Reported events, notices, advertisements and letters. OCR matches need visual checking; place names, vessels and matches to other surnames are excluded from Glasgow surname evidence.
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Reviewed newspaper notices
2 distinct notices from 2 retained pages, earliest first. Reprints of the same notice are merged; 2 pages have saved inline excerpts. Open a notice for its clipping, reading and profile assessment.
How to read these notices
Cards lead with the person named in the notice; profile candidates are assessed separately. Birth cutoffs labelled “by c.” are estimates, usually assuming an adult professional was at least 18; open the birth note for the basis. Event groups are broad navigation aids built from each notice’s record type. A relationship filter identifies family wording in the notice, not a proved match to a WikiTree family.
2 distinct notices · 2 retained pages
1848Verified surname passagebirth noticeStrong match
Unnamed daughter of Rev. James Glasgow
Surat, East Indies (birthplace reported)22 February 1848
Born to the wife of Rev. James Glasgow, missionary of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland; the child is unnamed.
Birth estimate / source
Explicit birth date reported in the 11 April 1848 notice.
Unnamed wife of Rev. James Glasgow
UnknownBirth unknown
Identified only as the wife of the missionary Rev. James Glasgow and mother of the daughter born at Surat.
Rev. James Glasgow
UnknownBirth unknown
Named as the child’s father; described as a Presbyterian Church in Ireland missionary in the East Indies.
Spouse / marriageParents & childrenBirth
Published 1848-04-11 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 2
Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1848-04-11 · p. 2. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
At Surat, East Indies, the wife of Rev. James Glasgow, Presbyterian Church in Ireland missionary, gave birth to a daughter on 22 February, reported on 11 April 1848. The child is unnamed; Annie Coulson Glasgow-2901, whose checked profile gives 1848 in India, is a compatible candidate.
Evidence and identity limits
1848 is inferred from the contemporary notice’s February date. Neither child nor mother is named. The notice cannot alone make Annie’s exact birth date/place certain or establish Mary Wightman’s motherhood of another child. Her existing father/mother connections are not changed. Identity review (6 October 2026): Belfast News-Letter, 11 Apr 1848: the wife of Rev. James Glasgow gave birth to a daughter at Surat on 22 Feb 1848. The child is probably Annie Coulson Glasgow-2901, the only daughter the Dictionary of Ulster Biography lists for 1848. Both parent links already exist.
The Dictionary of Ulster Biography lists the daughters as Margaret Jane (1841), Jane Henrie (c.1844), Mary Elizabeth (1845), Annie Coulson (1848) and Harriet (1851). Annie Coulson is the only one born in 1848, and the profile gives 1848, India.
1848Verified surname passagecoffee agent advertisementPossible match
John Glasgow
Cookstownb. by c. 1830 adult estimate
Named in John Cassell’s coffee agent list on 30 September 1848.
Birth estimate / source
Adult role: merchant and coffee agent in 1848; age unstated; estimate assumes the role holder was at least 18.
Occupation / trade
Published 1848-09-30 · The Sligo Champion · p. 3
Source reference: The Sligo Champion · 1848-09-30 · p. 3. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
Cookstown—John Glasgow, merchant, in John Cassell’s coffee agent list on 30 September 1848. The original product text and agents were inspected.
Evidence and identity limits
Glasgow-2058 is compatible by name, Cookstown district and the merchant occupation independently recorded in Benjamin-2059’s 1856 marriage. None of these advertisements names relatives, age or street address. Repeated agent lists are advertisements for one trading role, not independent family proofs. John’s parents remain unknown. Glasgow-1968 remains a weaker comparison: his family histories give migration to Michigan in 1844 or 1848; the Drummeen tithe and 1850/1851 probate leads are not securely assigned to him, and probate year is not a death date. Identity review (6 October 2026): Sligo Champion, 30 Sep 1848: John Glasgow, merchant, Cookstown, in John Cassell's list of coffee agents. Glasgow-2058 is a possible candidate. New lead: the Londonderry Sentinel reports that Mr John Glasgow, merchant, died at Cookstown on 4 May 1851 aged 49, which conflicts with 2058's 1788 birth estimate.
[b. before 1788; d. ?] · coffee and tea agentWhy this candidate?
Glasgow-2058 fits by name, trade and district: he is the father of merchant Benjamin-2059 (married 1856). The Londonderry Sentinel of 9 May 1851 (transcription) reads 'At Cookstown, on the 4th inst., aged 49 years, Mr. John Glasgow, merchant', so this merchant was born c.1802. If he is Glasgow-2058, the 1788 birth estimate is wrong, and Henry-1735 (b. c.1810) could not be his son. Glasgow-1968 is weaker, since his family histories have him emigrating to Michigan in 1844 or 1848. Glasgow-2056 (1812-1898) is not the 1851 decedent. Slater's 1846 lists no John Glasgow in Cookstown trades.
These are search leads or exclusions, not confirmed surname records.
1848Excluded matchNewspaper noticeNo profile yet
Excluded search match
Place not statedBirth unknown
Published 1848-02-08 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 3
What the notice says
Position 12 (place): Prize-essay notice: “All the Essays must be forwarded to David Robertson, Esq., Bookseller, Glasgow, before the 30th of March next.” Glasgow follows the bookseller’s occupation/address and is a city. Other visible occurrences are publication/place references; no surname is supported in the inspected passage.
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.
1848Excluded matchNewspaper noticeNo profile yet
Excluded search match
Place not statedBirth unknown
Published 1848-02-11 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 3
What the notice says
Position 2 (place): A Grand Jury notice calls for road works in the barony of Kilconway, including a route “from Rasharkin to Portglenone”; elsewhere in a separate right-hand transport advertisement, Glasgow appears as a route/destination. The two words occur in separate page columns/items, not as a personal surname or a single linked phrase. The page capture clips some material at the top/right and below.
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.
1848Excluded matchNewspaper noticeNo profile yet
Excluded search match
Place not statedBirth unknown
Published 1848-02-29 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 3
What the notice says
Position 7 (place): A separate transport/railway advertisement in the right column mentions Glasgow in a route/service and fares context; the visible matching Glasgow is a city/destination. The central Grand Jury road notice separately mentions Rasharkin. The Glasgow text is partly clipped at the top/right; it is separate from the Rasharkin road notice. No Glasgow personal surname is indicated. Position 8 (place): Under “Steam Communication,” the notice says steamers are intended to sail “from Belfast to Fleetwood, London, Glasgow, via Ardrossan, Whitehaven, Liverpool, and Stranraer.” Glasgow is a destination in a steamer route. This is distinct from the Rasharkin road-contract passage elsewhere on the page; the saved image shows only part of the full page.
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.
1848Excluded matchNewspaper noticeNo profile yet
Excluded search match
Place not statedBirth unknown
Published 1848-03-03 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 3
What the notice says
Position 9 (place): Under “BARONY OF KILCONWAY,” a road-contract entry describes a line “from Kilrea to Cullybackey” and a stretch “between the road from Rasharkin to Portglenone and the Cullybackey new road.” Rasharkin is a road-end/locality reference, not a personal surname. Passage-level finding only.
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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