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William Glasgow, co-plaintiff and Drapersfield mill partner

Reviewed 4 October 2026. The two partners shared an uncle, but the report does not expressly say that they were brothers. [[Glasgow-1737|William Glasgow of Killycurragh]] is chronologically compatible; its David father attachment is a comparison to test, not a reason to assign the newspaper’s ambiguous Robert clause.

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Biography

William Glasgow and Benjamin Glasgow operated a mill near Cookstown and brought a watercourse action against John Sloan in 1858. A second William Glasgow testified as their uncle.^[1]^[2] In January 1864 Benjamin and William Glasgow of Drapersfield Mills offered premises formerly occupied by the late Robert Glasgow. A 1866 court report mentions a cheque drawn by the partners.^[3]^[4]

Research Notes

The two partners shared an uncle, but the report does not expressly say that they were brothers. William Glasgow of Killycurragh is chronologically compatible; its David father attachment is a comparison to test, not a reason to assign the newspaper’s ambiguous Robert clause.

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Source references

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[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]
== Biography ==
William Glasgow and Benjamin Glasgow operated a mill near Cookstown and brought a watercourse action against John Sloan in 1858. A second William Glasgow testified as their uncle.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/390574459/ Belfast News-Letter, 22 July 1858, p.3].</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/390575046/ Belfast News-Letter, 23 July 1858, p.4].</ref> In January 1864 Benjamin and William Glasgow of Drapersfield Mills offered premises formerly occupied by the late Robert Glasgow. A 1866 court report mentions a cheque drawn by the partners.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/387805714/ Belfast News-Letter, 19 January 1864, p.2].</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/387904527/ Belfast News-Letter, 11 August 1866, p.4].</ref>

== Research Notes ==
The two partners shared an uncle, but the report does not expressly say that they were brothers. [[Glasgow-1737|William Glasgow of Killycurragh]] is chronologically compatible; its David father attachment is a comparison to test, not a reason to assign the newspaper’s ambiguous Robert clause.

== Sources ==
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Public account: /research/subjects/william-glasgow-irish-newspapers/#cookstown-william-partner