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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.
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2 distinct notices · 2 retained pages
1858Verified surname passagecourt testimonyProbable match
Benjamin Glasgow
UnknownBirth unknown
Witness who said he managed his late father’s mill from 1850; identified his father as Robert Glasgow and dated Robert’s death to 1856.
Robert Glasgow (deceased)
UnknownBirth unknown
Identified by son Benjamin as his father and late mill owner; Benjamin dated his death to 1856.
Unnamed Mr Glasgow, senior (identified as witness’s uncle)
UnknownBirth unknown
Benjamin described a companion as “witness’s uncle, Mr. Glasgow, sen.”; the name William is not asserted from this quotation.
Passage: witness. Water-course case testimony. Benjamin explicitly names his father Robert and an uncle as “Mr. Glasgow, sen.”; the uncle’s forename is attributed to separate case context. Some horse-power continuation lines are outside these saved passages. Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1858-07-22 · p. 3. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.Additional excerpts from this issue — 6Passage: opening. Water-course case testimony. Benjamin explicitly names his father Robert and an uncle as “Mr. Glasgow, sen.”; the uncle’s forename is attributed to separate case context. Some horse-power continuation lines are outside these saved passages. Original excerpt page ↗Passage: middle. Water-course case testimony. Benjamin explicitly names his father Robert and an uncle as “Mr. Glasgow, sen.”; the uncle’s forename is attributed to separate case context. Some horse-power continuation lines are outside these saved passages. Original excerpt page ↗Passage: case. Water-course case testimony. Benjamin explicitly names his father Robert and an uncle as “Mr. Glasgow, sen.”; the uncle’s forename is attributed to separate case context. Some horse-power continuation lines are outside these saved passages. Original excerpt page ↗Passage: father. Water-course case testimony. Benjamin explicitly names his father Robert and an uncle as “Mr. Glasgow, sen.”; the uncle’s forename is attributed to separate case context. Some horse-power continuation lines are outside these saved passages. Original excerpt page ↗Passage: uncle. Water-course case testimony. Benjamin explicitly names his father Robert and an uncle as “Mr. Glasgow, sen.”; the uncle’s forename is attributed to separate case context. Some horse-power continuation lines are outside these saved passages. Original excerpt page ↗Passage: cross. Water-course case testimony. Benjamin explicitly names his father Robert and an uncle as “Mr. Glasgow, sen.”; the uncle’s forename is attributed to separate case context. Some horse-power continuation lines are outside these saved passages. Original excerpt page ↗
What the notice says
The named witness Benjamin Glasgow identifies the late Robert Glasgow as his father, says he managed his father’s mill from 1850, and dates Robert’s death to 1856. Benjamin’s evidence describes a companion as “witness’s uncle, Mr. Glasgow, sen.”; identification as William belongs to the separate case context, not this quotation.
Evidence and identity limits
Certain documentary father–son relationship; identification of Robert with Glasgow-2656 or Glasgow-3941 remains qualified. Counsel’s reference to Robert’s sons supports a qualified brother inference for co-plaintiff William. The uncle’s paternal or maternal side and all mothers are unstated. No parents are established for John Glasgow-2058. Identity review (6 October 2026): Court report (Belfast News-Letter, 22 July 1858): the witness Benjamin Glasgow says his late father Robert Glasgow died in 1856 and that he had managed Robert's mill since 1850; he calls a companion 'witness's uncle, Mr. Glasgow, sen.' Benjamin is probably the Drapersfield Benjamin, Glasgow-4340, and Robert probably Glasgow-2656, so a father link 4340 to 2656 can be added as uncertain.
· witness and plaintiff, mill managerWhy this candidate?
Identity chain for the Drapersfield Benjamin: (a) he is co-plaintiff with William against Sloan in 1858, a mill water-course case, and testifies that he managed his late father Robert's mill from 1850; (b) 'Benjamin and William Glasgow, Drapersfield Mills, Cookstown' are the contacts in Jan 1864 for a house formerly occupied by the late Robert Glasgow; (c) 'Benjamin Glasgow of Drapersfield, Cookstown' married Wilhelmina Pike at Dungannon on 16 Feb 1864, the exact date and district of the GRONI index entry (M/1864/T1/1447/2/35) on Glasgow-4340, whose Cookstown children 1865-1876 have mother's maiden name Pike; (d) Slater's 1846 lists 'Glasgow & Wool[s], flax & tow spinners, Draper's field' an
[b. c. 1798; d. 1856-08-20] · father of witness; mill owner, d. 1856Why this candidate?
