John Glasgow

Biography
John Glasgow was a farmer of Lisnagaver in the civil parish of Rasharkin,
County Antrim. His date of birth is uncertain. The 1851 census reported his age
as fifty, while the family gravestone says that he died in 1895 aged seventy-
eight, implying birth about 1816 or 1817. 1851 Census of Ireland (https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Rasharkin/Lisnagaver/34/), Lisnagaver house 34, Rasharkin, County Antrim; original census image (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/c19/007246523/007246523_00173.pdf). Pauline O'Keeffe and Helen Evans, Rasharkin Second Presbyterian Church headstones (https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/graveyard.html), transcription made August 2004, Glasgo memorial erected by James Garvin Glasgo. 

John married Margaret Garvin on 16 November 1846. The original
register describes him as a bachelor farmer of Lisnagaver and names his father
as John Glasgow, farmer. Margaret was a spinster. IrishGenealogy.ie (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3156063), civil marriage registration of John Glasgow and Margaret Garvin, 16 November 1846, Ballymena registration district, group registration ID 3156063. 
Her father was James Garvin, farmer. James Garvin and Ann Kelly witnessed
The marriage. 

The 1851 household contained John, Margaret, their three-year-old daughter
Ann, and John's brother Samuel Glasgow. John
Patterson, a fifteen-year-old linen weaver, was their servant. The return records
1846 as the marriage year and explicitly describes Samuel as John's brother. 

Ann married Francis Bellingham on 18 February 1875. Her
marriage names her father as John Glasgow, farmer. General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1875/11190/8100682.pdf), Francis Bellingham and Annie Glasgow, 18 February 1875, Finvoy parish church, entry 40. 

John and Margaret also had a son, James Garvin Glasgow. James's
1886 marriage records him as a Lisnagaver farmer and son of John Glasgow,
farmer. The family gravestone identifies Margaret Garvin as his mother. General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1886/10840/5957283.pdf), James Garvin Glasgow and Eliza Ann Aiken, 1 July 1886, Clough, entry 62. 

The gravestone records that Margaret died on 10 January 1892 aged seventy-four
and John died on 20 June 1895 aged seventy-eight. Their son James erected the
memorial at Rasharkin Second Presbyterian Church. 
Early life and parentage
John Glasgow was born in County Antrim, Ireland. The 1851 census implies about 1800 or 1801, while the family gravestone erected by his son implies about 1816 or 1817; his birth year remains unresolved.

His 1846 marriage register identifies his father as John Glasgow, farmer. Civil marriage register of John Glasgow and Margaret Garvin (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3156063), 16 November 1846; John Glasgow, bachelor, farmer, of Lisnagaver, parish of Rasharkin; father John Glasgow, farmer; Margaret Garvin, spinster (accessed 17 July 2026). 

John Glasgow of Glenleslie is currently the best candidate for the father named in the marriage record. The marriage proves the father’s name and occupation, but does not establish that the named father was this particular WikiTree profile. The relationship should therefore remain marked uncertain.
Marriage
John married Margaret Garvin on 16 November 1846. 

The original register described:

* John as a bachelor;
* his occupation as farmer;
* his residence as Lisnagaver, parish of Rasharkin;
* Margaret as a spinster;
* John’s father as John Glasgow, farmer.

The date, residence and spouse correspond with John’s household in the surviving 1851 census.
Residence at Lisnagaver
In the surviving 1851 census, John was living at house 34 in Lisnagaver, Rasharkin, Kilconway, County Antrim. National Archives of Ireland, 1851 census (https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Rasharkin/Lisnagaver/34/), residents of house 34, Lisnagaver, Rasharkin, Kilconway, County Antrim (accessed 17 July 2026). 

He was recorded as a 50-year-old married farmer, born in County Antrim. The census also recorded that he had married in 1846, independently linking the household to the 1846 marriage register. National Archives of Ireland, 1851 census image (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/c19/007246523/007246523_00173.pdf), house 34, Lisnagaver (accessed 17 April 2024). 

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding: 5px; width:100%;"
|+
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Surname
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Forename
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Age
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Relationship
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Marital status
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Occupation
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Birthplace
|-
| Glasgow || John || 50 || Head of family || Married || Farmer || Antrim
|-
| Glasgow || Margaret || 30 || Wife || Married || None || Derry
|-
| Glasgow || Ann || 3 || Daughter || — || — || Derry
|-
| Glasgow || Samuel || 60 || Brother || — || Linen weaver || Derry
|-
| Patterson || John || 15 || Servant || — || Linen weaver || Derry
|}
Brother
The census explicitly described Samuel Glasgow as John’s brother. 

