John Forsyth Glasgow (1844 - 1913)

Born 21 Jan 1844 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Isabella (Hamilton) Glasgow — married 15 Mar 1872 in Torbothie Cambusnethen Scotland

Descendants

Died 8 Jul 1913 at age 69 in Minmi, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

John was born 21 Jan 1844, christened 2 Jan 1845 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. His parents were John Glasgow and Christina Forsyth. ^[1]

In 1851 John was a scholar living at 37 Aitchison Street New Monkland with his parents, siblings and granny.^[2]

John's mother died in 1858.

In 1859 John Glasgow and Mary Ann Little had a daughter.^[3] They did not marry. Mary Ann Little raised a paternity order against John.^[4]

In 1861 John was a coal miner living at 45 Aitchison Street New Monklands with his father and siblings^[5]

In 1871 John was living at 3 McPhee Land Shotts with his sister Isabella and her husband and child. Two of his brothers lived there also. They had a general servant living with them. The men were all coal miners^[6]

John married Isabella Hamilton 15 Mar 1872 in Torbothie Cambusnethen Scotland. At the time he was a coal miner living at Dykehead Shotts.^[7]

They emigrated, in 1879, to Sydney New South Wales.

John Forsyth Glasgow passed away 8 Jul 1913 in Minmi , New South Wales, Australia.

Research notes

This profile was created with birth date of 21 Nov 1844 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire. Birth source has different dates.

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTG9-LS6 : 16 September 2021), John Forsyth Glasgow, 1845.
2. ↑ (Scotland Census 1851; Parish: New Monkland; ED:8; Page:16; Line:14; Roll: cssct1851_170)
3. ↑ (Scotland Statutory Births 651/01 0374 Airdrie)
4. ↑ (Birth no 374: In an order relating to the paternity of a child named Margaret Calder Little, born 27 June 1859 at the insistence of Ann Little, residing at 24 Bell Street, Airdrie against John Glasgow a miner, Aitchison Street, Airdrie. The Sheriff Substitute of Lanark has Judice upon 1st August 1859 pronounced that the said child was the illegitimate child of the parties forsaid.(August 3rd 1859)
5. ↑ (Scotland Census 1861; Parish: New Monkland; ED:7; Page:11; Line:8; Roll:cssct1861_117)
6. ↑ (Scotland Census 1871; Parish: Shotts: ED:5 ; Page: 13; Line: 10; Roll: cssct1871_119)
7. ↑ (Scotland Statutory Marriages 626/0B 0010)