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Current profile3== Biography ==
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Current profile5Hugh Glasgow was probably born about 1705. This estimate is reportedly based on an inscription on a Glasgow family gravestone in St Cedma's churchyard, Larne.<ref>[[Space:Chronology_of_the_Glasgow_Family_in_Northern_Ireland_in_Historical_Context|Chronology of the Glasgow Family in Northern Ireland in Historical Context]].</ref>
Replacement profile4Hugh Glasgow was probably born about 1705. This estimate is reportedly based on an inscription on a Glasgow family gravestone in St Cedma's churchyard, Larne.<ref>[[Space:Chronology_of_the_Glasgow_Family_in_Northern_Ireland_in_Historical_Context|Chronology of the Glasgow Family in Northern Ireland in Historical Context]].</ref>
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Current profile7=== Residence and property in Larne ===
Replacement profile6=== Residence and property in Larne ===
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Current profile9On 10 March 1736, Hugh Glasgow and [[Glasgow-1505|William Glasgow]], both of Larne, County Antrim, received a lease from Alexander, Earl of Antrim. Memorial 63221 was registered on 10 April 1738 at eleven in the morning.<ref name="lease">Registry of Deeds, Dublin, memorial 63221, lease dated 10 March 1736; registered 10 April 1738. [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSN1-FXR2 FamilySearch image 542], image group 008088380, volumes 87–88; original image inspected 21 September 2026.</ref>
Replacement profile8On 10 March 1736, Hugh Glasgow and [[Glasgow-1505|William Glasgow]], both of Larne, County Antrim, received a lease from Alexander, Earl of Antrim. Memorial 63221 was registered on 10 April 1738 at eleven in the morning.<ref name="lease">Registry of Deeds, Dublin, memorial 63221, lease dated 10 March 1736; registered 10 April 1738. [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSN1-FXR2 FamilySearch image 542], image group 008088380, volumes 87–88; original image inspected 21 September 2026.</ref>
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Current profile11The lease covered two tenements already in their possession on the north side of the street in Newtown, Larne. One had a frontage of 23 feet, bounded east by Mr Agnew's tenement and west by Robert Robinson's. The other had a frontage of 32 feet, bounded east by John Boyd's tenement and west by John White's. Both extended backwards 150 feet.<ref name="lease" />
Replacement profile10The lease covered two tenements already in their possession on the north side of the street in Newtown, Larne. One had a frontage of 23 feet, bounded east by Mr Agnew's tenement and west by Robert Robinson's. The other had a frontage of 32 feet, bounded east by John Boyd's tenement and west by John White's. Both extended backwards 150 feet.<ref name="lease" />
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Current profile13The annual rent was £1 16 shillings sterling, with receiver's fees of two pence per pound. The term began on the preceding 1 November and was measured by the lives of George II, Frederick Prince of Wales and Prince William Augustus Duke of Cumberland, with provision for replacement lives. The named lives were royal family members, not Glasgow children.<ref name="lease" />
Replacement profile12The annual rent was £1 16 shillings sterling, with receiver's fees of two pence per pound. The term began on the preceding 1 November and was measured by the lives of George II, Frederick Prince of Wales and Prince William Augustus Duke of Cumberland, with provision for replacement lives. The named lives were royal family members, not Glasgow children.<ref name="lease" />
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Current profile15The lease witnesses were James Stenhouse of Larne and William Harrison, clerk to Alexander Stewart of Ballylough. Stenhouse and Robert Wilson of Larne, merchant, witnessed the memorial. Stenhouse proved execution at Carrickfergus on 28 March 1738, stating that Alexander Stewart had executed the lease in the Earl's name and that William and Hugh had executed the lease and memorial.<ref name="lease" />
Replacement profile14The lease witnesses were James Stenhouse of Larne and William Harrison, clerk to Alexander Stewart of Ballylough. Stenhouse and Robert Wilson of Larne, merchant, witnessed the memorial. Stenhouse proved execution at Carrickfergus on 28 March 1738, stating that Alexander Stewart had executed the lease in the Earl's name and that William and Hugh had executed the lease and memorial.<ref name="lease" />
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Current profile17The memorial names no parent, spouse or child of either lessee and states no relationship between them. The later renewal endorsements remain separate research targets.
Replacement profile16The memorial names no parent, spouse or child of either lessee and states no relationship between them. The later renewal endorsements remain separate research targets.
