1. John,1 GLASGOW

#1.2. Robert,1 GLASGOW, and

#1.3. Hugh,2 GLASGOW, b. 1753 m. Sarah BLAIR, 5Ch.

 Undated Glasgow family genealogy formerly hosted by RootsWeb, archived copy at the Internet Archive (https://web.archive.org/web/20201003134102/https://sites.rootsweb.com/~iapage/families/glasgow/GLASGOW1.HTM). 
Research NotesDates
The family history written by William Melanchthon Glasgow gives Hugh's birth as about 1706 and his marriage to Margaret McCullough as 1733.

The later online account gives Hugh's birth as 1724. That date does not fit comfortably with the reported 1733 marriage and may be a transcription error or a date belonging to another member of the family.

The accounts also differ over the birth year of the younger Hugh Glasgow. The later account gives 1753, while the family history gives an earlier date.
Identification
The entry beside James McCullough in the 1740 Tamlaght O'Crilly return is the strongest match for this Hugh because it agrees with the location, period and McCullough association recorded in the family history.

The presence of a second Hugh Glasgow in the same return suggests that there was another adult of the name in the parish, perhaps a relative.

Not to be confused with:

* Hugh Glasgow
* Hugh Glasgow
* Hew Glasgow

Hugh may also have been related to James Glasgow.
Sources
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== Biography ==

Hugh Glasgow, son of [[Glasgow-551|John Glasgow]], was reportedly born in County Tyrone, Ireland, about 1706. He later settled in County Londonderry, where he worked as a weaver and married [[McCullough-1964|Margaret McCullough]].<ref name="GlasgowHistory">[[Glasgow-590|William Melanchthon Glasgow]], ''History of the Glasgow Family'', [https://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Glasgow-590 digital copy attached to Glasgow-590].</ref>

=== Family tradition ===

In the family history written by Hugh's second great-grandson, [[Glasgow-590|William Melanchthon Glasgow]], Hugh is described as follows:

<blockquote>
''was born in the County Tyrone about 1706. He was a weaver by trade, and followed this vocation. A little circumstance in his life is recorded to show how trifling transactions may determine our future place of residence. When a young man he had an unavoidable difficulty with a neighbor which resulted in personal combat. Being a strong and agile youth, he severely punished his dishonest debtor, in consequence of which he fled from the community, and found a resting place in the County Londonderry.''

''He was soon employed at his chosen vocation by a man by the name of McCullough. He immediately gained the confidence of his employer, for undoubtedly the young man was a good workman. The aged weaver, however little suspected that the young man was falling deparately in love with his charming daughter. But such was the case; and the sequel was that Hugh Glasgow and Margaret McCullough celebrated their marriage in 1733. To them were born in due time, three sons, John, Robert, and Hugh.''
</blockquote>

<ref name="GlasgowHistory"/>

Hugh and [[McCullough-1964|Margaret McCullough]] married in 1733 and had three known sons:

* [[Glasgow-549|John Glasgow]]
* [[Glasgow-550|Robert Glasgow]]
* [[Glasgow-540|Hugh Glasgow]]

=== Tamlaght O'Crilly ===

The 1740 Protestant Householders' Returns for County Londonderry contain two entries for men named Hugh Glasgow in Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish, Barony of Loughinsholin.<ref name="PHR1740">Bill Macafee, compiler, ''Protestant Householders' Returns (1740) for County Londonderry'', records 1195 and 1272, Hugh Glasgow, Loughinsholin Barony, Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish; [https://adamsfamilydna.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1740-Protestant-Returns-Londonderry-County-Ireland.pdf PDF].</ref>

In a transcription preserving the parish sequence, one of the entries appears in the following order:

* Hugh Glasgow
* Hugh Allice
* James McCullough

<ref name="PHRSequence">William Murphy, transcriber, “Census (Partial) of Protestant Householders in Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish in 1740,” ''Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives'', [https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/derry/census/cens-prot-tamlaght-1740.html online transcription].</ref>

This fits the family account closely. Hugh is found in the correct county and parish only a few years after his reported marriage, and his name appears almost immediately beside that of James McCullough. Taken together, the date, location and McCullough connection make this the strongest candidate for the Hugh described in the family history.

