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Reviewed newspaper notices
4 distinct notices from 4 retained pages, earliest first. Reprints of the same notice are merged; 4 pages have saved inline excerpts. Open a notice for its clipping, reading and profile assessment.
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4 distinct notices · 4 retained pages
1830Verified surname passagecollege prize reportProbable match
James Glasgow
Belfast (college prize event); Institution (affiliation as printed)Birth unknown
Received the senior-course voluntary mathematics award and a premium for the third book of Locke’s Essay at Belfast College on 1 May 1830. · The latter work had been proposed to the Logic class the previous year.
Published 1830-05-07 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 2
Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1830-05-07 · p. 2. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
At Belfast College premiums on 1 May 1830, James Glasgow of the Institution received the senior-course voluntary mathematics award and a premium for the third book of Locke’s Essay, proposed to the Logic class of the previous year.
Evidence and identity limits
The two 1828 entries are distinct mentions; whether they refer to one student or two remains unresolved. Glasgow-1780 remains a strong compatible candidate for the wider Institution, teaching and ministry sequence, but this award list alone does not establish the 1828 identity. These notices give no age, full middle name, parents or spouse; they establish no sibling relationship. Identity review (6 October 2026): 1 May 1830 Belfast College premiums: James Glasgow 'of the Institution' won the senior voluntary mathematics award and a Locke's Essay (logic) premium. He is the student James McClure Glasgow (Glasgow-1780), whose RBAI mathematics career and General Certificate of 1832 are recorded independently in the Irish Presbyterian Fasti and the Dictionary of Ulster Biography; no relationship is stated.
[b. 1805-05-27; d. 1890-06-30] · prize-winning student, Belfast Academical Institution college departmentWhy this candidate?
Name + institution + subject + chronology: McConnell's Fasti no. 1123 records James Glasgow (b. near Clough 27 May 1805) as 'ed. O.C.B.: G.C. 1832' (Old College Belfast = RBAI collegiate department; General Certificate 1832), and the Dictionary of Ulster Biography says he gained medals in mathematics and natural philosophy at RBAI. An 1830 senior-course mathematics/logic prize is the expected step before the 1832 General Certificate silver medal (group 390568466). No other James Glasgow appears in the Fasti, Glasgow University rolls or WikiTree as a Belfast student c.1828-32. Not strong because this list gives only 'of the Institution', and the 1828 entries (other lane) are not resolved here
1830Verified surname passageschool prize reportStrong match
Adam D. Glasgow
Broughshane (school report)Birth unknown
Named in Royal Belfast Academical Institution school prize results for trigonometry and astronomy; A. D. Glasgow also appears in geometry and algebra.
Published 1830-06-29 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 3
Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1830-06-29 · p. 3. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
Royal Belfast Academical Institution school prizes: Adam D. Glasgow (Broughshane), trigonometry/astronomy; A. D. Glasgow in geometry and algebra.
Evidence and identity limits
Adam Dickie Glasgow-1781 and James McClure Glasgow-1780 are strong compatible candidates. James’s checked live biography names the Institution and mathematics, but its underlying education source was not newly read. The newspaper gives no ages or parents and does not call these men brothers. Their already documented sibling relationship is a comparison, not a new relationship upgrade. Identity review (6 October 2026): June 1830 RBAI school prize list: Adam D. Glasgow of Broughshane won trigonometry/astronomy and (as A. D. Glasgow) geometry and algebra prizes. He is Adam Dickey Glasgow (Glasgow-1781), later a Presbyterian minister and missionary; no relationship is stated in the notice.
[b. c. 1815; d. 1863-03-18] · school prize-winner, Royal Belfast Academical InstitutionWhy this candidate?
'Adam D.' + RBAI + Broughshane + age: Fasti no. 1122 (Adam Dickey Glasgow, b. near Clough 1814, ed. O.C.B., G.C. 1837, brother of Rev. James Glasgow) - a 15-16-year-old pupil in 1830 fits; family memorial at Racavan burying-ground, Broughshane. No other Adam D. Glasgow in Ireland.
1830Verified surname passagesociety meeting noticePossible match
James Glasgow
May Street, Belfast (meeting location)b. by c. 1812 adult estimate
Named with Walter Moffat as a Society secretary at the sixth annual meeting announcement.
Birth estimate / source
Adult role: secretary of Belfast Juvenile Society in 1830; age unstated; estimate assumes the role holder was at least 18.
Walter Moffat
Belfast Juvenile SocietyBirth unknown
Named with James Glasgow as a Society secretary.