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Current profile19=== Joint lessors named in a 1757 assignment ===
Replacement profile18=== Joint lessors named in a 1757 assignment ===
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Current profile21A deed poll dated 4 June 1757, Matthew Stewart of Carncastle, farmer, to Robert Rainey of Larne, weaver, concerned a conditional assignment for £20 of Stewart's interest in a lease granted by [[Glasgow-1505|William Glasgow]] and [[Glasgow-1499|Hugh Glasgow]] of Larne. The original memorial does not date their head lease or describe the holding sufficiently to identify it with the 1736 Newtown tenements.<ref name="JointLessors1757">Registry of Deeds, memorial 159181, manuscript pp. 473–474, deed dated 4 June 1757, registered 26 May 1761; [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJM-MJX4 FamilySearch image 257, opening] and [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJM-MJP6 image 258, continuation], original images inspected 21 September 2026.</ref>
Replacement profile20A deed poll dated 4 June 1757, Matthew Stewart of Carncastle, farmer, to Robert Rainey of Larne, weaver, concerned a conditional assignment for £20 of Stewart's interest in a lease granted by [[Glasgow-1505|William Glasgow]] and [[Glasgow-1499|Hugh Glasgow]] of Larne. The original memorial does not date their head lease or describe the holding sufficiently to identify it with the 1736 Newtown tenements.<ref name="JointLessors1757">Registry of Deeds, memorial 159181, manuscript pp. 473–474, deed dated 4 June 1757, registered 26 May 1761; [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJM-MJX4 FamilySearch image 257, opening] and [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJM-MJP6 image 258, continuation], original images inspected 21 September 2026.</ref>
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Current profile23The joint names and Larne locality strongly support association with these lessees, but the record names no Glasgow relative or relationship between William and Hugh. Neither Glasgow executed this assignment; its registration in 1761 does not prove that either was then living. The separate 1751 and 1767 endorsements to the 1736 lease remain unexamined and may identify replacement lives.<ref>PRONI D2977/3A/4/81/72A, 1736 William and Hugh Glasgow lease with 1751 and 1767 endorsements; [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/eCatNI_IE/SearchPage.aspx PRONI eCatalogue], catalogue description only.</ref>
Replacement profile22The joint names and Larne locality strongly support association with these lessees, but the record names no Glasgow relative or relationship between William and Hugh. Neither Glasgow executed this assignment; its registration in 1761 does not prove that either was then living. The separate 1751 and 1767 endorsements to the 1736 lease remain unexamined and may identify replacement lives.<ref>PRONI D2977/3A/4/81/72A, 1736 William and Hugh Glasgow lease with 1751 and 1767 endorsements; [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/eCatNI_IE/SearchPage.aspx PRONI eCatalogue], catalogue description only.</ref>
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Current profile25=== Church ===
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Current profile27A family chronology states that Hugh Glasgow became an elder of the Larne and Kilwaughter Presbyterian congregation in 1741.<ref>[[Space:Chronology_of_the_Glasgow_Family_in_Northern_Ireland_in_Historical_Context|Chronology of the Glasgow Family in Northern Ireland in Historical Context]].</ref>
Replacement profile26A family chronology states that Hugh Glasgow became an elder of the Larne and Kilwaughter Presbyterian congregation in 1741.<ref>[[Space:Chronology_of_the_Glasgow_Family_in_Northern_Ireland_in_Historical_Context|Chronology of the Glasgow Family in Northern Ireland in Historical Context]].</ref>
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Current profile29A nineteenth-century account quoting the Larne Session Book includes Hugh Glasgow among the members of the Session and records that he died on 8 July 1767.<ref name="death">[https://archive.org/stream/christianunitari0003unse/christianunitari0003unse_djvu.txt “Congregational Memoirs—Larne and Kilwaughter,”] ''The Christian Unitarian'', vol. 3 (1864), p. 197. The account quotes the Larne Session Book entry: “Hugh Glasgow … dead July 8, 1767.”</ref>
Replacement profile28A nineteenth-century account quoting the Larne Session Book includes Hugh Glasgow among the members of the Session and records that he died on 8 July 1767.<ref name="death">[https://archive.org/stream/christianunitari0003unse/christianunitari0003unse_djvu.txt “Congregational Memoirs—Larne and Kilwaughter,”] ''The Christian Unitarian'', vol. 3 (1864), p. 197. The account quotes the Larne Session Book entry: “Hugh Glasgow … dead July 8, 1767.”</ref>
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Current profile31Hugh therefore died on 8 July 1767, provided that the elder named in the Session Book was the same Hugh Glasgow who held the 1736 Larne lease.<ref name="death" />