The second Hugh Glasgow entry may represent another member of the wider Glasgow family living in the same parish.

=== 1772 record ===

A notice published in the ''Belfast News-Letter'' in April 1772 names a Hugh Glasgow among the inhabitants of Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish who surrendered their arms to Henry Ellis of Inishrush.<ref name="News1772">''Belfast News-Letter'', 14 April 1772, notice dated at Inishrush on 6 April 1772, naming Hugh Glasgow among inhabitants of Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish; transcript in “1770–1779: News transcripts for Kilrea & environs,” [https://arborealis.ca/records/newspapers/kilrea-news/1770-1779/ Arborealis].</ref>

The notice places a Hugh Glasgow in the same parish district more than thirty years after the 1740 return. This may have been Hugh himself, then about sixty-six years old, although his adult son [[Glasgow-540|Hugh Glasgow]] was also living by that time.

The 1740 and 1772 records together show a continuing Glasgow presence in Tamlaght O'Crilly and support the family's association with the district.

=== Later family in America ===

The family history later follows the household of Hugh's younger son, [[Glasgow-540|Hugh Glasgow]], who married Sarah or Sallie Blair.

That branch of the family emigrated to America in August 1796 and arrived at New Castle, Delaware. They lived for about five years near Little York in York County, Pennsylvania. In 1802 they moved briefly to Washington County and later settled in Deer Creek Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.<ref name="GlasgowHistory"/>

=== Later account ===

A later online genealogical account preserves a similar version of the family tradition:

<blockquote>
''My great-great-grandfather: Hugh,1 GLASGOW, b. 1724, was a native of the County of Tyrone, Ireland. When a young man he fell out with a neighbor, engaged in a personal combat in which he was the victor, but because of prosecution and the severe penalty, he fled to County of Derry. Being a weaver by trade, he found employment with one McCullough. He soon, however, fell in love with his host's charming daughter, [Wm. M. never mentions her given Name?] and they were happily married. To them was born three sons:''

''#1.1. John,1 GLASGOW''

''#1.2. Robert,1 GLASGOW, and''

''#1.3. Hugh,2 GLASGOW, b. 1753 m. Sarah BLAIR, 5Ch.''
</blockquote>

<ref name="RootsWeb">Undated Glasgow family genealogy formerly hosted by RootsWeb, [https://web.archive.org/web/20201003134102/https://sites.rootsweb.com/~iapage/families/glasgow/GLASGOW1.HTM archived copy at the Internet Archive].</ref>

== Research Notes ==

=== Dates ===

The family history written by [[Glasgow-590|William Melanchthon Glasgow]] gives Hugh's birth as about 1706 and his marriage to [[McCullough-1964|Margaret McCullough]] as 1733.

The later online account gives Hugh's birth as 1724. That date does not fit comfortably with the reported 1733 marriage and may be a transcription error or a date belonging to another member of the family.

The accounts also differ over the birth year of the younger [[Glasgow-540|Hugh Glasgow]]. The later account gives 1753, while the family history gives an earlier date.

=== Identification ===

The entry beside James McCullough in the 1740 Tamlaght O'Crilly return is the strongest match for this Hugh because it agrees with the location, period and McCullough association recorded in the family history.

The presence of a second Hugh Glasgow in the same return suggests that there was another adult of the name in the parish, perhaps a relative.

Not to be confused with:

* [[Glasgow-1503|Hugh Glasgow]]
* [[Glasgow-1056|Hugh Glasgow]]
* [[Glasgow-1067|Hew Glasgow]]

Hugh may also have been related to [[Glasgow-1025|James Glasgow]].

== Sources ==

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