Robert died in 1856 (son's sworn testimony) and owned the mill Benjamin managed from 1850. Glasgow-2656, 'Robert Glasgow Esq', died 20 Aug 1856 at Tullyveigh, Cookstown (Prerogative probate 1856, PRONI pre-1858 wills index cited on profile), and married on 10 Mar 1829, as 'Mr Robert Glasgow, of Cookstown', Margaret, daughter of John George of Coagh (BNL 13 Mar 1829, quoted on George-14386). That fits a son of mill-managing age by 1850 and agrees with Slater 1846 (Robert Glasgow, oatmeal merchant; Glasgow & Wool[s] spinners, Draper's field). Naming supports it: Benjamin's eldest daughter is 'Margaret George Glasgow' (1891), and John George Glasgow-3889 (c.1831-1870; daughter married at Newry,
[b. c. 1796; d. 1883-07-04] · uncle of witnessWhy this candidate?
'Sen.' and the uncle relationship fit an older Cookstown Glasgow of Robert's generation. Glasgow-3814 (b. c.1796, the William St draper who retired in 1856, a bachelor at his death in 1883) is the only such man in the 1846 directory besides Robert. The forename is not given, and 'Mr. Glasgow' implies a paternal uncle or one by marriage bearing the name. Possible only.
1858Verified surname passagecourt case reportProbable match
Benjamin Glasgow
Place not statedBirth unknown
Named with William Glasgow in the action against John Sloan; Benjamin approached Sloan about levels in 1856.
William Glasgow
Place not statedBirth unknown
Named with Benjamin Glasgow in the action against John Sloan; a jury awarded 6d damages and 6d costs.
Published 1858-07-23 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 4
Passage: opening. Next-day water-course case continuation in overlapping sections, including the 6 d damages and 6 d costs verdict. Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1858-07-23 · p. 4. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.Additional excerpts from this issue — 6Passage: middle. Next-day water-course case continuation in overlapping sections, including the 6 d damages and 6 d costs verdict. Original excerpt page ↗Passage: final witness. Next-day water-course case continuation in overlapping sections, including the 6 d damages and 6 d costs verdict. Original excerpt page ↗Passage: expert. Next-day water-course case continuation in overlapping sections, including the 6 d damages and 6 d costs verdict. Original excerpt page ↗Passage: lower. Next-day water-course case continuation in overlapping sections, including the 6 d damages and 6 d costs verdict. Original excerpt page ↗Passage: verdict. Next-day water-course case continuation in overlapping sections, including the 6 d damages and 6 d costs verdict. Original excerpt page ↗Passage: end. Next-day water-course case continuation in overlapping sections, including the 6 d damages and 6 d costs verdict. Original excerpt page ↗
What the notice says
Continuation of Benjamin and William Glasgow v John Sloan; Benjamin approached Sloan about levels in 1856; jury awarded 6d damages and 6d costs.
Evidence and identity limits
Confirms same named partners; no ages or additional parental identification. Identity review (6 October 2026): Continuation of Benjamin and William Glasgow v John Sloan (Belfast News-Letter, 23 July 1858): Benjamin approached Sloan about levels in 1856, and the jury awarded 6d damages and 6d costs. Benjamin is probably Glasgow-4340. Partner William has no secure profile; he is probably Benjamin's brother but is not stated as such here.
Same case as 22 July 1858. The identity chain (partnership naming shared with the 1864 Drapersfield Mills notice; Drapersfield marriage on 4340's exact GRONI date) is given in group 390574459.
[b. c. 1796; d. 1883-07-04] · co-plaintiff (mill partner)Why this candidate?
The partner William of Drapersfield Mills (1858-1866) has no secure profile. Counsel's reference to Robert's sons (22 July report) makes him probably Benjamin's brother. If so, Glasgow-1737 conflicts, because his 1846 marriage names his father David and he was a Killycurragh farmer, so he is unlikely. The other option is the uncle, Glasgow-3814 (bachelor draper, retired 1856), who could have stayed a mill partner. The 1858 evidence names 'Mr. Glasgow, sen.' separately from the co-plaintiff, which favours a younger William. Glasgow-1694 and -2316 are farmers with no mill link. Possible against 3814 only; no draft until the partnership is resolved.
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