Replacement profile30Hugh therefore died on 8 July 1767, provided that the elder named in the Session Book was the same Hugh Glasgow who held the 1736 Larne lease.<ref name="death" />
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Current profile33== Research Notes ==
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Current profile35=== Possible son John of Larne ===
Replacement profile33=== Possible son John of Larne ===
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Current profile37[[Glasgow-4179|John Glasgow]], who married [[Allan-6611|Rose Allan]] at Larne in 1769, is a possible son, with low confidence. His estimated birth about 1747 fits Hugh's age and Larne household, but the marriage chronology does not name John's father.<ref>Donna Jean Glasgow, [https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184247id_/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/Timeline.html Kilwaughter and Larne Glasgow chronology], entry for John Glasgow and Rose Allan's 1769 marriage. The birth estimate of 1745–48 is the compiler's estimate.</ref> The relationship is a working hypothesis and is marked uncertain. [[Glasgow-1505|William Glasgow]] remains an alternative father. No evidence establishes that Hugh's wife Ann was John's mother.
Replacement profile35[[Glasgow-4179|John Glasgow]], who married [[Allan-6611|Rose Allan]] at Larne in 1769, is a possible son, with low confidence. His estimated birth about 1747 fits Hugh's age and Larne household, but the marriage chronology does not name John's father.<ref>Donna Jean Glasgow, [https://web.archive.org/web/20101124184247id_/http://lifesweaving.com/Glasgow/Kilwaughter/Timeline.html Kilwaughter and Larne Glasgow chronology], entry for John Glasgow and Rose Allan's 1769 marriage. The birth estimate of 1745–48 is the compiler's estimate.</ref> The relationship is a working hypothesis and is marked uncertain. [[Glasgow-1505|William Glasgow]] remains an alternative father. No evidence establishes that Hugh's wife Ann was John's mother.
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Current profile39The Larne memorial gives Hugh's death as 8 July 1767 aged 62 and commemorates members of his family, but does not name John. It has not been established as a complete enumeration of surviving children, so the omission neither proves nor excludes the proposed relationship.<ref>''Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim'', ''Ulster Journal of Archaeology'', [https://archive.org/stream/ulsterjournalofa06ulstiala/ulsterjournalofa06ulstiala_djvu.txt Glasgow stone at Larne], pp. 47–48.</ref> Further tests include the original registers (PRONI MIC/1B/6) and the renewal endorsements to the 1736 lease (PRONI D2977/3A/4/81/72A).
Replacement profile37The Larne memorial gives Hugh's death as 8 July 1767 aged 62 and commemorates members of his family, but does not name John. It has not been established as a complete enumeration of surviving children, so the omission neither proves nor excludes the proposed relationship.<ref>''Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim'', ''Ulster Journal of Archaeology'', [https://archive.org/stream/ulsterjournalofa06ulstiala/ulsterjournalofa06ulstiala_djvu.txt Glasgow stone at Larne], pp. 47–48.</ref> Further tests include the original registers (PRONI MIC/1B/6) and the renewal endorsements to the 1736 lease (PRONI D2977/3A/4/81/72A).
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Current profile42=== Possible duplicate ===
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Current profile44This profile may represent the same person as [[Glasgow-548|Hugh Glasgow (abt.1706-abt.1760)]]. A merger should not be completed until the conflicting death information and the other relationships attached to the two profiles have been examined. The Larne Session Book supports a death date of 8 July 1767 rather than about 1760.<ref name="death" />
Replacement profile42This profile may represent the same person as [[Glasgow-548|Hugh Glasgow (abt.1706-abt.1760)]]. A merger should not be completed until the conflicting death information and the other relationships attached to the two profiles have been examined. The Larne Session Book supports a death date of 8 July 1767 rather than about 1760.<ref name="death" />
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Current profile46=== Possible Dublin baptism ===
Replacement profile44=== Possible Dublin baptism ===
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Current profile48A Hugh Glascoe was baptised in Dublin in 1704, the son of William Glascoe and Jone.<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR3H-8L7 FamilySearch record for Hugh Glascoe].</ref>
Replacement profile46A Hugh Glascoe was baptised in Dublin in 1704, the son of William Glascoe and Jone.<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR3H-8L7 FamilySearch record for Hugh Glascoe].</ref>
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Current profile50No evidence currently establishes that the child baptised in Dublin was the later Hugh Glasgow of Larne. The similar name and approximate date are not enough by themselves to identify them as the same person.