This is direct evidence of their sibling relationship. Samuel was recorded as aged 60, born in County Londonderry, and working as a linen weaver.
Children
The 1851 household includes John and Margaret’s daughter Ann Glasgow, aged three and born in County Londonderry. 

Alexander Glasgow was previously attached as John's son. Alexander was already a full-age bachelor when he married in April 1847, only five months after John married Margaret, and the original register names Alexander's father as John Glasgow, labourer. He belongs to a separate older father-John household and has been detached. The derivative FamilySearch entry is retained as a finding aid. “Ireland Civil Registration, 1845–1913” (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGVD-P9CS), marriage entry for Alexander Glasgow and Mary Anne Martin, 6 April 1847, FamilySearch (accessed 4 March 2024). 

Robert Glasgow, born in 1840, was the proved son of Alexander Glasgow of Lisnagaver, not a proved child of this John. Repeated given names do not override Robert's census and marriage parentage evidence.
Research Notes
Current evidence assessmentParentage
John's marriage proves that his father was another John Glasgow, farmer.
The father is currently represented by John Glasgow as an
uncertain working identification. No record yet gives the older man's residence,
wife or age. If the gravestone age is correct, the older John would have been
about sixty-five when this John was born; possible, but not enough to identify
him uniquely.

The conflict between the 1851 age of fifty and the gravestone age of seventy-
eight at death remains unresolved. The marriage, residence, wife and 1846
marriage year securely identify the 1851 household, while the gravestone was
erected by the couple's son and names both parents. The birth year should
therefore remain estimated.
Alexander Glasgow of Glenleslie
Alexander Glasgow was previously attached as John's son.
However, Alexander was already a full-age bachelor when he married in April
1847, only five months after John and Margaret's marriage. Alexander's original
marriage also names his father as John Glasgow, labourer. He was detached
from this household because he belongs to an older, separate father-John branch. General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1847/09322/5375567.pdf), Alexander Glasgow and Mary Anne Martin, 6 April 1847, Clogh, entry 31; derivative FamilySearch index entry (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGVD-P9CS). 
Same-name records
The following FamilySearch records describe other men named John Glasgow and
are retained as identity checks: a reported 1849 birth at sea (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDXL-YJ1), an 1870 Illinois resident (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HW-FPR), and a Canadian household (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47Q-56D). None contains Margaret Garvin, Lisnagaver or another feature identifying this John.
Father
John’s original 1846 marriage register directly names his father as John Glasgow, farmer. 

This excludes Adam Glasgow and Robert Glasgow as John’s father, unless the register itself was wrong, for which there is no current evidence.

John Glasgow of Glenleslie may be retained as an uncertain father because he was an older Antrim farmer named John Glasgow. No known record, however, directly connects him with John of Lisnagaver.

A unique identity bridge is still required, such as:

* a residence or townland connection;
* a church baptism;
* lease succession;
* estate or probate evidence;
* a record naming both father and son;
* another record connecting the Glenleslie and Lisnagaver households.

The uncertain relationship should not be changed to certain on the basis of the shared name and occupation alone.
Previous proposed parents
John and his brother Samuel were previously attached as sons of John Glasgow and Rose Alexander of Glenleslie.

No contemporary record has been found supporting that reconstruction. The Glenleslie census identifies a different younger John as the older John’s nephew and records other children, but does not connect the Lisnagaver brothers with that household.

John and Samuel were later reconstructed as possible sons of Adam Glasgow and Rose, based on:

* their ages;
* Samuel’s County Londonderry birthplace;
* the proximity of Adam’s Inishrush family to Lisnagaver;
* the wider local Glasgow family cluster.

That theory is contradicted by John’s marriage record, which explicitly names his father as John Glasgow, farmer.

Because Samuel Glasgow was recorded as John’s brother, the same evidence also weighs strongly against Adam being Samuel’s father. A half-brother relationship is theoretically possible, but no evidence currently supports it.
Distinction from other men named John Glasgow
This John should not be confused with:

* John Glasgow, born about 1820;
* John Glasgow, born about 1789 and associated with Scotland;
* John Glasgow of Glenleslie, who is a possible father rather than the same person;
* a John Glasgow reportedly born during a voyage to New York on 25 August 1849, later living in Macoupin County, Illinois; FamilySearch birth record (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDXL-YJ1), John Glasgow, born during a voyage to New York, 25 August 1849. FamilySearch residence record (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HW-FPR), John Glasgow in Macoupin County, Illinois, 1870. 
* a John Glasgow, born about 1810, associated with Jane Glasgow and Ontario. FamilySearch record (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47Q-56D), John and Jane Glasgow, Ontario. 

