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Reviewed newspaper notices
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2 distinct notices · 2 retained pages
1861Verified surname passageaccident reportProbable match
Robert Glasgow
Lisnagaver, County AntrimBirth unknown
described as a neighbour at Lisnagaver · warned James M’Caughern about a dangerous gable, narrowly escaped its fall, and raised the alarm
James M’Caughern
Rasharkin, County Antrim (accident location)Birth unknown
was warned by neighbour Robert Glasgow about a dangerous gable before it fell
Place / address
Published 1861-01-07 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 4
Passage: opening. Rasharkin catastrophe report in two overlapping sections, including Robert Glasgow’s warning and escape. Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1861-01-07 · p. 4. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.Additional excerpts from this issue — 1Passage: ending. Rasharkin catastrophe report in two overlapping sections, including Robert Glasgow’s warning and escape. Original excerpt page ↗
What the notice says
Shocking catastrophe at Rasharkin: Robt. Glasgow, described as a neighbour at Lisnagaver, warned James M’Caughern about a dangerous gable before it fell; Glasgow narrowly escaped while leaving the doorway and raised the alarm.
Evidence and identity limits
Genuine Glasgow surname in a local incident. Robert-938 and Robert-3449 remain compatible candidates; no age, parents, occupation or link to a valuation holding is stated. A later Scottish death does not exclude Robert-938 being in Ireland in 1861. Identity review (6 October 2026): Accident report (Belfast News-Letter, 7 Jan 1861) from Rasharkin: Robert Glasgow, a neighbour at Lisnagaver, warned James M'Caughern about a dangerous gable, escaped its fall and raised the alarm. Robert is probably Glasgow-938, who lived at Lisnagaver in 1851 and 1866. James M'Caughern is unresolved. No kin are stated.
[b. about 1840–1841; d. 1902-11-27] · neighbour at LisnagaverWhy this candidate?
Glasgow-938 (b. c.1840) was in his father Alexander's Lisnagaver household in the 1851 census (age 10), and his 5 Apr 1866 civil marriage calls him a bachelor farmer of Lisnagaver. Lisnagaver residence is documented on both sides of 1861. Competitors: Glasgow-3449 (b. c.1797, married labourer, died in Ballymoney Workhouse 1868) is linked to Lisnagaver only by an unproved 1834 tithe candidacy; Robert Irvine Glasgow-3897 (b. 1827) belongs to Daniel's Kilrea family. Probable, not strong: no age or father is given.
WikiTree has McCaughern-22 (James, farmer, father of John McCaughern of Gortereghy, 1851 Rasharkin marriage; probable 1834 Gortereghy tithe occupier) and Mc_Caughern-19 (James, 1824-1889, Ballydonnelly, Rasharkin; Ancestry-tree source only). Robert-938 later held a house at Gortereghy (1864 revision), which slightly favours McCaughern-22. Possible only. Robert-938's mother Mary McCaughan has a similar surname, but no kinship is stated.
1861Verified surname passageland sale noticePossible match
William Glasgow
Cookstownb. by c. 1843 adult estimate
Named as the person to contact about sale of Tin Tenement and Main Street and Monrush town parks.
Birth estimate / source
Adult named as land-sale contact in 1861, assuming 18+; age not stated
Occupation / tradePlace / address
Published 1861-08-19 · Belfast News-Letter · p. 2
User-supplied excerpt. The crop does not preserve its issue heading; the linked issue contains this notice. Source reference: Belfast News-Letter · 1861-08-19 · p. 2. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
Tin Tenement, Main Street, and Monrush town parks for sale at Cookstown; apply to Mr William Glasgow, Cookstown; notice dated 15 August 1861.
Evidence and identity limits
Unassigned same-name contact. No kinship or proof that William owned the entire property. Identity review (6 October 2026): Sale notice (Belfast News-Letter, 19 Aug 1861) for the Tin Tenement, Main Street and Monrush town parks, Cookstown: apply to Mr William Glasgow, Cookstown. The contact is either the retired draper Glasgow-3814 or the Drapersfield partner William; it cannot be decided, and no kin are stated.
[b. c. 1796; d. 1883-07-04] · contact for property saleWhy this candidate?
A Cookstown William in 1861 acting for town property. Glasgow-3814 (retired merchant and draper, in Cookstown until his 1883 death at Loy) fits, but so does the Drapersfield partner William (unprofiled, or the same as 3814). Killycurragh farmers 1737/1694 are weaker. The notice does not say William owned the property.
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