Person dossier · Glasgow-951

Alexander Glasgow

c. 1811 – 16 May 1888 (leading identification; recorded age conflicts with census)

Research assessment: 2026-09-13

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Current position

Alexander was a farmer at Lisnagaver, Rasharkin, born about 1811 in County Antrim according to the 1851 census. Repeated baptisms and the census document his wife Mary/Molly McAughin/McAughern and their family. Both children named James and the unnamed 1838 child are kept distinct and have documented parent relationships. Alexander's parents remain unresolved: older Alexander and Rosanna are working candidates, not proved parents. Thomas and Daniel are documented brothers; whether Alexander was their brother or cousin is still open. The Gortahar death on 16 May 1888 is the leading identification, with a conflicting age and an unresolved daughter-informant identification.

Birthc. 1811 · County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom

Death16 May 1888 (leading identification; recorded age conflicts with census) · Gortahar

LocalityLisnagaver, Rasharkin parish

Assessment2026-09-13

Family and relationships

Partner 1✓ Mary (McCaughan) Glasgowc. 1811–17 February 1892 (high-confidence identification; date corrected against original register)

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
Mary (McCaughan) Glasgow c. 1811–17 February 1892 (high-confidence identification; date corrected against original register)	spouse	Documented spouse	The 1837, 1838 and 1844 baptism entries repeatedly name Alex with Mary or Molly McAughin/McAughern as parents, and the 1851 return records Alexander and Mary as husband and wife with their children at Lisnagaver. This documents the couple although their marriage entry has not been found. Supporting record · Supporting record · Supporting record · Supporting record

Children 6✓ James Glasgow17 January 1837–before 1841 (inferred boundary; no death or burial record located)✓ Unknown Glasgow1838–before 1841 (inferred boundary; no death or burial record located)✓ Robert Glasgow6 November 1840–27 November 1902✓ Mary Ann (Glasgow) Elderc. 1843–after 17 February 1892 (last documented at her mother's death; own death not established)✓ James Glasgow9 October 1843–date not established✓ Anna Glasgowc. 1847–date not established

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
James Glasgow 17 January 1837–before 1841 (inferred boundary; no death or burial record located)	son	Documented son	Entry 75 records James, born 17 January 1837 and baptised 9 February, with parents Alex and Mary McAughin at Gortereagh. The recorded couple is identified with Alexander and Mary/Molly through the 1837, 1838 and 1844 baptism sequence and the later household. The child's death boundary is a separate inference. Supporting record
Unknown Glasgow 1838–before 1841 (inferred boundary; no death or burial record located)	child	Documented child	Entry 106 records an unnamed child of Alex and Molly McAughern at Gortereagh in the 1838 baptism sequence. The recorded couple is identified with Alexander and Mary/Molly through the 1837, 1838 and 1844 baptism sequence and the later household. The child's death boundary is a separate inference. Supporting record
Robert Glasgow 6 November 1840–27 November 1902	son	Documented son	The 1851 household and Robert’s 1866 marriage, which names Alexander as father, support this documented child relationship. Supporting record · Supporting record
Mary Ann (Glasgow) Elder c. 1843–after 17 February 1892 (last documented at her mother's death; own death not established)	daughter	Documented daughter	Mary's 14 June 1871 marriage names Alexander Glasgow, farmer, as her father. Supporting record
James Glasgow 9 October 1843–date not established	son	Documented son	Entry 203 records James, born 9 October 1843 and baptised 7 January 1844 at Lisnagaver, as the son of Alex and Molly McAughern; the 1851 household records him aged seven with Alexander and Mary. This documents the parent–child relationship. His proposed later identity in Michigan remains a separate, unproved question. Supporting record · Supporting record
Anna Glasgow c. 1847–date not established	daughter	Documented daughter	The 1851 household and Ann’s 1876 marriage, which names Alexander as father, support this documented child relationship. Supporting record

Parent hypotheses 4Older Alexander Glasgowc. 1770–date not establishedRosanna (surname unknown)Dates not establishedRobert Glasgowc. 1779–c. 1852 (Glenleslie man only; transfer to Lisnagaver unproved)Catherine (Unknown) Glasgowc. 1783–date not established

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
Older Alexander Glasgow c. 1770–date not established	father	Uncertain working father	This is the maintained working father hypothesis; the Thomas–Daniel network supplies a route to test, not a proved relationship.
Rosanna (surname unknown) Dates not established	mother	Uncertain working mother	The late tradition names Rosanna with older Alexander as Thomas’s parents; neither is established as Alexander-951’s parent.
Robert Glasgow c. 1779–c. 1852 (Glenleslie man only; transfer to Lisnagaver unproved)	father	Open father hypothesis	The 1834 tithe places Robert and Alexr on separate Lisnagaver holdings but states no kinship. Robert remains a possible father; the earlier pedigree attachment is superseded, not biological fatherhood disproved. His identification with Glenleslie Robert is also unresolved. Supporting record · Robert: Lisnagaver and Glenleslie identity comparison · Why the father hypothesis remains open · 1834 Lisnagaver tithe: Robert and Alexr
Catherine (Unknown) Glasgow c. 1783–date not established	mother	Earlier tree proposal; not established	This imported attachment has no assessed documentary basis and is not treated as Alexander’s mother.

Relevant collateral relatives 2Thomas Glasgowc. 1815–21 June 1870Daniel Glasgowc. 1796–16 October 1871

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
Thomas Glasgow c. 1815–21 June 1870	possible brother or cousin	Possible; relationship unproved	Thomas is a relevant collateral comparator: Daniel’s will proves Thomas was Daniel’s brother, but Alexander’s relationship to Thomas remains possible rather than proved. Supporting record · Supporting record
Daniel Glasgow c. 1796–16 October 1871	possible brother or cousin	Possible; relationship unproved	Daniel is relevant because his will proves Thomas was his brother; the further Alexander–Daniel relationship depends on the unproved Alexander–Thomas bridge. Supporting record · Supporting record

Tree-derived sibling attachments 6Margaret Glasgowc. 1801–after 1851Hugh Glasgowbefore 1802–date not establishedWilliam Glasgowc. 1810–date not establishedJohn Glasgowc. 1811–after 1851Robert Glasgow Src. 1811–c. 10 January 1888Samuel Glasgowc. 1822–date not established

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
Margaret Glasgow c. 1801–after 1851	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	The family tree retains this link, but the available records have not been assessed as establishing this relationship.
Hugh Glasgow before 1802–date not established	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	The family tree retains this link, but the available records have not been assessed as establishing this relationship.
William Glasgow c. 1810–date not established	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	The family tree retains this link, but the available records have not been assessed as establishing this relationship.
John Glasgow c. 1811–after 1851	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	The family tree retains this link, but the available records have not been assessed as establishing this relationship.
Robert Glasgow Sr c. 1811–c. 10 January 1888	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	The family tree retains this link, but the available records have not been assessed as establishing this relationship.
Samuel Glasgow c. 1822–date not established	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	The family tree retains this link, but the available records have not been assessed as establishing this relationship.

Evidence and reasoning

What establishes Alexander’s identity and approximate dates?

The 1851 Lisnagaver household is the anchor identity. The 1888 Gortahar death is the leading later-life match, but the two age statements do not agree.

Evidence and qualifications · 4 records

The census supplies age, birthplace, occupation, residence and household members. The death register supplies a later place, marital status and daughter informant; the Lisnagaver land sequence and family marriages provide continuity between the records.

Record	What it says	Why it matters	Limitation
Lisnagaver household 35 census return 1851 · Lisnagaver, Rasharkin Source register · Open record	The return records Alexander, aged 40, born in County Antrim, a farmer and head of Lisnagaver house 35 with Mary and children Robert, James and Ann.	The combination of age, birthplace, occupation, residence and household makes this the principal identity anchor for the later records.	The return does not name his parents, and it does not by itself prove that every later Alexander Glasgow entry is the same man.
Alexander Glasgow civil death register 16 May 1888 · Gortahar Source register · Open record	The civil register records a married labourer named Alexander Glasgow, aged 84, dying at Gortahar on 16 May 1888; daughter Nancy was present.	Gortahar and the later family network make this the leading death identification for the Lisnagaver Alexander.	The recorded age implies an earlier birth than the 1851 census, and Nancy has not been proved identical to one of the documented children.
Tithe Applotment: Alexr Glasgow at Lisnagaver 1834 · Lisnagaver, Rasharkin parish Source register · Open record	The tithe entry names Alexr Glasgow as occupier of 29 acres at Lisnagaver in 1834.	It places a Glasgow occupier of the right name in the locality before the family baptisms and census.	No age, residence, kinship or identifying detail connects this occupier conclusively to the man in the 1851 census.
PRONI valuation revision books, Lisnagaver lot 25 1863–1878 · Lisnagaver, Rasharkin parish Source register · Open record	The valuation revision books continue Alexander Glasgow on Lisnagaver lot 25 beside John and Thomas Glasgow during the 1863–1878 volume.	The continuing lot number supports tenancy continuity for the Lisnagaver Alexander and his local context.	A valuation entry can lag a change in occupation and does not establish a precise death date, parentage or sibling relationship.

Limitations. The tithe and valuation entries name occupiers but do not identify an age or prove that every entry is the same Alexander. The 1888 age implies an earlier birth than the census.

Next evidence. An original record linking the 1851 farmer to the Gortahar death, or a record resolving the conflicting ages and informant relationship.

Which records establish his partner and children?

Rasharkin baptisms, the 1851 household and later civil marriages form a coherent family with Mary/Molly McCaughan. They do not justify merging the two James profiles or supplying a name for the 1838 child.

Evidence and qualifications · 7 records

The baptism entries name Alex/Alexander and Mary/Molly at Gortereagh and Lisnagaver; the census places Mary and several children in one household; later marriages independently name Alexander as father of Robert, Mary and Ann.

Record	What it says	Why it matters	Limitation
James Glasgow baptism, Rasharkin entry 75 9 February 1837 · Gortereagh, Rasharkin Source register · Open record	Entry 75 records Jas Glascaw, born 17 January 1837 and baptised 9 February 1837, father Alex, mother Mary McAughin, residence Gortereagh.	The birth date identifies the early James. The parents’ names and locality contribute to the continuing family sequence.	The source is a transcription. Identifying these adults with the later Lisnagaver couple depends on the combined baptism and household evidence, not this entry alone.
Unnamed Glasgow child baptism, Rasharkin entry 106 1838 · Gortereagh, Rasharkin Source register · Open record · Related person	Rasharkin entry 106 names Alex and Molly McAughern as parents of an unnamed Glasgow child at Gortereagh in 1838.	It is the concrete record behind the preserved unnamed-child relationship.	The published entry preserves neither a forename nor a precise baptism date, and no free original image was found. MIC1P/292 requires onsite inspection or an ordered page copy, so the child must not be merged with either James.
James Glasgow baptism, Rasharkin entry 203 7 January 1844 · Lisnagaver, Rasharkin Source register · Open record	Rasharkin entry 203 records James, born 9 October 1843 at Lisnagaver, as the child of Alex and Molly McAughern; the baptism was entered on 7 January 1844.	The place, parents and date identify the later James as a distinct child in the continuing household.	The reused name and the separate 1837 entry prevent treating this as the same James without the maintained identity assessment.
Lisnagaver household 35 census return 1851 · Lisnagaver, Rasharkin Source register · Open record	The 1851 Lisnagaver household includes Alexander, Mary and children Robert, James and Ann.	It links the couple and the named children in one household and supplies continuity from the baptism records.	It does not record a marriage date, and absence from a household cannot alone resolve the first James or unnamed 1838 child.
Robert Glasgow and Jane Graham marriage 5 April 1866 · Churchtown, Tamlaght O'Crilly Source register · Open record	Robert Glasgow named Alexander Glasgow, farmer, as his father in the 5 April 1866 marriage return.	This is a direct later father statement supporting Robert as Alexander’s child.	The return does not state Alexander’s age or prove the exact birth date imported for Robert.
Mary Glasgow and Robert Elder marriage return 14 June 1871 · Ballymoney registration district; bride of Lisnagaver Source register · Open record	Mary Glasgow of Lisnagaver named Alexander Glasgow, farmer, as her father in the 14 June 1871 marriage return.	It independently identifies Mary’s father and preserves her Lisnagaver connection.	It does not name Mary’s mother or establish that every child attached in the tree belonged to the same marriage.
Robert McCracken and Ann Glasgow marriage 13 October 1876 · Ballymoney registration district Source register · Open record	Ann Glasgow named Alexander Glasgow, labourer, as her father in the 13 October 1876 marriage return and was associated with Lisnagaver.	It supplies a direct father statement for Ann and extends the family identification beyond the 1851 census.	The different occupation wording and lack of a mother’s name leave the household bridge indirect.

Limitations. The marriage of Alexander and Mary has not been located. The 1838 transcription is unnamed, and the first James may have died before the reused name appears in 1843. Tree attachment alone does not establish every relationship.

Next evidence. An onsite or ordered copy of the original 1838 baptism page, the marriage or session record for Alexander and Mary, and records explaining the first James and unnamed child.

What is actually known about his parents?

No inspected contemporary record names Alexander’s parents. Older Alexander and Rosanna remain the maintained working hypothesis, while the imported Robert/Catherine attachment is not established.

Daniel Glasgow will, proved 1871 · Daniel Neely Glasgow and Mary Jane Boyd marriage

Evidence and qualifications · 1 record

The late tradition gives a specific proposed parent pair for Thomas and the local records place Alexander near Thomas and Daniel. That makes the hypothesis worth testing, but locality and a later tradition do not supply Alexander’s missing parentage link.

Record	What it says	Why it matters	Limitation
Tithe Applotment: Alexr Glasgow at Lisnagaver 1834 · Lisnagaver, Rasharkin parish Source register · Open record	An Alexr Glasgow occupied Lisnagaver in 1834, where later records also place the Thomas–Daniel network.	It supplies locality context for the working hypothesis that the families may be closely related.	Neighbouring or repeated Glasgow occupations are not a parent or sibling statement, and the occupier’s identity is not independently resolved.

Compare possible fathers and their stored scores

Limitations. The only further provenance found is a 2018 FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File citing an Ancestry member tree; it gives a conflicting Rosanna death date and no historical source. The 1834 occupiers and later neighbouring farms do not state kinship; the John Glasgow Bible family is a nearby comparison, not a proved alternative parentage.

Next evidence. Kilraughts family or society material, the source provenance for Rosanna’s name and death date, or another contemporary record naming Alexander’s father or parents.

How is Alexander connected to Thomas and Daniel?

Daniel’s will identifies Thomas as his brother, and Daniel Neely Glasgow’s marriage identifies Thomas as his father. This establishes the Thomas–Daniel family network, not Alexander’s relationship to it.

Daniel’s will calls Thomas his late brother and names nephew Daniel Neely Glasgow. The 1888 marriage identifies Daniel Neely as the son of Thomas, a farmer, and connects him to Lisnagaver. The distinctive full name, father’s name and local family context identify the nephew with Thomas’s son; this is more than two occurrences of the common name Thomas. That chain identifies the relevant Thomas and establishes Daniel’s brotherhood. Neither record names Alexander as their brother or identifies the brothers’ parents.

Evidence and qualifications · 4 records

Record	What it says	Why it matters	Limitation
Daniel Glasgow will, proved 1871 1871 · Kilrea Source register · Open record	Daniel’s will identifies Thomas as his brother and Daniel Neely Glasgow as his nephew.	This is the sibling half of the identity bridge and is separate from the later marriage evidence.	The will stops at Daniel’s relationship to Thomas; Alexander is not mentioned as a brother.
Daniel Neely Glasgow and Mary Jane Boyd marriage 28 June 1888 · Boveedy Presbyterian Church; groom of Lisnagaver, bride of Tamlaght Source register · Open record	The marriage return records Daniel Neely Glasgow and names Thomas Glasgow as his father.	This is the father-and-son half of the bridge, matching the nephew named in Daniel’s will to Thomas’s son.	It does not state how Alexander is related to Thomas or Daniel, so the network cannot be extended to brotherhood from these records alone.
Lisnagaver household 35 census return 1851 · Lisnagaver, Rasharkin Source register · Open record	Alexander headed a Lisnagaver household in 1851, in the same local area as the Thomas family records.	It provides contemporary locality context for testing a close relationship.	Enumeration proximity is not a kinship statement and cannot replace the will or marriage identity bridge.
Private correspondence: reported autosomal connection to Thomas's descendants 9–11 February 2020 · Email thread, ‘The Glasgow Surname’ Source register	A public-safe summary of February 2020 correspondence reports an autosomal match and a descendant line from Thomas, alongside an Alexander-and-Rosanna tradition.	It gives a concrete descendant and DNA route for testing Alexander’s connection to Thomas’s branch.	The underlying match metrics, pedigree, message provenance and source for the parent names are not published or independently verified.

Limitations. Neither record calls Alexander a brother. The correspondence is a private, public-safe summary of a reported autosomal match; match metrics, pedigree and the source behind the parent names remain unavailable.

Next evidence. The underlying match data and pedigree, the original source for the parent tradition, and a record explicitly connecting Alexander to Thomas or Daniel.

What does the DNA evidence add, and what does it leave unresolved?

The public-safe evidence supports targeted branch testing, not a parent assignment. The reported 2020 autosomal connection to a Thomas descendant is the most direct route for testing the family relationship; Y-DNA comparisons are a separate paternal-line experiment.

Evidence and qualifications · 1 record

A genuine match with a documented Thomas descent could support a relationship between Alexander’s and Thomas’s branches after alternative shared ancestry is checked. Public Y-DNA branch comparisons can test whether documented male lines share a recent paternal ancestor.

Record	What it says	Why it matters	Limitation
Private correspondence: reported autosomal connection to Thomas's descendants 9–11 February 2020 · Email thread, ‘The Glasgow Surname’ Source register	The correspondence summary reports a match with a descendant of Thomas and a belief that Thomas’s parents were Alexander and Rosanna.	It is an actionable autosomal lead directed at the exact unresolved bridge in the parent hypothesis.	A reported match without shared-DNA metrics, segments and a complete pedigree cannot distinguish brothers, cousins or an alternative shared line.

DNA findings

Autosomal lead. The February 2020 correspondence reports an autosomal connection to a descendant of Thomas. It is a lead toward the Alexander–Thomas bridge, not proof of a parent or sibling relationship, because the match metrics, segments and full descent are not published.

Y-DNA findings. The publication-safe Y-DNA findings place a tested Alexander-descendant line in R-FT20271, with documented close Big-Y branch comparisons including the Glasgow-12 line. This supports paternal-line kinship research, but not an exact genealogical degree or Alexander’s parentage. Private original project material identifies the living tester behind kit N18544; the public page deliberately retains only the kit and its reported earliest ancestor, John Glasgow (1767–1851). The father-to-son descent is unverified, and the FT25406 project subgroup explicitly says a Big-Y upgrade is required.

Limitation. Autosomal and Y-DNA evidence answer different questions. Neither result alone identifies both parents or distinguishes a brother from a cousin in the nineteenth-century documentary network.

Limitations. No private match metrics, segment data or complete pedigree are published here. Neither an autosomal match nor a shared Y-DNA branch alone distinguishes brothers from cousins or identifies both parents.

Next evidence. Match amount/segments and pedigree provenance, plus a suitably documented male-line tester for the proposed comparison.

Possible father

This is a father-only comparison of identified WikiTree profiles. Every candidate has an estimated or recorded birth and an individual stored research score. Scores rank leads; they are not probabilities or proof of parentage.

Current candidates

Older Alexander GlasgowGlasgow-3904 · Estimated birth: c. 1770 · County Antrim, IrelandWorking hypothesis39/100research score

Current working father hypothesis, inherited from the Alexander-and-Rosanna descendant tradition; not established by a contemporary record.

Supporting evidence

The 2007 descendant account names an older Alexander as Thomas Glasgow's father.
Alexander-951 belonged to the same local network as Thomas and Thomas's proved brother Daniel.
Recovered descendant correspondence supplies another route for testing that family connection.

Objections and gaps

No contemporary record names Alexander-951's father or calls him Thomas's brother.
The tradition's original source is unknown.
The Alexander recorded at Lisnagaver in 1834 could be Alexander-951 himself, and the former acreage comparison has been retired.

Why the research tool gave this score

Factors

currently linked as parent, but relationship status is unassessed (+0)
plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1837), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
mapped Killoquin electoral division is 1.6 km from the subject's birth-period Lisnagaver townland (+3; one or both placements are unproved)
same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1796–1815) (+6; other parent Rosanna Unknown)
known spouse Rosanna Unknown had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (41) at the subject's birth (+3)
shared recorded occupation: farmer (+3; weak household-continuity clue)
candidate and subject share the given name Alexander (+5; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 65 public profiles)
candidate is already linked as parent of 2 exact subject sibling profiles (+20): Daniel Glasgow, Thomas Glasgow
2 exact sibling profiles share candidate spouse Rosanna Unknown as their other parent (+8; candidate parental-couple clue)
4 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+8): collateral network, household chronology, locality, naming

Conflicts and deductions

the subject's current profile explicitly says its birth details are unproved (score capped at 39)

Local evidence dossier · 2007 descendant tradition concerning Thomas; not contemporary parent proof · Older Alexander research profile

James Glasgow of LarneGlasgow-3986 · Estimated birth: 1773 · Larne, County Antrim, IrelandLeading named-James lead24/100research score

Leading identified candidate for the father-name hypothesis, but still a weak geographic match and not a proved father.

Supporting evidence

Alexander's first recorded son was James in 1837 and the name was reused in 1843, compatible with—but not proof of—a paternal-grandfather naming pattern.
James's estimated birth about 1773 is chronologically suitable.
The 1795 Larne merchant record and 1797 'James Glasgow junior' record distinguish a younger adult James in County Antrim.

Objections and gaps

The records place James in Larne, not Lisnagaver, and no inspected record connects the two places or households.
Neither deed names Alexander or states James's parentage.
Naming customs were not universal, and the complete birth order and maternal grandparent names are not known.

Why the research tool gave this score

Factors

plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1837), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
weak broad-area overlap: antrim (+1; not a locality match)
candidate's name matches the first dated son James Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, James in 239 profiles)
the matched name was deliberately reused after an earlier child's death (+3)
family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

Conflicts and deductions

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)
the subject's current profile explicitly says its birth details are unproved (score capped at 39)

Local evidence dossier · Rasharkin baptism transcription: James in 1837 and 1843 · 1795 Larne deed: James Glasgow, merchant · 1797 Larne deed: James Glasgow junior · Maintained research account

Adam Glasgow named in James's 1851 marriageGlasgow-1622 · Estimated birth: before 1794 · County Antrim, IrelandOpen lead26/100research score

Concrete possible father or uncle research route through James; keep distinct from Adam-3902 pending identity proof.

Supporting evidence

James, aged 38 and a farmer of Inishrush, named his father as Adam Glasgow, farmer, on 17 March 1851.
James is of Alexander's generation in the nearby family network.

Objections and gaps

The marriage names no Alexander and gives no residence for Adam himself.
James's identity with the older monument son remains unresolved.
The record cannot merge the two Adam identities or prove that James and Alexander were brothers.

Why the research tool gave this score

Factors

bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 17 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1837), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
mapped Inishrush is 7.0 km from the subject's birth-period Gortereghy townland (+7)
a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
shared recorded occupation: farmer (+3; weak household-continuity clue)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, locality

Conflicts and deductions

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)
the subject's current profile explicitly says its birth details are unproved (score capped at 39)

Local evidence dossier · Original James Glasgow–Rosanna Barkley marriage, 17 March 1851

Robert Glasgow of GlenleslieGlasgow-1367 · Estimated birth: c. 1779 · place not establishedWeak lead39/100research score

Biologically possible father remains open but weak; not the leading local candidate and not an endorsement of the retired pedigree attachment.

Supporting evidence

His age of 72 in the 1851 census gives an estimated birth about 1779.
That age and his reported 1803 marriage allow a child of Alexander's approximate generation.

Objections and gaps

The coherent Doonbought–Glenleslie record trail does not reach Lisnagaver.
No record names Alexander as his son.
Earlier work conflated him with the Coltrim household; the 1834 Lisnagaver Robert remains unidentified.

Why the research tool gave this score

Factors

currently linked parent is explicitly marked uncertain (+0)
plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1837), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
mapped Glenleslie townland is 9.4 km from the subject's birth-period Lisnagaver townland (+2; one or both placements are unproved)
subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1801–1822) (+6; other parent Catherine (Unknown) Glasgow)
known spouse Catherine (Unknown) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (28) at the subject's birth (+3)
shared recorded occupation: farmer (+3; weak household-continuity clue)
candidate is already linked as parent of 6 exact subject sibling profiles (+32): Robert Glasgow Sr, Samuel Glasgow, William Glasgow, Unknown (Glasgow) Young, Hugh Glasgow
the candidate and the subject's linked mother Catherine (Unknown) Glasgow are jointly recorded as parents of 4 exact sibling profiles (+14; strong couple-structure clue)
uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Ellen +8 (16 public profiles; subject branch: Ellen Jane (Glasgow) Barr; candidate branch: Ellen Glasgow); Jane +7 (72 public profiles; subject branch: Jane Graham (Glasgow) Reid, Jane Graham Glasgow; candidate branch: Jane Glasgow, Jane Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus) (+19 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Alexander +5 (65 public profiles; niece/nephew Alexander Glasgow, sibling Alexander Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus); Andrew +5 (32 public profiles; niece/nephew Andrew Glasgow, sibling Andrew Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+10 total)
descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): scotland, united states
4 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+8): collateral network, household chronology, locality, naming

Conflicts and deductions

the subject's current profile explicitly says its birth details are unproved (score capped at 39)

Local evidence dossier · Robert: Lisnagaver and Glenleslie identity comparison · Why the father hypothesis remains open · Original 1851 Glenleslie household 23 · Robert of Glenleslie research profile · Maintained research account

John Glasgow of Inishrush, later OhioGlasgow-822 · Birth: 10 April 1767 · IrelandWeak lead37/100research score

Substantially weakened parent proposal; retained as a useful comparison family, not conclusively excluded.

Supporting evidence

He headed a documented geographically relevant family with children born from 1799 to 1815.
The reported John-1767 Y-DNA line offers a specific comparison test.

Objections and gaps

The family Bible lists nine children and no Alexander.
Absolute completeness cannot be proved, but the recorded sequence weighs against this parentage.
A shared paternal DNA branch would not by itself prove fatherhood; the scored John-209 is a different man.

Why the research tool gave this score

Factors

plausible 44-year parent-child age gap (+18)
candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1837), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
mapped Inishrush is 7.0 km from the subject's birth-period Gortereghy townland (+7)
same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1799–1815) (+6; other parent Mary Arthur)
known spouse Mary Arthur had a plausible maternal age (37) at the subject's birth (+7)
descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Conflicts and deductions

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)
the subject's current profile explicitly says its birth details are unproved (score capped at 39)

Local evidence dossier · John and Mary Arthur family register and Bible catalogue · John Glasgow letter, 20 March 1847, scan and transcript

Adam Glasgow of InishrushGlasgow-3902 · Estimated birth: c. 1758 · Inishrush (estimated)Weak lead0/100research score

Maintained wider-kinship hypothesis, weak as direct parents of Alexander-951; no attachment supported.

Supporting evidence

He headed a documented nearby Inishrush family of the relevant older generation.
The family monument and Nancy's notice provide a defined group of children against which Alexander can be tested.

Objections and gaps

Neither the monument nor another inspected record names Alexander.
The third male in the 1831 household is unnamed and cannot be assigned to him.
No proved descent links the Inishrush and Lisnagaver households.

Why the research tool gave this score

Factors

possible 53-year parent-child age gap (+10)
candidate's birth is 79 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1837), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
mapped Inishrush is 7.0 km from the subject's birth-period Gortereghy townland (+2; one or both placements are unproved)
same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1770–1822) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
known spouse Rose Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (44) at the subject's birth (+3)
shared recorded occupation: farmer (+3; weak household-continuity clue)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, locality

Conflicts and deductions

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)
candidate is currently placed as a sibling of another linked father (−5; this makes the candidate an uncle/aunt under that tree hypothesis)
candidate is currently placed one generation above a linked parent (−15; grandparent rather than parent)
candidate already has another child named Older Alexander Glasgow (Glasgow-3904) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
the subject's current profile explicitly says its birth details are unproved (score capped at 39)

Local evidence dossier · 1831 Inishrush census transcription; unnamed household members · Adam and Rose's documented family and monument research · Maintained research account

John Glasgow of GlenleslieGlasgow-1022 · Estimated birth: 1751 · County Antrim, IrelandWeak lead0/100research score

Specific identity hypothesis for a father John; neither his identity with the marriage father nor Alexander's descent is proved.

Supporting evidence

The nearby father-John branch provides a concrete name to test.
Maintained research has investigated this profile and the proposed Mary/Maryan family connection.

Objections and gaps

Reported age and household chronology create problems.
Mary aged 28 in 1871 conflicts with granddaughter Maryan aged 17 in 1851, so that proposed bridge remains unproved.
No record names Alexander as John's son.

Why the research tool gave this score

Factors

less typical 60-year parent-child age gap (+2)
candidate's birth is 86 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1837), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
mapped Glenleslie townland is 9.4 km from the subject's birth-period Lisnagaver townland (+2; one or both placements are unproved)
subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1779–1825) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
known spouse Rose Alexander had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+3)

Conflicts and deductions

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)
candidate is currently placed one generation above a linked parent (−15; grandparent rather than parent)
the subject's current profile explicitly says its birth details are unproved (score capped at 39)

Local evidence dossier · John of Glenleslie research profile · Mary Glasgow–Robert Elder marriage, 1871; age conflict in proposed bridge

Robert Glasgow of ColtrimGlasgow-3941 · Estimated birth: before 1776 · IrelandWeak lead0/100research score

Separate low-priority possible older relative investigated in the father audit; no bridge to Alexander.

Supporting evidence

The 1820 lease, 1827 tithe and 1831 census establish a Coltrim householder with a substantial family.