Replacement profile48No evidence currently establishes that the child baptised in Dublin was the later Hugh Glasgow of Larne. The similar name and approximate date are not enough by themselves to identify them as the same person.
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Current profile52=== 1740 Protestant householder ===
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Current profile54A Hugh Glasgow appears in the 1740 list of Protestant householders for Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish.<ref>[https://www.virtualtreasury.ie/item/PRONI-T808-15258 Virtual Treasury of Ireland, PRONI T808/15258, Names of Protestant Householders, 1740].</ref>
Replacement profile52A Hugh Glasgow appears in the 1740 list of Protestant householders for Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish.<ref>[https://www.virtualtreasury.ie/item/PRONI-T808-15258 Virtual Treasury of Ireland, PRONI T808/15258, Names of Protestant Householders, 1740].</ref>
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Current profile56The identification is uncertain. The 1736 lease places Hugh Glasgow in Larne, and the church evidence also associates a man of that name with Larne. The Tamlaght O'Crilly entry should therefore remain a possible identification, not a confirmed event in his life.
Replacement profile54The identification is uncertain. The 1736 lease places Hugh Glasgow in Larne, and the church evidence also associates a man of that name with Larne. The Tamlaght O'Crilly entry should therefore remain a possible identification, not a confirmed event in his life.
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Current profile58=== Duneane surname ambiguity ===
Replacement profile56=== Duneane surname ambiguity ===
Current profile59The 1740 Duneane return includes Henry Glads. The reading may represent another surname and is not securely Glasgow. It is retained only as east-Antrim surname context and is not evidence that Henry was this Hugh or a relative.<ref>[https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/1740protestantreturnsantrim.pdf Underlying record source: henry glads duneane 1740].</ref>
Replacement profile57The 1740 Duneane return includes Henry Glads. The reading may represent another surname and is not securely Glasgow. It is retained only as east-Antrim surname context and is not evidence that Henry was this Hugh or a relative.<ref>[https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/1740protestantreturnsantrim.pdf Underlying record source: henry glads duneane 1740].</ref>
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Current profile61=== Mortgage with Hugh Shutter, 1749 ===
Replacement profile59=== Mortgage with Hugh Shutter, 1749 ===
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Current profile63A mortgage dated 6 November 1749 records William Eakine of Larne conveying Old Town premises as security to Hugh Shutter and Hugh Glasgow. Hugh Glasgow is described as a merchant of Larne and executed the memorial. The underlying lease was dated 11 August 1748.<ref name="HughMortgage1749">Registry of Deeds, memorial 97407, [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSH3-7XCG FamilySearch image 449], original manuscript inspected 21 September 2026.</ref>
Replacement profile61A mortgage dated 6 November 1749 records William Eakine of Larne conveying Old Town premises as security to Hugh Shutter and Hugh Glasgow. Hugh Glasgow is described as a merchant of Larne and executed the memorial. The underlying lease was dated 11 August 1748.<ref name="HughMortgage1749">Registry of Deeds, memorial 97407, [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSH3-7XCG FamilySearch image 449], original manuscript inspected 21 September 2026.</ref>
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Current profile65Place, date and occupation strongly favour this Hugh. The deed establishes a Glasgow–Shutter business association before the reported 1762 marriage of [[Glasgow-1509|James Glasgow]] to Janet Shutter, but names no relationship and proves neither that marriage nor Hugh’s parentage of James or [[Glasgow-4179|John Glasgow]].
Replacement profile63Place, date and occupation strongly favour this Hugh. The deed establishes a Glasgow–Shutter business association before the reported 1762 marriage of [[Glasgow-1509|James Glasgow]] to Janet Shutter, but names no relationship and proves neither that marriage nor Hugh’s parentage of James or [[Glasgow-4179|John Glasgow]].
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Current profile67== Sources ==
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