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Reviewed newspaper notices
3 distinct notices from 3 retained pages, earliest first. Reprints of the same notice are merged; 3 pages have saved inline excerpts. Open a notice for its clipping, reading and profile assessment.
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3 distinct notices · 3 retained pages
1831Verified surname passagesociety meetingPossible match
James Glasgow
Knockbracken Meeting-house (meeting location); Belfast Juvenile Society affiliationb. by c. 1813 adult estimate
Attended the Belfast Juvenile Society deputation at Knockbracken Meeting-house.
Birth estimate / source
Adult deputation attendee in 1831, assuming 18+; age not stated
Published 1831-03-04 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 4
Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1831-03-04 · p. 4. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
The Belfast News-Letter of 4 March 1831 reports a Belfast Juvenile Society meeting at Knockbracken Meeting-house on “Tuesday evening last” to form an auxiliary society. Rev. Thomas Houston chaired the meeting; Rev. Walter Moffat and Mr James Glasgow attended as the Society’s deputation.
Evidence and identity limits
The March deputation role remains valid as a separate report from the November 1830 secretary notice. The two notices support one Society-role account, but do not by themselves prove identity with Glasgow-1780. Identity review (6 October 2026): 4 March 1831: Rev. Walter Moffat and Mr James Glasgow attended a Knockbracken meeting as the Belfast Juvenile Society's deputation. Same unproved James as the 1830 secretary notice; James McClure Glasgow (Glasgow-1780) remains only a possible match; no relationship is stated.
[b. 1805-05-27; d. 1890-06-30] · deputation member, Belfast Juvenile SocietyWhy this candidate?
As for group 390573239: a Belfast James Glasgow active in a young people's religious society in 1830-31; Glasgow-1780 (then an Institution student, later minister and missionary) fits age, place and activity but the notice has no designation or relative. Glasgow-3986, -3444, -2981 are older men documented elsewhere and are weak alternatives only.
1831Verified surname passagecollege reportStrong match
Adam D. Glasgow
BroughshaneBirth unknown
Named for mathematics in a Belfast College report dated 30 April 1831.
James Glasgow
Belfast InstitutionBirth unknown
Named for voluntary advanced mathematics in the Belfast College report, alongside Robert Finlay.
Published 1831-05-06 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 3
Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1831-05-06 · p. 3. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
Belfast College report dated 30 April 1831: Adam D. Glasgow, Broughshane, mathematics; James Glasgow, Institution, voluntary advanced mathematics with Robert Finlay.
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): Belfast College report of 30 April 1831 names Adam D. Glasgow of Broughshane (mathematics) and James Glasgow of the Institution (voluntary advanced mathematics). They are the brothers Adam Dickey Glasgow (Glasgow-1781) and James McClure Glasgow (Glasgow-1780); the notice does not call them brothers, and their sibling link is already on WikiTree and independently stated in the Fasti.
[b. c. 1815; d. 1863-03-18] · college prize-winner, mathematicsWhy this candidate?
Unique name form 'Adam D.' + RBAI + Broughshane: Fasti no. 1122 'GLASGOW, ADAM DICKEY: b. near Clough, Co. Antrim, 1814: brother of Rev. Prof. Jas. Glasgow ... ed. O.C.B.: G.C. 1837'. The family memorial stands in Racavan burying-ground, Broughshane (father John d.1836, mother Jane d.1858). No other Adam D. Glasgow; Adam of Inishrush (b. c.1758) is a different generation.
[b. 1805-05-27; d. 1890-06-30] · college prize-winner, voluntary advanced mathematicsWhy this candidate?
Same RBAI mathematics sequence as the 1832 General Certificate silver medal (Fasti 'G.C. 1832'; DUB medals in mathematics and natural philosophy); printed alongside his brother Adam D. Glasgow in the same report. Probable rather than strong because this line names only 'James Glasgow, Institution'.
1831Verified surname passagepolitical declarationPossible match
Robert Glasgow
Barony of Loughinshollen, County Londonderry (freeholder context; no townland stated)Birth unknown
Co-signatory with John Glasgow on a declaration supporting Sir Robert Bateson; declaration gives no kinship, occupation, age, or individual townland.