John is also not shown by current evidence to be a son of Robert Glasgow. The marriage record names his father as John, not Robert.
Lisnagaver and neighbouring Glasgow households
Several Glasgow households were recorded in Lisnagaver, Glenleslie, Galdernagh and neighbouring townlands in the surviving 1851 census material.

The following comparison has been used in earlier research:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding: 20px; width:100%;"
|+ 1851 Census Comparison
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | First name
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Approximate birth year
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Location
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Occupation
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Read/write
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Wife
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Children recorded
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Notes
|-
| Alexander Glasgow || 1811 || Lisnagaver || Farmer || Yes || Mary || 6 || —
|-
| John Glasgow || 1801 || Lisnagaver || Farmer || Yes || Margaret || 5 || —
|-
| Thomas Glasgow || 1816 || Lisnagaver || Farmer || Yes || Mary Ann || 7 || —
|-
| Robert Glasgow || 1774 || Glenleslie || Farmer || No || Catherine Glasgow || 3 || —
|-
| John Glasgow || 1751 || Glenleslie || Farmer || No || Rose || 3 || possible father candidate only
|-
| George Glasgow || 1816 || Glenleslie || Weaver || Yes || Sarah || 3 || —
|-
| William Glasgow || 1811 || Galdernagh || Weaver || No || Ellen || 5 || —
|-
| Robert Glasgow || 1811 || Danbought || Weaver || Yes || Margaret || 4 || —
|}

The concentration of Glasgow families is useful context but does not by itself prove relationships between the households.
Earlier speculative identifications
It was previously suggested that this John might be the same person as John Glasgow. That is not possible if the census ages are approximately correct: the Glenleslie John was recorded as born about 1751, while John of Lisnagaver was born about 1800 or 1801.

It was also suggested that Alexander’s father might have been Robert Glasgow. That question should be resolved from Alexander’s original marriage entry rather than inferred from neighbouring households.

Robert Glasgow has also appeared in earlier research, but no direct evidence presently connects him as John’s father or brother.
Naming patterns
A later Robert Glasgow, 1840–1902, reportedly named a daughter Matilda, twenty-two years after the death of a Matilda associated with John’s family at the age of 23.

Robert’s son, also named Robert, 1880–1931, named his daughter Matilda in 1901 and is associated with Glasgow-943.

The name Archibald also appears several times among John’s proposed descendants.

These naming patterns may support further investigation, but they are not proof of relationship.
Birth estimate
The profile has previously used both “born before 1801” and “born in 1801”.

The 1851 census records John as aged 50, indicating a birth about 1800 or 1801. His birth should therefore be recorded as about 1800 or 1801 unless a baptism or other stronger record is found.

A statement that he was born before 1798 appears to derive from earlier assumptions about his son Alexander. It is inconsistent with the census age and should not be used without stronger evidence.
Further research
Useful records may include:

* John’s baptismal record;
* the original image of his 1846 marriage registration;
* church records for Lisnagaver and Rasharkin;
* baptismal records for Ann and the other children;
* the original marriage registration of Alexander Glasgow and Mary Anne Martin;
* land, valuation and lease records for Lisnagaver;
* records connecting John Glasgow of Glenleslie to Lisnagaver;
* probate or death records for John and Margaret;
* records naming the parents of Samuel Glasgow.
Sources

{{Estimated Date}}
[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]

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== Biography ==
'''John Glasgow''' was a farmer of Lisnagaver in the civil parish of Rasharkin,
County Antrim. His date of birth is uncertain. The 1851 census reported his age
as fifty, while the family gravestone says that he died in 1895 aged seventy-
eight, implying birth about 1816 or 1817.<ref name="Lisnagaver1851">[https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Rasharkin/Lisnagaver/34/ 1851 Census of Ireland], Lisnagaver house 34, Rasharkin, County Antrim; [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/c19/007246523/007246523_00173.pdf original census image].</ref><ref name="RasharkinStone">[https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/graveyard.html Pauline O'Keeffe and Helen Evans, ''Rasharkin Second Presbyterian Church headstones''], transcription made August 2004, Glasgo memorial erected by James Garvin Glasgo.</ref>

