Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Rachel (Bell) Glasgow

c. 1848 – 1907-03-24

Bell-32243 · 1 mapped association

Ballynasollus, Kildress, County Tyrone, IrelandBallynasollus, County Tyrone, Ireland

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
8Close relations
5Evidence items
11Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1848 · Ballynasollus, Kildress, County Tyrone, Ireland
Death
1907-03-24 · Ballynasollus, County Tyrone, Ireland
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
James Glasgow
Children
Amelia GlasgowJohanna (Glasgow) CrooksMargaret GlasgowMary Jane GlasgowRachel GlasgowSarah Matilda GlasgowWilliam John Glasgow
Gender
Female
WikiTree
Bell-32243
Research clusters
Ireland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
7

Comparison context

These child positions and checks are the subject details used to rank possible parents below.

Naming sequence used by the parentage model

Paternal grandfather positionWilliam John Glasgow (1882)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionMary Jane Glasgow (1874)
Paternal grandmother positionMargaret Glasgow (1876)

Known-position checks: 1 support · 1 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.

Estimate and relationship notes
  • 2 parent references point outside the current export.

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

Compare scored leads with the subject details above—not proof.

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

Possible mothers3 leads

Automated fit42/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1839–1911Generationnominally 9 years; approximate dates permit about 15–29 years age gapRecorded placesBallynasollus, Kildress, County Tyrone, Ireland · Montober, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · Kildress civil parishIndependent clue breadth · 9Age · Broad Migration · Candidate-Family Tradition · Child Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • the nominal 9-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–29 years) (+4)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate already has another child named Rachel (Glasgow) Hagan (Glasgow-1679) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • the nominal 9-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–29 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 35 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Rachel (+7; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 25 public profiles)
  • candidate's given name recurs among another recorded child (+3; Rachel occurs in 25 public profiles)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Rachel +12 (25 public profiles; subject branch: Rachel (Bell) Glasgow, Rachel Glasgow; candidate branch: Rachel (Glasgow) Hagan, Rachel Hannah Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus) (+12 total)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states
  • the candidate's own child family has 2 known-position naming matches (+3; branch-level validation)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate already has another child named Rachel (Glasgow) Hagan (Glasgow-1679) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit34/100
Weak Lead
Dates1840–1921Generationnominally 8 years; approximate dates permit about 15–28 years age gapRecorded placesBallynasollus, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · Drumnaglogh, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · Kildress civil parishIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Migration · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kildress civil parish (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–28 years) (+4)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–28 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 34 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kildress civil parish (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Jane +3 (71 public profiles) (+3 total)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Rachel +10 (25 public profiles; niece/nephew Rachel (Glasgow) Hagan, sibling Rachel Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+10 total)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

Show 1 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1836–1918Generationnominally 12 years; approximate dates permit about 15–32 years age gapRecorded placesBallynagilly, Lissan, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom · Lissan civil parish — Cookstown areaIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • the nominal 12-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–32 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 38 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

Show complete scoring
  • the nominal 12-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–32 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 38 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • mapped Lissan civil parish — Cookstown area is 11.5 km from the subject's birth-period Kildress civil parish (+2; one or both placements are unproved)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated daughter Mary Jane Glasgow, the expected mother position for a female subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Mary in 254 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 1 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

How parent leads are calculated

Automated leads use birth surnames—not married surnames—as parental eligibility, role-specific biological age limits, bounded and approximate-date uncertainty, household chronology, specific time-aware localities, mapped distance, tenancy succession, migration destinations and sex-aware Scottish naming positions across generations. People already attached as the subject's parents stay in the identity summary and are excluded from this alternative-candidate list, regardless of relationship confidence. The main calibration uses clues available on disconnected profiles; existing parent and sibling links are retained as comparison context rather than treated as transferable evidence. Common ordered names and grandparent-to-child echoes receive a small non-zero weight, so a John or James match can support several independent criteria without producing a lead alone. Rare names, repeated bearers and bundles across otherwise distinct branches receive substantially more weight according to catalogue frequency. An exact migration place is weighted by its rarity and repetition across both branches; a shared destination country is worth only one point. Extra weight is added only when at least three independent clue types converge: naming, locality, specific migration, household chronology or collateral networks. Sparse profiles retain a clearly labelled chronology-only fallback instead of disappearing. Countries, states, counties and research clusters do not count as a shared locality, and fallback, broad representative or kin-inferred coordinates are excluded from distance scoring. Shared descendant profiles are removed before branch-name comparison. A candidate already recorded as a parent-in-law is excluded. A confident or independently supported parent is treated as settled; uncertain and unassessed attachments remain open to alternative comparison. A different linked parent, an uncle/aunt or grandparent path, and a matching existing child profile prevent an alternative from being classified as a strong direct-parent lead until the underlying tree conflict or duplicate is resolved. Familiar forms such as Bessie are normalised. Surname remains an eligibility filter worth zero points.

Naming customs, shared farms and occupations are circumstantial. Children, spouses and collateral relatives may be missing, and tree-derived family networks are not independent evidence. Scores rank research leads; they do not prove parentage.

