Nicholas Glasco / Glascoe, Southwark proceedings

Biography

Nicholas Glasco is named in a 20 June 1746 report in the Weekly Worcester Journal among officers in the rebel army committed to New Gaol, Southwark. The notice lists him between John Duncan and Alexander M'Laughlan. It gives no rank for Nicholas individually and does not state a conviction, birthplace, residence, relatives, occupation, or dates of birth or death.^[1]

The 27 and 28 June reports describe Nicholas Glascoe as a self-styled major and allege a role in the attack on the Hazard sloop. These are allegations, not a finding of guilt.^[2][3]

An August report lists Nicholas among persons indicted for high treason, while the 7 November paper announces the pending trial.^[4][5]

The 8 and 17 November reports say he was acquitted, with defence evidence identifying him as a French native born at Saint-Germain-en-Laye and a lieutenant in Dillon’s Regiment. They report an order to detain him as a French prisoner. The Caledonian account also mentions a Not Guilty verdict and removal of his bolts; the saved excerpt stops before the full cartel articles. These reports require comparison with the underlying legal and military records.^[6][7]

In May 1747 a notice names Mr Glascoe as major in Lord Ogilvy’s new regiment. Nicholas is a probable contextual candidate, but the missing forename and unproved continuity prevent a firm identification.^[8]

No parents, spouse, children, birth date, death date or Irish origin is established.

Further original issues preserve June rosters, indictment reprints and Dutch reports, along with acquittal reports containing translated cartel articles. These are related issue appearances; no independent family identity follows. ^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

The Gloucester Journal of 28 April 1747 describes Major Glascoe as lately discharged at London and chief major in Lord Ogilvy’s projected regiment. Nicholas is a probable contextual candidate; no forename is given, and English pay is not interpreted as British military service.^[14]

Research Notes

The rare full name, Southwark proceedings and Hazard episode support a probable association across the 1746 reports. French birth and service are reported defence evidence. They do not establish an Irish origin, a Glasgow-family connection or relatives. The May 1747 appointment lacks a forename.

Sources

1. 1. Identity review — 6 October 2026

No compatible WikiTree profile after a duplicate search; **READY TO CREATE** once the biography below is checked.

Hayes's Biographical Dictionary of Irishmen in France (via the Lyon in Mourning database) gives Nicholas Glascoe, born 1715 in France, lieutenant in Dillon's (Irish) regiment in French service, major in Lord Ogilvy's regiment in 1745-6, captured at Culloden and eventually allowed to return to France as a French officer - exactly the man in both Dutch reports. WikiTree searches for Nicolas/Nicholas under Glascoe, Glasgow, Glasgo, Glasco and Glass found no 18th-century candidate. New profile draft warranted (Glascoe spelling; Irish-French family; no parents known).

- [Opregte Haarlemsche Courant, 1746-12-01, p.1](https://www.newspapers.com/image/1334158733/): Dutch report (Dec 1746) on Major Nicolas Glascoe of Ogilvy's 2nd battalion, French-born ex-lieutenant of Dillon's, to be treated as a prisoner of war. Same man as group 1334222061; no WikiTree profile. - [Lyon in Mourning database: Nicholas Glascoe (citing Richard Hayes, 'Biographical Dictionary of Irishmen in France: Part VI', Studies 32 no.126 (1943) p.250)](https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/GLASM1.html)

Searches: wt.py search Nicolas Glascoe; Nicholas Glasgow; Nicholas Glasgo; Nicholas Glascoe 1690-1730 (no compatible hits); WebSearch '"Nicholas Glascoe" OR "Nicholas Glasgoe" OR "Nicolas Glascoe" Ogilvy Dillon 1746 major'; WebFetch Lyon in Mourning db GLASM1.; 6 Oct 2026 re-run: wt.py search Nicholas + Glascoe/Glasgow/Glasco/Glascow found only 19th-20th-century or Glass/Glas namesakes.