William de Glasgow (fl. 1315–1322, Durham)

Glasgow Name Study: project home · research directory · digital workbench

William de Glasgow (fl. 1315–1322), Vicar of Corbridge

This profile is part of the Glasgow Name Study.

Biography

William de Glasgow was instituted as Vicar of Corbridge in Northumberland on 20 November 1315, following the resignation of William de Warthewyk due to incapacity. He is recorded as a witness to a deed dated 19 November 1322.

He appears in:

Reg. Pal. Dunelm, vol. ii, p. 759: “William de Glasgow, per resig. Warthewyk; instituted 20 November, 1315.”
History of Northumberland, vol. 10 (https://archive.org/details/historyofnorthum10nort).

Historical Context

Corbridge was within the Bishopric of Durham’s peculiar jurisdiction but close to the Scottish Borders. The living was under the patronage of the Prior and Convent of Carlisle. William’s predecessor, William de Warthewyk, came from the local Warthewyk (Warkworth) family, showing how local gentry often supplied clergy.

No alternative surname is recorded for William. His use of “de Glasgow” appears authentic and consistent with other known early Glasgows.

Possible Kinship and Legacy

Other early clerics used the locative “de Glasgu” or “de Glasgow,” including John de Glasgu at St Andrews in the 1290s. Later Glasgows were well-rooted in the Borders, such as Alan Glasgow (c. 1550–1592) of Jedburgh, whose death involved the Ker family — a classic Borders kinship network. These lines are linked to the Stewarts of Minto and Cunninghams of Robertland and Glencairn, supporting a real hereditary use of the name.

Sources

History of Northumberland, vol. 10 (https://archive.org/details/historyofnorthum10nort)
Reg. Pal. Dunelm, vol. ii
Pitcairn, Robert. Ancient Criminal Trials in Scotland. Vol. 1, Part 2.
Stevenson, W. B. “The Monastic Presence in Scottish Burghs,” Scottish Historical Review, vol. 60, no. 170 (1981)

Research Notes

No other name for this William has been found. Corbridge’s strategic location near the Scottish Marches makes this connection plausible for later Borders Glasgow families.

WikiTree and this edition

Not checked against current WikiTree text

Saved source: 2026-08-29. Local corrections are preserved; differences are reviewed before either edition is replaced.

Open the WikiTree page ↗ · How updates are reconciled

Complete local WikiTree draft

This is the public-safe local text, ready for review. A live WikiTree save is a separate action.

Local replacement text

<small>'''Glasgow Name Study:''' [[Space:Glasgow Name Study|project home]] · [[Space:Glasgow Research|research directory]] · [https://glasgow.phenotype.dev/ digital workbench]</small>


[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]
[[Category:Corbridge, Northumberland]]

= William de Glasgow (fl. 1315–1322), Vicar of Corbridge =

This profile is part of the [[Space:Glasgow_Name_Study|Glasgow Name Study]].

== Biography ==

William de Glasgow was instituted as Vicar of Corbridge in Northumberland on 20 November 1315, following the resignation of William de Warthewyk due to incapacity. He is recorded as a witness to a deed dated 19 November 1322.

He appears in:
* Reg. Pal. Dunelm, vol. ii, p. 759: “William de Glasgow, per resig. Warthewyk; instituted 20 November, 1315.”
* History of Northumberland, vol. 10 (https://archive.org/details/historyofnorthum10nort).

== Historical Context ==

Corbridge was within the Bishopric of Durham’s peculiar jurisdiction but close to the Scottish Borders. The living was under the patronage of the Prior and Convent of Carlisle. William’s predecessor, William de Warthewyk, came from the local Warthewyk (Warkworth) family, showing how local gentry often supplied clergy.

No alternative surname is recorded for William. His use of “de Glasgow” appears authentic and consistent with other known early Glasgows.

== Possible Kinship and Legacy ==

Other early clerics used the locative “de Glasgu” or “de Glasgow,” including John de Glasgu at St Andrews in the 1290s. Later Glasgows were well-rooted in the Borders, such as Alan Glasgow (c. 1550–1592) of Jedburgh, whose death involved the Ker family — a classic Borders kinship network. These lines are linked to the Stewarts of Minto and Cunninghams of Robertland and Glencairn, supporting a real hereditary use of the name.

== Sources ==

* History of Northumberland, vol. 10 (https://archive.org/details/historyofnorthum10nort)
* Reg. Pal. Dunelm, vol. ii
* Pitcairn, Robert. Ancient Criminal Trials in Scotland. Vol. 1, Part 2.
* Stevenson, W. B. “The Monastic Presence in Scottish Burghs,” Scottish Historical Review, vol. 60, no. 170 (1981)

== Research Notes ==

No other name for this William has been found. Corbridge’s strategic location near the Scottish Marches makes this connection plausible for later Borders Glasgow families.