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Reviewed newspaper notices
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1 distinct notices · 2 retained pages
1795Verified surname passagesociety death noticePrinted in 2 issuesNo profile yet
Samuel Glasgow
Shaftesbury Place, Aldersgate Street; later Webber Street, Surrey Road, Londonb. by c. 1776
described as a pen-cutter · formerly of Shaftesbury Place, Aldersgate Street, and afterwards Webber Street, Surrey Road · listed as item 70 in a notice concerning Amicable Society deaths in 1794 (Old Style)
Birth estimate / source
Pen-cutter occupation and former residence establish adult status by the notice year; age unstated.
Occupation / tradePlace / addressDeath
Published 1795-07-14 – 1795-07-15 · The Times · p. 1
Original downloaded scan or supported original viewer screenshot, faithfully cropped; no reconstruction; long s normalized in the maintained reading. Issue metadata follows Newspapers.com unless noted. Source reference: The Times · 1795-07-14 · p. 1. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.Additional excerpts from this issue — 1Separate original-page heading establishes Amicable Society death claims for 1794 (Old Style), office notice dated 10 July 1795. Original excerpt page ↗
What the notice says
Samuel Glasgow, pen-cutter, formerly of Shaftesbury Place, Aldersgate Street, and afterwards Webber Street, Surrey Road, is item 70 in an Amicable Society notice concerning deaths in 1794 (Old Style).
Evidence and identity limits
Heading dated 10 July 1795, printed 14 and 15 July. Preserve Old Style wording; no exact death day is given. This reported London death conditionally conflicts with the later uncertain or estimated deaths of the American candidates. No supported identity match. Identity review (6 October 2026): July 1795 Amicable Society notice listing Samuel Glasgow, pen-cutter, of Shaftesbury Place, Aldersgate Street, later Webber Street, Surrey Road, among members who died in 1794. He is a London tradesman with no WikiTree profile. No compatible WikiTree profile after a duplicate search for: Samuel Glasgow (new-profile draft pending).
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