Objections and gaps

The household supplies no children's names or ages.
This man is not established as either Glenleslie Robert or the 1834 Lisnagaver Robert.
The Coltrim household totals cannot be used to enlarge Glenleslie Robert's family.

Why the research tool gave this score

Factors

bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 35 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1837), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

Conflicts and deductions

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)
same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
the subject's current profile explicitly says its birth details are unproved (score capped at 39)

Local evidence dossier · 1831 Coltrim household 2 · Separate Coltrim Robert research profile · Maintained research account

Excluded candidates · 2

James Glasgow, born 1799Glasgow-1702 · Estimated birth: before 21 August 1799 · County Tyrone, IrelandExcluded39/100research score

Explicitly rejected father candidate in the maintained research despite a stored automated score.

Supporting evidence

Previously proposed by name; the current dossier still returns an automated lead.

Objections and gaps

The researched 1799 birth makes him only about twelve at Alexander's census-implied birth, and even younger under the 1888 death-age estimate.
His marriage names his own father as William and supplies no Lisnagaver bridge.
The algorithm's approximate-date allowance does not override the manual exclusion.

Why the research tool gave this score

Factors

the nominal 12-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–22 years) (+4)
candidate's birth is 38 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1837), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
shared recorded occupation: farmer (+3; weak household-continuity clue)
candidate's name matches the first dated son James Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, James in 239 profiles)
the matched name was deliberately reused after an earlier child's death (+3)
family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Minnie +12 (9 public profiles; subject branch: Minnie Glasgow; candidate branch: Minnie Glasgow); Anna +8 (24 public profiles; subject branch: Anna Glasgow; candidate branch: Anna Greiner); Jane +7 (72 public profiles; subject branch: Jane Graham (Glasgow) Reid, Jane Graham Glasgow; candidate branch: Jane Glasgow, Jane Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus) (+35 total including +8 multi-name bonus)
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

Conflicts and deductions

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)
parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)
same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
the subject's current profile explicitly says its birth details are unproved (score capped at 39)

Local evidence dossier · James's civil marriage record, cited in the maintained rejection · James research profile

John Glasgow of Clough/BallymoneyGlasgow-1657 · Estimated birth: 1766 · County Antrim, IrelandExcluded39/100research score

Excluded as a practical direct-father lead, not a claim of biological impossibility.

Supporting evidence

Explicitly investigated in the maintained male-candidate audit.

Objections and gaps

He belongs to a distinct family with Jane McClure.
No Lisnagaver connection was found.

Why the research tool gave this score

Factors

plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
candidate's birth is 71 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1837), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
mapped Cross townland, Ballymoney parish is 10.4 km from the subject's birth-period Lisnagaver townland (+2; one or both placements are unproved)
subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1799–1815) (+6; other parent Jane (McClure) Glasgow)
known spouse Jane (McClure) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (38) at the subject's birth (+3)
uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Jane +9 (72 public profiles; subject branch: Jane Graham (Glasgow) Reid, Jane Graham Glasgow; candidate branch: Jane (Glasgow) Adams, Jane Glasgow Armstrong; +6 repetition bonus) (+9 total)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Conflicts and deductions

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)
the subject's current profile explicitly says its birth details are unproved (score capped at 39)

Local evidence dossier · John's separate family research profile

Life and records

Explore the dated recordsChronology, roles and locations

Historical chronology

Collateral records

Gortahar and Lisnagaver

Record detail

The original 1901 and 1911 forms continue Mary, Robert and Jane Elder at Gortahar. The 1911 manuscript calls the child Samuel Glasgow while his original 1908 birth records Samuel Elder; the alternate surname is unexplained and does not identify his father.

Source register · Open record

Research still needed

Research priorities and completed searchesOpen questions, searches and next evidence

Active research priorities

1. Recover the February 2020 match metrics, verified descent and source behind the Alexander-and-Rosanna belief.DNA/autosomalOriginal message assessed; DNA details still absent · 2026-09-13
Question tested Tests whether the reported Thomas-descendant connection can distinguish a sibling relationship from a more distant or alternative shared line.
What would matter The supplied original message separates a belief about Thomas's parents from a question about whether Alexander was Thomas's brother. It supplies no citation, shared-cM total, segment data or checked descent, so renewed contact is still required.
Provenance research/Glasgow-951/findings.md · Recommended next Y-DNA actions and recovered correspondence
2. Verify the documented male-line descent, consent and current results behind kit N18544 before seeking a Big Y upgrade.DNA/Y-DNATester privately identified; pedigree and consent pending · 2026-09-13
Question tested Tests whether the Inishrush/Rasharkin John Glasgow family belongs near or outside Alexander’s paternal branch.
What would matter The supplied 2022 project material privately identifies the living tester, while the public table confirms Y-67 and a reported earliest ancestor. Neither documents the descent. A close or separate Big-Y placement would help keep neighbouring Glasgow families distinct, but would not automatically prove Alexander’s parents.
Provenance research/Glasgow-951/findings.md · Highest-value unresolved records
3. Assess the already-held 20 March 1847 John Glasgow letter and inspect the associated family-Bible images.Documentary/collateralCompleted; both Bible images inspected · 2026-09-12
Question tested Tests whether the letter or Bible preserves a Thomas, Daniel, Alexander or locality reference that can bridge the neighbouring Glasgow households.
What would matter The letter and both catalogued Bible images have been examined. The title page dates the volume to 1797; the family-register page confirms the nine-child sequence without an Alexander and records James's death on 20 April 1823. Neither source supplies a direct Alexander parentage link.
Provenance research/Glasgow-951/findings.md; research/Glasgow-3927/1831_Ireland_Inishrush_John_Glasco.md · Existing source material
4. Search Drimbolg session book MIC1C/15, 1809–1859, for Glasgow, Glascow and Glascaw entries with their surrounding cases.DocumentaryArchive-only; not yet inspected · 2026-09-12
Question tested Tests whether discipline, transfer, spouse, parent, residence or witness details connect the relevant households.
What would matter A session case can preserve household relationships absent from baptism and marriage indexes. Keep this separate from CR5/32/1/1/1–2.
Provenance research/Glasgow-951/findings.md · Highest-value unresolved records
5. Test the Boyd–Glasgow memorial against Daniel Neely Glasgow’s 1888 marriage and later Mary Jane Boyd records.CollateralCompleted; identity resolved · 2026-09-12
Question tested Tests the identity of Thomas’s son Daniel’s wife and may recover a documented descendant household.
What would matter The original marriage, paired birth returns, 1901 household and memorial form a continuous Boyd-family chain. This resolves Mary Jane's identity at high confidence without changing Alexander’s parent assessment.
Provenance research/Glasgow-951/findings.md · Highest-value unresolved records
6. Reconstruct Samuel Glasgow of Kilrea and Prescott backwards through Canadian probate, Presbyterian, land and newspaper records.CollateralCompleted to parentage limit · 2026-09-12
Question tested Tests whether the substantial Prescott merchant was a collateral member of the Kilrea Thomas–Daniel generation.
What would matter Robert's inspected 1849 will proves Samuel was his brother, corrects the later father–son account and names a sibling group. It names no parents and does not prove that brothers Daniel and Thomas are the Kilrea/Lisnagaver profiles.
Provenance research/Glasgow-951/findings.md · Highest-value unresolved records
7. Obtain Mary Jane Hampton’s New Zealand death printout and inspect the cited Hampton family-history pages.CollateralSearched; identity unresolved · 2026-09-12
Question tested Tests whether the New Zealand woman is the 1837 Mary Jane Dysart, daughter of Jane Glasgow’s household.
What would matter Official indexes confirm marriage 1871/8379 and death 1881/1677, but the marriage-intention and death ages conflict with each other and the 1837 Rasharkin baptism. The paid printout is the decisive parent-and-birthplace source; no purchase was made.
Provenance research/Glasgow-951/findings.md · Highest-value unresolved records
8. Identify the Alexander Glasgow in Cape Supreme Court files KAB CSC 2/1/1/350 ref. 123 and 2/6/1/146 ref. 286, and test Eliza Glasgow's TAB MHG 913/43 estate.Collateral migrationPublic search exhausted; archive files needed · 2026-09-12
Question tested Tests whether a South African namesake was Thomas's emigrant son and preserves a traceable male line.
What would matter Exact-name, reference and associate searches found no identity-bearing free record. The original court and estate files are now the required evidence; unrelated Australian results were excluded.
Provenance research/Glasgow-951/findings.md · Previously unsearched collateral reviewed
9. Search the National Archives of Ireland 1841/1851 census-search forms for applicants whose mother's maiden surname was Glasgow.Collateral familyRe-attempted; source unavailable · 2026-09-12
Question tested Tests for otherwise missing Glasgow daughters and household links in the pension evidence.
What would matter The official service timed out in browser and direct-read attempts. This remains pending and is not recorded as a negative search.
Provenance research/Glasgow-951/findings.md · Previously unsearched collateral reviewed
10. Search the indexed Ballymoney indoor-relief films for 1862–1883 (DGS 4130410) and 1883–1900 (DGS 8081205) for Alexander, Mary and their close family.Poor-law recordsEarly index searched; volume dates disputed; later films require sign-in · 2026-09-12
Question tested Tests whether either elderly spouse entered the workhouse or infirmary after the Lisnagaver holding changed hands.
What would matter The free BG/5/G/1 index was searched across surname variants and contains only Margaret Glasgow, whose details are locked. UHF describes 1843–1856, while the Irish Manuscripts Commission catalogue dates BG/5/G/1 to 1843–1849; the conflict prevents exclusion by date. The later FamilySearch films include indexes but currently require authenticated access.
Provenance research/Glasgow-951/findings.md · Previously unsearched collateral reviewed
Archive. Search PRONI CR5/32/1/1/1–2 and the outstanding Kilraughts register material for Alexander, Thomas, Daniel and Rosanna as a household or society group.DocumentaryAwaiting PRONI response · 2026-09-12
Question tested Tests whether a contemporary church record names Alexander’s parents or connects him directly to the Thomas–Daniel family.
What would matter A family or society entry naming the relationship would be direct evidence; a bounded negative would narrow the route. It remains a separate archival queue, not silently folded into the numbered 11 September priorities.
Provenance research/Glasgow-951/findings.md · Highest-value unresolved records
Archive. Inspect PRONI D3300/256/1 and confirm whether it is dealer item 15700, then search its tenant, arrears and payment lists for Glasgow households.DocumentaryCatalogue descriptions matched; manuscript not inspected · 2026-09-13
Question tested Tests whether a 1786–1787 Killoquin estate account places a candidate household in the locality before the 1790 rent roll.
What would matter The two catalogue descriptions strongly suggest the same seven-page account but do not cross-cite each other, and neither description names Glasgow or Lisnagaver. Verify extent, pagination and signatures from the manuscript before treating the identification as proved.
Provenance research/Glasgow-951/findings.md · Supplied private correspondence and archive leads assessed

Completed searches and review log

Date	Scope	Result
2026-09-12	Search	Both catalogued Bible images were located locally and inspected with the letter. The family register names nine children but no Alexander; the retrieval task is complete without a parentage bridge.
2026-09-12	Search	The official index confirms age 71, group 957324, but explicitly provides no image. Residence and informant remain inaccessible without ordering the certificate.
2026-09-12	Search	The original birth return records Samuel Elder, while the inspected original 1911 census unequivocally records Samuel Glasgow. This is unexplained alternate-surname usage between original records; neither identifies his father.
2026-09-12	Search	The 2018 Pedigree Resource File cites only an Ancestry member tree and gives Rosanna's death as 28 October 1822, conflicting with the 2007 descendant post's 23 October date. No independent source was found.
2026-09-12	Search	Resolved at high confidence through the 1888 marriage, September 1889 birth returns, 1901 Tamlaght household and Drimbolg memorial.
2026-09-12	Search	Robert Glasgow's original 1849 will proves Samuel was Robert's brother and names five other sibling shares. A further bounded free search found no record tying the will's Daniel or Thomas securely to the Kilrea/Lisnagaver men.
2026-09-12	Search	Marriage 1871/8379 and death 1881/1677 found. Conflicting age evidence leaves identity with the 1837 Rasharkin child unresolved pending the paid death printout.
2026-09-12	Search	Scoped to Ann (Warwick) Glasgow, an already excluded Ayrshire cluster; 39 logged-out Ann Glasgow results require ScotlandsPeople account access for record-level review.
2026-09-12	Search	The official PRONI abstract resolves this as an intestate administration to widow Mary Anne Glasgow. No image, heirs, siblings or parents are supplied.
2026-09-12	Search	The supplied March–April 2022 project material privately identifies the living tester and corroborates a Y-67 match; the public table reports John Glasgow (1767–1851). The modern male-line descent remains undocumented, and the FT25406 subgroup is not a tested-SNP result for N18544.
2026-09-12	Search	No free image was found. MIC1P/292 is absent from PRONI's public digitisation list, so entry 106 remains unnamed pending onsite inspection or an ordered page copy.
2026-09-12	Search	No free census or newspaper record supplied family details. The cemetery transcription's 1913 date conflicts with the state index's 1931 date; certificate 9941 or the original cemetery card is still required.
2026-09-12	Search	The full-view original volume and its final February 1852 obituary pages were searched. No John Glasgow notice was found; this is a bounded negative for the identified volume, not proof that no brief notice existed elsewhere.
2026-09-12	Search	Exact-name, archive-reference and associate searches found no identity-bearing public record or free image. KAB court files 2/1/1/350 ref. 123 and 2/6/1/146 ref. 286, plus TAB MHG 913/43, remain archive-file targets.
2026-09-12	Search	The supplied original message was assessed. It reports Catherine's descent and an Alexander-and-Rosanna belief, then separately asks whether Alexander could be Thomas's brother. No source, match amount, segments or verified descent chain is included.
2026-09-12	Search	A surname-prefix search of the UHF index to PRONI BG/5/G/1 returned one entry, Margaret Glasgow, and no other Glasgow or usual variant. Her details require sign-in, and later indexed films covering 1862–1900 remain the relevant authenticated search.
2026-09-12	Search	PRONI's live catalogue dates Rasharkin SCH/94 pupil registers from 1870–71 and Dromore SCH/546 from 1867–70. These begin after Alexander's known children had reached adulthood, so the school lead is closed for James and Robert rather than left as unsearched archive work.
2026-09-12	Search	No free record identifies the informant. Ann Glasgow-438 is the strongest candidate through her documented father and Lisnagaver residence, but no record calls her Nancy or places her at Gortahar. Thomas's daughter Nancy Glasgow-1362 is a plausible same-locality alternative; identity remains unresolved at low confidence.
2026-09-12	Search	Resolved at high confidence: Robert Elder, a married farmer aged 64, died at Gortahar on 18 November 1894, with Mary Elder, widow, of Gortahar reporting the death. The return does not explicitly call her his wife.
2026-09-12	Search	Jane Matilda Elder's original 16 September 1878 Gortahar birth directly names Robert Elder and Mary Elder, with Mary's maiden surname entered as Glass; it matches Jane's 1901 age and shows her 1911 age is too low. The inspected Mary entries for 1873, 1874 and 1876 and Robert entries for 1873–1876 name other parents, so those two births remain unresolved.
2026-09-12	Search	No matching Ballymoney death or marriage was found for Mary, Robert J. or Jane through 1921, and no daughter-Mary marriage was found from 1901. Two age-plausible nationwide Mary Elder deaths were married women in Londonderry, conflicting with the Gortahar widow. Post-1921 GRONI checking remains pending because the official service was under scheduled maintenance until 14 September.
2026-09-12	Search	The public UHF result is locked and gives no age, townland, family or dates. Several census candidates exist, but none can be linked. Conflicting catalogue coverage dates mean the entry cannot safely exclude candidates by age; identity remains unresolved.
2026-09-13	Adam parentage sources	Seven focused public and archive-scoped searches found no new record naming Alexander as Adam's son. Failed archive endpoints remain access limitations, not database negatives; Adam-1622 stays distinct.
2026-09-13	Older-pair source audit	Eleven focused searches found no independent parent record. The indexed 2020 Genes Reunited text says it copied the 2007 post; PRONI registers, the private tradition source and Killoquin rentals remain pending.
2026-09-13	Correspondence evidence audit	The named matches separate into an already-known Alexander family route, a distinct Adelaide-to-Samuel pedigree, and two routes returning to the same William 1804 family. Predicted labels without cM, segments and checked descent do not prove Alexander's parents or validate the attached Robert pedigree.
2026-09-13	Archive catalogue comparison	Dealer item 15700 and PRONI D3300/256/1 align on estate, maker, format and dates, making a same-manuscript identification likely but unproved. No image was inspected and neither description names a Glasgow tenant.
2026-09-13	Scoring audit	The earlier 82 for John-1022 was invalid because a targeted repair rescored stripped public data. Scoring now rebuilds the rich source model and caps branch-derived results that traverse unproved or possible pedigree links.

Sources

Browse 21 source recordsCitations, provenance and limitations

Tithe Applotment: Alexr Glasgow at Lisnagaver
1834 · Lisnagaver, Rasharkin parish · Direct occupier evidence
The entry gives Alexander 29 acres at Lisnagaver. It supplies no age or relationship and is not independently proved to be the later Alexander.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology · Used by: Claim: tithe-1834-identity · Claim: tithe-1834-parents
James Glasgow baptism, Rasharkin entry 75
9 February 1837 · Gortereagh, Rasharkin · Contemporary baptism transcription
Entry 75 records Jas Glascaw, born 17 January 1837 and baptised 9 February 1837, father Alex, mother Mary McAughin, residence Gortereagh. The birth date matches the early James profile; identifying the adults across later residences is a separate question.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology · Used by: Claim: baptism-james-1837-family
Unnamed Glasgow child baptism, Rasharkin entry 106
1838 · Gortereagh, Rasharkin · Concrete record; child unnamed
The entry names Alex and Molly McAughern. The published transcription preserves neither the child's forename nor a precise baptism date.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology · Used by: Claim: baptism-unnamed-1838-family
James Glasgow baptism, Rasharkin entry 203
7 January 1844 · Lisnagaver, Rasharkin · Contemporary baptism transcription
The transcription names Alex and Molly McAughern as the parents of James, born 9 October 1843.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology · Used by: Claim: baptism-james-1843-family
Lisnagaver household 35 census return
1851 · Lisnagaver, Rasharkin · Original census record
Alexander, 40, lived with Mary and children Robert, James and Ann.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology · Used by: Claim: census-1851-identity · Claim: census-1851-family · Claim: census-1851-thomas-network
Griffith's Valuation: Alexander at Lisnagaver
1850s · Lisnagaver, Rasharkin parish · Valuation record
Alexander and Thomas appear at Lisnagaver, with Daniel and Robert at adjoining Gortereghy. The entries support a local network but do not prove kinship.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology
PRONI valuation revision books, Lisnagaver lot 25
1863–1878 · Lisnagaver, Rasharkin parish · Original valuation series
Alexander's name continues on lot 25 beside John and Thomas Glasgow. Valuation continuity does not establish his death date or parentage.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology · Used by: Claim: valuation-1863-1878-identity
PRONI valuation revision books: Alexander struck from Lisnagaver lot 25
1879–1888 · Lisnagaver, Rasharkin parish · Original valuation series
The later volume records changes in 1881, 1882 and 1886; Robert Elder occupied the lot by the next volume. This narrows the land change but does not prove Alexander's death date.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology
Robert Glasgow and Jane Graham marriage
5 April 1866 · Churchtown, Tamlaght O'Crilly · Direct father statement
Robert named Alexander Glasgow, farmer, as his father.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology · Used by: Claim: marriage-robert-1866-family
Mary Glasgow and Robert Elder marriage return
14 June 1871 · Ballymoney registration district; bride of Lisnagaver · Original civil return
Mary Glasgow, aged 28, named Alexander Glasgow, farmer, as her father and married Robert Elder.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology · Used by: Claim: marriage-mary-1871-family
Robert McCracken and Ann Glasgow marriage
13 October 1876 · Ballymoney registration district · Direct father statement
Ann named Alexander Glasgow, labourer, as her father and was associated with Lisnagaver.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology · Used by: Claim: marriage-ann-1876-family
Jane Matilda Elder civil birth return
16 September 1878 · Gortahar · Original civil return; high-confidence identification
Jane Matilda Elder was born at Gortahar to farmer Robert Elder and Mary Elder, whose maiden surname is entered as Glass; Robert, her father, informed the birth. Exact parents, place and middle initial identify the later Jane M. Elder.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology
Alexander Glasgow civil death register
16 May 1888 · Gortahar · Leading identification
The register records a married labourer aged 84, with daughter Nancy present. The age conflicts with the 1851 census, but the place and family network make this the leading death match.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology · Used by: Claim: death-alexander-1888-identity
Mary Glasgow civil death register
17 February 1892 · Gortahar · Later household evidence
Mary Glasgow, widow, housewife, aged 89, died at Gortahar on 17 February 1892; daughter Mary Elder was present. The formerly maintained 27 February date was a transcription error. Identification with Mary McCaughan is strongly supported through the 1871 Elder–Glasgow marriage and Lisnagaver family evidence.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology
Robert Elder civil death register
18 November 1894 · Gortahar · Original civil return; high-confidence identification
Robert Elder, married farmer, aged 64, died at Gortahar; Mary Elder, widow, of Gortahar was present and registered the death. The return does not explicitly call her his wife.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology
Mary Jane Elder civil death register
11 June 1897 · Lisnagaver · Collateral family record
A later Elder record retained in the profile's family reconstruction; it does not identify Alexander's parents.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology
Elder household continuation in Gortahar and Lisnagaver
1901–1911 · Gortahar and Lisnagaver · Original census forms inspected
The original 1901 and 1911 forms continue Mary, Robert and Jane Elder at Gortahar. The 1911 manuscript calls the child Samuel Glasgow while his original 1908 birth records Samuel Elder; the alternate surname is unexplained and does not identify his father.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology
Daniel Glasgow will, proved 1871
1871 · Kilrea · Original registered-will image inspected in maintained research; link is the PRONI search portal
Daniel Glasgow of Kilrea, died 16 October 1871; will proved at Londonderry by Samuel Neely of Kilrea, sole executor. The inspected original names son David of the City of London, late brother Thomas and nephew Daniel Neely Glasgow. Source: PRONI Will Calendars; the link opens the search, not the original image. Retrieval and inspection are recorded in Daniel’s source manifest.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology · Used by: Claim: will-daniel-1871-thomas-network
Daniel Neely Glasgow and Mary Jane Boyd marriage
28 June 1888 · Boveedy Presbyterian Church; groom of Lisnagaver, bride of Tamlaght · Original civil return
Daniel Neely Glasgow named Thomas Glasgow, farmer, as his father and resided at Lisnagaver. Mary Jane Boyd resided at Tamlaght and named Hugh Boyd, farmer, as her father.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology · Used by: Claim: marriage-daniel-neely-1888-thomas-network
Private correspondence: reported autosomal connection to Thomas's descendants
9–11 February 2020 · Email thread, ‘The Glasgow Surname’ · Unverified lead
A correspondent reported descent from Thomas and repeated the Alexander-and-Rosanna tradition. Match metrics, segment data, complete descent and the source behind the parent names remain outstanding; private message text is not published.
Correspondence summary; raw message withheld · Used by: Claim: correspondence-thomas-2020-thomas-network · Claim: correspondence-thomas-2020-dna
Robert Glasgow tithe occupier at Lisnagaver
1834 · Lisnagaver · Original tithe inspected in maintained research; linked transcription
The original PRONI FIN/5/A/236 entry lists Robt Glasgow with 35 acres, separately from Alexr Glasgow with 29. No age or kinship is stated. Neither the later Glenleslie identity nor a succession of these parcels is established.
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Each entry is a separately identified record. Shared URLs may represent one transcription or search page containing more than one record; they are not independent confirmations.

Archive and research toolsEarlier assessments, imports, comparisons and exports

This material is retained for audit and future research. It is not a second current conclusion. Imported values, automated comparisons and raw exports do not override the reviewed presentation above.

Resolved corrections and editorial issues

Superseded acreage near-equality interpretation

Rejected interpretation The earlier 64-to-63-acre comparison was treated as evidence of a simple subdivision or close family relationship.

Operative correction The comparison used incompatible historical measures. It is retained for audit, but the acreage does not support a current identity, subdivision or parentage claim; no conversion factor is inferred for these particular records.

Unaffected The underlying occupier names, holdings and later tenancy observations remain available as land-sequence evidence, subject to their own identity limitations.

research/Glasgow-951/findings.md · Land-map correction and corrected land-succession assessment, 24 August 2026

Research notes and earlier assessments

Conclusion: Current conclusion

Alexander is securely identified as the Lisnagaver farmer recorded in 1851; the Gortahar civil death of 16 May 1888 is the leading later-life match despite its age discrepancy. Mary/Molly McAughin/McAughern is Alexander's documented wife. Robert, Mary and Ann are documented children. The James born on 17 January 1837 and the unnamed child in the 1838 baptism sequence also have documented relationships to both Alexander and Mary/Molly: entries 75 and 106 name the parents, and the maintained 1837–1844 family sequence identifies the couple. The later James, born in 1843, is also a documented child. Alexander's own parents remain unresolved.

The 12 September presentation review corrects the early children's imported unassessed flags; it does not introduce new baptism discoveries or prove their inferred death boundaries. The 1838 child's forename remains unrecorded. The public comparison now presents identified possible fathers only, with one card per man, a WikiTree link, birth estimate, individual score and separate supporting and opposing evidence. Unidentified record-defined men and possible mothers remain in the research account rather than being presented as if they were scorable profile candidates.

The 13 September score audit withdrew an invalid same-day calculation. The targeted repair had mistakenly rescored a stripped public index after its relationship-status and date-provenance fields had been removed. That made unproved descendant trees look like independent evidence and produced the misleading 82 for John Glasgow-1022. Targeted scoring now rebuilds the rich source model, and any score relying on unproved or merely possible descendant paths is capped at 39.

The corrected individual results cover every identified profile in the maintained candidate inventory. Robert Glasgow-1367, older Alexander Glasgow-3904, Rosanna Unknown-761034, Catherine Unknown-540856, John Glasgow-1657, James Glasgow-1702, Daniel Glasgow-3896 and Samuel Glasgow-2908 each return 39; John Glasgow-822 returns 37; Adam Glasgow-1622 26; Mary Arthur Arthur-2480 19; Rose Unknown-760890 12; and Adam Glasgow-3902, John Glasgow-1022 and Coltrim Robert Glasgow-3941 return 0. Robert's 39 uses the census-derived c.1779 date only for the separately stated Glenleslie identity; it does not assign that birth to the unresolved 1834 Lisnagaver occupier. Scores rank algorithmic leads, not probabilities or evidence, and reviewed exclusions remain excluded. Unidentified record-defined candidates still cannot honestly receive a profile score.

James Glasgow-3986, born about 1773 at Larne, is now the leading identified candidate for the otherwise unidentified-father-James naming hypothesis. His stored score is 24/100: the chronology, County Antrim overlap and repeated use of James among Alexander's sons support investigation, while the algorithm correctly treats Antrim as broad rather than local overlap. The 1795 record of James Glasgow of Larne, merchant, and the 1797 witness description “James Glasgow junior” distinguish a younger Larne James but do not connect him to Lisnagaver or name Alexander. This is a useful named lead, not a father identification; a Larne-to-Lisnagaver record bridge is still required.

Fresh bounded searches on 13 September found no record naming Alexander as Adam Glasgow-3902's son and no independent source for the older Alexander-and-Rosanna parent tradition. The 2020 Genes Reunited text explicitly copies the 2007 post, so it is one derivative tradition rather than a second witness. Direct archive endpoints that could not be opened remain access gaps, not negative database searches. PRONI early-family registers, the source behind the private tradition and the Killoquin rentals remain pending.

Daniel and Thomas Glasgow are proved brothers, but Alexander is only a possible brother or cousin. Older Alexander and Rosanna remain uncertain working parents. The 2020 correspondence from a reported Thomas-descendant DNA match is a useful test route, not proof of either parentage or relationship.

Original Markdown

Alexander is securely identified as the Lisnagaver farmer recorded in 1851;
the Gortahar civil death of **16 May 1888** is the leading later-life match
despite its age discrepancy. Mary/Molly McAughin/McAughern is Alexander's
documented wife. Robert, Mary and Ann are documented children.
The James born on 17 January 1837 and the unnamed child in the 1838 baptism
sequence also have documented relationships to both Alexander and Mary/Molly:
entries 75 and 106 name the parents, and the maintained 1837–1844 family
sequence identifies the couple. The later James, born in 1843, is also a
documented child. Alexander's own parents remain unresolved.

The 12 September presentation review corrects the early children's imported
unassessed flags; it does not introduce new baptism discoveries or prove their
inferred death boundaries. The 1838 child's forename remains unrecorded. The
public comparison now presents identified possible fathers only, with one card
per man, a WikiTree link, birth estimate, individual score and separate
supporting and opposing evidence. Unidentified record-defined men and possible
mothers remain in the research account rather than being presented as if they
were scorable profile candidates.

The 13 September score audit withdrew an invalid same-day calculation. The
targeted repair had mistakenly rescored a stripped public index after its
relationship-status and date-provenance fields had been removed. That made
unproved descendant trees look like independent evidence and produced the
misleading 82 for John `Glasgow-1022`. Targeted scoring now rebuilds the rich
source model, and any score relying on unproved or merely possible descendant
paths is capped at 39.

The corrected individual results cover every identified profile in the
maintained candidate inventory. Robert `Glasgow-1367`, older Alexander
`Glasgow-3904`, Rosanna `Unknown-761034`, Catherine `Unknown-540856`, John
`Glasgow-1657`, James `Glasgow-1702`, Daniel `Glasgow-3896` and Samuel
`Glasgow-2908` each return 39; John `Glasgow-822` returns 37; Adam
`Glasgow-1622` 26; Mary Arthur `Arthur-2480` 19; Rose `Unknown-760890` 12;
and Adam `Glasgow-3902`, John `Glasgow-1022` and Coltrim Robert
`Glasgow-3941` return 0. Robert's 39 uses the census-derived c.1779 date only
for the separately stated Glenleslie identity; it does not assign that birth
to the unresolved 1834 Lisnagaver occupier. Scores rank algorithmic leads,
not probabilities or evidence, and reviewed exclusions remain excluded.
Unidentified record-defined candidates still cannot honestly receive a profile
score.

