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Glasgow archive/Hirmenschelis: John's testament family
Catalogue · 08 Sep 2026
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Hirmenschelis: John's testament family

John's widow Margaret and children Katherine and Androw/Andrew are recoverable from his testament. Connecting this rural household to the Glasgow burgh Johns is a separate problem.

Hirmenschelis / Hirdmanschiels, Calder district · 1563-1577

The open question

Was the Hirmenschelis testator the son John named in the Glasgow burgh protocols?

The testament identifies John's children Katherine and a second child provisionally read Androw/Andrew. His widow's surname is probably Cochrane, not securely the surname on the attached profile. John died in March and was dead by 4 May 1577; he cannot be Ninian's brother living in 1613.

People to investigate

Named anchors and candidates, not an automatic descendant list.

What connects this group?

A testament-defined household with qualified manuscript readings. The identity link to John-1093's son and Andrew-3163 is not established.

What would move it forward?

Recover a property, rental or court link naming the household across Glasgow and Calder, and resolve the remaining manuscript readings.

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