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John Armstrong, criminal trial report, 1838

HOLD — no compatible WikiTree profile (identity review 6 October 2026)

Biography

Under Antrim Assizes, Jane Glasgow is named as the mother of the deceased Anne Armstrong. Euphemia Armstrong is named as mother of John Armstrong, who was married to Anne. The report says Anne died on 23 June 1838 at printed Bally-cluck; the manslaughter defendant William M’Gowan was found not guilty.^[1]

Research Notes

No John Armstrong of the Ballymena/Ballyclug district on WikiTree (searched b. 1790-1815). A profile is only warranted once Anne's identity with Glasgow-1779 is settled.

Sources

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1. Identity review — 6 October 2026

No compatible WikiTree profile after a duplicate search; kept on **HOLD**.

No Antrim Euphemia Armstrong on WikiTree (Armstrong-27084, b. 1736, has no Antrim link). Non-Glasgow in-law; no draft proposed yet.

- [Freeman’s Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser, 1838-07-27, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/1050122635/): Antrim Assizes, July 1838: William M'Gowan, a man-midwife, was acquitted of the manslaughter of Anne Armstrong, who died in childbirth on 23 June 1838 at Bally-cluck (Ballyclug, beside Ballymena/Broughshane). Euphemia Armstrong was the mother of Anne's husband John Armstrong, and Jane Glasgow was Anne's mother. Jane Glasgow is probably the widow Jane (McClure) Glasgow (McClure-6341) of the Racavan/Broughshane family, and Anne is possibly her daughter Glasgow-1779 'Jane Armstrong', whose gravestone gives 1837 - so the notice may supply that daughter's husband and true death date.

Searches: WikiTree searchPerson: Jane Glasgow 1760-1790 (only Co. Antrim match McClure-6341; Unknown-764117 is Cookstown, Tyrone), Anne Glasgow and Ann Glasgow 1790-1825 (no Antrim Anne/Armstrong), Anne Armstrong 1795-1820 (no Antrim match), John Armstrong 1790-1815 filtered for Antrim/Ballymena/Broughshane (none), Euphemia Armstrong (none in Antrim); wt.py profile Glasgow-1779 (no spouse/children), McClure-6341, Glasgow-1780; tesseract OCR of the clipping; Lewis 1837 (Vision of Britain) for Ballyclug; thebraid.com gravestone index (host offline).

Source references

Freeman’s Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser, 1838-07-27, p. 3 (Newspapers.com).

Saved WikiTree evidence draft

[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]
== Biography ==
Under Antrim Assizes, Jane Glasgow is named as the mother of the deceased Anne Armstrong. Euphemia Armstrong is named as mother of John Armstrong, who was married to Anne. The report says Anne died on 23 June 1838 at printed Bally-cluck; the manslaughter defendant William M’Gowan was found not guilty.<ref>''Freeman’s Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser'', 1838-07-27, p. 3 ([https://www.newspapers.com/image/1050122635/ Newspapers.com]).</ref>

== Research Notes ==
No John Armstrong of the Ballymena/Ballyclug district on WikiTree (searched b. 1790-1815). A profile is only warranted once Anne's identity with Glasgow-1779 is settled.

== Sources ==
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## Identity review — 6 October 2026

No compatible WikiTree profile after a duplicate search; kept on **HOLD**.

No Antrim Euphemia Armstrong on WikiTree (Armstrong-27084, b. 1736, has no Antrim link). Non-Glasgow in-law; no draft proposed yet.

- [Freeman’s Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser, 1838-07-27, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/1050122635/): Antrim Assizes, July 1838: William M'Gowan, a man-midwife, was acquitted of the manslaughter of Anne Armstrong, who died in childbirth on 23 June 1838 at Bally-cluck (Ballyclug, beside Ballymena/Broughshane). Euphemia Armstrong was the mother of Anne's husband John Armstrong, and Jane Glasgow was Anne's mother. Jane Glasgow is probably the widow Jane (McClure) Glasgow (McClure-6341) of the Racavan/Broughshane family, and Anne is possibly her daughter Glasgow-1779 'Jane Armstrong', whose gravestone gives 1837 - so the notice may supply that daughter's husband and true death date.

Searches: WikiTree searchPerson: Jane Glasgow 1760-1790 (only Co. Antrim match McClure-6341; Unknown-764117 is Cookstown, Tyrone), Anne Glasgow and Ann Glasgow 1790-1825 (no Antrim Anne/Armstrong), Anne Armstrong 1795-1820 (no Antrim match), John Armstrong 1790-1815 filtered for Antrim/Ballymena/Broughshane (none), Euphemia Armstrong (none in Antrim); wt.py profile Glasgow-1779 (no spouse/children), McClure-6341, Glasgow-1780; tesseract OCR of the clipping; Lewis 1837 (Vision of Britain) for Ballyclug; thebraid.com gravestone index (host offline).