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John de Glasgu
1258, The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John de Glasgu, This was dated 1258, in the "Charter Book of the Priory of St. Andrew's", during the reign of King Alexander 111 of Scotland, 1249 - 1286. This is possibly Master John, who is listed as Gamelins brother[1][2][3]. He appears as a witness to one of his acts as bishop of St Andrews. [4][5][6][7]
Master John de Glasgu, chaplain of Bishop Gamelin, at the time of the exchange, was a member of the household of Walter, commonly called cardinal of Glasgow in 1258 bishop of St. Andrews in 1258[8] and may be connected to 1207 - John, canon of Glasgow[9]
Kilbucho
Gamelin
Gamelin was parson of Kilbucho and a chaplain of Pope Innocent IV in 1254; he also served as Chancellor of Scotland from 1250-1263. (Watt, 1977, p.85). During the minority of Alexander III of Scotland and the political turmoil this situation engendered, Gamelin’s loyalties lay with the Comyns, his presumed grandmother’s family[10], Registrum, i, 127, seems to show him as parson of Kilbucho and to link him Gilbert (son of Richer) [11] so that Gamelins early connections may have been with the families of Adam, son of Gilbert, and the Grahams as much as with the Comyns[12] but in any case certain that he was a leading Comyn supporter.
Kelso
William de Glasgu
Named as William Wau, or Wan, of the diocese of Glasgow elsewhere. Although 'Wau/Wan' doesn't appear to be a complete last name. Possibly - 'Household of Walter, cardinal of Glasgow' ? He held the benefice of Kilwinning - where the Glasgow Memorial stands today.
There seems to have been an early rule against a cleric holding more than one benefice at the same time, but the dispensations from the operation of the restriction, recorded in the papal registers, are so numerous as to leave the impression that it was not much honoured in the observance. Luckily, applications for the granting of such dispensations have been the means of preserving information regarding a number of benefices which might not otherwise have been procurable, and in this way the name of an early holder of the chapel of St. Mary is divulged. In 1384 " Walter Wan, of the diocese of Glasgow," was authorised to hold a benefice in the gift of the abbot and convent of Kilwinning, "notwithstanding that he has the chapel of St. Mary in Glasgow." Three years later the same chaplain made a similar application with reference to a benefice in the gift of the abbots and convents of Paisley and Kilwinning; but likely enough these entries in the register refer to the one benefice, possession of which, if got at all, may not have been secured till 1387.
In 1395 "Walter Wan, priest," presumably of St. Mary's chapel, applied to the Pope to sanction his acquiring "the canonry and second prebend of Glasgow," value 14 marks, void by the resignation of Gilbert de Carrick, notwithstanding that John de Tonergayth has unlawfully held the said canonry and prebend for sixteen years and that Walter has a perpetual vicarage in the city of Glasgow. [Papal Reg. i. pp. 566-7, 584.] Here we have the earliest extant reference to the prebend of Glasgow Secundo, the chief endowment of which was the vicarage of the parish. Tonergayth, as a place, is heard of in 1327 when Eva, widow of Robert Avenel, gave to the bishop and church of Glasgow, for the weal of her soul and the souls of her predecessors and successors, and for the increase of divine worship in the church, the sum of forty shillings, yearly, payable furth of her fee of "Thunregeyth," [Reg. Episc. Nos. 278-9.] lands which seem to be identified with those now called Tundergarth, part of the parish of that name in Annandale. One "John de Tunnyrgayth" was clerk of the king's wardrobe between 1360 and 1362, [Exchequer Rolls, ii. pp. 19, 112.] but whether he or another of the same name was the interloping prebendary has not been ascertained.
- Roll composed by Walter Trayl, referendary:— Walter Wau, or Wan, of the diocese of Glasgow. For a benefice in the gift of the abbot and convent of Kilwinning, notwithstanding that he has the chapel of St. Mary in Glasgow.
Granted. Avignon, 13 Kal. Jan.
- 1394 William de Glasgu, priest, was gifted the abbot and convent of Kilwinning[13]& Kelso in 1394[14]
- 1394 William [Wau/Wan] de Glasgu, priest, was gifted the abbot and convent of Kilwinning[18]& Kelso in 1394[19]
- 1 Benedict XIII. Anti-Pope - https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/petitions-to-pope/1342-1419/pp612-614 - >1384. (f. 85.)
- Walter Wau, of the diocese of Glasgow. For a benefice in the gift of the abbots and convents of Paisley and Kilwinning, notwithstanding that he has St. Mary's chapel, Glasgow. Granted. Roquemaur, Avignon, 4 Id. Aug.
- Roll composed by Walter Trayl, referendary:—Walter Wau, or Wan, of the diocese of Glasgow. For a benefice in the gift of the abbot and convent of Kilwinning, notwithstanding that he has the chapel of St. Mary in Glasgow.Granted. Avignon, 13 Kal. Jan.Ibid.
- John Hawyk, of the diocese of Glasgow. For a benefice in the gift of the abbot and convent of Paisley. Granted. Dated as above. Ibid.
Matthew de Glasgu
This de Glasu is more firmly established as Matthew Glendonwyn but he grants 'his kinsmen, members of his household' William de Glasgu Kilwinning & Kelso and Robert de Wilton, his kinsman, a benefice in the gift of the abbot and convent of Holyrood.