James `Glasgow-3986`, born about 1773 at Larne, is now the leading identified
candidate for the otherwise unidentified-father-James naming hypothesis. His
stored score is **24/100**: the chronology, County Antrim overlap and repeated
use of James among Alexander's sons support investigation, while the algorithm
correctly treats Antrim as broad rather than local overlap. The 1795 record of
James Glasgow of Larne, merchant, and the 1797 witness description “James
Glasgow junior” distinguish a younger Larne James but do not connect him to
Lisnagaver or name Alexander. This is a useful named lead, not a father
identification; a Larne-to-Lisnagaver record bridge is still required.

Fresh bounded searches on 13 September found no record naming Alexander as
Adam `Glasgow-3902`'s son and no independent source for the older
Alexander-and-Rosanna parent tradition. The 2020 Genes Reunited text explicitly
copies the 2007 post, so it is one derivative tradition rather than a second
witness. Direct archive endpoints that could not be opened remain access gaps,
not negative database searches. PRONI early-family registers, the source behind
the private tradition and the Killoquin rentals remain pending.

Daniel and Thomas Glasgow are proved brothers, but Alexander is only a possible
brother or cousin. Older Alexander and Rosanna remain uncertain working
parents. The 2020 correspondence from a reported Thomas-descendant DNA match is
a useful test route, not proof of either parentage or relationship.

Sources: Source findings

Source	Finding	Assessment
PRONI Will Calendars, Thomas Glasgow administration, Belfast registry	The official full abstract records Thomas Glasgow, farmer of Lisnagaver, dying there on 21 June 1870. Letters of administration were granted on 7 September 1870 to Mary Anne Glasgow of Lisnagaver, his widow; effects were under £200 and PRONI marks the entry “No Image.”	Resolves the former Mary A. index ambiguity. Thomas died intestate, so there is no registered will to recover from this entry; the abstract names no heirs, parents or siblings and does not connect Alexander.
PRONI original Rasharkin tithe book `FIN/5/A/236`, folio 17; saved manuscript image and transcription	In 1834 `Alexr Glasgow` held 29a 0r 0p at Lisnagaver and paid £22 6s; the next separate entry, `Robt Glasgow`, held 35a 0r 0p and paid £28. The red `4` and `5` are entry numbers, not ages.	Direct occupier and acreage evidence. The book gives no age, residence, lease relationship or kinship. It does not prove either entry is `Glasgow-951` or `Glasgow-1367`.
Rasharkin Presbyterian baptisms	James, child of Alex Glascaw and Mary McAughin, was born at Gortereagh in 1837; an incomplete 1838 Glasgow entry names Alex and Molly McAughern there; another James was born at Lisnagaver in 1843.	Contemporary identity and movement evidence.
1851 census, Lisnagaver house 35	Alexander, 40, Antrim-born farmer, lived with Mary and children Robert, James, and Ann.	Direct household evidence.
Robert/Jane marriage, 1866; saved copy	Son Robert named Alexander Glasgow, farmer, as his father. Robert lived at Lisnagaver and Jane at Gortereghy.	Direct father statement and continuity after 1851.
Daniel's original 1871 will and Daniel Neely Glasgow's 1888 marriage	Daniel and Thomas of the Lisnagaver family were brothers.	High-confidence collateral proof, but it does not name Alexander.
Griffith's Valuation, Rasharkin	Alexander and Thomas were listed at Lisnagaver; Daniel and Robert were at adjoining Gortereghy.	Supports one local kin network. Younger Robert `Glasgow-938` is the best Gortereghy Robert candidate, which would make him Daniel's probable nephew if Alexander was Daniel's brother.
1851 census, Lisnagaver house 37	Thomas, 35, County Antrim-born farmer, headed a nearby Lisnagaver household.	Direct identity/locality evidence; enumeration proximity alone does not prove siblinghood.
2007 descendant account	Names an older Alexander and Rosanna as Thomas's parents and preserves a confused Kilrea-clockmaker tradition.	Late family testimony supporting uncertain parents; it does not prove Alexander's sibling relationship or Rosanna's surname.
NARSSA search guidance, old complete NAAIRS index and follow-up audit	`Alexander Glasgow` occurs in Cape Supreme Court files: KAB CSC 2/6/1/146 ref. 286 (1893), executors of Cape Town merchant Gerhard Myburgh v Alexander Glasgow; and KAB CSC 2/1/1/350 ref. 123 (1898), Maria Lacey Welch v Alexander Glasgow for recovery of money. Welch's repeated mortgage bonds and both named parties' Cape Town identities place the defendant in a commercial/property orbit. An exact search through 1960 also found `TAB MHG 913/43`, Eliza Glasgow's 1943 estate entry, which says predeceased spouse Alexander; no link between that husband and the Cape defendant is proved.	Stronger localisation, not identity proof. The two cases may concern one man, but file copies are required for age, origin, occupation, address, associates and signature. Eliza's death notice is a separate high-value identity test.
Public Ancestry US census searches, exact Alexander Glasgow and Ireland birthplace, born 1857 +/-10	No exact match appeared in the 1900, 1910, 1920 or 1930 US federal census collections. Broader-name results were excluded when the Ireland filter was tightened.	Bounded negative; spelling/indexing errors and pre-1900 death remain possible. It makes the Cape files the better current destination lead.
PRONI valuation revision books `VAL/12/B/4/16A` and `16B`; 1863-66 image, 1865-78 image	Lot 25, Lisnagaver, continued in Alexander Glasgow's name beside John on lot 24 and Thomas on lot 26. Thomas's entry changed to his representatives after his 1870 death, while Alexander's did not.	Strong continuity for the Lisnagaver occupier, but valuation entries can lag and do not prove Alexander was alive throughout the volume.
1834 tithe compared with `VAL/12/B/4/16A`	The 1834 Alexander and Robert holdings total exactly 64a. The later adjacent Glasgow lots 24-26 (John 21a 2r 25p; Alexander 8a 2r 10p; Thomas 32a 3r 15p) total 63a 0r 10p, only 0a 3r 30p less. John plus Alexander total 30a 0r 35p, close to the earlier Alexander's 29a; Thomas's 32a 3r 15p is close to Robert's 35a.	Strong evidence that the same Glasgow land block was later redistributed from two holdings into three, subject to changed survey/boundary methods. It supports a local family succession but does not state whether the 1834 men were fathers, brothers or namesakes.
Original marriage of John Glasgow and Margaret Garvin, 1846 plus the 1851 Lisnagaver census	The John later occupying lot 24 is the married Lisnagaver farmer whose household included brother Samuel; John's marriage names his father as John Glasgow, farmer.	This breaks the proposed simple inheritance model in which lots 24-26 were three sons of the 1834 Alexander/Robert pair. At least John belonged to a father-John branch, so acreage continuity shows a Glasgow tenancy block, not one proved sibling division.
Samuel Glasgow's civil death, 17 August 1875	Samuel died at Lisnagaver aged 85, a bachelor and weaver; Elizabeth Rose of Lisnagaver was present at death.	This is the same unmarried linen-weaver whom the 1851 census called John's brother. It identifies `Glasgow-2908` and `Glasgow-3472` as duplicate profiles for one man and strengthens the separate father-John branch.
Civil death index, Robert Glasgow, 1868	An otherwise unassigned Robert Glasgow died in Ballymoney registration district in the first quarter of 1868 aged 71 (group ID 957324, vol. 1, p. 126), implying birth about 1796/97. The official detail page was checked again on 12 September 2026 and states that the image is unavailable.	This cannot be the Glenleslie Robert whose will was indexed in 1854. His age is compatible with the unidentified 1834 Lisnagaver occupier, but the free index cannot supply residence or informant. The certificate remains an order-only identity test rather than unsearched online evidence.
Civil death index, Margaret Glasgow, 1867	An unassigned Margaret Glasgow died in Ballymoney registration district in the first quarter of 1867 aged 66 (group ID 1045678, vol. 4, p. 144).	Possible spouse-generation companion to the 1868 Robert, but there is no relationship evidence yet. Order only as a secondary check.
Original marriage of James Glasgow and Rosanna Barkley, 17 March 1851	James, 38, farmer of Inishrush, named his father as Adam Glasgow, farmer.	Proves a local Adam-and-son-James unit in Alexander's generation. James could be Alexander's brother or cousin, but no record connects them; do not attach Alexander to Adam `Glasgow-1622`.
PRONI revision books `VAL/12/B/4/16C` and `16D`; 1879-88 image, 1889-98 image	Alexander was struck from lot 25 during the 1879-88 book. The annotations are dated 1881, 1882 and 1886; by the next book Robert Elder occupied the holding. Unlike John Glasgow's lot 24, lot 25 did not pass to an identifiable Glasgow successor.	New direct land evidence narrows the administrative change, but names no parent or heir.
Irish civil death index, 1864-87	No Alexander Glasgow death was registered in Ballymoney district before 1888. The 1888 result was an 84-year-old labourer who died at Gortahar on 16 May, informed by daughter Nancy; register image.	Later family and locality evidence makes this the high-confidence death of Alexander-951 despite the age conflict with 1851. It should not remain assigned to a separate profile without an independent differentiator.
Original marriage of Robert Elder and Mary Glasgow, 14 June 1871	Robert, 40, bachelor and farmer of Gortereghy, named father Nathaniel Elder. Mary, 28, spinster of Lisnagaver, named father Alexander Glasgow, farmer. Witnesses were William Graham and John Collins.	Direct father statement and land-network evidence. Mary's age excludes identity with Maryan, 17 in 1851; the witnesses do not supply a Glasgow kinship link.
Original birth of Jane Matilda Elder, 16 September 1878	Jane Matilda was born at Gortahar to farmer Robert Elder and Mary Elder, whose maiden surname is entered as Glass; Robert informed as father.	Direct continuation of Alexander's daughter's family at Gortahar. Exact parents, place and middle initial identify the later Jane M. Elder at high confidence. The recorded surname form is retained rather than silently expanded.
Original death of Robert Elder, 18 November 1894	Robert Elder, married farmer, aged 64, died at Gortahar; Mary Elder, widow, of Gortahar was present and registered the death that day.	High-confidence identification as the 1871 husband and direct explanation of Mary's widow status in 1901. The return does not explicitly call the informant his wife.
PRONI `VAL/12/B/3/13A-C`, Dromore plot 18b	Three original revision books carry James Glasgow in a house and small garden from 1863-79 through 1891-1901.	Corrects the earlier transcription error and strongly distinguishes this continuing local occupier from the possible Tecumseh identity; it gives no relationship to Alexander.
1901 Gortahar original census, 1911 Gortahar original census and Samuel Elder's original 1908 birth	In 1901 widowed farmer Mary Elder, 60, headed a household with children Mary, Robert and Jane. The 1911 manuscript itself calls Jane's two-year-old son Samuel Glasgow, but his original birth records Samuel Elder, born at Gortahar to unmarried Jane Elder, father blank, with Mary Elder as informant.	Strong candidate continuation of the 1871 Elder-Glasgow marriage. Samuel's Elder/Glasgow names conflict between original records: this is real reported alternate-surname usage, but neither record identifies his father or proves a Glasgow relationship.
WikiTree+ derivative Australian compilation	The 22 May 1852 claim occurs in a conflated reconstruction for an Alexander Glasgow associated with Windsor, New South Wales, a different wife and an Australian child group.	Source-contamination identification. Remove the date from Alexander-951; it is not evidence about the Lisnagaver farmer.
FamilyTreeDNA Glasgow Project Y-DNA results and administrator comparison notes supplied 11 August 2026	Big Y-700 kit `B580327`, reporting Alexander Glasgow born 1811 in Ireland, is R-FT20271. `B696189`, `1002232`, `200475` and `959947` have the same terminal SNP. `999763` and `478604` are downstream at R-FTE32242. The supplied B580327-relative table reports GD 3 to `1002232`, 5 to `B696189`, 6 to `200475` and `999763`, and 7 to `959947` and `478604`, all at Y-111.	Direct paternal genetic kinship between the Big Y-tested lines. STR distance is not a cousin degree. Ancestor labels and profile mappings still require documentary proof.
Private `B580327` matches, Named/Private Variants CSVs and VCF/BED bundle supplied 11 August 2026; FTDNA matching guide	Five exported private calls plus `26534797 C>G` form a six-state B580327 block; all are PASS at depth 25-78. The latter is a different allele at the FT124483 site, not FT124483 C>A. FT20271 is directly derived (`GT 1/1`, 57 alternate reads, DP60); FT6135 is directly ancestral (`GT 0/0`, 34 reference reads, DP40). All named sites are covered by the BED. All 15 numeric match-only positions are covered ancestral calls in B580327. Kits `959947` and `200475` both differ from B580327 at FT6135 C>T.	Resolves variant direction relative to B580327 and supplies a candidate 959947/200475 pairing. FT6135 remains off-tree, and none of B580327's private states can be assigned to Alexander himself without a second descendant test.
Private FTDNA Block Tree screenshot supplied 12 August 2026	Confirms FT25406/FT16394/FT18145/FT26594 as one four-SNP block; FT20271/FGC5690/FT16542 as its three-SNP child; five basal FT20271 samples; two FTE32242 samples; displayed private averages 4, 3 and 1 for the basal FT25406, basal FT20271 and FTE32242 groups.	Directly validates the sample topology and is consistent with the directional private-variant counts. The image contains living tester names and remains local rather than being published.
Same FTDNA project, kit `254947`	Reports Robert Glasgow, born about 1710 and living after 1772 in Northern Ireland, closely matching `Glasgow-1143`; its Y-111 pattern sits in the older project group ancestral/adjacent to the Big Y-resolved FT20271 lines.	Strong candidate paternal-cluster connection, but not SNP-level proof because this tester has not upgraded to Big Y.
Legacy Tree's 2016 Glasgow Y-DNA report	Before the newer Big Y tests, the report independently identified kits `200475`, `254947`, `N18544`, `325862` and `333002` as one distinctive Glasgow Y-STR group; four reported Northern Irish origins. It explains that shared Y-chromosome mutations require a direct-line paternal ancestor.	Useful independent history of the genetic cluster. STR grouping alone is less precise than the current shared Big Y SNP.
Glasgow Family Genealogy: Robert Glasgow, 1749-1839	Gives Robert a February 1749 birth in Londonderry and July 1839 death in Adams County, Ohio, matching `Glasgow-12` and the earliest-ancestor label of FTDNA kit `999763`.	Strong identity match for the documented genetic-cousin line; derivative pedigree details still require record-level checking.

New supplied collateral leads, 11 September 2026

Source	Finding	Assessment
Private email thread, “The Glasgow Surname,” 9–11 February 2020	A reported autosomal match correspondent identified her great-grandmother as Catherine Glasgow, reportedly the sixth daughter of Thomas Glasgow and Mary Ann McCracken of Rasharkin, and said she believed Thomas's parents were Alexander and Rosanna. She also reported three omitted children and further Daniel clockmaker material.	Important descendant and match lead. The correspondence is not independently testable until the match metrics, segment data, complete descent and source behind the parent names are recovered. The correspondent's identity and private message text should not be published.
Drimbolg graveyard transcription, grave 1, 1888 marriage, 1889 birth returns and original 1901 Tamlaght household	The marriage names Mary Jane Boyd of Tamlaght, daughter of Hugh Boyd. The birth returns name her as mother of Sarah Taylor and Elizabeth Boyd Glasgow; the census calls both girls nieces of Hugh S. Boyd. The memorial calls Mary Jane Hugh and Joseph's sister and Elizabeth their niece.	Continuous evidence identifies the memorial family at high confidence. The memorial remains a transcription, so its age evidence is qualified, but this is no longer an untested identity lead.
PRONI Guide to Church Records, `MIC1C/15`, and Ulster Historical Foundation congregation records	Drumbolg/Drimbolg Reformed Presbyterian session book with discipline cases, 1809–1859; the Foundation independently gives surviving session minutes from 1809.	Uninspected archival source with the right generation and a different evidence type from baptisms. Search Glasgow, Glascow and Glasco entries with the surrounding case, spouse, parent, witness, residence and transfer details.
John Glasgow family page and Bible catalogue, local title page, local family-register page, and 1847 letter catalogue	The register lists Rose (1799), Maria (1800), Jane (1802), Adam (1804), Lavinia (1806), James (1808), Margaret (1810), John (1813) and Arthur (1815), and records James's death on 20 April 1823. The letter is dated 20 March 1847 from Ohio.	Both Bible images and the letter were examined directly. None names Alexander as a child or supplies an Alexander parentage bridge. The Bible-image task is complete.
FamilyTreeDNA Glasgow Surname Project, project kit `N18544`	The public table shows Y-67 and reports John Glasgow, 1767–1851, as earliest paternal ancestor. It places the kit beneath a subgroup labelled `FT25406 - upgrade to Big-Y required`, but identifies neither the tester nor the modern descent.	This is an administrator grouping, not evidence that N18544 tested positive for FT25406. The public pedigree search is exhausted; tester contact and documented descent are required before an upgrade can become a meaningful comparison.
Cotyrone Londonderry death transcription and Robert Glasgow's 1849 will	Samuel was formerly of Kilrea and emigrated in 1831 to Prescott. Robert's registered will names Samuel as his brother and also names brothers Daniel, John and Thomas, deceased brother James's children and sister Mary.	The original will corrects the later father–son account. No record names the siblings' parents or proves that the named Daniel and Thomas are `Glasgow-3896` and `Glasgow-987`; the Kilrea comparison remains an identity question, not an unsearched Samuel reconstruction.
Clockmakers' Company archive/library route	Daniel's watchmaker occupation makes apprenticeship, admission or freedom records worth checking for father, master, birthplace or parish. The existing OCR/catalogue audit found no Glasgow hit in the published apprentice register.	Keep as a targeted archive enquiry, not new evidence. The bounded OCR negative does not close other guild, membership or manuscript records.
Rasharkin baptism transcription, entry 82, New Zealand BDM Historical Records, 1871 intention to marry, and secondary Hampton account	The Rasharkin child was born 13 July 1837 to James Dysart and Jane Glascaw. NZ marriage 1871/8379 joins Mary Jane Dysart to Christopher Hampton; death 1881/1677 records Mary Jane Hampton aged 44; the intention calls Mary Jane Dysert aged 25.	The NZ indexes identify the couple but provide internally conflicting implied births, about 1836 and 1846. Identity with the precisely dated Rasharkin child is unresolved. A paid death printout can name parents and birthplace; no purchase was made.
Local retained copy of the 1871 Daniel Glasgow death-register page	Visual inspection of the one-page copy shows Daniel Glasgow at Kilrea, 16 October 1871, row 362, aged 75, widower and watchmaker, with Kate Glasgow present at death.	The local copy is the correct entry, so the new “wrong page” concern does not overturn the Kate reading. No relationship to Kate is stated; Peter should not be substituted. Obtain the official record again only if the external link itself cannot be recovered.

Original Markdown

| Source | Finding | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [PRONI Will Calendars, Thomas Glasgow administration](https://apps.proni.gov.uk/WillsCalendar_IE/WillsSearch.aspx), Belfast registry | The official full abstract records Thomas Glasgow, farmer of Lisnagaver, dying there on 21 June 1870. Letters of administration were granted on 7 September 1870 to **Mary Anne Glasgow of Lisnagaver, his widow**; effects were under £200 and PRONI marks the entry “No Image.” | Resolves the former Mary A. index ambiguity. Thomas died intestate, so there is no registered will to recover from this entry; the abstract names no heirs, parents or siblings and does not connect Alexander. |
| PRONI original Rasharkin tithe book `FIN/5/A/236`, folio 17; [saved manuscript image](sources/proni_FIN-5-A-236_rasharkin_tithe_lisnagaver_1834.jpg) and [transcription](sources/proni_FIN-5-A-236_rasharkin_tithe_lisnagaver_1834.txt) | In 1834 `Alexr Glasgow` held 29a 0r 0p at Lisnagaver and paid £22 6s; the next separate entry, `Robt Glasgow`, held 35a 0r 0p and paid £28. The red `4` and `5` are entry numbers, not ages. | Direct occupier and acreage evidence. The book gives no age, residence, lease relationship or kinship. It does **not** prove either entry is `Glasgow-951` or `Glasgow-1367`. |
| [Rasharkin Presbyterian baptisms](https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/Baptisms_1834.html) | James, child of Alex Glascaw and Mary McAughin, was born at Gortereagh in 1837; an incomplete 1838 Glasgow entry names Alex and Molly McAughern there; another James was born at Lisnagaver in 1843. | Contemporary identity and movement evidence. |
| [1851 census, Lisnagaver house 35](https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Rasharkin/Lisnagaver/35/) | Alexander, 40, Antrim-born farmer, lived with Mary and children Robert, James, and Ann. | Direct household evidence. |
| [Robert/Jane marriage, 1866](https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1866/11531/8240963.pdf); [saved copy](sources/robert_glasgow_jane_graham_marriage_1866.pdf) | Son Robert named Alexander Glasgow, farmer, as his father. Robert lived at Lisnagaver and Jane at Gortereghy. | Direct father statement and continuity after 1851. |
| Daniel's original 1871 will and Daniel Neely Glasgow's 1888 marriage | Daniel and Thomas of the Lisnagaver family were brothers. | High-confidence collateral proof, but it does not name Alexander. |
| [Griffith's Valuation, Rasharkin](https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/antrim/rasharkin.htm) | Alexander and Thomas were listed at Lisnagaver; Daniel and Robert were at adjoining Gortereghy. | Supports one local kin network. Younger Robert `Glasgow-938` is the best Gortereghy Robert candidate, which would make him Daniel's probable nephew if Alexander was Daniel's brother. |
| [1851 census, Lisnagaver house 37](https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Rasharkin/Lisnagaver/37/) | Thomas, 35, County Antrim-born farmer, headed a nearby Lisnagaver household. | Direct identity/locality evidence; enumeration proximity alone does not prove siblinghood. |
| [2007 descendant account](https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_topics/thread/465937) | Names an older Alexander and Rosanna as Thomas's parents and preserves a confused Kilrea-clockmaker tradition. | Late family testimony supporting uncertain parents; it does not prove Alexander's sibling relationship or Rosanna's surname. |
| [NARSSA search guidance](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.za/node/737), old complete NAAIRS index and [follow-up audit](sources/naairs_alexander_glasgow_followup_2026-08-13.md) | `Alexander Glasgow` occurs in Cape Supreme Court files: KAB CSC 2/6/1/146 ref. 286 (1893), executors of Cape Town merchant Gerhard Myburgh v Alexander Glasgow; and KAB CSC 2/1/1/350 ref. 123 (1898), Maria Lacey Welch v Alexander Glasgow for recovery of money. Welch's repeated mortgage bonds and both named parties' Cape Town identities place the defendant in a commercial/property orbit. An exact search through 1960 also found `TAB MHG 913/43`, Eliza Glasgow's 1943 estate entry, which says predeceased spouse Alexander; no link between that husband and the Cape defendant is proved. | Stronger localisation, not identity proof. The two cases may concern one man, but file copies are required for age, origin, occupation, address, associates and signature. Eliza's death notice is a separate high-value identity test. |
| Public Ancestry US census searches, exact Alexander Glasgow and Ireland birthplace, born 1857 +/-10 | No exact match appeared in the 1900, 1910, 1920 or 1930 US federal census collections. Broader-name results were excluded when the Ireland filter was tightened. | Bounded negative; spelling/indexing errors and pre-1900 death remain possible. It makes the Cape files the better current destination lead. |
| PRONI valuation revision books `VAL/12/B/4/16A` and `16B`; [1863-66 image](sources/proni_VAL-12-B-4-16A_lisnagaver_folio52.jpg), [1865-78 image](sources/proni_VAL-12-B-4-16B_lisnagaver_lot25.jpg) | Lot 25, Lisnagaver, continued in Alexander Glasgow's name beside John on lot 24 and Thomas on lot 26. Thomas's entry changed to his representatives after his 1870 death, while Alexander's did not. | Strong continuity for the Lisnagaver occupier, but valuation entries can lag and do not prove Alexander was alive throughout the volume. |
| 1834 tithe compared with `VAL/12/B/4/16A` | The 1834 Alexander and Robert holdings total exactly 64a. The later adjacent Glasgow lots 24-26 (John 21a 2r 25p; Alexander 8a 2r 10p; Thomas 32a 3r 15p) total 63a 0r 10p, only 0a 3r 30p less. John plus Alexander total 30a 0r 35p, close to the earlier Alexander's 29a; Thomas's 32a 3r 15p is close to Robert's 35a. | Strong evidence that the same Glasgow land block was later redistributed from two holdings into three, subject to changed survey/boundary methods. It supports a local family succession but does not state whether the 1834 men were fathers, brothers or namesakes. |
| [Original marriage of John Glasgow and Margaret Garvin, 1846](https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3156063) plus the 1851 Lisnagaver census | The John later occupying lot 24 is the married Lisnagaver farmer whose household included brother Samuel; John's marriage names his father as **John Glasgow, farmer**. | This breaks the proposed simple inheritance model in which lots 24-26 were three sons of the 1834 Alexander/Robert pair. At least John belonged to a father-John branch, so acreage continuity shows a Glasgow tenancy block, not one proved sibling division. |
| [Samuel Glasgow's civil death, 17 August 1875](https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cide-7225943) | Samuel died at Lisnagaver aged 85, a bachelor and weaver; Elizabeth Rose of Lisnagaver was present at death. | This is the same unmarried linen-weaver whom the 1851 census called John's brother. It identifies `Glasgow-2908` and `Glasgow-3472` as duplicate profiles for one man and strengthens the separate father-John branch. |
| [Civil death index, Robert Glasgow, 1868](https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cidenc-957324) | An otherwise unassigned Robert Glasgow died in Ballymoney registration district in the first quarter of 1868 aged 71 (group ID 957324, vol. 1, p. 126), implying birth about 1796/97. The official detail page was checked again on 12 September 2026 and states that the image is unavailable. | This cannot be the Glenleslie Robert whose will was indexed in 1854. His age is compatible with the unidentified 1834 Lisnagaver occupier, but the free index cannot supply residence or informant. The certificate remains an order-only identity test rather than unsearched online evidence. |
| [Civil death index, Margaret Glasgow, 1867](https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cidenc-1045678) | An unassigned Margaret Glasgow died in Ballymoney registration district in the first quarter of 1867 aged 66 (group ID 1045678, vol. 4, p. 144). | Possible spouse-generation companion to the 1868 Robert, but there is no relationship evidence yet. Order only as a secondary check. |
| [Original marriage of James Glasgow and Rosanna Barkley, 17 March 1851](../Glasgow-1622/sources/irishgenealogy_1851_james_glasgow_rosanna_barkley_marriage.pdf) | James, 38, farmer of Inishrush, named his father as Adam Glasgow, farmer. | Proves a local Adam-and-son-James unit in Alexander's generation. James could be Alexander's brother or cousin, but no record connects them; do not attach Alexander to Adam `Glasgow-1622`. |
| PRONI revision books `VAL/12/B/4/16C` and `16D`; [1879-88 image](sources/proni_VAL-12-B-4-16C_lisnagaver_lot25.jpg), [1889-98 image](sources/proni_VAL-12-B-4-16D_lisnagaver_lot25.jpg) | Alexander was struck from lot 25 during the 1879-88 book. The annotations are dated 1881, 1882 and 1886; by the next book Robert Elder occupied the holding. Unlike John Glasgow's lot 24, lot 25 did not pass to an identifiable Glasgow successor. | New direct land evidence narrows the administrative change, but names no parent or heir. |
| [Irish civil death index, 1864-87](https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/search/?church-or-civil=civil&firstname=Alexander&lastname=Glasgow&exact-matches-only=1&yearStart=1864&yearEnd=1887&event-death=1) | No Alexander Glasgow death was registered in Ballymoney district before 1888. The 1888 result was an 84-year-old labourer who died at Gortahar on 16 May, informed by daughter Nancy; [register image](sources/irish_civil_death_alexander_glasgow_gortahar_1888.pdf). | Later family and locality evidence makes this the high-confidence death of Alexander-951 despite the age conflict with 1851. It should not remain assigned to a separate profile without an independent differentiator. |
| [Original marriage of Robert Elder and Mary Glasgow, 14 June 1871](https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1871/11341/8162804.pdf) | Robert, 40, bachelor and farmer of Gortereghy, named father Nathaniel Elder. Mary, **28**, spinster of Lisnagaver, named father Alexander Glasgow, farmer. Witnesses were William Graham and John Collins. | Direct father statement and land-network evidence. Mary's age excludes identity with Maryan, 17 in 1851; the witnesses do not supply a Glasgow kinship link. |
| [Original birth of Jane Matilda Elder, 16 September 1878](https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1878/02945/2078820.pdf) | Jane Matilda was born at Gortahar to farmer Robert Elder and Mary Elder, whose maiden surname is entered as **Glass**; Robert informed as father. | Direct continuation of Alexander's daughter's family at Gortahar. Exact parents, place and middle initial identify the later Jane M. Elder at high confidence. The recorded surname form is retained rather than silently expanded. |
| [Original death of Robert Elder, 18 November 1894](https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1894/05952/4691448.pdf) | Robert Elder, married farmer, aged 64, died at Gortahar; Mary Elder, widow, of Gortahar was present and registered the death that day. | High-confidence identification as the 1871 husband and direct explanation of Mary's widow status in 1901. The return does not explicitly call the informant his wife. |
| [PRONI `VAL/12/B/3/13A-C`, Dromore plot 18b](../Glasgow-973/findings.md#dromore-valuation-candidate-resolved-18-august-2026) | Three original revision books carry James Glasgow in a house and small garden from 1863-79 through 1891-1901. | Corrects the earlier transcription error and strongly distinguishes this continuing local occupier from the possible Tecumseh identity; it gives no relationship to Alexander. |
| [1901 Gortahar original census](https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/census-record/#id=4575739&c20_year=1901), [1911 Gortahar original census](https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/census-record/#id=490671&c20_year=1911) and [Samuel Elder's original 1908 birth](https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1908/01647/1657700.pdf) | In 1901 widowed farmer Mary Elder, 60, headed a household with children Mary, Robert and Jane. The 1911 manuscript itself calls Jane's two-year-old son **Samuel Glasgow**, but his original birth records **Samuel Elder**, born at Gortahar to unmarried Jane Elder, father blank, with Mary Elder as informant. | Strong candidate continuation of the 1871 Elder-Glasgow marriage. Samuel's Elder/Glasgow names conflict between original records: this is real reported alternate-surname usage, but neither record identifies his father or proves a Glasgow relationship. |
| [WikiTree+ derivative Australian compilation](https://plus.wikitree.com/SpacePages/Others_2.htm) | The 22 May 1852 claim occurs in a conflated reconstruction for an Alexander Glasgow associated with Windsor, New South Wales, a different wife and an Australian child group. | Source-contamination identification. Remove the date from Alexander-951; it is not evidence about the Lisnagaver farmer. |
| [FamilyTreeDNA Glasgow Project Y-DNA results](https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Glasgow?iframe=ydna-results-overview) and administrator comparison notes supplied 11 August 2026 | Big Y-700 kit `B580327`, reporting Alexander Glasgow born 1811 in Ireland, is R-FT20271. `B696189`, `1002232`, `200475` and `959947` have the same terminal SNP. `999763` and `478604` are downstream at R-FTE32242. The supplied B580327-relative table reports GD 3 to `1002232`, 5 to `B696189`, 6 to `200475` and `999763`, and 7 to `959947` and `478604`, all at Y-111. | Direct paternal genetic kinship between the Big Y-tested lines. STR distance is not a cousin degree. Ancestor labels and profile mappings still require documentary proof. |
| Private `B580327` matches, Named/Private Variants CSVs and VCF/BED bundle supplied 11 August 2026; [FTDNA matching guide](https://help.familytreedna.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402696079887-Big-Y-Matching-Matches-Guide) | Five exported private calls plus `26534797 C>G` form a six-state B580327 block; all are PASS at depth 25-78. The latter is a different allele at the FT124483 site, not FT124483 C>A. FT20271 is directly derived (`GT 1/1`, 57 alternate reads, DP60); FT6135 is directly ancestral (`GT 0/0`, 34 reference reads, DP40). All named sites are covered by the BED. All 15 numeric match-only positions are covered ancestral calls in B580327. Kits `959947` and `200475` both differ from B580327 at FT6135 C>T. | Resolves variant direction relative to B580327 and supplies a candidate 959947/200475 pairing. FT6135 remains off-tree, and none of B580327's private states can be assigned to Alexander himself without a second descendant test. |
| Private FTDNA Block Tree screenshot supplied 12 August 2026 | Confirms FT25406/FT16394/FT18145/FT26594 as one four-SNP block; FT20271/FGC5690/FT16542 as its three-SNP child; five basal FT20271 samples; two FTE32242 samples; displayed private averages 4, 3 and 1 for the basal FT25406, basal FT20271 and FTE32242 groups. | Directly validates the sample topology and is consistent with the directional private-variant counts. The image contains living tester names and remains local rather than being published. |
| Same FTDNA project, kit `254947` | Reports Robert Glasgow, born about 1710 and living after 1772 in Northern Ireland, closely matching `Glasgow-1143`; its Y-111 pattern sits in the older project group ancestral/adjacent to the Big Y-resolved FT20271 lines. | Strong candidate paternal-cluster connection, but not SNP-level proof because this tester has not upgraded to Big Y. |
| [Legacy Tree's 2016 Glasgow Y-DNA report](https://www.legacytree.com/wp-content/uploads/T1508095.CLIENTGlasgow1508.report.public.pdf) | Before the newer Big Y tests, the report independently identified kits `200475`, `254947`, `N18544`, `325862` and `333002` as one distinctive Glasgow Y-STR group; four reported Northern Irish origins. It explains that shared Y-chromosome mutations require a direct-line paternal ancestor. | Useful independent history of the genetic cluster. STR grouping alone is less precise than the current shared Big Y SNP. |
| [Glasgow Family Genealogy: Robert Glasgow, 1749-1839](https://glasgowfamilygenealogy.org/getperson.php?personID=I3040&tree=1) | Gives Robert a February 1749 birth in Londonderry and July 1839 death in Adams County, Ohio, matching `Glasgow-12` and the earliest-ancestor label of FTDNA kit `999763`. | Strong identity match for the documented genetic-cousin line; derivative pedigree details still require record-level checking. |