John Glasgow
Barony of Loughinshollen, County Londonderry (freeholder context; no townland stated)Birth unknown
Co-signatory with Robert Glasgow on a declaration supporting Sir Robert Bateson; declaration gives no kinship, occupation, age, or individual townland.
Published 1831-08-16 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 3
Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1831-08-16 · p. 3. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
The 16 August 1831 declaration lists Robert Glasgow and John Glasgow among freeholders of the barony printed Loughinshollen (modern Loughinsholin), County Londonderry, supporting Sir Robert Bateson. They are co-signatories; no kinship, occupation, age or individual townland is given. Castledawson and 4 July 1831 refer to the opposing meeting discussed in the declaration, not their homes or their signing date.
Evidence and identity limits
Robert Glasgow-3941, the Coltrim land occupier documented in 1820–1831, is a strong compatible regional candidate; the newspaper lacks a townland or family bridge to prove it. Glasgow-2656 of the Cookstown district remains another adult comparison. Glasgow-12 has an Ohio record sequence and is a weaker comparison despite Moneymore origin; the newspaper does not resolve his travel or retained Irish property. No Robert is identified as John’s father or brother, or as the surgeon’s father, from this signature. Glasgow-1968 is a compatible chronology comparison, but the 1827 Drummeen tithe subject is itself unproved as that profile. Glasgow-2058, Glasgow-3927 (an indexed freeholder with uncertain locality), Glasgow-2990 and Glasgow-4090 remain adult regional comparisons. No same-name co-signature establishes descent, brotherhood or identity with the Cookstown merchant. The declaration concerns a holding in the barony, not necessarily residence there. Identity review (6 October 2026): 16 August 1831 declaration by freeholders of the barony of Loughinsholin, Co. Londonderry, supporting Sir Robert Bateson, signed among others by Robert Glasgow and John Glasgow. Robert is possibly Robert of Coltrim, Lissan (Glasgow-3941); John cannot be assigned among several namesakes. The co-signature states no relationship.
[b. before 1776; d. after 1831] · freeholder of Loughinsholin barony, signatoryWhy this candidate?
Robert of Coltrim (Glasgow-3941) held a Drapers' Company lease at Coltrim from 1820 (a lease for lives would make him a freeholder), paid tithe there in 1827 and was a householder in the 1831 census under 'Londonderry / Loughinshollin / Lissane / Coltrim' - a landholder in this barony in this year. But the declaration gives no townland, and the PRONI freeholders' database has no Robert Glasgow registered in Co. Londonderry (only Robert of Loy, Tyrone). Glasgow-2656 (Cookstown, Tyrone) and Glasgow-12 (in Ohio long before 1831) are weaker/unlikely; the 1827 Dunnabraggy occupier may be another Robert. Possible, not probable.
These are search leads or exclusions, not confirmed surname records.
1831Excluded matchNewspaper noticeNo profile yet
Excluded search match
Place not statedBirth unknown
Published 1831-08-19 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 3
What the notice says
Position 3 (vessel): Belfast Ship News, arrivals and clearances: entries include “Glasgow, Wedd, Hewett, Maryport” and “Glasgow” among ports/vessels. The selected passage is a shipping list; Glasgow is a port/place, not a surname.
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.
1831Excluded matchNewspaper noticeNo profile yet
Excluded search match
Place not statedBirth unknown
Published 1831-11-29 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 2
What the notice says
Position 3 (vessel): In a “Steam Vessels” technical report: “…the saving of fuel from 20 to 30 per cent. … compared with that of the old… as two to one.—Glasgow Charon.” The surrounding item describes Clyde steamers, a boiler experiment and its results; “Glasgow Charon” appears as an attribution/name in that steam-vessel context. The lower clipping/page content is partially obscured/cropped; the exact relationship between “Glasgow” and “Charon” remains uncertain. No personal surname reading is supported by this passage. Caveat: The phrase “Glasgow Charon” is partly obscured/cropped, leaving the exact name or label relationship uncertain; the review places it in a steam-vessel technical context, with no supported personal-surname reading.
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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