John married [[Garvin-1831|Margaret Garvin]] on 16 November 1846. The original
register describes him as a bachelor farmer of Lisnagaver and names his father
as '''John Glasgow, farmer'''. Margaret was a spinster.<ref name="JohnMarriage1846">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3156063 IrishGenealogy.ie], civil marriage registration of John Glasgow and Margaret Garvin, 16 November 1846, Ballymena registration district, group registration ID 3156063.</ref>
Her father was '''James Garvin, farmer'''. James Garvin and Ann Kelly witnessed
The marriage.<ref name="JohnMarriage1846" />

The 1851 household contained John, Margaret, their three-year-old daughter
[[Glasgow-1371|Ann]], and John's brother [[Glasgow-2908|Samuel Glasgow]]. John
Patterson, a fifteen-year-old linen weaver, was their servant. The return records
1846 as the marriage year and explicitly describes Samuel as John's brother.<ref name="Lisnagaver1851" />

Ann married [[Bellingham-700|Francis Bellingham]] on 18 February 1875. Her
marriage names her father as John Glasgow, farmer.<ref name="AnnMarriage1875">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1875/11190/8100682.pdf General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register], Francis Bellingham and Annie Glasgow, 18 February 1875, Finvoy parish church, entry 40.</ref>

John and Margaret also had a son, [[Glasgow-2406|James Garvin Glasgow]]. James's
1886 marriage records him as a Lisnagaver farmer and son of John Glasgow,
farmer. The family gravestone identifies Margaret Garvin as his mother.<ref name="JamesMarriage1886">[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1886/10840/5957283.pdf General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register], James Garvin Glasgow and Eliza Ann Aiken, 1 July 1886, Clough, entry 62.</ref><ref name="RasharkinStone" />

The gravestone records that Margaret died on 10 January 1892 aged seventy-four
and John died on 20 June 1895 aged seventy-eight. Their son James erected the
memorial at Rasharkin Second Presbyterian Church.<ref name="RasharkinStone" />

=== Early life and parentage ===

'''John Glasgow''' was born in County Antrim, Ireland. The 1851 census implies about 1800 or 1801, while the family gravestone erected by his son implies about 1816 or 1817; his birth year remains unresolved.

His 1846 marriage register identifies his father as '''John Glasgow, farmer'''.<ref name="Marriage1846">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3156063 Civil marriage register of John Glasgow and Margaret Garvin], 16 November 1846; John Glasgow, bachelor, farmer, of Lisnagaver, parish of Rasharkin; father John Glasgow, farmer; Margaret Garvin, spinster (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

[[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]] of Glenleslie is currently the best candidate for the father named in the marriage record. The marriage proves the father’s name and occupation, but does not establish that the named father was this particular WikiTree profile. The relationship should therefore remain marked '''uncertain'''.

=== Marriage ===

John married '''Margaret Garvin''' on 16 November 1846.<ref name="Marriage1846" />

The original register described:

* John as a bachelor;
* his occupation as farmer;
* his residence as Lisnagaver, parish of Rasharkin;
* Margaret as a spinster;
* John’s father as John Glasgow, farmer.

The date, residence and spouse correspond with John’s household in the surviving 1851 census.

=== Residence at Lisnagaver ===

In the surviving 1851 census, John was living at house 34 in Lisnagaver, Rasharkin, Kilconway, County Antrim.<ref name="Census1851">[https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Rasharkin/Lisnagaver/34/ National Archives of Ireland, 1851 census], residents of house 34, Lisnagaver, Rasharkin, Kilconway, County Antrim (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

He was recorded as a 50-year-old married farmer, born in County Antrim. The census also recorded that he had married in 1846, independently linking the household to the 1846 marriage register.<ref name="CensusImage">[http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/c19/007246523/007246523_00173.pdf National Archives of Ireland, 1851 census image], house 34, Lisnagaver (accessed 17 April 2024).</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding: 5px; width:100%;"
|+
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Surname
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Forename
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Age
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Relationship
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Marital status
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Occupation
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Birthplace
|-
| Glasgow || John || 50 || Head of family || Married || Farmer || Antrim
|-
| Glasgow || Margaret || 30 || Wife || Married || None || Derry
|-
| Glasgow || Ann || 3 || Daughter || — || — || Derry
|-
| Glasgow || [[Glasgow-2908|Samuel]] || 60 || Brother || — || Linen weaver || Derry
|-
| Patterson || John || 15 || Servant || — || Linen weaver || Derry
|}

=== Brother ===

The census explicitly described [[Glasgow-2908|Samuel Glasgow]] as John’s brother.<ref name="Census1851" />

This is direct evidence of their sibling relationship. Samuel was recorded as aged 60, born in County Londonderry, and working as a linen weaver.