From a charter granted by Bishop Matthew Glendonwyn in 1408 it is gathered that either he or one of his predecessors had made a substantial alienation of baronial territory. By this writ the bishop, with consent of the cathedral chapter, gave to "his beloved vassal," William of Strivelyne, son and heir of the late Sir John of Strivelyne, knight, the lands of "Cadare," in the barony of Glasgow and shire of Lanark, to be held of the bishop and church of Glasgow, for payment of a feuduty of £4 yearly, and making suits at three head courts of the barony, with ward, relief and feudal services. [Hist. MSS. Corn. Report, x. Appx. i. p. 62. From the expressions "vassals" and "heir" it may be inferred that the charter was the renewal of a previous grant to one of William's ancestors. The witnesses are Symon of Mundavill, I.A., archdeacon; John of Hawik, M.A., precentor of the church of Glasgow; Sir Symon of Glendonwyne, knight; and Sir John of Hawik, priest and notary public.] The lands of Cadder were thus detached in classification from those which remained in the possession of the bishop's rentallers, but in relation to the severed territory the bishops were put in the position of feudal superiors. [ Diocesan Registers, i. p. 38. The editors, without citing their authority, speak of Cadder as a barony and, alluding to its being held of the bishop by ward service, comment on such a tenure being very rare in Scotland.] Parts of the Antonine wall stood on the feued lands[15].[16]
Matthew de Glasgu. For a benefice in the gift of the abbot and convent of Kelso. Granted. Dated as above.
- Matthew, bishop of Glasgow. On behalf of the underwritten, his kinsmen, members of his household, and well beloved, for the following grants:—
- 1394 William Walteri de Glasgu. For a benefice in the gift of the abbot and convent of Kilwinning & Kelso.
** 1394 William Walteri de Glasgu, priest, a benefice in the gift of the abbot and convent of Kelso.[17] ** (between 1340-80) e.g. CPPi, 539, Roll of the envoys of the university of Paris, whe two and the third petitions belong to different rolls ; 612-4, R?H of th where there should be a break after the pet. of William de Glasgu given at the end applies to this first roll. The roll starting with the pe Tyningham has a slightly different date. 5 CPPi, 578-9. Cf. p. 105, n. 7 above. 6 C
- 1394 Robert de Wilton, his kinsman, a benefice in the gift of the abbot and convent of Holyrood.
- 1403 Robert de Wilton, papal chaplain, bachelor of canon law. For a benefice in the gift of the bishop, prior, and chapter of St. Andrews, notwithstanding that he has the church of Corry, in the diocese of Glasgo
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/petitions-to-pope/1342-1419/pp588-590
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/petitions-to-pope/1342-1419/pp628-631
Cavers, Roxburgh
1679
The Croune of London was carrying 257 prisoners of war that were being banished to the American Plantations. They were all Covenanters who had been captured at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge[18].
The Covenanters were a 17th Century Scottish Presbyterian Christian sect. They were evangelical and militaristic, effectively governing Scotland for a time during the War of the Three Kingdoms. At nine to ten o’clock at night on Wednesday 10 December, 1679, The Croune was shipwrecked near the Mull of Deerness in Orkney. What made The Croune one of the most infamous shipwrecks in Scottish History was its cargo of human beings, their ill treatment and how they were abandoned to their fate, locked below the deck. Among the survivors were John Glasgow and William Glasgow of Cavers, Roxburghsire parish.
Note: May be a connection to 1655', William Glasgow , who's great-great-great grandson has written a family history available here[19]. Stating that the Glasgow surname was originaly Cameron, devoted covenanters presbyterians - following Calvinistic theology and Gameronian principles. The name 'Cameronian' was given to the most militant of the Presbyterian sects which sought to prevent any dilution of the Presbyterian faith
William Glass
(1786-1853)
William Glass is one of the most interesting Glasgows in this project. tristandc.com states he was born William Glasgow in Kelso, Scotland on 11 May 1786 to David and Janet Glasgow. He enlisted into the British Army at Berwick-on-Tweed in March 1804. And that it is unclear why, he enlisted under the surname Glass
His parents were David Glasgow (1744) & Janet Hood (Roxburghshire/Kelso)[20]. He had at least one brother John Glasgow | c. 12 June 1768 Kelso, Scotland. There has been a DNA Study of the Tristan De Cuna descendents.
Hypothesis : Willaim Glass changed his surname to escape ties to the Glasgow surname; which were persecuted in the Cavers parish most notably.
William (Glasgow) Glass (1786-1853)
Roxburghsire
John & William Glasgow - shipwreck, 1679[21] . Roxburghsire parish.
- Reverend John Glasford,
- 1786, William Glass/Glasgow
- Rev William Martin
- "Hugh Bailie, William Bailie and John Bailie, when they first came from Scotland, settled in Kilwaughter in 1660 or therabouts, having been driven from their own home by the persecution of the English Church."
Dunkeld
1425, William Croyser, alleged priest, M.A detained Dunkeld disosce unlawfully, void by the death of John de Glasgu
Covenanters
The Covenanters were a 17th Century Scottish Presbyterian Christian sect. They were evangelical and militaristic, effectively governing Scotland for a time during the War of the Three Kingdoms. They also fought in the English Civil war, where they were defeated by the New Model Army of Oliver Cromwell.
The Covenanters did not recognise the Divine Right of monarchs to lead the Church, only Jesus. This caused them to fall foul of a succession of Kings – Charles I, Charles II, and James VII, who all tried to suppress their religious and rebellious activities.
1425, William Croyser, alleged priest, M.A detained Dunkeld disosce unlawfully, void by the death of John de Glasgu