### New supplied collateral leads, 11 September 2026

| Source | Finding | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private email thread, “The Glasgow Surname,” 9–11 February 2020 | A reported autosomal match correspondent identified her great-grandmother as Catherine Glasgow, reportedly the sixth daughter of Thomas Glasgow and Mary Ann McCracken of Rasharkin, and said she believed Thomas's parents were Alexander and Rosanna. She also reported three omitted children and further Daniel clockmaker material. | Important descendant and match lead. The correspondence is not independently testable until the match metrics, segment data, complete descent and source behind the parent names are recovered. The correspondent's identity and private message text should not be published. |
| [Drimbolg graveyard transcription, grave 1](https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/Drimbolg/graveyard.html), [1888 marriage](https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1888/10763/5925382.pdf), [1889 birth returns](https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1889/02466/1915876.pdf) and original 1901 Tamlaght household | The marriage names Mary Jane Boyd of Tamlaght, daughter of Hugh Boyd. The birth returns name her as mother of Sarah Taylor and Elizabeth Boyd Glasgow; the census calls both girls nieces of Hugh S. Boyd. The memorial calls Mary Jane Hugh and Joseph's sister and Elizabeth their niece. | Continuous evidence identifies the memorial family at high confidence. The memorial remains a transcription, so its age evidence is qualified, but this is no longer an untested identity lead. |
| [PRONI Guide to Church Records](https://www.proni.gov.uk/files/proni/2026-01/PRONI%20Guide%20to%20Church%20Records.pdf), `MIC1C/15`, and [Ulster Historical Foundation congregation records](https://ulsterhistoricalfoundation.com/presbyterianism/covenanters/records-of-congregations) | Drumbolg/Drimbolg Reformed Presbyterian session book with discipline cases, 1809–1859; the Foundation independently gives surviving session minutes from 1809. | Uninspected archival source with the right generation and a different evidence type from baptisms. Search Glasgow, Glascow and Glasco entries with the surrounding case, spouse, parent, witness, residence and transfer details. |
| [John Glasgow family page and Bible catalogue](https://www.hiltner.com/mckeown/getperson.php?personID=I368&tree=tree1), local [title page](../Glasgow-822/sources/glasgow-bible-8478.jpeg), local [family-register page](../Glasgow-822/sources/glasgow-bible-8479.jpeg), and [1847 letter catalogue](https://www.hiltner.com/mckeown/showmedia.php?mediaID=1260&medialinkID=1865) | The register lists Rose (1799), Maria (1800), Jane (1802), Adam (1804), Lavinia (1806), James (1808), Margaret (1810), John (1813) and Arthur (1815), and records James's death on 20 April 1823. The letter is dated 20 March 1847 from Ohio. | Both Bible images and the letter were examined directly. None names Alexander as a child or supplies an Alexander parentage bridge. The Bible-image task is complete. |
| [FamilyTreeDNA Glasgow Surname Project](https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Glasgow?iframe=ydna-results-overview), project kit `N18544` | The public table shows Y-67 and reports John Glasgow, 1767–1851, as earliest paternal ancestor. It places the kit beneath a subgroup labelled `FT25406 - upgrade to Big-Y required`, but identifies neither the tester nor the modern descent. | This is an administrator grouping, not evidence that N18544 tested positive for FT25406. The public pedigree search is exhausted; tester contact and documented descent are required before an upgrade can become a meaningful comparison. |
| [Cotyrone Londonderry death transcription](https://cotyrone.com/colondonderry/burial/CoLondonderry-DeathsSentinel-G-1829-1869.html) and [Robert Glasgow's 1849 will](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLG-LWY9-S) | Samuel was formerly of Kilrea and emigrated in 1831 to Prescott. Robert's registered will names Samuel as his brother and also names brothers Daniel, John and Thomas, deceased brother James's children and sister Mary. | The original will corrects the later father–son account. No record names the siblings' parents or proves that the named Daniel and Thomas are `Glasgow-3896` and `Glasgow-987`; the Kilrea comparison remains an identity question, not an unsearched Samuel reconstruction. |
| [Clockmakers' Company archive/library route](https://www.clockmakers.org/museum-archive/library-archive) | Daniel's watchmaker occupation makes apprenticeship, admission or freedom records worth checking for father, master, birthplace or parish. The existing OCR/catalogue audit found no Glasgow hit in the published apprentice register. | Keep as a targeted archive enquiry, not new evidence. The bounded OCR negative does not close other guild, membership or manuscript records. |
| [Rasharkin baptism transcription](https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/Baptisms_1834.html), entry 82, [New Zealand BDM Historical Records](https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/), [1871 intention to marry](https://itm.howison.co.nz/year/1871/page/6604), and [secondary Hampton account](https://www.thepeerage.com/p29041.htm#i290407) | The Rasharkin child was born 13 July 1837 to James Dysart and Jane Glascaw. NZ marriage 1871/8379 joins Mary Jane Dysart to Christopher Hampton; death 1881/1677 records Mary Jane Hampton aged 44; the intention calls Mary Jane Dysert aged 25. | The NZ indexes identify the couple but provide internally conflicting implied births, about 1836 and 1846. Identity with the precisely dated Rasharkin child is unresolved. A paid death printout can name parents and birthplace; no purchase was made. |
| Local retained copy of the [1871 Daniel Glasgow death-register page](https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1871/020759/7282767.pdf) | Visual inspection of the one-page copy shows Daniel Glasgow at Kilrea, 16 October 1871, row 362, aged 75, widower and watchmaker, with Kate Glasgow present at death. | The local copy is the correct entry, so the new “wrong page” concern does not overturn the Kate reading. No relationship to Kate is stated; Peter should not be substituted. Obtain the official record again only if the external link itself cannot be recovered. |

Assessment: Candidate-father assessment

Candidate	Verdict	Reason
John `Glasgow-1022`	Unsupported by the Mary evidence	Mary was 28 in 1871 and cannot be the Maryan aged 17 in 1851. No source calls Alexander John's son.
James `Glasgow-1702`	Excluded	Born/baptised 1799; Alexander was born about 1811. James was only about twelve. His adult marriage names father William and supplies no Rasharkin/Lisnagaver link.
Robert `Glasgow-1367`	Biologically possible; evidentially weak	His reported 1803 marriage could accommodate a son born about 1811, but only the 1851 census and 1854 will index securely identify him at Glenleslie. Nothing bridges him to `Glasgow-3941` at Coltrim or the distinct 1834 Lisnagaver Robert, and no source calls Alexander his son.
Robert `Glasgow-3941`	Separate unresolved Coltrim man	The 1820 lease, 1827 tithe and 1831 census securely identify one Robert at Coltrim, but give no ages or names of family members. No record links him to Alexander or to the Lisnagaver holding.
Adam `Glasgow-1622`	Possible collateral lead	His proved son James was born about 1812/13 and lived at Inishrush, making James an age-and-region match for a possible brother/cousin of Alexander. The marriage does not name James's mother, Adam's residence or any Alexander.
An unidentified James	Weak naming-pattern lead	Alexander's first recorded son was James and the name was reused after that child apparently died. This is compatible with a paternal grandfather James, but traditional naming was not universal and the complete child order and maternal grandparents are unknown.
Older Alexander and Rosanna	Possible hypothesis; uncertain	Supported only by late descendant testimony and Alexander's possible relationship to Thomas; no contemporary parent statement has been found.

Original Markdown

| Candidate | Verdict | Reason |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John `Glasgow-1022` | Unsupported by the Mary evidence | Mary was 28 in 1871 and cannot be the Maryan aged 17 in 1851. No source calls Alexander John's son. |
| James `Glasgow-1702` | Excluded | Born/baptised 1799; Alexander was born about 1811. James was only about twelve. His adult marriage names father William and supplies no Rasharkin/Lisnagaver link. |
| Robert `Glasgow-1367` | Biologically possible; evidentially weak | His reported 1803 marriage could accommodate a son born about 1811, but only the 1851 census and 1854 will index securely identify him at Glenleslie. Nothing bridges him to `Glasgow-3941` at Coltrim or the distinct 1834 Lisnagaver Robert, and no source calls Alexander his son. |
| Robert `Glasgow-3941` | Separate unresolved Coltrim man | The 1820 lease, 1827 tithe and 1831 census securely identify one Robert at Coltrim, but give no ages or names of family members. No record links him to Alexander or to the Lisnagaver holding. |
| Adam `Glasgow-1622` | Possible collateral lead | His proved son James was born about 1812/13 and lived at Inishrush, making James an age-and-region match for a possible brother/cousin of Alexander. The marriage does not name James's mother, Adam's residence or any Alexander. |
| An unidentified James | Weak naming-pattern lead | Alexander's first recorded son was James and the name was reused after that child apparently died. This is compatible with a paternal grandfather James, but traditional naming was not universal and the complete child order and maternal grandparents are unknown. |
| Older Alexander and Rosanna | Possible hypothesis; uncertain | Supported only by late descendant testimony and Alexander's possible relationship to Thomas; no contemporary parent statement has been found. |

Actions: Recommended next Y-DNA actions

Upgrade Kilwaughter kit 254947 from Y-111 to Big Y-700. Its placement inside FT20271, at parent FT25406, or outside the cluster would distinguish three materially different relationships to Alexander's line.
Obtain complete Big Y bundles for 1002232 and B696189 to make direct private/named-variant and extended-STR comparisons with B580327. Keep the proved tester pedigree to James J Glasgow-2738 separate from his uncertain father Robert Glasgow-2769 and candidate grandfather Archibald Glasgow-2304, and audit the pedigree attaching B696189 to Glasgow-591.
Obtain VCF/BED and variant exports for 999763, 478604, 959947 and 200475. Direct calls in all four lines are needed to resolve whether off-tree FT6135 belongs above Robert Glasgow-12, below him, or is a recurrent/reverted result. Absence from a display is not a negative call.
Upgrade B835762 to Big Y-700 as a second East Antrim test, preferably after or alongside 254947.
Recruit a second documented male-line descendant of Alexander through a different son from B580327's line. Shared private states would place an Alexander-level branch; unshared states would be later mutations.
Upgrade one of the three close Farrier/Ferrier Y-111 matches—preferably one of the two independent William Farrier/Susanna Abell lines—to test surname change/shared ancestry against STR convergence. Their kit numbers are not in the supplied export.
Lower priority: Big Y upgrades for N18544 and the unnumbered Glasgow Y-111 match would place two remaining surname lines currently supported only by STR similarity.

For each existing Big Y kit request the Big Y Matches, Named Variants, Private Variants, VCF, BED and DYS/STR CSV files from the same date, plus a current Block Tree screenshot. BAM files are not required for the first-pass comparisons.

Original Markdown

1. Upgrade Kilwaughter kit `254947` from Y-111 to Big Y-700. Its placement
   inside FT20271, at parent FT25406, or outside the cluster would distinguish
   three materially different relationships to Alexander's line.
2. Obtain complete Big Y bundles for `1002232` and `B696189` to make direct
   private/named-variant and extended-STR comparisons with B580327. Keep the
   proved tester pedigree to James J `Glasgow-2738` separate from his uncertain
   father Robert `Glasgow-2769` and candidate grandfather Archibald `Glasgow-2304`, and
   audit the pedigree attaching B696189 to `Glasgow-591`.
3. Obtain VCF/BED and variant exports for `999763`, `478604`, `959947` and
   `200475`. Direct calls in all four lines are needed to resolve whether
   off-tree FT6135 belongs above Robert `Glasgow-12`, below him, or is a
   recurrent/reverted result. Absence from a display is not a negative call.
4. Upgrade `B835762` to Big Y-700 as a second East Antrim test, preferably after
   or alongside `254947`.
5. Recruit a second documented male-line descendant of Alexander through a
   different son from B580327's line. Shared private states would place an
   Alexander-level branch; unshared states would be later mutations.
6. Upgrade one of the three close Farrier/Ferrier Y-111 matches—preferably one
   of the two independent William Farrier/Susanna Abell lines—to test surname
   change/shared ancestry against STR convergence. Their kit numbers are not in
   the supplied export.
7. Lower priority: Big Y upgrades for `N18544` and the unnumbered Glasgow Y-111
   match would place two remaining surname lines currently supported only by
   STR similarity.

For each existing Big Y kit request the Big Y Matches, Named Variants, Private
Variants, VCF, BED and DYS/STR CSV files from the same date, plus a current Block
Tree screenshot. BAM files are not required for the first-pass comparisons.

Actions: Highest-value unresolved records

The 11 September 2026 priority order is now:

Recover the underlying match metrics and complete pedigree behind the February 2020 Thomas-descendant correspondence, and identify the source for the Alexander-and-Rosanna names. Treat the 23 October 1822 Rosanna date as a provenance question, not an independently corroborated fact.
Upgrade Y-DNA kit N18544 if the tester and documented male-line descent can be confirmed. Preserve the result as a branch comparison, not as automatic proof of Alexander's parents.
The John Glasgow Bible-image and letter review is complete. Both catalogued images were found locally; the family register contains no Alexander and no direct parentage bridge. No further retrieval work is required for this item.
Inspect Drimbolg MIC1C/15 at PRONI for all Glasgow spelling variants and surrounding session cases. Keep it separate from the outstanding CR5/32/1/1/1-2 family-register search.
The Boyd–Glasgow memorial identity is resolved at high confidence. The 1933 and 1958 civil returns remain useful for exact ages and informants, not for establishing the already-supported family identity.
Samuel of Kilrea and Prescott has been reconstructed through Robert's original will. Next test whether Robert's named brothers Daniel and Thomas are the Kilrea/Lisnagaver men; do not assume the shared names prove it.
Order Mary Jane Hampton's death printout, record 1881/1677, and inspect Neil Hampton's cited pages before treating her as the 1837 Mary Jane Dysart.

Existing archive queue

PRONI CR5/32/1/1/1-2, Ballymoney/Dervock/Kilraughts Reformed Presbyterian register, 1804-44. This contains society membership lists, baptisms, marriages, deaths and removals; Kilraughts extends to about 1831. It uniquely spans Alexander's birth and Rosanna's reported death and may preserve whole family groups. The original is on-site only and the open copy has no remote viewer.
The privately held Killoquin archive sold in March 2014. Mullocks lot 238 contained three rent books naming tenants, holdings, rents and arrears for 1772-74, another tenant rental beginning in 1835, and an 1865 petition with a full tenant list. The 1835 book begins precisely at the transition from the 1834 tithe Alexander/Robert holdings. It was first offered by John Nicholson as lot 218 on 19 November 2013, where it passed, then sold by Mullocks on 18 March 2014. The buyer is not public. This is now the best identified documentary source for the missing preceding generation.
PRONI D2972/1, 1869 Killoquin Estate maps. The catalogue says these maps cover Lisnagaver and name tenants and field areas. Comparing their plot layout with the 1834 and valuation acreages could establish how the two older Glasgow holdings became lots 24-26. The maps are open but not online.
PRONI D3209/1, 1790 Killoquin rent roll and arrears. It explicitly includes Lisnagaver and is the best identified source for the preceding tenant generation. It is open but not online. PRONI's live catalogue confirms the item is the May 1789 rent roll plus November 1788/May 1789 arrears and is annotated for proposed ejectments. A scoped search/copy enquiry was sent on 13 August 2026; request and evidence test.
Second Portglenone Presbyterian MIC/1P/357. Its marriage register begins in 1822 and could contain Alexander and Mary's circa-1836 marriage, including witnesses or residence. It is not available in the public digital sources inspected here and requires PRONI access or a commissioned lookup. The live catalogue uses the form MIC1P/357; its marriages cover 1822–1910 and baptisms begin only in 1821, too late for Alexander's own circa-1810 birth. The same enquiry requests a 1834–38 variant-name marriage search and asks whether the 1829–34 stipend list can be checked for Alexander, Daniel or Thomas.
Robert Glasgow's 1868 Ballymoney death certificate. The free official detail page for group 957324, quarter 1, volume 1, page 126 was checked and explicitly has no image. A purchased or archival certificate remains needed: a Lisnagaver residence or Glasgow informant could identify the Robert who held 35 acres there in 1834; another residence would exclude him.
Troy death certificate 9941 for Daniel Glascow, died 12 February 1931. This man is a strong candidate for Daniel Neely Glasgow, Thomas's son. A genealogy copy naming Thomas Glasgow and Mary Ann McCracken, or spouse Mary Jane Boyd, would prove the identity; a conflicting family would exclude it.
Order or commission the two Cape Supreme Court files for Alexander Glasgow. Start with KAB CSC 2/1/1/350 ref. 123 (1898), then KAB CSC 2/6/1/146 ref. 286 (1893). Compare residence, occupation, age, origin, spouse/associates and signature. The named-party audit now points to Cape Town commercial/property activity. If this is Thomas's son, trace a documented direct male-line descendant for the best DNA test of the Alexander-Thomas brother hypothesis. The current official Western Cape research contact and an exact unsent copy request are saved in south_africa_archive_copy_request_draft.md.
Inspect Eliza Glasgow's 1943 Transvaal estate file, TAB MHG 913/43. The index calls her husband Alexander predeceased. Extract her birthplace, parents, age, children and all details about Alexander, but do not merge him with the Cape defendant without a matching identifier. The same draft gives the verified Pretoria research contact and a separate copy enquiry.
Audit the 999763 and 200475 tester pedigrees back from their proved generations. 999763 is the most useful because its earliest named man closely matches Robert Glasgow-12. Locate the first generation at which that line and Alexander's line acquire different private Big Y variants; the branch estimate can then guide documentary work toward the correct century.

The targeted source audit is preserved as alexander_daniel_thomas_target_audit_2026-08-13.tsv.

T1459/7 and T1459/9 have now been opened and eliminated. They concern Thomas and James Fleming's 18-acre Moneyleck holding (1830/1846), not a Glasgow lease or Lisnagaver. The original 1834 tithe book has also now been checked; it supplies acreage but no parentage or relationship annotation.

Original Markdown

The 11 September 2026 priority order is now:

1. Recover the underlying match metrics and complete pedigree behind the
February 2020 Thomas-descendant correspondence, and identify the source for
the Alexander-and-Rosanna names. Treat the 23 October 1822 Rosanna date as a
provenance question, not an independently corroborated fact.
2. Upgrade Y-DNA kit `N18544` if the tester and documented male-line descent can
be confirmed. Preserve the result as a branch comparison, not as automatic
proof of Alexander's parents.
3. The John Glasgow Bible-image and letter review is complete. Both catalogued
images were found locally; the family register contains no Alexander and no
direct parentage bridge. No further retrieval work is required for this item.
4. Inspect Drimbolg `MIC1C/15` at PRONI for all Glasgow spelling variants and surrounding
session cases. Keep it separate from the outstanding `CR5/32/1/1/1-2`
family-register search.
5. The Boyd–Glasgow memorial identity is resolved at high confidence. The 1933
and 1958 civil returns remain useful for exact ages and informants, not for
establishing the already-supported family identity.
6. Samuel of Kilrea and Prescott has been reconstructed through Robert's
original will. Next test whether Robert's named brothers Daniel and Thomas
are the Kilrea/Lisnagaver men; do not assume the shared names prove it.
7. Order Mary Jane Hampton's death printout, record `1881/1677`, and inspect
Neil Hampton's cited pages before treating her as the 1837 Mary Jane Dysart.

### Existing archive queue

1. **PRONI `CR5/32/1/1/1-2`, Ballymoney/Dervock/Kilraughts Reformed
Presbyterian register, 1804-44.** This contains society membership lists,
baptisms, marriages, deaths and removals; Kilraughts extends to about 1831.
It uniquely spans Alexander's birth and Rosanna's reported death and may
preserve whole family groups. The original is on-site only and the open copy
has no remote viewer.
2. **The privately held Killoquin archive sold in March 2014.** Mullocks lot 238
contained three rent books naming tenants, holdings, rents and arrears for
1772-74, another tenant rental beginning in 1835, and an 1865 petition with a
full tenant list. The 1835 book begins precisely at the transition from the
1834 tithe Alexander/Robert holdings. It was first offered by John Nicholson
as lot 218 on 19 November 2013, where it passed, then sold by Mullocks on 18
March 2014. The buyer is not public. This is now the best identified
documentary source for the missing preceding generation.
3. **PRONI `D2972/1`, 1869 Killoquin Estate maps.** The catalogue says these maps
cover Lisnagaver and name tenants and field areas. Comparing their plot
layout with the 1834 and valuation acreages could establish how the two older
Glasgow holdings became lots 24-26. The maps are open but not online.
4. **PRONI `D3209/1`, 1790 Killoquin rent roll and arrears.** It explicitly
includes Lisnagaver and is the best identified source for the preceding
tenant generation. It is open but not online. PRONI's live catalogue confirms
the item is the May 1789 rent roll plus November 1788/May 1789 arrears and is
annotated for proposed ejectments. A scoped search/copy enquiry was sent on
13 August 2026; [request and evidence test](sources/proni_father_search_request_2026-08-13.md).
5. **Second Portglenone Presbyterian `MIC/1P/357`.** Its marriage register begins
in 1822 and could contain Alexander and Mary's circa-1836 marriage, including
witnesses or residence. It is not available in the public digital sources
inspected here and requires PRONI access or a commissioned lookup. The live
catalogue uses the form `MIC1P/357`; its marriages cover 1822–1910 and
baptisms begin only in 1821, too late for Alexander's own circa-1810 birth.
The same enquiry requests a 1834–38 variant-name marriage search and asks
whether the 1829–34 stipend list can be checked for Alexander, Daniel or Thomas.
6. **Robert Glasgow's 1868 Ballymoney death certificate.** The free official
detail page for group `957324`, quarter 1, volume 1, page 126 was checked and
explicitly has no image. A purchased or archival certificate remains needed:
a Lisnagaver residence or Glasgow informant could identify the Robert who held
35 acres there in 1834; another residence would exclude him.
7. **Troy death certificate 9941 for Daniel `Glascow`, died 12 February 1931.**
This man is a strong candidate for Daniel Neely Glasgow, Thomas's son. A
genealogy copy naming Thomas Glasgow and Mary Ann McCracken, or spouse Mary
Jane Boyd, would prove the identity; a conflicting family would exclude it.
8. **Order or commission the two Cape Supreme Court files for Alexander
Glasgow.** Start with KAB CSC 2/1/1/350 ref. 123 (1898), then KAB CSC
2/6/1/146 ref. 286 (1893). Compare residence, occupation, age, origin,
spouse/associates and signature. The named-party audit now points to Cape
Town commercial/property activity. If this is Thomas's son, trace a
documented direct male-line descendant for the best DNA test of the
Alexander-Thomas brother hypothesis. The current official Western Cape
research contact and an exact unsent copy request are saved in
[south_africa_archive_copy_request_draft.md](sources/south_africa_archive_copy_request_draft.md).
9. **Inspect Eliza Glasgow's 1943 Transvaal estate file, TAB MHG 913/43.** The
index calls her husband Alexander predeceased. Extract her birthplace,
parents, age, children and all details about Alexander, but do not merge him
with the Cape defendant without a matching identifier. The same draft gives
the verified Pretoria research contact and a separate copy enquiry.
10. **Audit the `999763` and `200475` tester pedigrees back from their proved
generations.** `999763` is the most useful because its earliest named man
closely matches Robert `Glasgow-12`. Locate the first generation at which
that line and Alexander's line acquire different private Big Y variants; the
branch estimate can then guide documentary work toward the correct century.

The targeted source audit is preserved as
[alexander_daniel_thomas_target_audit_2026-08-13.tsv](sources/alexander_daniel_thomas_target_audit_2026-08-13.tsv).

`T1459/7` and `T1459/9` have now been opened and eliminated. They concern Thomas
and James Fleming's 18-acre Moneyleck holding (1830/1846), not a Glasgow lease or
Lisnagaver. The original 1834 tithe book has also now been checked; it supplies
acreage but no parentage or relationship annotation.

Assessment: Relationship conclusion

Use the following working topology:

older Alexander Glasgow (Glasgow-3904) [UNCERTAIN FATHER]
+ Rosanna, surname unknown [UNCERTAIN MOTHER]
|
+-- Daniel Glasgow (Glasgow-3896) [PROVED brother of Thomas]
+-- Alexander Glasgow (Glasgow-951) [POSSIBLE brother or cousin]
+-- Thomas Glasgow (Glasgow-987) [PROVED brother of Daniel]

The older Alexander/Rosanna links remain a descendant-tradition hypothesis, not proof. John Glasgow-1022 has no supporting parent evidence. Adam Glasgow-3902 may be collateral, but Rose is chronologically excluded as mother of the older Alexander; keep those further upstream edges detached.

Original Markdown

Use the following working topology:

```text
older Alexander Glasgow (Glasgow-3904) [UNCERTAIN FATHER]
+ Rosanna, surname unknown [UNCERTAIN MOTHER]
|
+-- Daniel Glasgow (Glasgow-3896) [PROVED brother of Thomas]
+-- Alexander Glasgow (Glasgow-951) [POSSIBLE brother or cousin]
+-- Thomas Glasgow (Glasgow-987) [PROVED brother of Daniel]
```

The older Alexander/Rosanna links remain a descendant-tradition hypothesis, not
proof. John `Glasgow-1022` has no supporting parent evidence. Adam `Glasgow-3902`
may be collateral, but Rose is chronologically excluded as mother of the older
Alexander; keep those further upstream edges detached.