=== Children ===

The 1851 household includes John and Margaret’s daughter Ann Glasgow, aged three and born in County Londonderry.<ref name="Census1851" />

[[Glasgow-2385|Alexander Glasgow]] was previously attached as John's son. Alexander was already a full-age bachelor when he married in April 1847, only five months after John married Margaret, and the original register names Alexander's father as John Glasgow, labourer. He belongs to a separate older father-John household and has been detached.<ref name="AlexanderMarriage1847" /> The derivative FamilySearch entry is retained as a finding aid.<ref name="AlexanderMarriage">[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGVD-P9CS “Ireland Civil Registration, 1845–1913”], marriage entry for Alexander Glasgow and Mary Anne Martin, 6 April 1847, FamilySearch (accessed 4 March 2024).</ref>

[[Glasgow-938|Robert Glasgow]], born in 1840, was the proved son of [[Glasgow-951|Alexander Glasgow]] of Lisnagaver, not a proved child of this John. Repeated given names do not override Robert's census and marriage parentage evidence.

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

==== Parentage ====
John's marriage proves that his father was another '''John Glasgow, farmer'''.
The father is currently represented by [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]] as an
uncertain working identification. No record yet gives the older man's residence,
wife or age. If the gravestone age is correct, the older John would have been
about sixty-five when this John was born; possible, but not enough to identify
him uniquely.

The conflict between the 1851 age of fifty and the gravestone age of seventy-
eight at death remains unresolved. The marriage, residence, wife and 1846
marriage year securely identify the 1851 household, while the gravestone was
erected by the couple's son and names both parents. The birth year should
therefore remain estimated.

==== Alexander Glasgow of Glenleslie ====
[[Glasgow-2385|Alexander Glasgow]] was previously attached as John's son.
However, Alexander was already a full-age bachelor when he married in April
1847, only five months after John and Margaret's marriage. Alexander's original
marriage also names his father as '''John Glasgow, labourer'''. He was detached
from this household because he belongs to an older, separate father-John branch.<ref name="AlexanderMarriage1847">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1847/09322/5375567.pdf General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register], Alexander Glasgow and Mary Anne Martin, 6 April 1847, Clogh, entry 31; derivative [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGVD-P9CS FamilySearch index entry].</ref>

==== Same-name records ====
The following FamilySearch records describe other men named John Glasgow and
are retained as identity checks: a [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDXL-YJ1 reported 1849 birth at sea], an [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HW-FPR 1870 Illinois resident], and a [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47Q-56D Canadian household]. None contains Margaret Garvin, Lisnagaver or another feature identifying this John.

=== Father ===

John’s original 1846 marriage register directly names his father as '''John Glasgow, farmer'''.<ref name="Marriage1846" />

This excludes Adam Glasgow and Robert Glasgow as John’s father, unless the register itself was wrong, for which there is no current evidence.

[[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]] of Glenleslie may be retained as an uncertain father because he was an older Antrim farmer named John Glasgow. No known record, however, directly connects him with John of Lisnagaver.

A unique identity bridge is still required, such as:

* a residence or townland connection;
* a church baptism;
* lease succession;
* estate or probate evidence;
* a record naming both father and son;
* another record connecting the Glenleslie and Lisnagaver households.

The uncertain relationship should not be changed to certain on the basis of the shared name and occupation alone.

=== Previous proposed parents ===

John and his brother Samuel were previously attached as sons of John Glasgow and Rose Alexander of Glenleslie.

No contemporary record has been found supporting that reconstruction. The Glenleslie census identifies a different younger John as the older John’s nephew and records other children, but does not connect the Lisnagaver brothers with that household.

John and Samuel were later reconstructed as possible sons of Adam Glasgow and Rose, based on:

* their ages;
* Samuel’s County Londonderry birthplace;
* the proximity of Adam’s Inishrush family to Lisnagaver;
* the wider local Glasgow family cluster.

That theory is contradicted by John’s marriage record, which explicitly names his father as John Glasgow, farmer.

Because [[Glasgow-2908|Samuel Glasgow]] was recorded as John’s brother, the same evidence also weighs strongly against Adam being Samuel’s father. A half-brother relationship is theoretically possible, but no evidence currently supports it.

