Hello Alicia,
The Glasgow Herald is available online up to 1900 via 19th Century British Library Newspapers. You can access this and many other databases via the National Library of Australia.
http://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/
Also check your State Library webpage as you may also be able to access that database and others via their site. For temporary access, until you get your NLA or SL card, try going down this track.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=15443
Unfortunately the search facility on Google News Archive, probably because of image quality, doesn’t often work very well, especially with older editions. That means that it’s often only useful if you have a date to work from. The image quality and search facility for the 19C BL newspapers is usually vastly superior.
Here’s some stuff from the GH. I’m not sure how old this lady is, or how far back her career is likely to extend, or whether all of these are for her. There is some earlier material.
Glasgow Herald, Wednesday, September 16, 1863
Glasgow Autumn Circuit Court will be opened on May 28th current, the list of cases includes
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“Hugh M’Garrell, Margaret Paton or M’Garrell, and Mary Ann M’Kay, robbery or theft.”
Glasgow Herald, Tuesday, September 29, 1863
Hard to read but was theft of gold watch and ring. McGarrells lived Saltmarket, females had previous convictions. Paton sentenced 6 years imprisonment.
You can see this one a bit clearer on GNA, about a third of the way down last column on page 2.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=G ... =frontpage
Glasgow Herald, Wednesday, September 21, 1870
Glasgow Autumn Circuit Court to open 3rd October, the list of cases includes
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“Margaret Paton, theft, and previous conviction of theft and robbery.”
Glasgow Herald, Tuesday, October 4, 1870
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Margaret Paton was charged with theft, by having, on the 14th March, 1870, stolen a silver watch, with metal chain and a purse containing 3s, from the person of Hugh M’Laughlin, a labourer, residing at Tobago Street, Greenock, within her house in Nelson Street (City), Glasgow. The prisoner had been previously convicted of theft before the Sheriff Court of Lanarkshire, and also of robbery before the Circuit Court of Justiciary in Glasgow. She pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr Young; but after evidence had been led the jury returned a verdict of not proven, and the prisoner was dismissed from the bar.”
Glasgow Herald, Tuesday, August 26, 1873
Margaret Paton etc sentenced 20 days by Sheriff Murray for assault on a woman etc
Glasgow Herald, Wednesday, September 11, 1872
Glasgow Autumn Circuit Court to be opened on 23rd current, the list of cases to be heard includes
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“Jane Wilson and Mary Ann Grey, theft; and Margaret Paton, theft, and previous conviction of robbery and theft.”
Glasgow Herald, Saturday, September 28, 1872
“THEFT.
Jane Wilson, Mary Ann Gray, and Margaret Paton were accused of having, on Friday the 2d of August last, in a house in Bell Street, stolen a bag containing 2 sovereigns, 14 half-sovereigns, 8 one pound-notes, and 5s in silver money, from the person of a baker. Two convictions were recorded against Paton, one for theft and one for robbery, before the Circuit Court. Panels pleaded not guilty. After trial, Wilson was convicted and sentenced to twelve months imprisonment. The charge against Paton was found not proven, and Gray was found not guilty.”
Glasgow Herald, Monday, April 13, 1874
The Glasgow Spring Circuit Court of Judiciary will be opened here on Thursday the 23rd current, the list of cases includes
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”Susan Goffrey or M’Ewan, Margaret Paton, Margaret Cameron, and Catherine M’Fadyen or Smith, theft, habit and repute, and previous conviction, and previous conviction of theft and of robbery in the case of Paton and Smith, and of theft only in the case of Cameron.”
Glasgow Herald, Wednesday, April 29, 1874
Glasgow Circuit Court, before Lord Ardmillan, on 28th.
“ROBBERY.
Susan Gaffney or M’Ewan, Margaret Paton, Margaret Cameron, and Catherine M’Fadyen or Smith, were charged with stealing a silver watch from the person of a boilermaker, while in a close near the High Street, on the 24th January last. M’Ewen, Paton, and M’Fadyen were further charged with being habit and repute thieves. The panels pleaded not guilty, and were defended by Mr. Alison, Mr. Arthur, and Mr. Wallace. After trial, the jury found the prisoners guilty as libeled. Cameron was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment, M’Gaffney and Smith to 7 years penal servitude each, and Paton to 8 years penal servitude.”
A name like McGlennon will appear in the newspapers as M’Glennon and it’s usually best just to search for Glennon. The name doesn’t appear very often in the GH.
All the best,
Alan
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