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Current profile1{{Estimated Date}}
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Current profile2{{Ireland Native}}
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Current profile3[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]
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Current profile5== Biography ==
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Current profile7'''James Glasgow''' was born on 9 October 1843 at '''Lisnagaver''', County Antrim, Ireland, a son of [[Glasgow-951|Alexander Glasgow]] and Mary or Molly McCaughan. The published transcription of the Rasharkin Presbyterian register records his baptism on 7 January 1844 and names his parents as Alex Glasgow and Molly McAughern.<ref name="RasharkinBaptism">Richard John Torrens, [https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/Baptisms_1834.html "Rasharkin Presbyterian: Baptisms 1834 onward"], entry for James Glasgow, born 9 October 1843 and baptised 7 January 1844, parents Alex and Molly McAughern, Lisnagaver. This is a transcription; the original register is PRONI MIC.1P/292.</ref>
Replacement profile7'''James Glasgow''' was born on 9 October 1843 at '''Lisnagaver''', County Antrim, Ireland, a son of [[Glasgow-951|Alexander Glasgow]] and Mary or Molly McCaughan. The published transcription of the Rasharkin Presbyterian register records his baptism on 7 January 1844 and names his parents as Alex Glasgow and Molly McAughern.<ref name="RasharkinBaptism">Richard John Torrens, [https://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/RasharkinP/Baptisms_1834.html "Rasharkin Presbyterian: Baptisms 1834 onward"], entry for James Glasgow, born 9 October 1843 and baptised 7 January 1844, parents Alex and Molly McAughern, Lisnagaver. This is a transcription; the original register is PRONI MIC.1P/292.</ref>
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Current profile9In 1851 James was seven years old and attending school in his parents' household at Lisnagaver. The household also contained his mother Mary, brother [[Glasgow-938|Robert Glasgow]] and sister [[Glasgow-438|Ann Glasgow]].<ref name="Census1851">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 return]. See also [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9Y-WKKX FamilySearch record QV9Y-WKKX] and the [https://durrushistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1851irishcensusreturnscommadelimitedtextfilejul24_071.pdf public comma-delimited transcription], p. 182.</ref>
Replacement profile9In 1851 James was seven years old and attending school in his parents' household at Lisnagaver. The household also contained his mother Mary, brother [[Glasgow-938|Robert Glasgow]] and sister [[Glasgow-438|Ann Glasgow]].<ref name="Census1851">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 return]. See also [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9Y-WKKX FamilySearch record QV9Y-WKKX] and the [https://durrushistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1851irishcensusreturnscommadelimitedtextfilejul24_071.pdf public comma-delimited transcription], p. 182.</ref>
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Current profile11No record inspected so far proves James's life after 1851.
Replacement profile11No record inspected so far proves James's life after 1851.
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Current profile13== Research Notes ==
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Current profile15=== Birthplace ===
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Current profile17James's birthplace is '''Lisnagaver townland in Rasharkin civil parish, County Antrim'''. It is not Lisnagarvey, the historical name of Lisburn. The structured birth-location field should be corrected accordingly.<ref name="RasharkinBaptism" />
Replacement profile17James's birthplace is '''Lisnagaver townland in Rasharkin civil parish, County Antrim'''. It is not Lisnagarvey, the historical name of Lisburn. The structured birth-location field should be corrected accordingly.<ref name="RasharkinBaptism" />
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Current profile19=== Possible later life in Michigan ===
Replacement profile19=== Possible later life in Michigan ===
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Current profile21A James Glasgow who lived at Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan, is a strong but unproved later-life candidate. The evidence has not yet supplied his parents, exact birthday or townland, so the Michigan wife, children, death date and migration should not be attached to this profile as facts.
Replacement profile21A James Glasgow who lived at Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan, is a strong but unproved later-life candidate. The evidence has not yet supplied his parents, exact birthday or townland, so the Michigan wife, children, death date and migration should not be attached to this profile as facts.
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Current profile24|+ '''Evidence concerning the Tecumseh candidate'''
Replacement profile24|+ '''Evidence concerning the Tecumseh candidate'''
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Current profile26! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Record
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Current profile27! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Finding
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Current profile28! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Limitation
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Current profile30| [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3ZL-LVH 1869 Michigan marriage index]
Replacement profile30| [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3ZL-LVH 1869 Michigan marriage index]
Current profile31| James Glasgow married Mary Baird in Michigan in 1869.
Replacement profile31| James Glasgow married Mary Baird in Michigan in 1869.
Current profile32| The index establishes the candidate couple but, in the supplied view, gives no parents, exact birthplace or link to Lisnagaver. The original return should be inspected.
Replacement profile32| The index establishes the candidate couple but, in the supplied view, gives no parents, exact birthplace or link to Lisnagaver. The original return should be inspected.
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Current profile34| [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHCS-J32 1870 United States census]
Replacement profile34| [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHCS-J32 1870 United States census]
Current profile35| James and Mary Glasgow appear together in Michigan.
Replacement profile35| James and Mary Glasgow appear together in Michigan.