Assessment: Cluster placement

The strongest unit is the trans-county Bann Valley locality itself: Kilrea in Londonderry and Gortereagh, Moneyleck and Lisnagaver in the Rasharkin/Killoquin district of Antrim. Daniel and Thomas must remain together because their sibling edge is proved. A standalone cluster is therefore safer than assigning the trio to the older Kilwaughter Antrim Founders merely from county and Y-DNA.

John Glasgow-867 and Samuel Glasgow-2908 are another proved brother pair at Lisnagaver and belong in the same locality cluster, but their exact relationship to Alexander, Daniel and Thomas remains unknown.

Original Markdown

The strongest unit is the trans-county Bann Valley locality itself: Kilrea in
Londonderry and Gortereagh, Moneyleck and Lisnagaver in the Rasharkin/Killoquin
district of Antrim. Daniel and Thomas must remain together because their sibling
edge is proved. A standalone cluster is therefore safer than assigning the trio
to the older Kilwaughter Antrim Founders merely from county and Y-DNA.

John `Glasgow-867` and Samuel `Glasgow-2908` are another proved brother pair at
Lisnagaver and belong in the same locality cluster, but their exact relationship
to Alexander, Daniel and Thomas remains unknown.

Assessment: Continued parentage search — 24 August 2026

First Kilraughts marriage register remains the decisive local target

An independently published family reconstruction cites a marriage at Kilraughts Presbyterian on 8 November 1839 and names two witnesses. This confirms that the surviving First Kilraughts register contains marriages and witness details in the period immediately after Alexander Glasgow and Mary McCaughan's reported 1836 marriage. Their entry should be sought under Glasgow/Glasgo/Glassgow and McCaughan/McAughin/McAughern/McCaughren variants. Witnesses could connect Alexander to the proposed sibling or parental households. This is a record-finding lead, not evidence of Alexander's parents.

Source: https://ulsterlees.azurewebsites.net/families/co-antrim/ballymoney-area/

Kilraughts burial indexes

The published surname index for Kilraughts Old Churchyard does not list Glasgow, although it does list Glass and McCaughan. This is weak negative evidence only: the family could lack a surviving inscribed stone, use another burial ground, or appear under an unindexed spelling. NIFHS separately lists inscription collections for Kilraughts Old Church Graveyard and First Kilraughts Presbyterian/Kilraughts Reformed Presbyterian.

Source: https://ballymoneygraveyard.com/grave-indices/

Alexander Glasgow, Ireland — Glasgow weavers roll, 1816-17

Appendix VII of Old Glasgow Weavers lists Alexander Glasgow, Ireland among members entering in 1816-17. The appendix states that addresses generally reflect the address at admission. This is chronologically compatible with the proposed older Alexander, but the entry gives no county, age, wife, children, father, or occupation. The roll also contains overseas merchants and other non-resident members, so membership does not by itself prove that Alexander worked as a weaver.

No corresponding entry was found under Alexander Glasgow in the published Burgesses and Guild Brethren of Glasgow, 1751-1846. The original Incorporation of Weavers admission or minute entry is required to learn whether he entered by apprenticeship, patrimony, purchase, nomination, or honorary admission and whether a father or master was named. A draft lookup request is saved at research/Glasgow-951/sources/glasgow_weavers_lookup_request_2026-08-24.md.

Sources:

https://www.tradeshousemuseum.org/uploads/4/7/7/2/47723681/old_glasgow_weavers_2nd_ed.pdf
https://archive.org/details/scottishrecord51scotuoft
https://www.tradeshouse.org.uk/crafts-weavers/

FamilySearch full-text search — bounded negative results

Targeted full-text searches produced no parentage record:

"Rosanna Glasgow", Antrim, 1750-1830: no results.
"Alexander Glasgo", Antrim, 1750-1850: no results.
"Alexander Glasgow", Rasharkin, 1750-1850: one false-positive landed-gentry page concerning the Old Court, County Cork family.
Lisnagaver Glasgow, Ireland, 1750-1855: no results.
Killoquin Glasgow, Ireland, 1750-1855: no results.

A broader Killoquin search found estate and deed references, but the inspected 1789 memorial concerned Sir Robert Bateson Harvey and Elizabeth Moore and named no Glasgow. These are bounded index negatives, not proof that the family was absent; congregation censuses and estate rent rolls are not necessarily included or accurately OCRed.

Current conclusion

No new evidence identifies Alexander Glasgow (born about 1811)'s parents. Older Alexander Glasgow and Rosanna remain an unsourced working hypothesis. The strongest unresolved sources are, in order: the c.1836 First Kilraughts marriage entry; the early Kilraughts congregation census/register; the 1790 Killoquin/Lisnagaver rent roll; and the original 1816-17 Glasgow Weavers admission entry.

Original Markdown

### First Kilraughts marriage register remains the decisive local target

Source: https://ulsterlees.azurewebsites.net/families/co-antrim/ballymoney-area/

### Kilraughts burial indexes

Source: https://ballymoneygraveyard.com/grave-indices/

### Alexander Glasgow, Ireland — Glasgow weavers roll, 1816-17

Appendix VII of *Old Glasgow Weavers* lists **Alexander Glasgow, Ireland** among members entering in 1816-17. The appendix states that addresses generally reflect the address at admission. This is chronologically compatible with the proposed older Alexander, but the entry gives no county, age, wife, children, father, or occupation. The roll also contains overseas merchants and other non-resident members, so membership does not by itself prove that Alexander worked as a weaver.

No corresponding entry was found under Alexander Glasgow in the published *Burgesses and Guild Brethren of Glasgow, 1751-1846*. The original Incorporation of Weavers admission or minute entry is required to learn whether he entered by apprenticeship, patrimony, purchase, nomination, or honorary admission and whether a father or master was named. A draft lookup request is saved at `research/Glasgow-951/sources/glasgow_weavers_lookup_request_2026-08-24.md`.

Sources:

- https://www.tradeshousemuseum.org/uploads/4/7/7/2/47723681/old_glasgow_weavers_2nd_ed.pdf
- https://archive.org/details/scottishrecord51scotuoft
- https://www.tradeshouse.org.uk/crafts-weavers/

### FamilySearch full-text search — bounded negative results

Targeted full-text searches produced no parentage record:

- `"Rosanna Glasgow"`, Antrim, 1750-1830: no results.
- `"Alexander Glasgo"`, Antrim, 1750-1850: no results.
- `"Alexander Glasgow"`, Rasharkin, 1750-1850: one false-positive landed-gentry page concerning the Old Court, County Cork family.
- `Lisnagaver Glasgow`, Ireland, 1750-1855: no results.
- `Killoquin Glasgow`, Ireland, 1750-1855: no results.

### Current conclusion

Assessment: Parentage and identity refinement - 24 August 2026

The original 1876 marriage of Ann Glasgow materially strengthens the 1888 Gortahar identification. Ann was a full-age spinster of Lisnagaver and named her father as Alexander Glasgow, labourer.General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register, Robert McCracken and Ann Glasgow, 13 October 1876; [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1876/11181/8097170.pdf digital image]. Alexander's description as a labourer in 1888 therefore does not distinguish the deceased from the former Lisnagaver farmer; the occupational change was already documented twelve years earlier.

The original 1846 marriage of John Glasgow names John's father as John Glasgow, farmer.General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register, John Glasgow and Margaret Garvin, 16 November 1846; [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3156063 original entry]. Because the 1851 census proves Samuel Glasgow was John's brother, John and Samuel belong to a father-John branch. Their later lot 24 tenancy must not be used to infer descent from either the 1834 Lisnagaver Robert or the reconstructed older Alexander merely because the holdings were adjacent.

The 1834 Robert remains unidentified. Robert Glasgow of Glenleslie is chronologically capable of fathering Alexander and remains attached as the user's preferred uncertain working candidate, but his documented Doonbought-Glenleslie sequence does not identify him with the Lisnagaver tithe occupier. No direct parent record has been found.

Original Markdown

The original 1876 marriage of [[Glasgow-438|Ann Glasgow]] materially strengthens the 1888 Gortahar identification. Ann was a full-age spinster of Lisnagaver and named her father as **Alexander Glasgow, labourer**.<ref>General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register, Robert McCracken and Ann Glasgow, 13 October 1876; [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1876/11181/8097170.pdf digital image].</ref> Alexander's description as a labourer in 1888 therefore does not distinguish the deceased from the former Lisnagaver farmer; the occupational change was already documented twelve years earlier.

The original 1846 marriage of [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]] names John's father as **John Glasgow, farmer**.<ref>General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register, John Glasgow and Margaret Garvin, 16 November 1846; [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3156063 original entry].</ref> Because the 1851 census proves [[Glasgow-2908|Samuel Glasgow]] was John's brother, John and Samuel belong to a father-John branch. Their later lot 24 tenancy must not be used to infer descent from either the 1834 Lisnagaver Robert or the reconstructed older Alexander merely because the holdings were adjacent.

The 1834 Robert remains unidentified. [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow of Glenleslie]] is chronologically capable of fathering Alexander and remains attached as the user's preferred uncertain working candidate, but his documented Doonbought-Glenleslie sequence does not identify him with the Lisnagaver tithe occupier. No direct parent record has been found.

Assessment: Reassessment of Robert Glasgow-1367 as father - 24 August 2026

A focused reconstruction of Robert Glasgow's family strengthens his Dunaghy identity but weakens his placement as Alexander's father. Robert's coherent record trail is the probable 1825 Doonbought tithe, the 1851 Glenleslie household and the 1854 Glenleslie will index. His known and candidate children belong to the same Dunaghy network. No record places him at Lisnagaver or names Alexander.

The 1834 Lisnagaver Robert remains unidentified. Robert-1367 is still chronologically capable of being Alexander's father, so the uncertain attachment is not disproved, but he should no longer be described as the leading candidate merely because a Robert held land beside Alexander. That premise depends on an unproved identity between the Lisnagaver occupier and the Glenleslie man.

Land-map correction

The preceding caution remains necessary, but the profile scope and map evidence change its weight. Glasgow-1367 is being used as the working profile for the 1834 Lisnagaver Robert; the Glenleslie records are candidate continuations, not the controlling reason for the profile's existence.

Ask About Ireland's original Griffith map, sheet 26, shows lots 24, 25 and 26 as contiguous parcels. The valuation assigns those lots to John, Alexander and Thomas Glasgow respectively, all under Robert Harvey.

Their combined 63 statute acres, 0 roods and 10 perches must not be compared directly with the 64 acres held by Alexander and Robert in the 1834 tithe. Tithe acreage was generally Irish or Plantation measure; 64 Plantation acres would be about 103.7 statute acres. The apparent near match was therefore an error and supplies no evidence that the later three holdings were a subdivision of the earlier two.

Because the tithe has no parcel map or lot references, it does not prove that the 1834 Robert was Alexander's father, or that he was the Robert later at Doonbought and Glenleslie. Robert remains a place-based uncertain father candidate, not a proved parent. See Glasgow-1367 land assessment.

Original Markdown

A focused reconstruction of [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]]'s family strengthens his Dunaghy identity but weakens his placement as Alexander's father. Robert's coherent record trail is the probable 1825 Doonbought tithe, the 1851 Glenleslie household and the 1854 Glenleslie will index. His known and candidate children belong to the same Dunaghy network. No record places him at Lisnagaver or names Alexander.

### Land-map correction

The preceding caution remains necessary, but the profile scope and map evidence
change its weight. [[Glasgow-1367]] is being used as the working profile for the
1834 Lisnagaver Robert; the Glenleslie records are candidate continuations, not
the controlling reason for the profile's existence.

Ask About Ireland's original Griffith map, sheet 26, shows lots 24, 25 and 26 as
contiguous parcels. The valuation assigns those lots to John, Alexander and
Thomas Glasgow respectively, all under Robert Harvey.

Their combined 63 statute acres, 0 roods and 10 perches must not be compared
directly with the 64 acres held by Alexander and Robert in the 1834 tithe.
Tithe acreage was generally Irish or Plantation measure; 64 Plantation acres
would be about 103.7 statute acres. The apparent near match was therefore an
error and supplies no evidence that the later three holdings were a subdivision
of the earlier two.

Because the tithe has no parcel map or lot references, it does not prove
that the 1834 Robert was Alexander's father, or that he was the Robert later at
Doonbought and Glenleslie. Robert remains a **place-based uncertain father
candidate**, not a proved parent. See
[`Glasgow-1367` land assessment](../Glasgow-1367/sources/lisnagaver_land_sequence_2026-08-24.md).

Assessment: Direct parentage search - 25 August 2026

No concrete record found online identifies the parents of Alexander Glasgow. The captured current profile has Alexander Glasgow attached as father, while the earlier Robert Glasgow proposal remains only a place-based candidate; the examined land, census, church, civil and newspaper records never call either man Alexander's father. No mother is proved.

The strongest surviving record group is PRONI CR5/32/1/1/1-2, the Ballymoney/Dervock/Kilraughts Reformed Presbyterian material for about 1804-1844. Its catalogue description and the Ulster Historical Foundation's account say it includes baptisms and almost annual congregation censuses or society lists. A baptism or an entry placing young Alexander in a named family household could directly identify a parent. The material is not digitised and is available only through PRONI; the targeted lookup request sent on 19 August has received acknowledgements but no substantive answer yet.

An online audit produced no substitute record:

FamilySearch's partial Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898 index returned three Alexander Glasgow entries as a father in other marriages, but no circa-1836 marriage of Alexander and Mary McCaughan.
First Kilraughts Presbyterian Church's surviving register is listed on Coleraine Family History Society film 197, with marriages beginning in 1831. It is a concrete target for the couple's marriage entry, although a pre-civil Presbyterian marriage entry may give witnesses rather than parents.
Targeted British Newspaper Archive searches for Alexander at Lisnagaver and Gortahar found no obituary, death notice or family announcement naming his parents.
RootsIreland confirms County Antrim church coverage but exposes no relevant result without a subscription.

Therefore no parent should be treated as proved or added from this search. The next decisive action is inspection of every Glasgow/Glasco/Glascow entry and its household context in CR5/32/1/1/1-2; the First Kilraughts 1836 marriage entry is the secondary target.

Original Markdown

No concrete record found online identifies the parents of
[[Glasgow-951|Alexander Glasgow]]. The captured current profile has
[[Glasgow-3904|Alexander Glasgow]] attached as father, while the earlier
[[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]] proposal remains only a place-based candidate;
the examined land, census, church, civil and newspaper records never call
either man Alexander's father. No mother is proved.

The strongest surviving record group is PRONI `CR5/32/1/1/1-2`, the
Ballymoney/Dervock/Kilraughts Reformed Presbyterian material for about
1804-1844. Its catalogue description and the Ulster Historical Foundation's
account say it includes baptisms and almost annual congregation censuses or
society lists. A baptism or an entry placing young Alexander in a named family
household could directly identify a parent. The material is not digitised and
is available only through PRONI; the targeted lookup request sent on 19 August
has received acknowledgements but no substantive answer yet.

An online audit produced no substitute record:

* FamilySearch's partial *Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898* index returned three
  Alexander Glasgow entries as a father in other marriages, but no circa-1836
  marriage of Alexander and Mary McCaughan.
* First Kilraughts Presbyterian Church's surviving register is listed on
  Coleraine Family History Society film 197, with marriages beginning in 1831.
  It is a concrete target for the couple's marriage entry, although a
  pre-civil Presbyterian marriage entry may give witnesses rather than parents.
* Targeted British Newspaper Archive searches for Alexander at Lisnagaver and
  Gortahar found no obituary, death notice or family announcement naming his
  parents.
* RootsIreland confirms County Antrim church coverage but exposes no relevant
  result without a subscription.

Therefore no parent should be treated as proved or added from this search. The
next decisive action is inspection of every Glasgow/Glasco/Glascow entry and
its household context in `CR5/32/1/1/1-2`; the First Kilraughts 1836 marriage
entry is the secondary target.

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.

James Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead · Reviewed: Explicitly rejected father candidate in the maintained research despite a stored automated score.
Daniel Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead · Reviewed: Stored father-score hit retained only to explain its collateral research role.
Samuel Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead · Reviewed: The male-candidate audit expressly excludes him from parent-candidate scope; included to distinguish his stored score from maintained research.
Alexander Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Catherine (Unknown) Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
John Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Robert Glasco: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead · Reviewed: Biologically possible father remains open but weak; not the leading local candidate and not an endorsement of the retired pedigree attachment.
Older Alexander Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead · Reviewed: Current working father hypothesis, inherited from the Alexander-and-Rosanna descendant tradition; not established by a contemporary record.
John Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead · Reviewed: Excluded as a practical direct-father lead, not a claim of biological impossibility.
James Glasgow: 24/100 · Stored classification: weak lead · Reviewed: Leading identified candidate for the father-name hypothesis, but still a weak geographic match and not a proved father.
John Glasgow: 37/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback · Reviewed: Substantially weakened parent proposal; retained as a useful comparison family, not conclusively excluded.
Adam Glasgow: 26/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback · Reviewed: Concrete possible father or uncle research route through James; keep distinct from Adam-3902 pending identity proof.
Robert Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback · Reviewed: Separate low-priority possible older relative investigated in the father audit; no bridge to Alexander.
Rosanna Unknown: 39/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
Margaret Glasgow: 34/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
Rose Alexander: 27/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
Rachel McCrackin: 26/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
Margaret Kinard: 26/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
Adam Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: conflicting tree generation · Reviewed: Maintained wider-kinship hypothesis, weak as direct parents of Alexander-951; no attachment supported.
John Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: conflicting tree generation · Reviewed: Specific identity hypothesis for a father John; neither his identity with the marriage father nor Alexander's descent is proved.

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== Biography ==
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'''Alexander Glasgow''' was born in County Antrim, Ireland, probably between
about 1804 and 1811. The 1851 census recorded him as forty, County Antrim-born
and a farmer, implying birth about 1810 or 1811.<ref name="Census1851">[https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Rasharkin/Lisnagaver/35/ 1851 Census of Ireland], Lisnagaver household 35.</ref>
The same return is preserved by the National Archives of Ireland as a [https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/view-pdf/?doc=007246523_00175&c19=true household image] with an associated [https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/census-record/#census_year=1851&surname__icontains=glasgow&firstname__icontains=alexander&county=Antrim&limit=30&id=43294 catalogue record].<ref name="Census1851NAI">''Census of Ireland, 1851'', Lisnagaver household 35, Alexander Glasgow, National Archives of Ireland (accessed 27 August 2026).</ref> The probable 1888 death
return instead reports age eighty-four, implying about 1804.<ref name="Death1888">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1888/06179/4766466.pdf General Register Office of Ireland, civil death register], Alexander Glasgow, Gortahar, 16 May 1888.</ref>

Alexander married Mary, also called Molly, McCaughan or McAughern about 1836.
Rasharkin Presbyterian baptism transcriptions place the family at Gortereghy in
1837–38 and Lisnagaver by 1843–44.<ref name="RasharkinBaptisms">[https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/Baptisms_1834.html Barbara Braswell, transcript of Rasharkin Presbyterian baptisms, 1834–1846], entries for the children of Alexander Glasgow and Molly McAughern; original register PRONI MIC1P/292.</ref>

Their known or probable children include:

* James, baptised in 1837, who probably died before the name was reused;
* an incompletely transcribed child recorded in 1838;
* [[Glasgow-938|Robert Glasgow]], born about 1840;
* [[Glasgow-973|James Glasgow]], born about 1843; and
* [[Glasgow-438|Anna or Ann Glasgow]], born about 1847; and
* [[Glasgow-3167|Mary Glasgow]], born about 1843, whose 1871 marriage names her
  father as Alexander Glasgow, farmer.<ref name="RasharkinBaptisms" /><ref name="Census1851" /><ref name="MaryMarriage1871">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1871/11341/8162804.pdf General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register], Robert Elder and Mary Glasgow, 14 June 1871, Ballymoney registration district.</ref>

In 1851 Alexander and Mary headed Lisnagaver household 35 with Robert, James and
Ann. Nearby households were headed by [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]] and his
brother Samuel, and by [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]].<ref name="Census1851" />

The original 1834 tithe book records an Alexander Glasgow holding twenty-nine
acres at Lisnagaver and a Robert Glasgow holding a separate thirty-five
acres.<ref name="Tithe1834">[https://www.billmacafee.com/182030stithe/tithenorthantrimrevisionorder.pdf Bill MacAfee, ''North Antrim Tithe Applotment Books arranged in document order''], Lisnagaver, 1834; original PRONI FIN/5/A/236, folio 17.</ref> The Alexander entry may be this man or an older namesake. It does not supply an age or relationship.

Griffith's Valuation and the later revision books continue Alexander on
Lisnagaver lot 25. His name remained through the 1865–78 revision volume and was
struck out in the 1879–88 volume; Robert Elder held the lot by 1889. This proves
tenancy continuity, not a death date.<ref name="ValuationLot25">General Valuation of Ireland, Lisnagaver, Rasharkin parish, lots 24–26; Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Valuation Revision Books VAL/12/B/4/16B–D, lot 25; [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/Search.aspx PRONI revision-book search].</ref>

Alexander probably died at Gortahar on 16 May 1888. The register describes him
as a married labourer, aged eighty-four, and says that his daughter Nancy was
present.<ref name="Death1888" /> The age conflicts with the 1851 census, and
Nancy has not yet been proved identical to daughter Ann, but the name, locality,
marital status and family network make this a high-confidence identification.
The description of Alexander as a labourer is compatible with [[Glasgow-438|Ann Glasgow]]'s 1876 marriage, which names her father as Alexander Glasgow, labourer, and places her at Lisnagaver.<ref name="AnnMarriage1876">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1876/11181/8097170.pdf General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register], Robert McCracken and Ann Glasgow, 13 October 1876.</ref> It does not prove that the death informant Nancy was Ann; after marriage Ann would ordinarily have used McCracken.
Mary died at Gortahar on 17 February 1892, a widow reportedly aged eighty-nine;
her daughter Mary Elder informed the death.<ref name="MaryDeath1892">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1892/06049/4723532.pdf General Register Office of Ireland, civil death register], Mary Glasgow, Gortahar, 17 February 1892.</ref> The former claims that Alexander died in Glasgow,
Scotland in 1852 or 1861 belong to conflated identities. The documented
migration to Scotland begins with his son Robert, not Alexander.

=== Profile summary ===

'''Alexander Glasgow''' was born about 1810 or 1811 in County Antrim, Ireland.
The 1851 census recorded him as forty, County Antrim-born and a farmer.<ref name="Census1851">
 "1851 Census of Ireland," database, [https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/view-pdf/?doc=007246523_00175&c19=true National Archives of Ireland Image] - ([https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/census-record/#census_year=1851&surname__icontains=glasgow&firstname__icontains=alexander&county=Antrim&limit=30&id=43294 National Archives of Ireland Record] : accessed 27 August 2026), Alexander Glasgow (40), Farmer, head of household at 35 Lisnagaver, Antrim, Ireland; citing The National Archives of Ireland.  Barony Kilconway, Parish Rasharkin, Townland / Street Lisnagaver, House Number 35
</ref>

Alexander married Mary, also called Molly, McCaughan or McAughern about 1836.
Rasharkin Presbyterian baptism transcriptions place the family at Gortereghy in
1837–38 and Lisnagaver by 1843–44.<ref name="RasharkinBaptisms">Richard John Torrens, [https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/Baptisms_1834.html Rasharkin Presbyterian Church Baptisms, 1834–1846], transcription by Barbara Braswell, entries for the children of Alexander Glasgow and Mary or Molly McAughin/McAughern, particularly entries 75, 106 and 203 (accessed 16 July 2026). The page warns that faded or difficult entries may contain transcription errors; original register PRONI MIC.1P/292.</ref>

Their known or probable children include:

* James, baptised in 1837, who probably died before the name was reused;
* an incompletely transcribed child recorded in 1838;
* [[Glasgow-938|Robert Glasgow]], born about 1840;
* [[Glasgow-3167|Mary Glasgow]], born about 1843;
* [[Glasgow-973|James Glasgow]], born about 1843; and
* [[Glasgow-438|Anna or Ann Glasgow]], born about 1847.<ref name="RasharkinBaptisms" /><ref name="Census1851" />

In 1851 Alexander and Mary headed Lisnagaver household 35 with Robert, James and
Ann. Nearby households were headed by [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]] and his
brother Samuel, and by [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]].<ref name="Census1851" />

The original 1834 tithe book records an Alexander Glasgow holding twenty-nine
acres at Lisnagaver and a Robert Glasgow holding a separate thirty-five
acres.<ref name="Tithe1834">[https://www.billmacafee.com/182030stithe/tithenorthantrimrevisionorder.pdf Bill MacAfee, ''North Antrim Tithe Applotment Books arranged in document order''], Lisnagaver, 1834; original PRONI FIN/5/A/236, folio 17.</ref> The Alexander entry may be this man or an older namesake. It does not supply an age or relationship.

Griffith's Valuation and the later revision books continue Alexander on
Lisnagaver lot 25. His name remained through the 1865–78 revision volume and was
struck out in the 1879–88 volume; Robert Elder held the lot by 1889. This proves
tenancy continuity, not a death date.

Alexander was still a farmer of Lisnagaver when his daughter [[Glasgow-3167|Mary Glasgow]] married [[Elder-7251|Robert Elder]] on 14 June 1871. The marriage register names her father as “Alexr. Glasgow, farmer.”<ref name="ElderGlasgow1871">General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register, Ballymoney registration district, marriage of [[Elder-7251|Robert Elder]] and Mary Glasgow, 14 June 1871, Churchtown, parish of Tamlaght O'Crilly, County Londonderry; [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1871/11341/8162804.pdf digital image].</ref>

=== Evidence and relationship map ===

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|+ '''Current relationship status'''
|-
! Person or group
! Connection to Alexander
! Current assessment
! Main evidential limit
|-
| [[McCaughan-222|Mary "Molly" McCaughan]]
| Wife; marriage reported about 1836
| '''One couple; no evidence of a second wife'''
| No original marriage entry has been identified; her parents and exact surname spelling remain unknown.
|-
| [[Glasgow-938|Robert Glasgow]]
| Son
| '''Proved'''
| The 1851 household and his 1866 marriage establish the relationship; his exact birth date remains unproved.
|-
| [[Glasgow-3939|James Glasgow]] and [[Glasgow-3940|the incomplete 1838 entry]]
| Early children or candidate child
| '''James is documented; the 1838 child is unresolved'''
| James's death before the later reuse of the name is probable, not proved; the 1838 child cannot be assigned without the original register.
|-
| [[Glasgow-973|James Glasgow]] and [[Glasgow-438|Ann Glasgow]]
| Children
| '''Documented'''
| James is supported by the baptism transcription and census. Ann's 1876 marriage independently names Alexander Glasgow, labourer, as her father.
|-
| [[Glasgow-3167|Mary Glasgow]], 1871 bride
| Daughter; wife of [[Elder-7251|Robert Elder]]
| '''Proved daughter; later household identified with high confidence'''
| Her marriage names Alexander Glasgow, farmer, as her father. Her presence at Mary Glasgow's 1892 death and the continuing Gortahar Elder household independently reinforce the identification; her exact birth year remains unresolved.
|-
| '''Maryan Glasgow''', 1851 Glenleslie granddaughter
| Possible identity with the 1871 Mary
| '''Possible but unproved'''
| The age evidence conflicts substantially, and the relevant Elder households have not been reconstructed.
|-
| [[Elder-7251|Robert Elder]]
| Son-in-law
| '''Proved husband of Alexander's daughter'''
| The 1871 marriage and lot 25 succession are reinforced by the identified Gortahar Elder household in 1901 and 1911.
|-
| William Graham
| Witness at Mary's 1871 marriage
| '''Unresolved Graham associate'''
| The register gives no relationship. A connection to [[Graham-21720|Jane Graham]] or her family is possible but unproved.
|-
| [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]]
| Probable close relative; possible brother
| '''Probable close relative; possible brother, treated as probable in the working reconstruction'''
| Strong church, census, land and micro-area evidence exists, but no surviving record calls Alexander and Thomas brothers.
|-
| [[Glasgow-3896|Daniel Glasgow]]
| Proved brother of Thomas
| '''Thomas–Daniel relationship proved; Alexander link unproved'''
| Daniel's will and Daniel Neely Glasgow's marriage support Thomas's branch, not Alexander's exact place in it.
|-
| [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]] and [[Glasgow-2908|Samuel Glasgow]]
| Lisnagaver neighbours and collateral candidates
| '''Proved brothers to each other only'''
| Neither the census nor later land evidence identifies them as Alexander's or Thomas's brothers.
|-
| [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]] or the 1834 Robt Glasgow
| Candidate father or older close relative
| '''Leading place-based father candidate; uncertain'''
| The tithe supplies no age or relationship, and the occupier's identity with the linked profile is not secure.
|-
| [[Glasgow-3904|Older Alexander Glasgow]] and Rosanna
| Parentage tradition derived through Thomas's descendants
| '''Rejected as the current parent attachment; retained only as a Thomas-branch tradition'''
| The account is later family testimony; applying it to Alexander would first require proving shared parentage with Thomas.
|-
| [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]] of Glenleslie
| Conditional parentage or grandparent-network candidate
| '''Unproved'''
| The possible bridge depends on Mary and Maryan being the same woman and would still not state whether John was a paternal or maternal grandfather.
|-
| Kit 1002232, the [[Glasgow-2738|James J Glasgow]] line
| Direct-paternal genetic connection to kit B580327
| '''Shared paternal Glasgow ancestor proved'''
| The branch point and identity of the shared ancestor are not proved; the local dating model is uncalibrated and misdates a control relationship.
|}

=== Family ===

Alexander married [[McCaughan-222|Mary "Molly" McCaughan]] about 1836, probably in County Antrim.

