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Reviewed newspaper notices
6 distinct notices from 6 retained pages, earliest first. Reprints of the same notice are merged; 6 pages have saved inline excerpts. Open a notice for its clipping, reading and profile assessment.
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Baddinstown, County Meath (place as printed; reading uncertain)Birth unknown
A list records £1 per Mr Owen Glasco and says he was admitted a member of the association. The printed place reading is uncertain.
Published 1841-03-10 · Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser · p. 3
Faithful bounded excerpt of the visually inspected original newspaper page; provider issue metadata retained. No reconstructed text. Source reference: Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser · 1841-03-10 · p. 3. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
The list reads “From Baddinstown, county Meath, per Mr. Owen Glasco, 1l. Mr. Glasco was admitted a member of the association.” The printed place reading remains uncertain.
Evidence and identity limits
The uncommon full name, association roles and Meath place context support probable continuity, but the 1843 list layout does not securely attach Raddinstown specifically to Owen. Retain the separate Baddinstown/Raddinstown readings; no modern place is identified. Neither notice proves birth, kinship or residence. “1l.” is £1; “20 Repealers” counts people collected, not money. Identity review (6 October 2026): Freeman's Journal, 10 Mar 1841: 'From Baddinstown, county Meath, per Mr. Owen Glasco, 1l. Mr. Glasco was admitted a member of the association.' No WikiTree profile was found for Owen Glasco. One draft combining this and the 1843 list is warranted once a live duplicate search confirms there is none. No compatible WikiTree profile after a duplicate search for: Mr. Owen Glasco.
1841Verified surname passageClergy list at public meetingProbable match
Rev. Adam Glasgow
Rosemary Street, Belfast (meeting venue)b. by c. 1823 adult estimate
Named among clergy “on and around the platform” at the meeting. · Malone follows Rev. Joseph M’Kenzie; it is not Adam Glasgow’s locality.
Birth estimate / source
Adult clergyman styled Rev. at a meeting reported 12 March 1841, assuming 18+; age not stated; no profile date used.
Occupation / tradePlace / address
Published 1841-03-12 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 3
Bounded crop showing the clergy list and Rev. Adam Glasgow. A separate context excerpt preserves the meeting/date framing. Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1841-03-12 · p. 3. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.Additional excerpts from this issue — 1Supplementary excerpt showing the meeting date, Rosemary-street church and deputation context for the platform list. Original excerpt page ↗
What the notice says
At a meeting in the Rev. Dr. Hanna’s Rosemary-street Church on the evening of Wednesday 10 March 1841, with an Edinburgh Anti-Patronage Society deputation present, a list of people “on and around the platform” names “Rev. Adam Glasgow” among the clergy. “Malone” follows Rev. Joseph M’Kenzie, not Adam Glasgow.
Evidence and identity limits
The original page resolves both Adam Glasgow search positions. This report identifies Rev. Adam Glasgow among clergy at the meeting; it does not state his residence or uniquely identify him as Glasgow-1781. Malone belongs to Rev. Joseph M’Kenzie. The context crop is retained as a supplemental excerpt. Identity review (6 October 2026): Belfast News-Letter, 12 Mar 1841: Rev. Adam Glasgow is among the platform clergy at the anti-patronage meeting in Rosemary Street church on 10 Mar 1841. Probably Glasgow-1781.
[b. c. 1815; d. 1863-03-18] · clergyman at meetingWhy this candidate?
Listed among Belfast Presbyterian clergy in March 1841; no congregation printed. The NZ register puts the Berry Street minister in Belfast at this time.
1841Verified surname passageretirement entertainment reportPossible match
Rev. A. J. Glasgow
Royal Temperance Hotel, Waring Street, Belfast (event venue)b. by c. 1823 adult estimate
Spoke on the importance of elocution for candidates for the sacred ministry at an entertainment for Robert L. Rogers.
Birth estimate / source
Adult role: minister and speaker in 1841; age unstated; estimate assumes the role holder was at least 18.
Robert L. Rogers
Belfast (event location)Birth unknown
Retired as teacher of elocution; his class held an entertainment at the Royal Temperance Hotel.
Occupation / trade
Published 1841-04-20 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 2
Faithful bounded original newspaper excerpt, visually checked 5 October 2026. Provider search highlighting retained. Paper, date and page verified in the original viewer heading; no reconstructed text. Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1841-04-20 · p. 2. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
At an entertainment for Robert L. Rogers on retiring as teacher of elocution, his class met at the Royal Temperance Hotel, Waring Street, Belfast, and during the session in Rev. Dr. Cooke’s Church. On Thursday 8 April 1841, the Rev. A. J. Glasgow spoke on elocution’s importance for candidates for the sacred ministry.
Evidence and identity limits
Identity unresolved. The printed name is Rev. A. J. Glasgow, with no expanded forename, age, congregation, kin or birthplace. Glasgow-1781 is possible despite the material printed-J / other-notice D conflict; Glasgow-1780 is unlikely given the documented Bombay chronology. Identity review (6 October 2026): Belfast News-Letter, 20 Apr 1841: 'Rev. A. J. Glasgow' spoke on elocution in Belfast on 8 Apr 1841. Possibly Adam Dickie Glasgow despite the J/D initial conflict. James McClure Glasgow was in India.
[b. c. 1815; d. 1863-03-18] · speaker at elocution class entertainmentWhy this candidate?
