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6 Oct 2026	James GlasgowGlasgow-1140Minister of Edinburgh Castle John GlasgowGlasgow-1073Father Margaret ScottScott-40313Mother Family study: Kilbirnie: the minister's origins	Life details James Glasgow, commissioned chaplain of Edinburgh Castle in 1737 and ordained its minister on 14 February 1738 (Daily Gazetteer reports), is James, son of Rev. John Glasgow of Kilbirnie and Margaret Scott. The Fasti names him M.A. Glasgow 1718, gives his death on 9 February 1746 aged about 48, and the Kilbirnie Fasti entry lists "James, min. of Edinburgh Castle" among the children of that second marriage.	Finding supported	The Daily Gazetteer, 1737-11-03, p. 1 The Daily Gazetteer, 1738-02-23, p. 1 Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, new ed., vol. 1 (1915), Edinburgh Castle Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, new ed., vol. 3 (1920), Kilbirnie Read the research →

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6 Oct 2026

James GlasgowGlasgow-1140Minister of Edinburgh Castle
John GlasgowGlasgow-1073Father
Margaret ScottScott-40313Mother

Family study: Kilbirnie: the minister's origins

Life details

James Glasgow, commissioned chaplain of Edinburgh Castle in 1737 and ordained its minister on 14 February 1738 (Daily Gazetteer reports), is James, son of Rev. John Glasgow of Kilbirnie and Margaret Scott. The Fasti names him M.A. Glasgow 1718, gives his death on 9 February 1746 aged about 48, and the Kilbirnie Fasti entry lists "James, min. of Edinburgh Castle" among the children of that second marriage.

Finding supported

The Daily Gazetteer, 1737-11-03, p. 1
The Daily Gazetteer, 1738-02-23, p. 1
Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, new ed., vol. 1 (1915), Edinburgh Castle
Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, new ed., vol. 3 (1920), Kilbirnie

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