Current profile36| This continues the candidate household but supplies no parent-level link to Alexander and Mary.
Replacement profile36| This continues the candidate household but supplies no parent-level link to Alexander and Mary.
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Current profile38| [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSP-114 1880 United States census]
Replacement profile38| [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSP-114 1880 United States census]
Current profile39| James and Mary Glasgow again appear together in Michigan.
Replacement profile39| James and Mary Glasgow again appear together in Michigan.
Current profile40| The same ARK is attached twice on FamilySearch; it is one record and adds no parentage or County Antrim locality.
Replacement profile40| The same ARK is attached twice on FamilySearch; it is one record and adds no parentage or County Antrim locality.
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Current profile42| [https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_eb4d3f94-3c2f-4701-b5bb-c3ecee9ef9b9/ 1884 Michigan state census, Tecumseh]
Replacement profile42| [https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_eb4d3f94-3c2f-4701-b5bb-c3ecee9ef9b9/ 1884 Michigan state census, Tecumseh]
Current profile43| James Glasgow, 40, baggage agent, was born in Ireland of Irish-born parents. He lived with wife Mary and daughters Minnie, Maggie and Bertha and reported 18 years in Michigan.
Replacement profile43| James Glasgow, 40, baggage agent, was born in Ireland of Irish-born parents. He lived with wife Mary and daughters Minnie, Maggie and Bertha and reported 18 years in Michigan.
Current profile44| Gives neither his parents nor County Antrim and implies only an approximate 1843–1844 birth.
Replacement profile44| Gives neither his parents nor County Antrim and implies only an approximate 1843–1844 birth.
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Current profile46| [https://tecumsehlibrary.org/cemetery-records/ Brookside Cemetery index and register], manuscript p. 66
Replacement profile46| [https://tecumsehlibrary.org/cemetery-records/ Brookside Cemetery index and register], manuscript p. 66
Current profile47| The family plot records James Glasgow, 1843–1896, with Mary B. Baird and their children.
Replacement profile47| The family plot records James Glasgow, 1843–1896, with Mary B. Baird and their children.
Current profile48| Cemetery evidence gives no parents, exact birth date or Irish locality.
Replacement profile48| Cemetery evidence gives no parents, exact birth date or Irish locality.
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Current profile50| [https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_3dab599e-1093-473c-be85-eee5e9b49154/ 1941 death certificate of a daughter]
Replacement profile50| [https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_3dab599e-1093-473c-be85-eee5e9b49154/ 1941 death certificate of a daughter]
Current profile51| The certificate says her father James Glasgow was born in County Antrim, Ireland.
Replacement profile51| The certificate says her father James Glasgow was born in County Antrim, Ireland.
Current profile52| The informant was not James, and the same certificate incorrectly or inconsistently places Mary Baird's birth in County Antrim.
Replacement profile52| The informant was not James, and the same certificate incorrectly or inconsistently places Mary Baird's birth in County Antrim.
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Current profile54| [https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_a1b8c762-bbe3-4d83-a766-ec7548e6d0c5/ 1915 death certificate of Mary B. Glasgow]
Replacement profile54| [https://michigan.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_a1b8c762-bbe3-4d83-a766-ec7548e6d0c5/ 1915 death certificate of Mary B. Glasgow]
Current profile55| Mary's own certificate says she was born in England and names her father as Jackson Baird, born in Ireland.
Replacement profile55| Mary's own certificate says she was born in England and names her father as Jackson Baird, born in Ireland.
Current profile56| The conflict with the daughter's certificate cautions against treating all reported parental birthplaces as exact.
Replacement profile56| The conflict with the daughter's certificate cautions against treating all reported parental birthplaces as exact.
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Current profile58| [https://vitalstats.michigan.gov/osr/gendisx/scripts/individual.asp?UniqueID=1896007182 Michigan historical death index]
Replacement profile58| [https://vitalstats.michigan.gov/osr/gendisx/scripts/individual.asp?UniqueID=1896007182 Michigan historical death index]
Current profile59| A James Glasgow died on 30 July 1896 and was born in Ireland.
Replacement profile59| A James Glasgow died on 30 July 1896 and was born in Ireland.
Current profile60| The index supplies no age, parents or county and does not itself prove that this was the Tecumseh man or the Lisnagaver child.
Replacement profile60| The index supplies no age, parents or county and does not itself prove that this was the Tecumseh man or the Lisnagaver child.
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Current profile62| [https://lenawee.migenweb.org/MichMessengerVol3_1896-1897.pdf ''Michigan Messenger'', 1 August 1896, p. 1] (compilation p. 98)
Replacement profile62| [https://lenawee.migenweb.org/MichMessengerVol3_1896-1897.pdf ''Michigan Messenger'', 1 August 1896, p. 1] (compilation p. 98)
Current profile63| The contemporary report says the long-serving Lake Shore depot baggage master disappeared on Wednesday and was found in the Raisin River near Blood's bridge on Thursday, 30 July. It describes him as about five feet eight inches tall, with a scar across his previously broken nose and one or two missing fingers on his right hand.