A Belfast clergyman in April 1841 fits Glasgow-1781, but the printed J conflicts with the D of the other notices and may be a misprint. Glasgow-1780 is unlikely: the Dictionary of Ulster Biography places him at Bombay from 26 Feb 1841 and Rajkot by June 1841, and his daughter was born in India on c.16 Mar 1841.
1841Verified surname passagemissionary correspondence/reportStrong match
James Glasgow
India mission context (no dateline in report)b. by c. 1818
A report in the India mission context identifies Rev. James Glasgow as the source of a letter received by Mrs. Wilson concerning proceeds from two boxes of ladies’ work sent to Bombay.
Birth estimate / source
Rev. ministerial role documented by 1836; estimated age 18+ at that role, not stated by the source and not a sourced birth date.
Occupation / trade
Published 1841-05-25 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 4
Faithful bounded excerpt of the identified newspaper passage; see private provenance for crop bounds and parent image. Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1841-05-25 · p. 4. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
Under “THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S MISSIONARIES IN INDIA,” a report says a very interesting letter had been received “from the Rev. James Glasgow, by Mrs. Wilson, of Townsend-street,” about the sale of two boxes of ladies’ work sent from Derry and Belfast to Bombay; about 500 rupees (£50) was realised. The issue date is 25 May 1841; this excerpt does not give the letter’s date.
Evidence and identity limits
The named India-mission correspondent is a probable match to Glasgow-1780 within the wider career sequence; this passage gives no unique profile identifier or family link. Identity review (6 October 2026): Belfast News-Letter, 25 May 1841: a letter from Rev. James Glasgow of the India mission about selling ladies' work at Bombay. This is Glasgow-1780 (strong).
1841Verified surname passagedeath noticeStrong match
Margaret Jane Glasgow
Rajkote, East Indiesc. 1841-03-16
infant daughter of the Reverend James Glasgow, missionary to Kattywar for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland · died at Rajkote on 11 June 1841, aged two months and 26 days
Birth estimate / source
Born circa 16 March 1841, derived from reported age two months and 26 days at death on 11 June 1841.
James Glasgow
Kattywar (mission assignment)b. by c. 1823 adult estimate
identified as Margaret Jane’s father · missionary to Kattywar for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Birth estimate / source
Missionary role establishes adult status; assuming age 18+ by 1841, age unstated.
Parents & childrenOccupation / tradeBirthDeath
Published 1841-09-10 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 2
Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1841-09-10 · p. 2. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
Margaret Jane, infant daughter of Rev. James Glasgow, missionary to Kattywar for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, died at Rajkote, East Indies, on 11 June 1841, aged two months and 26 days. This agrees with Margaret Jane Glasgow-2898’s current death date and its 16 March birth chronology.
Evidence and identity limits
Strong matching name, father, place and date support Glasgow-2898 and her already attached father Glasgow-1780. The notice does not name her mother or birthplace. Mary Wightman-3457 remains a mother hypothesis for this child pending a direct record or documented family bridge; the already recorded father is corroborated, not a new uncertain-to-certain relationship upgrade. Identity review (6 October 2026): Belfast News-Letter, 10 Sep 1841: Margaret Jane, infant daughter of Rev. James Glasgow, missionary to Kattywar, died at Rajkote on 11 June 1841 aged 2 months 26 days. The child is Glasgow-2898 and the father Glasgow-1780 (already linked). Read with the 1840 marriage and the Dictionary of Ulster Biography, her mother is Mary Wightman-3457. That link is missing and is proposed as uncertain.
[b. 1841-03-16; d. 1841-06-11] · deceased infantWhy this candidate?
Name, missionary father, Rajkot and exact death date all agree. The Dictionary of Ulster Biography lists a daughter Margaret Jane, b. 1841, d. June 1841.
1841Verified surname passagemissionary letterStrong match
James Glasgow
Rajkote (letter dateline)b. by c. 1818
A letter signed James Glasgow and dated Rajkote, 14 August 1841, reports on fellow missionary Alexander Kerr. “Brother missionary” is occupational language here, not evidence of sibling relationship.
Birth estimate / source
Rev. ministerial role documented by 1836; estimated age 18+ at that role, not stated by the source and not a sourced birth date.
Occupation / trade
Published 1841-10-19 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 2
Faithful bounded excerpt of the identified newspaper passage; see private provenance for crop bounds and parent image. Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1841-10-19 · p. 2. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
Under “GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S FOREIGN MISSION—SICKNESS AND DEATH OF THE REV. A. KERR,” the newspaper says a communication from Rev. Mr. Glasgow was read about fellow missionary Alexander Kerr. The letter is dated “Rajkote, 14th August, 1841” and is signed “James Glasgow.” In this context “brother missionary” means colleague/fellow worker, not a biological brother. A separate second letter dated 18 August begins below the signature; its author/signature is outside this crop and should not be attributed by adjacency.
Evidence and identity limits
The signed India-mission letter is a probable match to Glasgow-1780 in the established career sequence. The letter’s date (14 August) is separate from the newspaper publication date (19 October). Identity review (6 October 2026): Belfast News-Letter, 19 Oct 1841: a letter dated Rajkote 14 Aug 1841 and signed James Glasgow on the illness and death of Rev. Alexander Kerr. This is Glasgow-1780 (strong). 'Brother missionary' means colleague.
[b. 1805-05-27; d. 1890-06-30] · letter writer, RajkotWhy this candidate?
A signed letter from Rajkot about his fellow missionary Kerr; Glasgow and Kerr were the pair commissioned in 1840 (PHSI; Dictionary of Ulster Biography).
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