=== Distinction from other men named John Glasgow ===

This John should not be confused with:

* [[Glasgow-3140|John Glasgow]], born about 1820;
* [[Glasgow-427|John Glasgow]], born about 1789 and associated with Scotland;
* [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]] of Glenleslie, who is a possible father rather than the same person;
* a John Glasgow reportedly born during a voyage to New York on 25 August 1849, later living in Macoupin County, Illinois;<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDXL-YJ1 FamilySearch birth record], John Glasgow, born during a voyage to New York, 25 August 1849.</ref><ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HW-FPR FamilySearch residence record], John Glasgow in Macoupin County, Illinois, 1870.</ref>
* a John Glasgow, born about 1810, associated with Jane Glasgow and Ontario.<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47Q-56D FamilySearch record], John and Jane Glasgow, Ontario.</ref>

John is also not shown by current evidence to be a son of [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]]. The marriage record names his father as John, not Robert.

=== Lisnagaver and neighbouring Glasgow households ===

Several Glasgow households were recorded in Lisnagaver, Glenleslie, Galdernagh and neighbouring townlands in the surviving 1851 census material.

The following comparison has been used in earlier research:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding: 20px; width:100%;"
|+ 1851 Census Comparison
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | First name
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Approximate birth year
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Location
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Occupation
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Read/write
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Wife
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Children recorded
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Notes
|-
| [[Glasgow-951|Alexander Glasgow]] || 1811 || Lisnagaver || Farmer || Yes || Mary || 6 || —
|-
| [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]] || 1801 || Lisnagaver || Farmer || Yes || Margaret || 5 || —
|-
| [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]] || 1816 || Lisnagaver || Farmer || Yes || Mary Ann || 7 || —
|-
| [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]] || 1774 || Glenleslie || Farmer || No || Catherine Glasgow || 3 || —
|-
| [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]] || 1751 || Glenleslie || Farmer || No || Rose || 3 || possible father candidate only
|-
| [[Glasgow-1400|George Glasgow]] || 1816 || Glenleslie || Weaver || Yes || Sarah || 3 || —
|-
| [[Glasgow-1387|William Glasgow]] || 1811 || Galdernagh || Weaver || No || Ellen || 5 || —
|-
| [[Glasgow-1049|Robert Glasgow]] || 1811 || Danbought || Weaver || Yes || Margaret || 4 || —
|}

The concentration of Glasgow families is useful context but does not by itself prove relationships between the households.

=== Earlier speculative identifications ===

It was previously suggested that this John might be the same person as [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]]. That is not possible if the census ages are approximately correct: the Glenleslie John was recorded as born about 1751, while John of Lisnagaver was born about 1800 or 1801.

It was also suggested that Alexander’s father might have been [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]]. That question should be resolved from Alexander’s original marriage entry rather than inferred from neighbouring households.

[[Glasgow-1049|Robert Glasgow]] has also appeared in earlier research, but no direct evidence presently connects him as John’s father or brother.

=== Naming patterns ===

A later Robert Glasgow, 1840–1902, reportedly named a daughter Matilda, twenty-two years after the death of a Matilda associated with John’s family at the age of 23.

Robert’s son, also named Robert, 1880–1931, named his daughter Matilda in 1901 and is associated with [[Glasgow-943|Glasgow-943]].

The name Archibald also appears several times among John’s proposed descendants.

These naming patterns may support further investigation, but they are not proof of relationship.

=== Birth estimate ===

The profile has previously used both “born before 1801” and “born in 1801”.

The 1851 census records John as aged 50, indicating a birth about 1800 or 1801. His birth should therefore be recorded as about 1800 or 1801 unless a baptism or other stronger record is found.

A statement that he was born before 1798 appears to derive from earlier assumptions about his son Alexander. It is inconsistent with the census age and should not be used without stronger evidence.

=== Further research ===

Useful records may include:

* John’s baptismal record;
* the original image of his 1846 marriage registration;
* church records for Lisnagaver and Rasharkin;
* baptismal records for Ann and the other children;
* the original marriage registration of Alexander Glasgow and Mary Anne Martin;
* land, valuation and lease records for Lisnagaver;
* records connecting [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]] of Glenleslie to Lisnagaver;
* probate or death records for John and Margaret;
* records naming the parents of [[Glasgow-2908|Samuel Glasgow]].

== Sources ==
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