The detailed 1851 census transcription records 1836 as the first-marriage year for both Alexander and Mary.<ref name="CensusTranscript">[https://durrushistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1851irishcensusreturnscommadelimitedtextfilejul24_071.pdf 1851 Irish Census Returns: comma-delimited transcription], field definitions and Lisnagaver households 34–37, p. 183 (accessed 16 July 2026). This is a transcription of the same census return, not independent evidence.</ref>

No original marriage entry has been identified. The surviving Rasharkin Presbyterian marriage register begins only in 1845 and is therefore too late to contain their marriage.<ref name="ChurchCoverage">John Grenham, [https://www.johngrenham.com/records/church.php?civilparish=Rasharkin&civilparishid=347&search_type=full Church records for Rasharkin], Presbyterian entry citing PRONI MIC.1P/292: baptisms from 1834 and marriages from 1845 (accessed 16 July 2026).</ref>

Second Portglenone Presbyterian Church remains a specific candidate because its surviving marriage register begins in 1822 under PRONI reference MIC.1P/357.<ref name="SecondPortglenone">John Grenham, [https://www.johngrenham.com/records/county_church_full.php?county=Antrim&denomination=Presbyterian&location=Public+Record+Office+of+Northern+Ireland&search_type=full Historic Presbyterian church records for County Antrim], Second Portglenone entry citing PRONI MIC.1P/357, marriages from 1822 (accessed 2026).</ref> It should not, however, be described as the known or presumed marriage congregation until an entry is found.

Mary's surname appears in a published transcription of the Rasharkin Presbyterian baptism register as '''McAughin''' and '''McAughern'''. Her given name appears as both '''Mary''' and '''Molly'''.<ref name="RasharkinBaptisms" />

These variants appear to concern one couple. ''Molly'' was a familiar form of Mary, not evidence of a second wife. The entries do not establish Mary's parents or the exact original spelling of her surname.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding:20px; width:100%;"
|+ '''Children and candidate child of Alexander Glasgow'''
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Child
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Birth / Age
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Residence
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Evidence and Assessment
|-
| '''[[Glasgow-3939|James Glasgow]]'''
| Born 17 January 1837
| Gortereagh
| Baptised 9 February 1837. The published transcription names Alex Glascaw and Mary McAughin as his parents.<ref name="RasharkinBaptisms" /> The later reuse of James suggests that he died before October 1843, but no burial has been identified and the original register should be checked before treating this as proved.
|-
| '''[[Glasgow-3940|Unknown Glasgow]]'''
| Entry dated 1838
| Gortereagh
| An incomplete transcription names Alex Glascow and Molly McAughern. The child's personal name and dates were not preserved. The entry should not be assigned to Robert, Ann or another known child without inspection of the original register.<ref name="RasharkinBaptisms" />
|-
| '''[[Glasgow-938|Robert Glasgow]]'''
| About 1840 or 1841
| County Antrim
| Recorded as Alexander and Mary's ten-year-old son in 1851.<ref name="CensusHousehold">National Archives of Ireland, ''Census of Ireland, 1851'', Lisnagaver, Rasharkin, County Antrim, household 35, Alexander Glasgow household; [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Rasharkin/Lisnagaver/35/ household images] (accessed 16 July 2026).</ref> His 1866 marriage independently names his father as Alexander Glasgow, farmer.<ref name="RobertMarriage1866">General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register, entry 142, marriage of [[Glasgow-938|Robert Glasgow]] and [[Graham-21720|Jane Graham]], 5 April 1866, Churchtown, parish of Tamlaght O'Crilly, County Londonderry; [https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1866/11531/8240963.pdf digital image].</ref> '''Proved son.'''
|-
| '''[[Glasgow-3167|Mary Glasgow]]'''
| Age 28 in 1871; exact birth year unresolved
| Lisnagaver in 1871
| Married [[Elder-7251|Robert Elder]] in 1871 and named her father as Alexander Glasgow, farmer.<ref name="ElderGlasgow1871" /> Robert's later succession to Alexander's exact lot 25 holding strongly identifies her father with the Lisnagaver farmer.<ref name="LisnagaverRevision25">Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, valuation revision books for Lisnagaver, Rasharkin parish, PRONI VAL/12/B/4/16B–D, lot 25; [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/Search.aspx valuation revision-book search]. Alexander remained named through the 1865–1878 volume and was later replaced by Robert Elder.</ref> Her mother and possible identification with '''Maryan Glasgow''' remain unresolved.
|-
| '''[[Glasgow-973|James Glasgow]]'''
| Born 9 October 1843
| Lisnagaver
| Baptised 7 January 1844. The transcription names Alex and Molly McAughern as his parents, and he was Alexander and Mary's seven-year-old son in 1851.<ref name="RasharkinBaptisms" /><ref name="CensusHousehold" />
|-
| '''[[Glasgow-438|Ann Glasgow]]'''
| About 1846 or 1847
| County Antrim
| Recorded as Alexander and Mary's four-year-old daughter in 1851.<ref name="CensusHousehold" /> Nancy Glasgow, daughter of the Alexander who died at Gortahar in 1888, reported that death.<ref name="AlexanderDeath1888" /> Nancy was sometimes used for Ann, but their identity is not proved.
|}

The published baptism transcription contains no baptism entries for 1840 or 1841. Robert's missing baptism is therefore most likely a record-coverage or transcription issue and is not evidence that he belonged to another family.<ref name="RasharkinBaptisms" />

==== Robert Glasgow: proved son and Gortereghy identification ====

[[Glasgow-938|Robert Glasgow]] was recorded as Alexander and Mary's ten-year-old son in 1851.<ref name="CensusHousehold" /> His civil marriage to [[Graham-21720|Jane Graham]] on 5 April 1866 independently names his father as Alexander Glasgow, farmer.<ref name="RobertMarriage1866" /> Robert was a Lisnagaver farmer and Jane lived at Gortereghy. This directly proves Robert's parentage and makes him the best candidate for the Robert Glasgow carried at Gortereghy in Griffith's Valuation and later revision books.

Robert's reported Scottish death on 27 November 1902 in Glasgow remains potentially useful because a Scottish death registration would normally identify both parents, including the mother's maiden surname, if known to the informant.

The original Scottish death record should be obtained before relying on parent details copied from online trees.

==== Mary Glasgow, Robert Elder and the Elder network ====

The original 1871 marriage entry records:

* [[Elder-7251|Robert Elder]], aged 40, bachelor and farmer of Gortereghy;
* Mary Glasgow, aged 28, spinster of Lisnagaver;
* Robert's father, Nathaniel Elder, farmer;
* Mary's father, Alexander Glasgow, farmer;
* witnesses '''William Graham''' and John Collins.<ref name="ElderGlasgow1871" />

The registrar's district was '''Ballymoney''', not Ballymena. Civil-birth searches for children of this marriage should therefore begin with Ballymoney registrations, while allowing for births registered in adjoining districts.

Mary's stated residence, her father's name and occupation, and Robert Elder's subsequent succession to Alexander's exact lot 25 holding provide a coherent land-and-marriage chain. Taken together, they make it very likely that Mary was a daughter of Alexander of Lisnagaver.

William Graham's presence as a marriage witness creates a potentially useful Graham-family FAN connection. He may have been related to [[Graham-21720|Jane Graham]], wife of Mary's brother Robert, but the marriage states no relationship and none should be attached without another record.

A published transcription of a 1864 Presbyterian marriage records William Elder, farmer of Ballymaconnally, as a son of Nathaniel Elder, farmer. Robert Elder was a witness.<ref name="WilliamElder1864">[https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/GarvaghP1/Marriages/1845-1889marr.html First Garvagh Presbyterian Church Marriages, 1845–1889], entry dated 6 September 1864 for William Elder and Ellen J. McMaster (accessed 7 August 2026). This is a transcription; the original register should be inspected.</ref>

Because Robert's 1871 marriage names the same father and occupation, William was probably Robert's brother or another close paternal relative. The transcription does not by itself prove the exact relationship.

Churchtown Presbyterian's baptism register survives under PRONI reference '''MIC.1P/347A/1'''. The online transcription covers only an earlier portion ending in 1863; the later original register is therefore a principal source for reconstructing Robert and Mary's children.<ref name="ChurchtownRegister">[https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/TamlaghtP/Baptisms.html Churchtown Presbyterian Church Baptisms], description of PRONI MIC.1P/347A/1 and the limited online transcription (accessed 7 August 2026).</ref>

A Mary Jane Elder died at Lisnagaver on 11 June 1897, aged 65. She was described as married and the wife of a farmer; John Elder, son, reported the death.<ref name="MaryElderDeath1897">General Register Office of Ireland, civil death register, Dervock registrar's district, entry 285, Mary Jane Elder, died 11 June 1897 at Lisnagaver, aged 65; [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1897/05858/4660280.pdf digital image].</ref>

The entry does not name her husband or parents.

A separate 1901 census transcription places a 71-year-old John Elder and his 27-year-old son Robert in house 7 at Lisnagaver.<ref name="Elder1901">[https://downtheroad.dev/pt/census?county=Antrim&tab=browse&townland=Lisnagaver&year=1901 1901 census browse: Lisnagaver, County Antrim], house 7, John and Robert Elder (accessed 7 August 2026). This is a derivative census presentation; the original household and house forms should be inspected.</ref>

The 1901 census index records widowed farmer Mary Elder, aged 60, at Gortahar with children Mary, Robert and Jane. In 1911 Robert J. Elder headed the continuing Gortahar household with his widowed mother Mary, sister Jane M. and a two-year-old nephew displayed as “Samuel Glasgow.”<ref name="ElderGortaharCensus">FamilySearch, Ireland census indexes, [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPB2-KNM2 Mary Elder household, Gortahar, 1901] and [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QYHR-52T2 Robert J. Elder household, Gortahar, 1911]; the latter links to National Archives of Ireland census image NAI001389304.</ref>

The nephew was registered as '''Samuel Glasgow Elder''' at Ballymoney in the third quarter of 1908; “Glasgow” was his middle name, not his surname.<ref name="SamuelGlasgowElder1908">[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBP3-95M Ireland civil registration birth index], Samuel Glasgow Elder, Ballymoney, July–September 1908, vol. 1, p. 111.</ref> The continuing residence, relationships and use of Glasgow as Samuel's middle name make this Gortahar household a high-confidence continuation of the family formed by Robert Elder and Mary Glasgow. Samuel's parents and exact relationship within the Elder family remain unresolved.

A Robert Elder aged 64 whose death was registered at Ballymoney in the fourth quarter of 1894 is a strong candidate for Mary's husband and would explain her widowed status in 1901.<ref name="RobertElderDeath1894">[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTZP-9M6 Ireland civil registration death index], Robert Elder, Ballymoney, October–December 1894, vol. 1, p. 100.</ref> The original death entry is still required before that identification is treated as proved. The separate Mary Jane Elder who died at Lisnagaver in 1897 remains unassigned.

===== Mary Glasgow and Maryan Glasgow =====

The 1871 marriage register clearly records Mary Glasgow as aged '''28''', implying birth about 1842 or 1843.<ref name="ElderGlasgow1871" />

'''Maryan Glasgow''' was aged 17 in [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]]'s Glenleslie household in 1851, implying birth about 1833 or 1834.<ref name="Glenleslie1851">National Archives of Ireland, ''Census of Ireland, 1851'', Glenleslie, Dunaghy parish, County Antrim, household 21, John Glasgow household; see [https://durrushistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1851irishcensusreturnscommadelimitedtextfilejul24_071.pdf detailed transcription], pp. 103–104.</ref>

The age conflict is substantial. It does not by itself disprove identity because marriage ages could be understated or otherwise inaccurate, but the two records should not be treated as matching without further evidence.

The 1897 Mary Jane Elder was aged 65, implying birth about 1831 or 1832, which is much closer to Maryan's census age.<ref name="MaryElderDeath1897" /> That death cannot yet be used as confirmation because the entry does not name her husband or parents, and another Elder household existed at Lisnagaver.

Mary does not appear in Alexander's 1851 household. That is useful negative evidence but not disproof. A teenage daughter could have been living with grandparents, relatives, an employer or another household.

If Maryan was Alexander's daughter, her apparent birth about 1833 or 1834 would also precede Alexander and Mary's reported first-marriage year of 1836.

Possible explanations include:

* Maryan was born to Alexander and Mary before their marriage;
* Maryan was Alexander's daughter by a previous relationship;
* the reported first-marriage year or census age is inaccurate;
* Maryan was the child of another son or daughter of John Glasgow;
* or Maryan and the 1871 Mary were separate women.

No surviving record presently distinguishes these possibilities.

'''Current assessment:''' Mary, the 1871 bride, was probably a daughter of Alexander of lot 25. Her identification with '''Maryan Glasgow''' is possible and worth active investigation, but remains unproved. The identities should remain separate, and Maryan should not be linked to [[Glasgow-3167]], until the Elder children, the 1897 deceased and the relevant census households have been reconstructed.

''Evidence-history note:'' an earlier assessment stated that [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow of Glenleslie]] had not been proved as Alexander's father and that the 1871 Mary “cannot be” John's granddaughter Maryan because Mary was twenty-eight in 1871 while Maryan was already seventeen in 1851. The dedicated assessment above retains the same age conflict but treats identity as possible and unproved rather than impossible.

=== Place, residence and land chronology ===

==== Residences and farming ====

Lisnagaver, Gortereghy and Moneyleck are separate adjoining townlands in Rasharkin civil parish, barony of Kilconway, County Antrim.<ref name="Townlands">[https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/kilconway/rasharkin/killoquin/lisnagaver/ Lisnagaver Townland, County Antrim], administrative divisions and adjoining-townland map (accessed 2026).</ref>

The records place Alexander within this small area over several decades:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding:20px; width:100%;"
|+ '''Residence and land-record sequence'''
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Date
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Place
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Record and Assessment
|-
| '''1834'''
| Lisnagaver
| The Rasharkin Tithe Applotment Book records separate holdings for Alexr Glasgow, 29 acres, and Robt Glasgow, 35 acres.<ref name="RasharkinTithe1834">Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, ''Tithe Applotment Book for the parish of Rasharkin'', 1834, PRONI FIN/5/A/236, manuscript folio 17, Lisnagaver entries for Alexr and Robt Glasgow; digital image accessed 5 August 2026 through the [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/eCatNI_IE/SearchPage.aspx PRONI eCatalogue].</ref> The identity of the 1834 Alexr with this Alexander is unproved.
|-
| '''1837–1838'''
| Gortereagh
| Residence in the transcribed baptism entries for Alexander and Mary's children.<ref name="RasharkinBaptisms" />
|-
| '''1843–1844'''
| Lisnagaver
| Residence in James's birth and baptism entry.<ref name="RasharkinBaptisms" />
|-
| '''1851'''
| Lisnagaver
| Alexander was a farmer and head of household 35.<ref name="CensusHousehold" />
|-
| '''Valuation era'''
| Lisnagaver, lot 25
| Alexander occupied a house, offices and 8 acres, 2 roods and 10 perches under Robert Harvey.<ref name="GriffithOriginal">''General Valuation of Ireland'', Lisnagaver, Rasharkin civil parish, County Antrim, lots 24–26; original valuation extract reproduced below.</ref>
|-
| '''Later revision sequence'''
| Lisnagaver, lot 25
| Alexander remained named in VAL/12/B/4/16B, covering 1865–1878. He was struck out during the later revision sequence and [[Elder-7251|Robert Elder]] was occupier by the volume beginning in 1889.<ref name="LisnagaverRevision25" /> The books bracket the tenancy change; they do not prove Alexander's death date.
|}

The changing descriptions may reflect residence on one side of a townland boundary and landholding on the other rather than a substantial migration. No exact move date should be inferred.

The 1834 tithe book also records William and James McCaheran at Gortereghy. That spelling is compatible with the McAughin and McAughern forms used for Mary's surname in the later baptism transcription. Alexander and Mary's presence at Gortereghy in 1837–38 may therefore reflect Mary's local family or tenancy network, but the tithe gives no relationship and does not identify either man as her father or brother.<ref name="GortereghyTithe1834">Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, ''Tithe Applotment Book for Rasharkin parish'', 1834, PRONI FIN/5/A/236, Gortereghy entries for William and James McCaheran.</ref>

==== Original 1834 tithe holding ====

The original Rasharkin Tithe Applotment Book records two separate Glasgow holdings at Lisnagaver in 1834:

* '''Alexr Glasgow''' — 29 acres, comprising 10 acres first quality, 10 acres second quality and 9 acres third quality.
* '''Robt Glasgow''' — 35 acres, comprising 11 acres first quality, 10 acres second quality and 14 acres third quality.

The red numbers '''4''' and '''5''' beside their names are consecutive entry numbers, not ages. The men appear on separate lines with separate acreages and assessments. The manuscript states no relationship between them.<ref name="RasharkinTithe1834" />

The two holdings total exactly '''64 acres'''.

In the later valuation, the Glasgow holdings numbered 24–26—occupied by [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]], Alexander and [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]]—totalled '''63 acres, 0 roods and 10 perches'''.<ref name="GriffithOriginal" />

The difference is less than one acre.

One plausible interpretation is that substantially the same Glasgow land block was subsequently redistributed from two holdings into three. Changed survey methods, boundaries or the inclusion and exclusion of marginal land could also account for part of the difference. The comparison therefore supports continuity of a local Glasgow landholding network, but it does not establish either succession or kinship.

Two competing possibilities remain important:

# the 1834 Alexr and Robt were members of an older generation whose holdings were later divided among John, Alexander and Thomas; or
# the 1834 Alexr was this Alexander, then about twenty-three, and the later valuation reflects subdivision or reorganisation during his own lifetime.

The tithe itself does not distinguish between these interpretations. John's 1846 marriage independently names his father as John Glasgow, farmer.<ref name="JohnGarvinMarriage1846" /> The later lot 24 branch therefore need not descend from either of the two 1834 occupiers, and the close acreage totals are stronger evidence for land continuity than for one sibling inheritance.

The comparison also does not prove that the Alexr Glasgow recorded in 1834 was the man born about 1811. An older namesake such as [[Glasgow-3904|Alexander Glasgow]] remains possible. The 1834 Robert remains unidentified and is not securely [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow of Glenleslie]].

==== Griffith's Valuation and lot 25 succession ====

The original Griffith's Valuation page for Lisnagaver records Alexander, John and Thomas Glasgow on three consecutive numbered principal holdings, all under the same immediate lessor, Robert Harvey.<ref name="GriffithOriginal" />

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|+ '''Glasgow holdings at Lisnagaver'''
|-
! Map lot
! Occupier
! Immediate lessor
! Description
! Area
! Approximate decimal acres
|-
| 24
| [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]]
| Robert Harvey
| House, offices and land
| 21 acres, 2 roods, 25 perches
| 21.66
|-
| 25
| '''Alexander Glasgow'''
| Robert Harvey
| House, offices and land
| 8 acres, 2 roods, 10 perches
| 8.56
|-
| 26a
| [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]]
| Robert Harvey
| House, offices and land
| 32 acres, 3 roods, 15 perches
| 32.84
|-
| 26b
| John M‘Cochrane
| Thomas Glasgow
| House
| No land recorded
| —
|}

Alexander, John and Thomas were therefore not merely three men of the same surname somewhere in Lisnagaver. They occupied lots 24, 25 and 26, held from the same landlord, and each principal holding included a house, offices and agricultural land.

The consecutive lot numbers strongly suggest that the holdings were physically close. The valuation map should still be consulted before stating that every plot directly adjoined or shared a boundary.

Alexander's holding, at 8 acres, 2 roods and 10 perches, was considerably smaller than John's holding of about 21.66 acres and Thomas's holding of about 32.84 acres. This could reflect subdivision of an earlier holding, different lease arrangements or independently acquired tenancies. Acreage alone does not establish how the men were related.

Thomas also acted as immediate lessor of the house occupied by John M‘Cochrane on lot 26b. This indicates that Thomas controlled the principal lot 26 holding and sublet at least one associated dwelling. It may reflect a different tenancy or economic position from Alexander and John, although it does not establish ownership of the land.

{{Image
|file=Glasgow-951-1.png
|caption=Original Griffith's Valuation extract showing lots 24–26 at Lisnagaver
|size=L
}}

The valuation names '''Alexander Glasgow''' as occupier of lot 25 rather than his widow, representatives or estate. In the absence of another identified Alexander at Lisnagaver, this was probably the farmer recorded there in the 1851 census.

The revision books strengthen the continuity of that tenancy by continuing Alexander's name into VAL/12/B/4/16B, covering 1865–1878, before Robert Elder later replaced him.<ref name="LisnagaverRevision25" />

Valuation records could lag behind an occupier's death, departure or informal transfer. The sequence therefore cannot be used as a precise life record. It does, however, make the history of lot 25 central to the identification of Alexander's later family network.

=== The Lisnagaver Glasgow network ===

Several Glasgow households appear together in the surviving Lisnagaver census fragment.<ref name="CensusTranscript" />

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding:20px; width:100%;"
|+ '''Nearby Glasgow households at Lisnagaver in 1851'''
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Household
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Family Head
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Age
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Occupation
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Notes
|-
| 34
| [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]]
| 50
| Farmer
| His unmarried brother [[Glasgow-2908|Samuel Glasgow]], aged 60, was also present.
|-
| 35
| '''Alexander Glasgow'''
| 40
| Farmer
| Lived with Mary, Robert, James and Ann.
|-
| 36
| John Watters
| —
| Blacksmith
| Intervening non-Glasgow household.
|-
| 37
| [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]]
| 35
| Farmer
| Lived with Mary Ann and their children.
|}

Enumeration order does not prove that the houses stood immediately beside one another. It does establish that John, Samuel, Alexander and Thomas belonged to the same small Lisnagaver residential cluster.

The census explicitly identifies '''John and Samuel as brothers'''. It does not call John, Samuel, Alexander and Thomas one sibling group.

The later valuation adds a separate land-based connection: John, Alexander and Thomas occupied the consecutive principal holdings 24, 25 and 26 under the same immediate lessor.<ref name="GriffithOriginal" />

The combined census, land and church evidence therefore supports a close Glasgow family-and-neighbour network at Lisnagaver while leaving the precise relationships unresolved.

==== Alexander and Thomas ====

The contemporary Rasharkin Presbyterian baptism register creates a stronger connection between Alexander and Thomas than census proximity or repeated forenames alone.

Alexander and Mary or Molly used the congregation while associated with Gortereagh and Lisnagaver. Thomas and [[McCracken-5681|Mary Ann McCracken]] used the same congregation while associated with Moneyleck and Lisnagaver.<ref name="RasharkinBaptisms" />

Most notably:

* Alexander's son James was born at Lisnagaver on '''9 October 1843''';
* Thomas's daughter Eliza was born there on '''17 October 1843'''.

The two children were born eight days apart in the same small townland and appear in the same Presbyterian register.<ref name="RasharkinBaptisms" />

Alexander and Thomas were also:

* born in County Antrim about five years apart;
* farmers;
* able to read and write;
* associated with the same Presbyterian congregation;
* recorded within the same Lisnagaver–Gortereagh–Moneyleck micro-area;
* heads of closely grouped Lisnagaver households in 1851;
* and later occupiers of consecutive valuation lots under the same lessor.

This is substantial FAN evidence for a close relationship.

No surviving record presently calls them brothers. Thomas should therefore be treated as Alexander's '''probable close relative''' and possible brother, not as a proved sibling.

==== Thomas and Daniel ====

The original registered will of [[Glasgow-3896|Daniel Glasgow]] of Kilrea identifies [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]] as his "late brother" and [[Glasgow-2413|Daniel Neely Glasgow]] as a nephew.<ref name="DanielWill">Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/willscalendar_ie/willssearch.aspx Will Calendars], original registered will of [[Glasgow-3896|Daniel Glasgow]] of Kilrea, proved 1871 (accessed 17 July 2026).</ref>

This supports Daniel and Thomas as brothers.

It does not establish Alexander's relationship to either man.

==== John and Samuel branch ====

The 1851 census explicitly identifies [[Glasgow-2908|Samuel Glasgow]] as [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]]'s brother. It does not identify either man as Alexander's or Thomas's brother.<ref name="CensusTranscript" />

John's reported age conflicts with a Rasharkin gravestone:

* the 1851 transcription suggests birth about 1800 or 1801;
* the gravestone says he died on 20 June 1895 aged 78, suggesting birth about 1816 or 1817.<ref name="JohnGravestone">Richard John Torrens, [https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/graveyard.html Rasharkin Presbyterian Graveyard], Glasgow memorial for John Glasgow and Margaret Garvin (accessed 2026).</ref>

John's original 1846 marriage identifies him as a bachelor farmer of Lisnagaver and explicitly names his father as '''John Glasgow, farmer'''. Margaret Garvin was a daughter of James Garvin, farmer.<ref name="JohnGarvinMarriage1846">General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register, [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]] and Margaret Garvin, 16 November 1846; [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3156063 original registration entry].</ref>

The father statement applies directly to John and, through the proved census brotherhood, probably to [[Glasgow-2908|Samuel Glasgow]]. It does not identify Alexander's or Thomas's father. It also shows that the later lot 24 John–Samuel branch cannot be assigned to the 1834 Robert or older Alexander merely from adjoining land.

==== Female and affinal network ====

The Rasharkin baptism transcription also names adult Glasgow women in the same regional generation, including:

* Elisabeth Glasgow with James Anderson at Drumack;
* Charlotte Glasgow with a James Anderson at Drumack;
* Jane Glasgow with James Dysart at Granagh and Crushybracken.

They should not be attached as Alexander's sisters without a direct bridge.

Their husbands' wills, children's marriages, witnesses, gravestones and tenancy records may nevertheless preserve relationships omitted from male land records.

The same register records McAughern households in or near Lisnagaver. This does not prove a relationship to Mary, but it makes the local McAughern network worth reconstructing.

William Graham, witness at Mary's 1871 marriage, should be investigated alongside [[Graham-21720|Jane Graham]] and the existing male and female associates.

=== Death and identity assessment ===

==== Leading identification: Gortahar, 16 May 1888 ====

An Alexander Glasgow died at Gortahar, Rasharkin parish, County Antrim, on 16 May 1888. The register describes him as married, aged 84 and a labourer; his daughter '''Nancy Glasgow''' was present at death.<ref name="AlexanderDeath1888">General Register Office of Ireland, civil death register, death of Alexander Glasgow, 16 May 1888, Gortahar; [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1888/06179/4766466.pdf digital image].</ref>

At the same place on 27 February 1892, Mary Glasgow died as a widow, reportedly aged 89. Her daughter [[Glasgow-3167|Mary Elder]] was present.<ref name="MaryDeath1892">General Register Office of Ireland, civil death register, death of Mary Glasgow, 27 February 1892, Gortahar; [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1892/06049/4723532.pdf digital image].</ref> Mary Elder is independently proved by her 1871 marriage to be a daughter of Alexander Glasgow, farmer of Lisnagaver. The widow's residence and her daughter's identity therefore provide a strong bridge between the Lisnagaver family and the Gortahar deaths.

The identification is now high confidence, although the 1888 death age implies birth about 1804 while Alexander's age of forty in the 1851 census implies about 1810 or 1811. The occupational description is no longer a conflict: Alexander was called a farmer when Mary married in 1871, but [[Glasgow-438|Ann Glasgow]]'s 1876 marriage already named her father as '''Alexander Glasgow, labourer''', while placing Ann at Lisnagaver.<ref name="AnnMarriage1876">General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register, Robert McCracken and [[Glasgow-438|Ann Glasgow]], 13 October 1876; [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1876/11181/8097170.pdf digital image].</ref> Alexander disappeared from his Lisnagaver holding during the 1879–88 valuation period. The continuing Gortahar Elder household in 1901 and 1911, including Samuel Glasgow Elder, materially strengthens the chain through Alexander's daughter Mary.<ref name="ElderGortaharCensus" /><ref name="SamuelGlasgowElder1908" />

The informant Nancy should not presently be equated with [[Glasgow-438|Ann Glasgow]]. Ann had married Robert McCracken in 1876 and would ordinarily have appeared under her married surname. Nancy may instead have been a separate daughter who was born after 1851 or absent from Alexander's census household; no record yet resolves her identity.

The profile therefore retains 16 May 1888 as the best-supported death identification while documenting the remaining age and occupation discrepancies. The former claim that Alexander died in Glasgow, Scotland in 1852 or 1861 belongs to a conflated identity; the documented Scottish migration begins with his son Robert.

==== Minimum proved position and the unsupported 1852 claim ====

''Evidence-level note:'' the following is the strict minimum proved position. It does not replace the probable 1888 Gortahar identification above.

Alexander was alive when the 1851 census was taken.<ref name="CensusHousehold" />

He was probably the Alexander named as occupier of lot 25 during the valuation era and remained named through the revision volume covering 1865–1878.<ref name="GriffithOriginal" /><ref name="LisnagaverRevision25" />

Valuation entries could remain unchanged after an occupier's death or removal. The revision sequence therefore cannot be converted into a precise death date.

The Glasgow Surname DNA Project includes participant-submitted pedigree metadata giving an 1852 death year for an Alexander Glasgow born in 1811.<ref name="DNAProject">[https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/glasgow/about Glasgow Surname DNA Project], public project information and results (accessed 2026).</ref> No civil, church, burial, probate or other contemporary record has been located supporting that exact date.

The valuation sequence does not by itself disprove death in 1852, because a deceased tenant's name could remain in the books for some time. It does mean that 1852 should not be treated as established merely from participant-supplied pedigree data.

If the Gortahar identification is ultimately rejected, the minimum independently proved position would be:

* '''Date:''' after 1851;
* '''Place:''' unknown.

This fallback position does not replace the probable 1888 identification retained in the structured profile.

=== Y-DNA ===

==== Kit B580327 and interpretation of R-FT20271 ====

Glasgow Surname DNA Project kit '''B580327''' has a Big Y result within haplogroup '''R-FT20271''' and a participant-supplied paternal pedigree ending with an Alexander Glasgow born about 1811 in County Antrim.<ref name="DNAProject" />

If the submitted pedigree is correct, the result places Alexander's direct paternal line within a wider north-Irish or Scottish Glasgow Y-DNA cluster. It does not identify his father, and the pedigree itself remains participant-supplied family-tree information rather than an independent genetic finding.

