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Reviewed newspaper notices
1 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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1 distinct notices · 2 retained pages
1799Verified surname passagefreeholder rollPrinted in 2 issuesStrong match
Robert Glasgow
Montgreenan, AyrshireBirth unknown
Named in a lodged claim for enrolment on Ayr’s roll of freeholders.
Place / address
Published 1799-08-06 – 1799-08-08 · The Edinburgh Advertiser · p. 2
Faithful bounded original viewer excerpt; provider search highlighting retained where visible. No reconstructed text. Issue metadata supplied by Newspapers.com. Source reference: The Edinburgh Advertiser · 1799-08-06 · p. 2. Open for full size; inspect the original page for context.
What the notice says
Robert Glasgow, Esq. of Montgreenan, is named in a lodged claim for enrolment on Ayr’s roll of freeholders.
Evidence and identity limits
Issue dated 6 August; notice is dated Ayr, 3 August 1799. It reports a claim before the forthcoming Michaelmas head-court, not acceptance or completed enrolment. Glasgow-1076 is a probable candidate for the exact Montgreenan designation, consistent with a prior independently reviewed 1802 record. The 1785 surgeon and 1793 Loudoun doctor are compatible earlier contexts; their identity with him is inferred, not explicitly linked. No family relationship is proved. Identity review (6 October 2026): Aug 1799: Robert Glasgow, Esq. of Montgreenan, lodges a claim to be enrolled as a freeholder of Ayrshire. Glasgow-1076, strong; shows he was 'of Montgreenan' before 1802.
[b. before 1747-10-15; d. 1827-04-19] · claimant for enrolment as freeholderWhy this candidate?
Unique estate designation 'of Montgreenan' + Ayrshire + date; only one Robert Glasgow held Montgreenan (Paterson: bought from John Bowman in 1794; died at Mountgreenan House 19 Apr 1827). The 1799 claim contradicts UCL's 'estate purchased 1802' and supports Paterson's 1794.
These are search leads or exclusions, not confirmed surname records.
1799Excluded matchNewspaper noticeNo profile yet
Excluded search match
Place not statedBirth unknown
Published 1799-04-02 · The Edinburgh Advertiser · p. 3
What the notice says
Book notice seller list: ‘And sold by James Dickson, E. Balfour, William Laing, Peter Hill, Manners & Miller, and Robert Jack, Edinburgh; and [Reid], and John Murdoch, Glasgow.’
Evidence and identity limits
Confirmed exclusion: John Murdoch is the named person; Glasgow is a bookseller location. No John Glasgow person established.
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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