Occupation / trade
Published 1830-11-12 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 2
Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1830-11-12 · p. 2. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
The Belfast News-Letter of 12 November 1830 announced that the Belfast Juvenile Society’s sixth annual meeting would be held on Monday, 15 November, at seven o’clock at Rev. Dr Cooke’s meeting-house in May Street. Walter Moffat and James Glasgow were named as the Society’s secretaries.
Evidence and identity limits
The secretary role and scheduled meeting remain valid. This notice does not identify James as the Institution student or minister; the Walter Moffat association remains supporting network context only. Identity review (6 October 2026): 12 November 1830: James Glasgow and Walter Moffat, secretaries of the Belfast Juvenile Society, announced its sixth annual meeting at Dr Cooke's May Street meeting-house. The student James McClure Glasgow (Glasgow-1780) is the most plausible match but nothing in the notice proves it; no relationship is stated.
[b. 1805-05-27; d. 1890-06-30] · secretary, Belfast Juvenile SocietyWhy this candidate?
Only compatibility: a James Glasgow resident in Belfast in 1830-31 acting for a young people's religious society meeting at Dr Cooke's May Street meeting-house and sent as a deputation with Rev. Walter Moffat. James McClure Glasgow (Glasgow-1780) was then a student at the Belfast Institution (prizes 1830-32, licensed 1834, later the first Irish Presbyterian missionary), so he fits age, place and religious activity, but the notice gives no designation, Institution affiliation or relative. Glasgow-3986 (Larne merchant b. c.1773, d. 1831), Glasgow-3444 (Cookstown, b. c.1776) and Glasgow-2981 (Dunaghy day-labourer b. c.1801) are older men documented elsewhere with no Belfast connection; retained
1830Verified surname passagefreehold registrationPossible match
James Glasgow
Larne, County Antrim (described as “of Larne”); property in Upper GlenarmBirth unknown
no. 16 among applicants to register freeholds at Carrickfergus General Quarter Sessions on 13 January 1831 · entry lists houses and land in Upper Glenarm, townland of Larne, yearly value £10
Place / address
Published 1830-12-24 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 3
Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1830-12-24 · p. 3. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
James Glasgow of Larne is no.16 among persons applying to register freeholds at the Carrickfergus General Quarter Sessions on 13 January 1831. His December 1830 entry describes houses and land in Upper Glenarm, townland of Larne, with a yearly value of £10.
Evidence and identity limits
This is an application published on 24 December 1830, not proof that registration succeeded. Glasgow-3986 is the strongest compatible local candidate, but the notice gives no age, occupation, relatives or bridge to the 1795 merchant or 1797 junior. It does not connect Larne to Lisnagaver. Identity review (6 October 2026): December 1830 list of freehold-registration applicants for the Carrickfergus Quarter Sessions of 13 January 1831: no. 16 James Glasgow of Larne, houses and land in Upper Glenarm / Larne, GBP10 a year. Glasgow-3986 (James of Larne, b. c.1773, reported d. 1831) is compatible but unproved; the 1839 Demerara James (a native of Larne) is an unprofiled alternative. No relationship stated.
[b. c. 1773; d. c. 1831] · applicant to register a GBP10 freeholdWhy this candidate?
Name + Larne residence + adult property-holder in 1830 agree with Glasgow-3986 (Larne merchant/'junior' reconstruction of 1795-97, born c.1773, reported died 1831 from a St Cedma's tombstone). No age, occupation, relative or townland bridge; an 1831 death (month unknown) does not conflict with a January 1831 registration. A second Larne-born James (died Demerara 1839, group 390552249) was also an adult in 1830 and cannot be excluded.
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1830Excluded matchNewspaper noticeNo profile yet
Excluded search match
Place not statedBirth unknown
Published 1830-09-03 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 2
What the notice says
Position 3 (vessel): Within “BELFAST SHIP NEWS,” the cleared-out list reads “…September 1, Anna Sophia, Butcher, Liverpool; Trial, Driscoll, Quebec; Eden, Glover, Glasgow; 3 vessels for Ayr; 2 for Troon; 1 for Maryport…”. The heading and syntax identify a shipping list: Eden is the vessel, Glover its listed master, and Glasgow its destination. Lower surrounding column material is partly cropped/obscured, but the matching entry is legible; no whole-page absence claim is made.
Evidence and identity limits
Original-position final review: the quoted Glasgow/Rasharkin passage(s) on this page are classified as place, vessel, or other context, not a Glasgow personal surname. This is a passage-level result, not a claim that the entire page contains no relevant name.
Who this may be
No profile assigned; identity remains unresolved.
Place, vessel or other-surname OCR match; excluded from surname evidence.
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