FamilyTreeDNA estimates the common ancestor represented by R-FT20271 at approximately the seventeenth century.<ref name="DNADiscover">[https://discover.familytreedna.com/y-dna/R-FT20271 FamilyTreeDNA Discover, R-FT20271] (accessed 2026).</ref>

A descendant of Thomas, Daniel, John or Samuel merely testing somewhere within R-FT20271 would therefore not prove an early nineteenth-century brotherhood.

A useful comparison would require:

* each tester's current terminal SNP;
* shared downstream variants below R-FT20271;
* private-variant sharing;
* nearest Big Y matches;
* and an estimated common-ancestor range compatible with the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century.

A different haplogroup in a well-documented Thomas-line tester would disprove a shared direct paternal line. A newly formed recent downstream branch shared by Alexander- and Thomas-line testers would materially strengthen the close-kinship hypothesis.

Further details are maintained in the [https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:Alexander_Glasgow Alexander Glasgow Research Space] and the [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Glasgow_DNA Glasgow DNA research space].

==== Comparison with kit 1002232 ====

A direct male-line descendant of Alexander has taken a Big Y-700 test. Kit
B580327 is assigned to R-FT20271.<ref name="FTDNA">[https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Glasgow?iframe=ydna-results-overview FamilyTreeDNA Glasgow Surname Project, public Y-DNA results], kit B580327.</ref>

Kit 1002232, representing the [[Glasgow-2738|James J Glasgow]] line, is also
R-FT20271. The two kits are genetic distance three at Y-111, differ at four of
662 compared Big Y STRs and share DYS714=27. A local uncalibrated model places
their likely branching node around 1750 with a displayed 95% interval of
1700–1750. That interval is a research window, not proof of a particular
ancestor: the same model misdates a known control relationship.

The result proves a shared direct paternal Glasgow ancestor. It does not show
whether Alexander's father was Robert, the older Alexander, John of Glenleslie or another collateral man. It supports retaining plausible
uncertain attachments while documentary evidence is sought.

==== Testing strategy ====

The most informative next test remains Big Y-700 for a documented direct male-line descendant of [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]].

Suggested recruitment order:

# Thomas Glasgow's documented male-line descendants;
# [[Glasgow-3896|Daniel Glasgow]]'s documented male-line descendants;
# [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]] or [[Glasgow-2908|Samuel Glasgow]]'s documented male-line descendants;
# more distant project members with well-sourced north-Irish Glasgow pedigrees.

Autosomal matches or descendants through daughters cannot directly answer the paternal-line question.

A Big Y match should be interpreted below R-FT20271 rather than merely at that broad haplogroup level.

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

==== Parents and siblings ====
Alexander is attached to [[Glasgow-3904|Alexander Glasgow]] and Rosanna Unknown
as uncertain parents. A later descendant account names Alexander and Rosanna as
The parents of Thomas of Lisnagaver and describes two Kilrea clockmaker
relatives.<ref name="DescendantAccount">[https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_topics/thread/465937 “Trying to find Glasgow,” ''Genes Reunited''], descendant account posted 25 January 2007.</ref>

A private email thread from 9–11 February 2020 supplies a more specific route
for testing the connection to Thomas. The correspondent reported an autosomal
match and identified her great-grandmother as Catherine Glasgow, reportedly the
sixth daughter of Thomas Glasgow and Mary Ann McCracken. She wrote that she
believed Thomas's parents were Alexander and Rosanna, and offered further
information about Daniel the Kilrea clockmaker.<ref name="ThomasDescendantCorrespondence">Private email thread, “The Glasgow Surname,” 9–11 February 2020. The correspondence is retained as research provenance; match metrics, segment data, complete descent and the source behind the parent names have not been recovered.</ref>

The account is partly corrected by documentary evidence. [[Glasgow-3896|Daniel
Glasgow]] of Kilrea called the late Thomas his brother in his 1871 will, and
Daniel Neely Glasgow's 1888 marriage names Thomas Glasgow, farmer, as his
father.<ref name="DanielWill">[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/willscalendar_ie/willssearch.aspx Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Will Calendars], will of Daniel Glasgow of Kilrea, proved 1871.</ref><ref name="DanielNeelyMarriage">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1888/10763/5925382.pdf General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register], Daniel Neely Glasgow and Mary Jane Boyd, 28 June 1888.</ref> Daniel and Thomas are therefore proved brothers.

Alexander is a possible brother or cousin because he belonged to the same small
Lisnagaver/Kilrea network, was of a compatible age and is included in the later
family reconstruction. No contemporary record calls him their brother or names
The older Alexander as his father, so both parent links remain uncertain.

The correspondence identifies a particular descendant line for a future
autosomal audit, but it cannot distinguish brothers from cousins or another
relationship until the shared segments and all plausible alternative routes are
checked. It is not an independent confirmation of the 2007 account until the
source behind the two parent names is recovered.

[[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow of Glenleslie]] has not been proved as Alexander's
father. The Mary Glasgow aged twenty-eight in 1871 does not align neatly with
John's granddaughter Maryan, who was already seventeen in 1851, but age error
or a misreported marriage age means their identity is possible rather than
excluded. No record yet proves that they were the same woman. The 1846 marriage
of [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]] names his own father as another John Glasgow,
farmer; through John's proved census brotherhood it probably also identifies
The father of Samuel, but it supplies no parent for Alexander.<ref name="JohnGarvinMarriage1846">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=cima-3156063 General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register], John Glasgow and Margaret Garvin, 16 November 1846.</ref>

==== Collateral tests and comparison families ====
The [https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/Drimbolg/graveyard.html Drimbolg graveyard transcription], grave 1, records Hugh Scott Boyd of Lower Tamlaght, his brother Joseph A. Boyd, their sister Mary Jane Glasgow and niece Elizabeth Boyd Glasgow. The original 1888 marriage names Daniel Neely Glasgow's wife as Mary Jane Boyd of Tamlaght, daughter of Hugh Boyd, and Elizabeth's original 1889 birth return names Daniel and Mary Jane formerly Boyd as her parents. The original 1901 Tamlaght household then calls Elizabeth and Sarah Glasgow nieces of Hugh S. Boyd. Together these records identify the memorial family at high confidence; the memorial is no longer an untested lead.

The [https://www.proni.gov.uk/files/proni/2026-01/PRONI%20Guide%20to%20Church%20Records.pdf PRONI church guide] lists Drimbolg Reformed Presbyterian session book ''MIC1C/15'', 1809–1859. The [https://ulsterhistoricalfoundation.com/presbyterianism/covenanters/records-of-congregations Ulster Historical Foundation] independently confirms that Drimbolg's surviving session minutes begin in 1809. Search all Glasgow spelling variants with the surrounding case, residence and witness context; this is separate from the pending ''CR5/32/1/1/1–2'' family-register search.

The family Bible attributed to [[Glasgow-822|John Glasgow]], born 10 April 1767, and Mary Arthur lists nine children from 1799 through 1815 but no Alexander.<ref name="JohnBible">[https://www.hiltner.com/mckeown/getperson.php?personID=I368&amp;tree=tree1 Hiltner genealogy], John Glasgow family page and reported family-Bible transcription.</ref> This weakens, but does not absolutely exclude, John and Mary Arthur as Alexander's parents. Kit ''N18544'' is Y-67 and reports John as its earliest paternal ancestor, but the public material identifies neither the tester nor the modern descent. Its project subgroup explicitly says that a Big-Y upgrade is required, so the displayed FT25406 grouping is not a tested-SNP result for this kit. An upgrade remains a useful comparison experiment, not proof of a nineteenth-century relationship.<ref name="N18544">[https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Glasgow?iframe=ydna-results-overview FamilyTreeDNA Glasgow Surname Project], public project result for kit N18544, reported earliest paternal ancestor John Glasgow, 1767–1851.</ref>

The original [https://www.hiltner.com/mckeown/showmedia.php?mediaID=1260&amp;medialinkID=1865 20 March 1847 John Glasgow letter] and both catalogued Bible images have been examined. The 1797 title page and family-register page are retained locally; the register confirms the reported child sequence without an Alexander and records James's death on 20 April 1823. Samuel Glasgow, reported formerly of Kilrea and an emigrant to Prescott in 1831, has now been reconstructed far enough to correct one important claim: Robert Glasgow's original 1849 will calls Samuel his brother, not his son, and also names brothers Daniel, John and Thomas, deceased brother James's children and sister Mary. The will does not identify their parents or prove that Daniel and Thomas are the Kilrea/Lisnagaver profiles.<ref name="JohnLetter">[https://www.hiltner.com/mckeown/showmedia.php?mediaID=1260&amp;medialinkID=1865 Hiltner genealogy], “John Glasgow letter to Jane Glasgow Gray 3-20-1847.pdf”.</ref><ref name="SamuelPrescott">[https://cotyrone.com/colondonderry/burial/CoLondonderry-DeathsSentinel-G-1829-1869.html County Londonderry death-notice transcription], Samuel Glasgow, formerly of Kilrea, reported January 1867; [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLG-LWY9-S FamilySearch, registered copy of Robert Glasgow's 1849 will], original image inspected 8 September 2026.</ref>

Daniel's watchmaker occupation also justifies a targeted enquiry to the [https://www.clockmakers.org/museum-archive/library-archive Clockmakers' Company archive]. The published apprentice-register OCR has produced no Glasgow hit, so this is a research route only, not evidence of Daniel's parentage.

The known Jane Glasgow/Dysart household has a possible New Zealand continuation: the Rasharkin transcription records Mary Jane Dysart, daughter of James Dysart and Jane Glascaw, born 13 July 1837. New Zealand BDM indexes confirm that Mary Jane Dysart married Christopher Hampton in 1871 (''1871/8379'') and that Mary Jane Hampton died aged 44 (''1881/1677''); an intention-to-marry transcript gives the bride as Mary Jane Dysert, aged 25. The two New Zealand ages conflict with each other and with the precise Rasharkin baptism, so the identities must not be merged. The paid death printout remains the decisive parent-and-birthplace record.<ref name="MaryJaneDysartIreland">[https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/Baptisms_1834.html Rasharkin Presbyterian baptisms, 1834–1846], entry 82.</ref><ref name="MaryJaneHampton">[https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/ New Zealand BDM Historical Records], marriage 1871/8379 and death 1881/1677; [https://itm.howison.co.nz/year/1871/page/6604 New Zealand intentions to marry transcription], no. 2465.</ref>

==== Son Robert and Gortereghy ====
Robert's 1866 marriage explicitly names his father as Alexander Glasgow, farmer.
Robert was a Lisnagaver farmer and his bride Jane Graham lived at Gortereghy.<ref name="RobertMarriage1866">[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1866/11531/8240963.pdf General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register], Robert Glasgow and Jane Graham, 1866.</ref> This directly proves Robert's parentage and makes him the best candidate for the Robert Glasgow carried at Gortereghy in Griffith's Valuation and later revision books.

==== Y-DNA ====
A direct male-line descendant of Alexander has taken a Big Y-700 test. Kit
B580327 is assigned to R-FT20271.<ref name="FTDNA">[https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Glasgow?iframe=ydna-results-overview FamilyTreeDNA Glasgow Surname Project, public Y-DNA results], kit B580327.</ref>

Kit 1002232, representing the [[Glasgow-2738|James J Glasgow]] line, is also
R-FT20271. The two kits are genetic distance three at Y-111, differ at four of
662 compared Big Y STRs and share DYS714=27. Those marker comparisons are useful
for selecting documentary test lines, but they are not calibrated ancestry
probabilities and do not date a common ancestor reliably.

The result strongly supports a shared direct paternal Glasgow ancestor within
The tested comparison. It does not show
whether Alexander's father was the older Alexander, John of Glenleslie, Robert
of Glenleslie or another collateral man. It supports retaining plausible
uncertain attachments while documentary evidence is sought.

Further comparison material is maintained on the [https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:Alexander_Glasgow Alexander Glasgow Research Space] and [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Glasgow_DNA Glasgow DNA research space]. These are research aids, not independent sources for a relationship.

==== Highest-priority surviving parentage source ====
PRONI's Ballymoney Reformed Presbyterian register, references
'''CR5/32/1/1/1–2''', covers 1804–1844 and includes Dervock and Kilraughts
society lists, baptisms, marriages, deaths and removals. It spans Alexander's
probable 1810–11 birth and Rosanna's reported death in 1822. A household or
society entry placing a child Alexander with named parents could provide the
direct evidence still missing.<ref name="PRONICR5Guide">[https://www.proni.gov.uk/files/proni/2026-01/PRONI%20Guide%20to%20Church%20Records.pdf Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, ''Guide to Church Records''], Ballymoney Reformed Presbyterian material; see also the [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/eCatNI_IE/SearchPage.aspx PRONI eCatalogue], references CR5/32/1/1/1–2.</ref>

A targeted request covering Glasgow, Glascow, Glasco, Glascoe and similar
spellings was sent to PRONI on 19 August 2026. No result has yet been received,
so the source is a pending evidence target rather than proof of either parent.

Search Inside of S. Alexander Blair's [https://archive.org/details/kilraughtskirkit0000alex ''Kilraughts: A Kirk and Its People''] found only Glasgow city or university references, not this family. [https://rootsireland.ie/antrim/online-sources.php RootsIreland's County Antrim source list] describes “Kilraughts (RP), 1780–1934” under gravestone inscriptions rather than baptismal or congregational records. A subscription search produced uninspected collateral hits, but no indexed baptism for Alexander; this does not substitute for examining PRONI CR5/32/1/1/1–2 and is not negative proof.

==== Additional sources consulted ====
The 1851 household can also be viewed through the National Archives' [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Rasharkin/Lisnagaver/35/ earlier census page] and the [https://durrushistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1851irishcensusreturnscommadelimitedtextfilejul24_071.pdf detailed census transcription]. The land sequence was checked in [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/Search.aspx PRONI's revision-book search], the [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/eCatNI_IE/SearchPage.aspx PRONI eCatalogue], [https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/kilconway/rasharkin/killoquin/lisnagaver/ Lisnagaver townland reference] and [https://www.failteromhat.com/slater/0192.pdf Slater's directory].

Church and family searches included the [https://www.johngrenham.com/records/church.php?civilparish=Rasharkin&civilparishid=347&search_type=full Rasharkin church-register inventory], [https://www.johngrenham.com/records/county_church_full.php?county=Antrim&denomination=Presbyterian&location=Public+Record+Office+of+Northern+Ireland&search_type=full County Antrim Presbyterian register inventory], [https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/graveyard.html Rasharkin Presbyterian graveyard], [https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/TamlaghtP/Baptisms.html Tamlaght baptisms] and [https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/GarvaghP1/Marriages/1845-1889marr.html Garvagh marriages]. The later Elder family was checked through the [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1871/11341/8162804.pdf 1871 Elder–Glasgow marriage], an [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1897/05858/4660280.pdf 1897 civil death], the [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/search/?church-or-civil=civil&event-birth=1&lastname=Elder&location=Ballymoney&per_page=100 Ballymoney civil search] and [https://downtheroad.dev/pt/census?county=Antrim&tab=browse&townland=Lisnagaver&year=1901 1901 Lisnagaver census browse]. None identifies Alexander's parents.

The Elder line was also followed through the National Archives of Ireland original [https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/census-record/#id=4575739&c20_year=1901 1901 Gortahar household] and [https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census/census-record/#id=490671&c20_year=1911 1911 Gortahar household], [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1894/05952/4691448.pdf Robert Elder's original 1894 death] and [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1908/01647/1657700.pdf Samuel Elder's original 1908 birth]. Robert, a married farmer aged 64, died at Gortahar on 18 November 1894; Mary Elder, widow, of Gortahar reported the death. The exact place, compatible age and continuing widow household identify him as Mary's husband at high confidence, although the return does not explicitly state their relationship. The birth records Samuel Elder at Gortahar to unmarried Jane Elder, father blank, with Mary Elder as informant; the original census itself records him as Samuel Glasgow. This is unexplained alternate-surname usage between original records. It strengthens household continuity but does not identify his father or prove a Glasgow relationship.

Two other searches exclude tempting conflations. Robert Glasgow of Prescott's 1849 will names six sibling shares but no Alexander; a place among deceased brother James's children is still unproved.<ref name="PrescottWill1849">Will of Robert Glasgow of Prescott, Canada West, dated October 1849 and registered in 1856; [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLG-LWY9-S FamilySearch image].</ref> A bounded free search on 12 September 2026 found no further record tying Robert's named brothers Daniel or Thomas to the Kilrea/Lisnagaver men. FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File entries for [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3JBF-PQL Alexander] and [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3JBF-PQ8 Rosanna] cite only an Ancestry member tree and disagree with the 2007 post over Rosanna's October 1822 death date; they are derivative provenance, not independent support. Cape Supreme Court indexes name an Alexander Glasgow in 1893 and 1898, after this man's probable 1888 death, without an age, birthplace or family bridge.<ref>[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.za/node/737 National Archives and Records Service of South Africa catalogue], Alexander Glasgow index results.</ref>

The inspected Inishrush Glasgow family-register image lists the children of [[Glasgow-822|John Glasgow]] and Mary Arthur from 1799 to 1815 without an Alexander. Its provenance is the catalogued Hiltner family Bible, with both 960 × 1280 images retained locally. The omission is negative evidence against this specific parental couple but cannot exclude a relationship to their wider family.<ref>Hiltner genealogy, “Glasgow Bible,” catalogue media 531–532; original title and family-register images inspected locally on 12 September 2026.</ref>

The Y-DNA assessment uses both the [https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/glasgow/about Glasgow project page] and the [https://discover.familytreedna.com/y-dna/R-FT20271 R-FT20271 haplotree page].

=== Parentage and collateral relationships ===

==== Current working assessment ====

Alexander is attached to [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]] as an uncertain father. Robert is the leading place-based candidate because an older Robert and Alexander held the two separately assessed Glasgow holdings at Lisnagaver in 1834. The identification of that tithe occupier with Glasgow-1367 is itself uncertain. The former attachment to [[Glasgow-3904|the older Alexander Glasgow]] has been removed. A later descendant account names Alexander and Rosanna as the parents of Thomas of Lisnagaver and describes two Kilrea clockmaker relatives.<ref name="DescendantAccount">[https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_topics/thread/465937 “Trying to find Glasgow,” ''Genes Reunited''], descendant account posted 25 January 2007.</ref>

The account is partly corrected by documentary evidence. [[Glasgow-3896|Daniel
Glasgow]] of Kilrea called the late Thomas his brother in his 1871 will, and
Daniel Neely Glasgow's 1888 marriage names Thomas Glasgow, farmer, as his
father.<ref name="DanielWill" /><ref name="DanielNeelyMarriage">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1888/10763/5925382.pdf General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register], Daniel Neely Glasgow and Mary Jane Boyd, 28 June 1888.</ref> Daniel and Thomas are therefore proved brothers.

Alexander is a possible brother or probable close relative because he belonged to the same small
Lisnagaver/Kilrea cluster and was of a compatible age. No contemporary record calls
him their brother. Only [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]] is currently attached as an
uncertain father; the older Alexander attachment has been rejected.

No surviving baptism, marriage entry, will, lease, gravestone, census relationship or civil record located for this profile explicitly names Alexander's parents.

Current WikiTree parent relationships, family traditions and nearby same-surname holdings should therefore be treated as research hypotheses rather than proved genealogy.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding:20px; width:100%;"
|+ '''Parentage evidence and competing hypotheses'''
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Candidate / Hypothesis
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Evidence
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Assessment
|-
| '''[[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]] of Glenleslie'''
| John's 1851 household included '''Maryan Glasgow''', aged 17 and described as his granddaughter. The Mary who married Robert Elder in 1871 named Alexander Glasgow as her father.
| '''Possible, conditional on the two Marys being one woman.''' Even then, "granddaughter" would not expressly state whether John was her paternal or maternal grandfather.
|-
| '''[[Glasgow-3904|Older Alexander Glasgow]] and Rosanna'''
| A descendant account concerning Thomas Glasgow names Thomas's parents as Alexander and Rosanna and reports Rosanna's death about 23 October 1822.<ref name="ThomasTradition">[https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_topics/thread/465937 Trying to find Glasgow], descendant post dated 25 January 2007, concerning Thomas Glasgow of Lisnagaver and his family (accessed 16 July 2026). This is later family testimony, not a contemporary record.</ref>
| '''Rejected as the current parent attachment; retained only as a Thomas-branch tradition.''' Applying it to this Alexander would require proof that he and Thomas shared parents.
|-
| '''[[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]] or the 1834 Robt Glasgow'''
| Robt Glasgow held a separate 35-acre Lisnagaver tithe holding in 1834 and may have belonged to an older generation.<ref name="RasharkinTithe1834" />
| '''Possible older relative; insufficient evidence for father.'''
|-
| '''[[Glasgow-822|John Glasgow]] and [[Arthur-2480|Mary Arthur]] of Inishrush'''
| Their reported family-Bible sequence includes children born before and after Alexander's estimated birth year, but no Alexander.
| '''Weak alternative.''' No documentary bridge has been found.
|}

No candidate currently reaches a documentary standard of probable father.

==== Robert Glasgow of Lisnagaver: leading place-based candidate ====

[[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]] or the Robt Glasgow recorded at Lisnagaver in 1834 remains a significant place-based candidate for Alexander's father or older close relative.

Supporting evidence includes:

* Robert and Alexander held the two separately assessed Glasgow holdings at Lisnagaver in the original 1834 tithe;
* Robert's 35-acre holding and Alexander's 29-acre holding together formed a 64-acre block;
* Alexander was only about twenty-three in 1834 if the census age is accurate, so Robert may have represented an older generation;
* Alexander later named a son Robert;
* the name Robert recurs in related or possibly related Glasgow branches.

Main limitations:

* the tithe gives no ages or relationships;
* the identity of the tithe Robert with [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]] is not yet securely established;
* no document yet shows Robert's holding passing directly to Alexander;
* no direct bridge has been found between Robert and the later lots 24–26 occupiers;
* naming patterns alone are weak evidence.

Robert is therefore the leading current father candidate and is attached as uncertain, not proved.

==== Descendant account: Alexander and Rosanna ====

A descendant of Thomas Glasgow's daughter Jane posted a family account in 2007 naming Thomas's parents as '''Alexander and Rosanna'''. The account also reports that Rosanna died on or about 23 October 1822 and that Thomas possibly had two uncles at Kilrea who were clockmakers.<ref name="ThomasTradition" />

The account is not primary evidence and gives no original source for the preceding generation. It does, however, reportedly identify Thomas's wife, several children and Lisnagaver residence correctly.

Applying this parentage to Alexander requires two separate propositions:

# Alexander and Thomas were brothers or otherwise shared the same parents.
# The descendant account correctly preserved Thomas's parents' names.

The first remains plausible but unproved. The second rests on descendant testimony rather than a contemporary record.

The descendant account remains relevant to Thomas's family tradition, but it does not justify attaching the older Alexander or Rosanna as this Alexander's parents.

==== The clockmaker tradition and Rosanna's surname ====

Slater's 1846 directory lists two watch and clock makers at Kilrea:

* '''Daniel Glasco''';
* '''James Shaw'''.<ref name="Slater1846">Isaac Slater, ''Slater's National Commercial Directory of Ireland'' (1846), Kilrea, p. 473, under "Watch & Clock Makers"; [https://www.failteromhat.com/slater/0192.pdf digital copy] (accessed 16 July 2026).</ref>

This once suggested that Daniel Glasgow and James Shaw were the paternal and maternal clockmaker uncles remembered by Thomas's descendants, leading to the reconstruction of Rosanna's surname as Shaw.

That argument is no longer secure.

The reported Daniel Glasgow will identifies Thomas as Daniel's brother, not nephew.<ref name="DanielWill" /> The clockmaker story therefore appears to have shifted by a generation, by the descendant's perspective or through ordinary family-memory error.

James Shaw's occupation at Kilrea does not establish that he was Rosanna's brother.

Rosanna's surname remains unknown. If '''Shaw''' is retained in a linked profile, it should be marked uncertain and described as a discarded or weak working hypothesis rather than a genealogical conclusion.

==== John Glasgow of Glenleslie ====

[[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]]'s 1851 Glenleslie household included his granddaughters Ann Glasgow, aged 18, and '''Maryan Glasgow''', aged 17.<ref name="Glenleslie1851" />

The discovery that Mary Glasgow of Lisnagaver married Robert Elder in 1871 and named her father as Alexander Glasgow makes this household more relevant than it previously appeared.

If Mary Glasgow and Maryan Glasgow were the same woman, John would have been a grandfather of one of Alexander's daughters. That would materially strengthen a parentage connection.

It would not, however, prove that John was Alexander's father. The census describes Maryan only as John's granddaughter and does not state whether the link ran through her father or mother.

The identity of the two Marys therefore has to be established independently before the Glenleslie relationship can be used as parentage evidence.

==== Glenleslie parentage and the separate Alexander ====

[[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]] and [[Alexander-16967|Rose Alexander]] of Glenleslie were previously treated as possible parents of this Alexander.

The newly reopened Mary/Maryan question means John cannot simply be dismissed as irrelevant, but the older direct-parent theory remains unproved.

John and Rose were a real couple living at Glenleslie in 1851. The presence of William Alexander, described as John's brother-in-law, supports Rose's maiden surname being Alexander.<ref name="JohnRose1851">[https://durrushistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1851irishcensusreturnscommadelimitedtextfilejul24_071.pdf 1851 Irish Census Returns: comma-delimited transcription], Glenleslie household 21, pp. 103–104 (accessed 16 July 2026).</ref>

Important cautions remain:

* John and Rose belonged to the Glenleslie cluster rather than Lisnagaver;
* Rose was alive in 1851, whereas the Rosanna in Thomas's descendant tradition was reportedly dead by 1822;
* a separate Alexander Glasgow lived at Glenleslie with Mary Ann and their son John;
* no record directly identifies John or Rose as parents of the Lisnagaver Alexander.

The separate Glenleslie Alexander was born about 1816 and must not be merged with this Lisnagaver farmer.<ref name="OtherAlexander1851">[https://durrushistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1851irishcensusreturnscommadelimitedtextfilejul24_071.pdf 1851 Irish Census Returns: comma-delimited transcription], Glenleslie household 35, p. 104 (accessed 16 July 2026).</ref>

The similarity between the names '''Rose''', '''Rose Ann''' and '''Rosanna''' is not sufficient to merge the two women or their families.

==== John Glasgow and Mary Arthur of Inishrush ====

The Inishrush family Bible reportedly identifies John Glasgow and Mary Arthur and lists their children in a close sequence from 1799 to 1815, including Margaret on 17 October 1810 and John on 4 March 1813, but no Alexander.<ref name="InishrushBible">Inishrush Glasgow family Bible transcription, listing the children of John Glasgow and Mary Arthur from 1799 to 1815. The original image, provenance and full citation should be added to the research space when available.</ref>

Alexander's presumed birth about 1810 or 1811 falls directly into this sequence.

Unless his census age is materially wrong or the transcription is incomplete, adding another child at that point is chronologically awkward. John and Mary should therefore not be proposed as Alexander's parents without new evidence.

==== Other weak reconstructions ====

The birth year '''1788''' sometimes assigned to the proposed older Alexander is unsupported and should not be relied upon. It is also difficult to reconcile with treating Daniel Glasgow, born about 1795 or 1796, as his son.

No positive evidence currently connects this Alexander to Adam Glasgow and Rose of Inishrush. Their possible relationship belongs in wider-family research, not in the proved biography.

James Glasgow senior of Ballybogy and an older Robert Glasgow at Doonbought remain possible members of the wider local network, but neither presently has a direct documented bridge to Alexander.

==== Highest-priority surviving parentage source ====

PRONI's Ballymoney Reformed Presbyterian register, references
'''CR5/32/1/1/1–2''', covers 1804–1844 and includes Dervock and Kilraughts
society lists, baptisms, marriages, deaths and removals. It spans Alexander's
probable 1810–11 birth and Rosanna's reported death in 1822. A household or
society entry placing a child Alexander with named parents could provide the
direct evidence still missing.<ref name="PRONICR5Guide">[https://www.proni.gov.uk/files/proni/2026-01/PRONI%20Guide%20to%20Church%20Records.pdf Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, ''Guide to Church Records''], Ballymoney Reformed Presbyterian material; see also the [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/eCatNI_IE/SearchPage.aspx PRONI eCatalogue], references CR5/32/1/1/1–2.</ref>

A targeted request covering Glasgow, Glascow, Glasco, Glascoe and similar
spellings was sent to PRONI on 19 August 2026. No result has yet been received,
so the source is a pending evidence target rather than proof of either parent.

=== Identity, conflation and record cautions ===

* The 1871 Elder–Glasgow marriage belongs to the '''Ballymoney''' registration district, not Ballymena.<ref name="ElderGlasgow1871" />
* The witness '''William Graham''' is an important associate but is not yet identified; a relationship to [[Graham-21720|Jane Graham]] is possible but unproved.
* The 1897 Mary Jane Elder should not be attached as Robert Elder's wife solely from surname and residence.
* The 1834 Alexr Glasgow of Lisnagaver may be this Alexander or an older namesake. The tithe gives no age or relationship.
* This Alexander should not be confused with [[Glasgow-2385|Alexander Glasgow]], born about 1816, who lived at Glenleslie with Mary Ann and their son John.
* The alleged Barony, Lanarkshire, marriage of 12 June 1838 concerns another couple. Alexander and Mary already had a child born at Gortereagh in January 1837.<ref name="RasharkinBaptisms" />
* No Scottish or Australian death should be attached without evidence connecting the record to Mary McCaughan, Lisnagaver or the known children.
* Lisnagaver in Rasharkin parish is not Lisnagarvey, the former name of Lisburn.
* Mary's age of 40 in 1851 supports a birth about 1810 or 1811, not 1817 or 1818.
* [[Glasgow-938|Robert Glasgow]]'s exact birth date of 6 November 1840 has not been established by the records cited here.
* The red 4 and 5 on the 1834 tithe page are entry numbers, not ages.

