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Reviewed newspaper notices
2 distinct notices from 14 retained pages, earliest first. Reprints of the same notice are merged; 14 pages have saved inline excerpts. Open a notice for its clipping, reading and profile assessment.
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Lady Forbes (Sutton shipping casualty report)b. by c. 1750 adult estimate
Named as master of the Lady Forbes in the casualty report.
Birth estimate / source
Adult role: master of the Lady Forbes in 1768; age unstated; estimate assumes the role holder was at least 18.
Occupation / trade
Published 1768-02-06 · The Caledonian Mercury · p. 2
Faithful bounded original source passage, visually checked 5 October 2026; long-s typography normalized to Glasgow in the reading. Issue heading outside crop; provider issue metadata retained. Source reference: The Caledonian Mercury · 1768-02-06 · p. 2. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
William Glasgow is named as master of the Lady Forbes in the Sutton shipping casualty report.
Evidence and identity limits
The 6 February Caledonian report names William Glasgow master of Lady Forbes, loaded with rum for Waterford, driven ashore near Sutton, crew saved. It describes the same named master/vessel/grounding as the 23 January Freeman’s Journal report in different wording; this is a curated same-event grouping, not an exact-text reprint. Belonging to Glasgow describes the vessel, not personal residence or origin. Identity review (6 October 2026): Jan/Feb 1768: William Glasgow, master of the Lady Forbes (of Glasgow) with rum for Waterford, driven ashore near Sutton, crew saved. No WikiTree William can be singled out.
1768Verified surname passageland-sale advertisementPrinted in 13 issuesPossible match
George Glasgow
Glasgow (merchant designation); lands at Kilwinning; sale at Irvineb. by c. 1750 adult estimate
described as a Glasgow merchant · advertised for roup sale lands at Kilwinning including Nether-Mains, Nethermains Dean and Nethermains Niven · sale arranged at James Shaw’s, Irvine, on the second Tuesday of July
Birth estimate / source
Merchant role establishes adult status; assuming age 18+ by 1768, age unstated.
Occupation / trade
Published 1768-06-04 – 1768-07-11 · The Caledonian Mercury · p. 3
Faithful bounded original viewer excerpt; provider search highlighting retained where visible. No reconstructed text. Issue metadata supplied by Newspapers.com. Source reference: The Caledonian Mercury · 1768-06-04 · p. 3. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
A private-sale advertisement describes Nether-Mains, Nethermains Dean, Nethermains Niven and other lands at Kilwinning as belonging to George Glasgow, merchant in Glasgow, offering them by roup at James Shaw’s, Irvine, on the second Tuesday of July.
Evidence and identity limits
Thirteen June/July 1768 issues preserve a private-sale notice. Earlier copies say July next and July copies July inst.; retain the issue-specific wording without asserting another sale or completed transfer. Merks/shillings of old/new extent are historical land valuations, not stated acreages. Belonging is the advertisement’s description, not an independently inspected title. One provisional merchant/property study consolidates the exact named Nethermains subject and compatible Glasgow partnership context, retaining separate sale stages. Compatible profiles remain possible. George-3312’s recorded 1768 death does not exclude later reprints or past-tense property references; no continuity of active life, ownership, completed sale or family is proved. The Manchester inventor and officers remain separate. Identity review (6 October 2026): June-July 1768 sale of Nether-Mains and other Kilwinning lands 'belonging to George Glasgow, merchant in Glasgow'. Identified as Glasgow-3312 (probable) through the Commissariot entry 'George Glasgow, of Nethermains' and the Martin/Ashinyards descent of Nethermains; also shows Glasgow-3312's 1768 death date is doubtful.
[b. 1729-07-19; d. 1768-06-27] · landowner / merchant named in noticeWhy this candidate?
Name + unique estate designation + place + kin context agree. (1) The 1768 sale notice calls the owner of Nether-Mains, Nethermains Dean and Nethermains Niven at Kilwinning 'George Glasgow, merchant in Glasgow'; the 1777 judicial-sale notices call him 'George Glasgow of Nether Mains'. (2) The Glasgow Commissariot register (inspected via archive.org OCR) confirms on 27 June 1768 the testament of 'Margaret [Buchanan], wife of George Glasgow, of Nethermains, daughter of William B., of Drumakill' - the same designation, and Glasgow-3312 is already married on WikiTree to Margaret Buchanan (Buchanan-12640), daughter of William (Buchanan-12641). (3) Paterson (Kilwinning parish) shows Nethermains ca
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