Replacement profile63| The contemporary report says the long-serving Lake Shore depot baggage master disappeared on Wednesday and was found in the Raisin River near Blood's bridge on Thursday, 30 July. It describes him as about five feet eight inches tall, with a scar across his previously broken nose and one or two missing fingers on his right hand.
Current profile64| The report gives no parents or Irish locality. Its age estimate of about 55 points to about 1841 and is less exact than the cemetery and 1884 census evidence. Its claims concerning suicide and alcohol misuse are newspaper reporting rather than an inspected coroner's finding.
Replacement profile64| The report gives no parents or Irish locality. Its age estimate of about 55 points to about 1841 and is less exact than the cemetery and 1884 census evidence. Its claims concerning suicide and alcohol misuse are newspaper reporting rather than an inspected coroner's finding.
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Current profile67The existing [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127743880/james-glasgow Find a Grave memorial 127743880] proposes death on 29 August 1896. Both the Michigan historical index and the contemporary newspaper report establish 30 July 1896 for the Tecumseh candidate, so the memorial date should not be used.
Replacement profile67The existing [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127743880/james-glasgow Find a Grave memorial 127743880] proposes death on 29 August 1896. Both the Michigan historical index and the contemporary newspaper report establish 30 July 1896 for the Tecumseh candidate, so the memorial date should not be used.
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Current profile69The [https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MQ57-BVR current FamilySearch tree profile MQ57-BVR] attaches the Lisnagaver 1851 census to these Michigan records. An [https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MDBX-Y1G earlier FamilySearch identifier, MDBX-Y1G] was also recorded as a lead. FamilySearch tree links are derivative conclusions, not independent evidence that the child and adult were the same man. Several of the current profile's 20 source attachments are duplicate extractions of the same underlying event.
Replacement profile69The [https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MQ57-BVR current FamilySearch tree profile MQ57-BVR] attaches the Lisnagaver 1851 census to these Michigan records. An [https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MDBX-Y1G earlier FamilySearch identifier, MDBX-Y1G] was also recorded as a lead. FamilySearch tree links are derivative conclusions, not independent evidence that the child and adult were the same man. Several of the current profile's 20 source attachments are duplicate extractions of the same underlying event.
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Current profile71=== Dromore identification ===
Replacement profile71=== Dromore identification ===
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Current profile73A James Glasgow did occupy a house and small garden at plot 18b in Dromore, Rasharkin parish. The original PRONI valuation-revision books carry that name on the same holding from `VAL/12/B/3/13A` (1863-79) through `VAL/12/B/3/13C` (1891-1901). This continuing local valuation identity is unlikely to be the Tecumseh man, who was documented in Michigan by 1869 and reported residence there from about 1866. Revision-book names can lag an occupier's departure, however, and the Dromore man's identity has not been proved. The earlier [https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/antrim/rasharkin.htm Rasharkin valuation transcription] did not expose this entry; the original PRONI revision books supersede that negative search while the transcription remains a useful finding aid.
Replacement profile73A James Glasgow did occupy a house and small garden at plot 18b in Dromore, Rasharkin parish. The original PRONI valuation-revision books carry that name on the same holding from `VAL/12/B/3/13A` (1863-79) through `VAL/12/B/3/13C` (1891-1901). This continuing local valuation identity is unlikely to be the Tecumseh man, who was documented in Michigan by 1869 and reported residence there from about 1866. Revision-book names can lag an occupier's departure, however, and the Dromore man's identity has not been proved. The earlier [https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/antrim/rasharkin.htm Rasharkin valuation transcription] did not expose this entry; the original PRONI revision books supersede that negative search while the transcription remains a useful finding aid.
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Current profile75=== The unnamed 1838 sibling ===
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Current profile77[[Glasgow-3940|The unnamed child baptised in 1838]] should not be renamed Samuel or identified with Samuel Glasgow of Franklin and Blissfield, Michigan. Alexander's 1851 return lists no such child as resident, absent or dead since 1841, and no American record inspected names Samuel's parents or County Antrim.
Replacement profile77[[Glasgow-3940|The unnamed child baptised in 1838]] should not be renamed Samuel or identified with Samuel Glasgow of Franklin and Blissfield, Michigan. Alexander's 1851 return lists no such child as resident, absent or dead since 1841, and no American record inspected names Samuel's parents or County Antrim.
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Current profile79=== Dromore occupier candidate ===
Replacement profile79=== Dromore occupier candidate ===
Current profile80A James Glasgow occupied property at Dromore in the Rasharkin valuation revisions between 1863 and 1879. The locality and age make this James a plausible candidate, but the valuation gives no parentage and the identification remains unproved.<ref>[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/Search.aspx Underlying record source: james glasgow unidentified dromore occupier].</ref>
Replacement profile80A James Glasgow occupied property at Dromore in the Rasharkin valuation revisions between 1863 and 1879. The locality and age make this James a plausible candidate, but the valuation gives no parentage and the identification remains unproved.<ref>[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/Search.aspx Underlying record source: james glasgow unidentified dromore occupier].</ref>
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