==== Former duplicate profile Glasgow-2717 ====

The former sparse duplicate Glasgow-2717 was created from the note “(1804 x 1888) Alex b. 1804, d. 1888 Ballymoney” and also suggested possible identity with “Rev. A. D. Glasgow” of Ballymena in 1861. The Gortahar death registration now explains the 1804–1888 estimate, but it identifies Alexander as a married labourer and supplies no support for the clergyman suggestion. Glasgow-2717 was merged into this profile on the strength of the leading Gortahar identification; its original note is not independent evidence. If that identification is disproved, the split question should be reconsidered.

==== Prescott sibling group ====

The 1849 will of Robert Glasgow of Prescott divided his estate into six shares for brothers Daniel, Samuel, John and Thomas, the children of deceased brother James collectively, and sister Mary. Alexander was not named.<ref name="PrescottWill1849">Will of Robert Glasgow of Prescott, Canada West, dated October 1849 and registered in 1856; [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLG-LWY9-S FamilySearch image].</ref> This weighs against treating Alexander as another proved sibling in that group. A possible place among deceased James's children remains unproved.

==== Cape Supreme Court records ====

Cape Supreme Court indexes name an Alexander Glasgow in an 1893 estate motion and in ''Maria Welch v. Alexander Glasgow'' in 1898. Both proceedings post-date this profile's probable 1888 death and should be treated as records of another same-name man unless the Gortahar identification is disproved. The indexes give no age, birthplace, occupation or family, and the two Cape proceedings are not themselves proved to concern one man.<ref>[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.za/node/737 Underlying record source: alexander glasgow].</ref>

=== Research sources and record groups ===

==== Land and estate records ====

The tithe and valuation sources identify occupiers or persons responsible for land. They do not automatically establish ownership, residence or kinship.

The land evidence is nevertheless unusually useful here because it provides exact parcels, acreage and succession rather than surname-only appearances.

Priority record groups include:

* the original 1834 Rasharkin Tithe Applotment Book under PRONI FIN/5/A/236 and related microfilm material;
* the original Griffith's Valuation page and map for Lisnagaver;
* the complete Lisnagaver valuation-revision sequence, including VAL/12/B/4/16B–D and subsequent volumes;
* Killoquin estate map and related material under '''D/2972''';
* title-deed schedules concerning Moneyleck under '''T/1459''';
* early Bateson-Harvey estate accounts under '''D/3300/256/1''';
* any Harvey estate rentals, lease books, arrears ledgers, assignments, surrenders, notices to quit and tenant correspondence covering approximately 1820–1890.

PRONI reference D3209/1 is a 1790 Killoquin rent roll and arrears account that explicitly includes Lisnagaver, Gortereghy and Moneyleck. A targeted request for its complete Lisnagaver section was sent to PRONI on 13 August 2026; it may identify an earlier Glasgow tenant generation but cannot alone prove Alexander's father.

The land search should follow numbered parcels and transactions rather than surnames alone.

Useful findings would include:

* one Glasgow occupier replacing another on the same parcel;
* "representatives of" wording;
* a widow inserted after a deletion;
* division or consolidation of plots;
* transfers between Glasgow and Elder occupiers;
* common map-number roots;
* an estate assignment naming a son, brother, daughter or son-in-law;
* or an explicit surrender and regrant explaining the transition from Alexander Glasgow to Robert Elder.

Lot '''25''' is now especially important because the marriage evidence provides a plausible reason for an Elder son-in-law to succeed Alexander there.

Lots '''24''' and '''26''' should still be traced in parallel. Their histories may reveal whether the Glasgow block was divided among relatives from an earlier common tenancy.

==== Church records ====

Highest-priority church work includes:

* inspect the original Rasharkin Presbyterian baptism images under '''MIC.1P/292''' for Alexander and Thomas's entries, including adjacent pages and marginal notes;
* search Second Portglenone Presbyterian '''MIC.1P/357''' for Glasgow marriages from 1822 to 1845, particularly Alexander and Mary about 1834–1838 and Thomas and Mary Ann about 1838–1842;
* inspect Churchtown Presbyterian '''MIC.1P/347A/1''' from June 1871 through about 1890 for children of Robert Elder and Mary Glasgow;
* collect every Glasgow, McAughern, McCracken, Elder, Garvin and related witness rather than searching only the target couples;
* examine any surviving session, communicant, stipend, pew-rent, Sunday-school or congregational-account material.

Pre-civil Presbyterian marriage entries may not name fathers. Residences, witnesses and repeated associates may be the most useful surviving details.

==== Additional sources consulted ====

The 1851 household can also be viewed through the National Archives' [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Rasharkin/Lisnagaver/35/ earlier census page] and the [https://durrushistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1851irishcensusreturnscommadelimitedtextfilejul24_071.pdf detailed census transcription]. The land sequence was checked in [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/Search.aspx PRONI's revision-book search], the [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/eCatNI_IE/SearchPage.aspx PRONI eCatalogue], [https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/kilconway/rasharkin/killoquin/lisnagaver/ Lisnagaver townland reference] and [https://www.failteromhat.com/slater/0192.pdf Slater's directory].

Church and family searches included the [https://www.johngrenham.com/records/church.php?civilparish=Rasharkin&civilparishid=347&search_type=full Rasharkin church-register inventory], [https://www.johngrenham.com/records/county_church_full.php?county=Antrim&denomination=Presbyterian&location=Public+Record+Office+of+Northern+Ireland&search_type=full County Antrim Presbyterian register inventory], [https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/graveyard.html Rasharkin Presbyterian graveyard], [https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/TamlaghtP/Baptisms.html Tamlaght baptisms] and [https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/GarvaghP1/Marriages/1845-1889marr.html Garvagh marriages]. The later Elder family was checked through the [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1871/11341/8162804.pdf 1871 Elder–Glasgow marriage], an [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1897/05858/4660280.pdf 1897 civil death], the [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/search/?church-or-civil=civil&event-birth=1&lastname=Elder&location=Ballymoney&per_page=100 Ballymoney civil search] and [https://downtheroad.dev/pt/census?county=Antrim&tab=browse&townland=Lisnagaver&year=1901 1901 Lisnagaver census browse]. None identifies Alexander's parents.

The Y-DNA assessment uses both the [https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/glasgow/about Glasgow project page] and the [https://discover.familytreedna.com/y-dna/R-FT20271 R-FT20271 haplotree page].

=== Search exhaustion audit, 26 August 2026 ===

No concrete record identifying Alexander's father or mother was found in this search pass. The attachment to [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]] remains uncertain. The Alexander-and-Rosanna account applies directly to [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]] only; no located record establishes that Alexander and Thomas were brothers.

The following sources were searched without a parentage result:

* FamilySearch historical records and full-text material for Alexander Glasgow and surname/place variants, including Antrim baptisms, marriages, census material, deeds and probate. The target hits were the already-known 1851 census and 1834 tithe, which name no parent. Searches for Lisnagaver, Gortereagh/Gortahar and Rasharkin produced no parent statement.
* The FamilySearch County Antrim religious-image browse. It contains no identified Kilraughts Reformed Presbyterian group. Image group 007732596, item 3, proved to be a Ballymoney parish marriage index; all 66 images were checked without a relevant Glasgow entry.
* The 1851 Lisnagaver household and neighbouring returns; 1834 tithe; Griffith's Valuation and revisions; relevant Registry of Deeds material; pre-1858 will indexes; Thomas Glasgow's 1870 administration; and Daniel Glasgow's 1871 will. These establish places and some collateral relationships but never identify Alexander as anyone's son or brother.
* The probable 1888 Gortahar death, the children's civil marriages, surviving Irish census-search forms and Scottish statutory-death searches for plausible collaterals. No record both names proposed parents and connects the subject or a proved sibling to them.
* Exact-name/place newspaper searches and an 1888 volume of the ''Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter''. No target obituary, birth notice or kinship statement was found.
* Search Inside of [https://archive.org/details/kilraughtskirkit0000alex S. Alexander Blair's ''Kilraughts: A Kirk and Its People'']. Its searchable Glasgow hits concern the city or university; no Lisnagaver, Rosanna or target-family entry was found.
* Gravestone and public family-history searches. The 2007 Genes Reunited post remains the earliest located Alexander/Rosanna claim, but it is descendant testimony about Thomas rather than a historical record for this Alexander. MyHeritage and FamilySearch trees repeat incompatible Robert/Catherine, John/Rosanna and Alexander/Rosanna constructions without a source proving this profile's parents.

[https://rootsireland.ie/antrim/online-sources.php RootsIreland's live County Antrim source list] places '''Kilraughts (RP), 1780–1934''' under '''Gravestone Inscriptions''', not under baptismal or congregational records. It therefore does not establish that RootsIreland has indexed the early membership and family lists held by PRONI as '''CR5/32/1/1/1–2'''. On 26 August 2026 an authenticated County Antrim search for Alexander Glasgow in 1811 (±5 years) returned no baptism/birth result. A surname-only Glasgow search over the same range returned two baptism/birth results and one census-substitute result, but a subscription is required to inspect them; neither baptism result is indexed as Alexander. They remain uninspected collateral leads, not proof of parentage or a negative search of the Kilraughts register. PRONI has so far supplied only automated acknowledgements to the targeted request sent on 19 August 2026, not a transcript or quotation. The original congregational register remains the clearest unresolved route to a concrete parent record.

=== Prioritised research plan ===

==== Priority 1A — reconstruct Robert and Mary's children ====

* Inspect PRONI '''MIC.1P/347A/1''', Churchtown Presbyterian baptisms, from June 1871 through about 1890 for children of [[Elder-7251|Robert Elder]] and Mary Glasgow.
* Record birth dates, baptism dates, residences, maternal surnames, sponsors and marginal notes.
* Identify their son John and determine whether he was the informant at Mary Jane Elder's 1897 death.
* Search [https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/search/?church-or-civil=civil&event-birth=1&lastname=Elder&location=Ballymoney&per_page=100 Ballymoney civil births for Elder] from 1871 onward and inspect original images for father Robert, mother Mary formerly Glasgow, and Lisnagaver or Gortereghy residence.

==== Priority 1B — distinguish the Elder households ====

* Obtain the original 1901 Form A, B1 and B2 returns for house 7, Lisnagaver, occupied by John Elder and his son Robert.
* Establish John's marital status and occupation and compare the property description with the valuation revision books.
* Trace every Elder holding at Lisnagaver through VAL/12/B/4/16C–D and subsequent volumes rather than assuming that all Elders there belonged to one household.
* Determine which Elder household occupied Alexander's former lot 25 and whether later subdivision created additional Elder tenancies.

==== Priority 1C — identify William Graham ====

* Search Churchtown Presbyterian, Rasharkin Presbyterian and Ballymoney civil records for William Graham in the Lisnagaver, Gortereghy and Tamlaght O'Crilly area before and after 1871.
* Compare his residence, occupation, father and witnesses with [[Graham-21720|Jane Graham]] and the known Glasgow–Elder network.
* Search for William as a witness to other Graham, Glasgow, Elder or McCaughan/McAughern events.
* Do not attach a relationship without a direct record.

==== Priority 1D — complete the lot 24–26 land sequence ====

* Trace lots 24, 25 and 26 through every available valuation-revision volume.
* Record every dated deletion, insertion and occupier change.
* Note "representatives of" wording, acreage changes, subdivisions and consolidations.
* Establish the earliest securely dated transition from Alexander Glasgow to Robert Elder on lot 25.
* Compare the later parcels with the 1834 64-acre tithe block.

==== Priority 2A — reconstruct Nathaniel Elder's family ====

* Obtain the original 6 September 1864 marriage entry for William Elder and Ellen J. McMaster and verify Robert Elder's witness signature.
* Search marriages, baptisms, deaths and valuation records for children of Nathaniel Elder, farmer, particularly Robert and William.
* A record expressly naming Robert and William as brothers would establish the witness network independently.

==== Priority 2B — resolve Mary/Maryan ====

* Reconstruct '''Maryan Glasgow''' forward from the 1851 Glenleslie census.
* Determine whether she appears in any marriage, death, church or emigration record under that identity.
* Reconstruct all children of Robert Elder and Mary Glasgow for maternal-age evidence and naming patterns.
* Determine whether the 1897 Mary Jane Elder was Robert's wife.
* Search for records naming Mary's mother.
* Keep Mary and Maryan as separate profiles until the evidence converges.

==== Priority 2C — church and estate records ====

* Inspect PRONI MIC.1P/292 for the original Rasharkin Presbyterian baptism entries and adjacent pages.
* Search PRONI MIC.1P/357, Second Portglenone Presbyterian marriages, about 1834–1838, for Alexander Glasgow variants and Mary McCaughan, McAughin or McAughern variants.
* Examine Killoquin estate material under '''D/2972'''.
* Examine Moneyleck title-deed schedules under '''T/1459'''.
* Examine Bateson-Harvey estate accounts under '''D/3300/256/1'''.
* Search additional Harvey estate rentals, leases, assignments and tenant correspondence for Lisnagaver, Gortereghy and Moneyleck.

==== Priority 2D — adjacent Glasgow branches ====

* Obtain the 1846 civil marriage image for [[Glasgow-867|John Glasgow]] and Margaret Garvin.
* Record John's father, occupation, residence, witnesses and church.
* Treat any resulting father identification as applying first to John and Samuel only.
* Investigate whether John, Samuel or their children appear as witnesses or successors in the Alexander/Thomas land and church network.

==== Priority 3 — probate and paternal-network testing ====

* Obtain the complete probate copy and archival citation for [[Glasgow-3896|Daniel Glasgow]]'s will.
* Seek a contemporary source for Rosanna's reported death on or about 23 October 1822.
* Recruit a documented direct male-line descendant of [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]] for Big Y testing.
* Compare recent downstream and private variants with kit B580327 rather than relying solely on shared placement in R-FT20271.

== Sources ==
<references />

Structured dossier and technical data

Machine-readable dossier · Family network

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        "E-3dbdf07b969c"
      ],
      "notes": "Daniel is Thomas's proved brother, but Alexander's connection to Thomas is only a close-network hypothesis. The possible Gortereghy Daniel/Robert land association is supportive context, not identity or relationship proof.",
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        "Glasgow-3904"
      ],
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        "E-b751470bd050"
      ],
      "notes": "This stacks Alexander's possible close kinship with Thomas on a late account that names only Thomas's parents. No record directly names younger Alexander's parents. Preserve an existing attachment only as uncertain; do not upgrade it.",
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        "assessment_id": "alexander-951-reviewed-position",
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        "Glasgow-951"
      ],
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        "E-579b3a72a59a"
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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      "identity_scope": "Glasgow-1367 is retained as the working Lisnagaver occupier profile. Identification with the Glenleslie census-and-will man is unresolved; that man's dates, birthplace and family cannot be transferred to the occupier.",
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      "relationship": "son",
      "reason": "Entry 203 records James, born 9 October 1843 and baptised 7 January 1844 at Lisnagaver, as the son of Alex and Molly McAughern; the 1851 household records him aged seven with Alexander and Mary. This documents the parent–child relationship. His proposed later identity in Michigan remains a separate, unproved question.",
      "basis": "Existing approved Alexander family assessment and its maintained record interpretation",
      "source_ids": [
        "baptism-james-1843",
        "census-1851"
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      "provenance": {
        "source": "/assets/research/assessments.json",
        "assessment_id": "alexander-951-reviewed-position",
        "interpretation_source": "/people/glasgow-951.html#family",
        "resolution_note": "Publishes the record-proved Irish parent–child relationship separately from the unproved identification of James with the later Michigan man."
      },
      "assessment_source": "/assets/research/relationship-assessments.json",
      "record_source": "/assets/research/canonical-records.json",
      "id": "C-reviewed-glasgow-951-glasgow-973",
      "type": "assessed_relationship",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-951",
        "Glasgow-973"
      ],
      "perspective_id": "Glasgow-951",
      "claim": "Entry 203 records James, born 9 October 1843 and baptised 7 January 1844 at Lisnagaver, as the son of Alex and Molly McAughern; the 1851 household records him aged seven with Alexander and Mary. This documents the parent–child relationship. His proposed later identity in Michigan remains a separate, unproved question.",
      "notes": "Entry 203 records James, born 9 October 1843 and baptised 7 January 1844 at Lisnagaver, as the son of Alex and Molly McAughern; the 1851 household records him aged seven with Alexander and Mary. This documents the parent–child relationship. His proposed later identity in Michigan remains a separate, unproved question.",
      "lifecycle": "current",
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    },
    {
      "status": "proved",
      "status_label": "Documented spouse",
      "relationship": "spouse",
      "reason": "The 1837, 1838 and 1844 baptism entries repeatedly name Alex with Mary or Molly McAughin/McAughern as parents, and the 1851 return records Alexander and Mary as husband and wife with their children at Lisnagaver. This documents the couple although their marriage entry has not been found.",
      "basis": "Three Rasharkin baptism entries and the original 1851 Lisnagaver household",
      "source_ids": [
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        "baptism-unnamed-1838",
        "baptism-james-1843",
        "census-1851"
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "source": "/assets/research/relationship-assessments.json",
        "basis": "Reviewed baptism and census evidence",
        "resolution_note": "Publishes the documented spouse relationship; absence of a surviving marriage entry is a source limitation, not a reason to leave the repeated-record couple unassessed."
      },
      "assessment_date": "2026-09-13",
      "assessment_source": "/assets/research/relationship-assessments.json",
      "record_source": "/assets/research/canonical-records.json",
      "id": "C-reviewed-glasgow-951-mccaughan-222",
      "type": "assessed_relationship",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-951",
        "McCaughan-222"
      ],
      "perspective_id": "Glasgow-951",
      "claim": "The 1837, 1838 and 1844 baptism entries repeatedly name Alex with Mary or Molly McAughin/McAughern as parents, and the 1851 return records Alexander and Mary as husband and wife with their children at Lisnagaver. This documents the couple although their marriage entry has not been found.",
      "notes": "The 1837, 1838 and 1844 baptism entries repeatedly name Alex with Mary or Molly McAughin/McAughern as parents, and the 1851 return records Alexander and Mary as husband and wife with their children at Lisnagaver. This documents the couple although their marriage entry has not been found.",
      "lifecycle": "current",
      "historical_claim_ids": [
        "C-217f9aaeaa62"
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      "evidence_ids": []
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      "schema_version": 3,
      "id": "alexander-951-reviewed-position",
      "subject": "Glasgow-951",
      "status": "approved",
      "reviewed": "2026-09-13",
      "basis": "The maintained conclusion in the supplied dossier, not a new examination of the register.",
      "source": {
        "url": "/people/glasgow-951.json",
        "section": "research_findings / Current conclusion / 13 September 2026"
      },
      "summary": "Alexander’s household with his documented wife Mary is recorded at Lisnagaver in 1851. The current research favours the Gortahar death of 16 May 1888. Robert, Mary, Ann and both children named James are documented children. Alexander’s own parents remain unresolved.",
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          "date": "1888-05-16",
          "place": "Gortahar",
          "status": "strongly_supported",
          "country": "ireland",
          "label": "High-confidence identification",
          "note": "The master review identifies the Gortahar death as the leading identification. The recorded age conflicts with the 1851 census; Nancy has not been proved identical to Ann.",
          "source_url": "https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1888/06179/4766466.pdf"
        }
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          "target": "McCaughan-222",
          "group": "spouses",
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          "label": "Documented wife"
        },
        {
          "target": "Glasgow-938",
          "group": "children",
          "status": "proved",
          "label": "Documented child"
        },
        {
          "target": "Glasgow-3167",
          "group": "children",
          "status": "proved",
          "label": "Documented child"
        },
        {
          "target": "Glasgow-438",
          "group": "children",
          "status": "proved",
          "label": "Documented child"
        },
        {
          "target": "Glasgow-973",
          "group": "children",
          "status": "proved",
          "label": "Documented child"
        },
        {
          "target": "Glasgow-1367",
          "group": "parents",
          "status": "superseded",
          "label": "Earlier proposal; not established",
          "display": "alternative"
        },
        {
          "target": "Unknown-540856",
          "group": "parents",
          "status": "unknown",
          "label": "Imported attachment; not established",
          "display": "alternative"
        },
        {
          "target": "Glasgow-3904",
          "group": "parents",
          "status": "possible",
          "label": "Uncertain working father",
          "display": "proposed"
        }
      ],
      "question": "Which record establishes Alexander’s parentage? Older Alexander and Rosanna are working possibilities, not established parents.",
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        "Imported death place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom",
        "Atlas numeric death year: 1861",
        "Imported Robert/Catherine attachments do not establish parentage."
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          "kind": "mention",
          "date": "1866-04-05",
          "label": "Named as Robert’s father",
          "place": "Churchtown, Tamlaght O’Crilly, County Londonderry",
          "role": "Father of the groom",
          "event_type": "marriage",
          "note": "Robert Glasgow’s marriage to Jane Graham names his father Alexander, a farmer. The imported evidence combines this marriage with the 1851 census; this date is the marriage date, not an event in Alexander’s own marital history.",
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              "id": "Glasgow-938",
              "role": "Groom"
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            {
              "id": "Graham-21720",
              "role": "Bride"
            },
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              "id": "Glasgow-951",
              "role": "Father of the groom"
            }
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        },
        {
          "evidence_id": "E-d57ea52d5952",
          "kind": "personal",
          "date": "1851",
          "label": "Farmer at Lisnagaver",
          "role": "Head of household",
          "event_type": "census",
          "participants": [
            {
              "id": "Glasgow-951",
              "role": "Head of household"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "evidence_id": "E-1167ee55ceaa",
          "kind": "family",
          "label": "Earlier Gortereagh baptism references",
          "role": "Relationship to this Alexander unresolved",
          "note": "These early baptism references remain wider family evidence. They are not placed among Alexander’s own life events; the supplied association does not establish that the adult named there is this Alexander."
        }
      ],
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        "superseded_places": [
          "scotland",
          "wicklow"
        ],
        "note": "Retained imported association. The maintained assessment favours the Gortahar death; the Scottish migration is documented for the next generation."
      },
      "vital_qualifications": {
        "death": "leading identification; recorded age conflicts with census"
      }
    }
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    "C-robert-alexander-father-hypothesis",
    "C-reviewed-glasgow-3939-glasgow-951",
    "C-reviewed-glasgow-3940-glasgow-951",
    "C-reviewed-glasgow-938-glasgow-951",
    "C-reviewed-glasgow-438-glasgow-951",
    "C-reviewed-glasgow-951-glasgow-973",
    "C-reviewed-glasgow-951-mccaughan-222"
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      "name": "Mary Ann (Glasgow) Elder",
      "relationship": "daughter",
      "status": "proved",
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      "basis": "research_assessment",
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      "tree_relationship": true,
      "relationship_source": "reconstructed_parent_reference",
      "tree_status": "unmarked",
      "tree_status_label": "WikiTree: relationship status unmarked",
      "url": "/people/glasgow-3167.html",
      "json_url": "/people/glasgow-3167.json",
      "network_url": "/people/glasgow-3167.network.json",
      "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3167",
      "claim_id": "C-3ecd451e5751",
      "assessment_provenance": {
        "assessment_id": "alexander-951-reviewed-position",
        "source": "/assets/research/assessments.json",
        "reviewed": "2026-09-13",
        "basis": "The maintained conclusion in the supplied dossier, not a new examination of the register."
      },
      "lifecycle": "historical",
      "superseded_by": "C-reviewed-glasgow-3167-glasgow-951"
    },
    {
      "id": "Glasgow-1367",
      "name": "Robert Glasgow",
      "relationship": "father",
      "status": "superseded",
      "status_label": "Historical attachment; not established",
      "basis": "research_assessment",
      "evidence_ids": [],
      "tree_relationship": true,
      "relationship_source": "wikitree_parent_field",
      "tree_status": "uncertain",
      "tree_status_label": "WikiTree: uncertain parent",
      "url": "/people/glasgow-1367.html",
      "json_url": "/people/glasgow-1367.json",
      "network_url": "/people/glasgow-1367.network.json",
      "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1367",
      "claim_id": "C-b48375a01529",
      "display": "alternative",
      "assessment_provenance": {
        "assessment_id": "alexander-951-reviewed-position",
        "source": "/assets/research/assessments.json",
        "reviewed": "2026-09-13",
        "basis": "The maintained conclusion in the supplied dossier, not a new examination of the register."
      },
      "lifecycle": "historical",
      "superseded_by": "C-robert-alexander-father-hypothesis"
    },
    {
      "id": "Glasgow-3939",
      "name": "James Glasgow",
      "relationship": "son",
      "status": "unknown",
      "status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
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      "evidence_ids": [],
      "tree_relationship": true,
      "relationship_source": "reconstructed_parent_reference",
      "tree_status": "unmarked",
      "tree_status_label": "WikiTree: relationship status unmarked",
      "url": "/people/glasgow-3939.html",
      "json_url": "/people/glasgow-3939.json",
      "network_url": "/people/glasgow-3939.network.json",
      "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3939",
      "claim_id": "C-597948bfc528",
      "lifecycle": "historical",
      "superseded_by": "C-reviewed-glasgow-3939-glasgow-951"
    },
    {
      "id": "Glasgow-3940",
      "name": "Unknown Glasgow",
      "relationship": "son",
      "status": "unknown",
      "status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
      "basis": "tree",
      "evidence_ids": [],
      "tree_relationship": true,
      "relationship_source": "reconstructed_parent_reference",
      "tree_status": "unmarked",
      "tree_status_label": "WikiTree: relationship status unmarked",
      "url": "/people/glasgow-3940.html",
      "json_url": "/people/glasgow-3940.json",
      "network_url": "/people/glasgow-3940.network.json",
      "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3940",
      "claim_id": "C-0f4ca8d44a55",
      "lifecycle": "historical",
      "superseded_by": "C-reviewed-glasgow-3940-glasgow-951"
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      "id": "Glasgow-938",
      "name": "Robert Glasgow",
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      "status": "proved",
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        "E-579b3a72a59a"
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      "tree_relationship": true,
      "relationship_source": "reconstructed_parent_reference",
      "tree_status": "unmarked",
      "tree_status_label": "WikiTree: relationship status unmarked",
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      "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-938",
      "claim_id": "C-80533d545fbe",
      "assessment_provenance": {
        "assessment_id": "alexander-951-reviewed-position",
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      "superseded_by": "C-reviewed-glasgow-938-glasgow-951"
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      "name": "Anna Glasgow",
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      "status_label": "Documented child",
      "basis": "research_assessment",
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      "relationship_source": "reconstructed_parent_reference",
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      "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-438",
      "claim_id": "C-d227e53ae051",
      "assessment_provenance": {
        "assessment_id": "alexander-951-reviewed-position",
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        "basis": "The maintained conclusion in the supplied dossier, not a new examination of the register."
      },
      "lifecycle": "historical",
      "superseded_by": "C-reviewed-glasgow-438-glasgow-951"
    },
    {
      "id": "Glasgow-973",
      "name": "James Glasgow",
      "relationship": "son",
      "status": "proved",
      "status_label": "Documented child",
      "basis": "research_assessment",
      "evidence_ids": [],
      "tree_relationship": true,
      "relationship_source": "reconstructed_parent_reference",
      "tree_status": "unmarked",
      "tree_status_label": "WikiTree: relationship status unmarked",
      "url": "/people/glasgow-973.html",
      "json_url": "/people/glasgow-973.json",
      "network_url": "/people/glasgow-973.network.json",
      "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-973",
      "claim_id": "C-635ac42d3846",
      "assessment_provenance": {
        "assessment_id": "alexander-951-reviewed-position",
        "source": "/assets/research/assessments.json",
        "reviewed": "2026-09-13",
        "basis": "The maintained conclusion in the supplied dossier, not a new examination of the register."
      },
      "lifecycle": "historical",
      "superseded_by": "C-reviewed-glasgow-951-glasgow-973"
    },
    {
      "id": "McCaughan-222",
      "name": "Mary (McCaughan) Glasgow",
      "relationship": "spouse",
      "status": "proved",
      "status_label": "Documented wife",
      "basis": "research_assessment",
      "evidence_ids": [],
      "tree_relationship": true,
      "relationship_source": "wikitree_spouse_field",
      "tree_status": "unmarked",
      "tree_status_label": "WikiTree: relationship status unmarked",
      "url": "/people/mccaughan-222.html",
      "json_url": "/people/mccaughan-222.json",
      "network_url": "/people/mccaughan-222.network.json",
      "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McCaughan-222",
      "claim_id": "C-217f9aaeaa62",
      "assessment_provenance": {
        "assessment_id": "alexander-951-reviewed-position",
        "source": "/assets/research/assessments.json",
        "reviewed": "2026-09-13",
        "basis": "The maintained conclusion in the supplied dossier, not a new examination of the register."
      },
      "lifecycle": "historical",
      "superseded_by": "C-reviewed-glasgow-951-mccaughan-222"
    }
  ]
}

Current position

Family and relationships

Evidence and reasoning

What establishes Alexander’s identity and approximate dates?

Which records establish his partner and children?

What is actually known about his parents?

How is Alexander connected to Thomas and Daniel?

What does the DNA evidence add, and what does it leave unresolved?

DNA findings

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Life and records

Historical chronology

Birth

Robert Glasgow tithe occupier at Lisnagaver

Tithe Applotment: Alexr Glasgow at Lisnagaver

James Glasgow baptism, Rasharkin entry 75

Unnamed Glasgow child baptism, Rasharkin entry 106

James Glasgow baptism, Rasharkin entry 203

Griffith's Valuation: Alexander at Lisnagaver

Lisnagaver household 35 census return

PRONI valuation revision books, Lisnagaver lot 25

Robert Glasgow and Jane Graham marriage

Daniel Glasgow will, proved 1871

Mary Glasgow and Robert Elder marriage return

Robert McCracken and Ann Glasgow marriage

Jane Matilda Elder civil birth return

PRONI valuation revision books: Alexander struck from Lisnagaver lot 25

Alexander Glasgow civil death register

Daniel Neely Glasgow and Mary Jane Boyd marriage

Mary Glasgow civil death register

Robert Elder civil death register

Mary Jane Elder civil death register

Elder household continuation in Gortahar and Lisnagaver

Research still needed

Active research priorities

Completed searches and review log

Sources

Tithe Applotment: Alexr Glasgow at Lisnagaver

James Glasgow baptism, Rasharkin entry 75

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