Automated fit93/100
Possible Duplicate
Dates1839–1911PlacesBallynasollus, Kildress, County Tyrone, Ireland → Montober, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 9 (+10)
  • death years within 4 (+5)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 9 (+10)
  • death years within 4 (+5)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • same spouse name (+20)
  • matching child names: Margaret Glasgow, Rachel Glasgow

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Same-name candidate

Rachel GlasgowGlasgow-2412

Automated fit26/100
Similar Person
Dates1897–?PlacesCross, Ballyclug, County Antrim, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 49; retained without deduction

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 49; retained without deduction

Automated fit25/100
Similar Person
Dates1850–1880PlacesPennsylvania, United States → Rhode Island, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

death years differ by 27 (−18)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

Conflicts: death years differ by 27 (−18)

Automated fit20/100
Similar Person
Dates1833–?PlacesCounty Antrim, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 15 (+2)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 15 (+2)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Show 4 lower-scoring duplicate lead(s)
Automated fit18/100
Similar Person
Dates1817–?PlacesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 31; retained without deduction

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 31; retained without deduction

Same-name candidate

Rachel GlasgowGlasgow-682

Automated fit18/100
Similar Person
Dates1869–?PlacesCoffee County, Tennessee, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 21; retained without deduction

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 21; retained without deduction

Same-name candidate

Rachel (Sim) GlasgowSim-409

Automated fit18/100
Similar Person
Dates1870–1918PlacesTarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom → Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 22; retained without deduction

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 22; retained without deduction

Automated fit8/100
Similar Person
Dates1903–1930PlacesBallynagilly, Lissan, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom → Ballynasollus, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 55; retained without deduction; death years differ by 23 (−18)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 55; retained without deduction; death years differ by 23 (−18)

How duplicate leads are calculated

Dates are eligibility gates, not merely deductions: chronologically impossible people are excluded. Dates, places, spouses, parent certainty and children's profiles and names are then compared. A high score is a prompt to inspect records, not a merge recommendation.

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Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1848

Profile-stated birthplace: Ballynasollus, Kildress, County Tyrone, Ireland

Kildress civil parish

One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.

One-Tree profile leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Bell-32243

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Civil-parish representative point

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.10 claims
2Original
2Unknown
1Tree Only

Documented or strongly supported

No claims in this category have been formally assessed.

Working hypotheses and conflicts

No claims in this category have been formally assessed.

Research questionsOpen problems, missing bridges and the next records to inspect.0 open

No formal open question is recorded for this person.

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.5 sources
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced

WikiTree profile information

Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20

Machine-readable dossier

WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot

Bell-32243 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-05-07.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthBallynasollus, Kildress, County Tyrone, IrelandWikiTree profile field
deathBallynasollus, County Tyrone, IrelandWikiTree profile field
marriage1873-05-10Cookstown, County Tyrone, IrelandWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsRichardBell-323561809-00-00 · Ballynasollus, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1894-02-27
ParentsJaneUnknown-5644341812-00-00 · County Tyrone, Ireland · 1876-11-21 · Ballynasollus, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
ChildrenMary Jane GlasgowGlasgow-16821874-05-01 · Ballynasollus, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenMargaret GlasgowGlasgow-16881876-01-23 · Ballynasollus, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenRachel GlasgowGlasgow-16801878-04-07 · Ballynasollus, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenAmelia GlasgowGlasgow-16851880-05-23 · Ballynasollus, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenWilliam John GlasgowGlasgow-16831882-10-12 · Ballynasollus, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenJohanna CrooksGlasgow-16871885-07-12 · Ballynasollus, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00 · New Jersey, United States
ChildrenSarah Matilda GlasgowGlasgow-16861888-07-15 · Ballynasollus, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJane GlasgowBell-323221844-00-00 · Ballynasollus, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1919-11-13 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
SiblingsMaryBell-323571850-00-00 · Ballynasollus, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsRichardBell-323581858-00-00 · Ballynasollus County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SpousesJames GlasgowGlasgow-16811828-00-00 · Ballynasollus, Kildress, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1907-09-07 · 1873-05-10 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland

Profile categories

Ballynasollus Townland, Derryloran and Kildress Parishes, County Tyrone Ballynasollus_Townland,_Derryloran_and_Kildress_Parishes,_County_Tyrone

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Rachel was born about 1848. Based on age 53 in the 1901 census. She was the daughter of Richard Bell, and lived at Ballynasollus as of 1873.
  • On 10 May 1873 at 3rd Cookstown Presbyterian, she married James Glasgow of Ballynasollus, Kildress, son of James Glasgow. James Glasgow, Rachel Bell, 10 May 1873, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/df5ba32798387) at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages
  • She passed away 24 Mar 1907 age 57 at Ballynasollus. "Funeral of Mrs Rachel Glasgow, Ballynasollus" (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/19070330/147/0008), Mid-Ulster Mail - Saturday 30 March 1907, Page 8 The chief mourners at the funeral were:

    • James Glasgow (husband),
    • W J Glasgow (son),
    • Maggie Glasgow, Sarah Glasgow, Ellen Glasgow (daughters)
    • Thomas Glasgow, David Glasgow, Andrew Boon (brothers-in-law)
    • W J Glasgow, Richard Glasgow sen, Richard Glasgow john, H Bell, W H Darrah (nephews),
    • Alex Bell (cousin),
    • Martha Allen (relative). Research Notes There were two James Glasgow / Rachel Bell couples , see Rejected Match list.
  • Death record matched on age, and children's names W J, Maggie, Sarah, Ellen. Sources

Profile source citations

  1. Based on age 53 in the 1901 census.
  2. James Glasgow, Rachel Bell, 10 May 1873, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/df5ba32798387) at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages source link 1
  3. "Funeral of Mrs Rachel Glasgow, Ballynasollus" (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/19070330/147/0008), Mid-Ulster Mail - Saturday 30 March 1907, Page 8 source link 1
  4. 1901 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Ballynasollus/Ballynasollus/1730405/) - Residents of a house 1 in Ballynasollus (Ballynasollus, Tyrone). James(73), Rachel(53), Rachel(22), Amelia(20), William John(18), Johanna(15), Sarah Matilda(12) source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Rachel was born about 1848. Based on age 53 in the 1901 census. 
She was the daughter of Richard Bell, and lived at Ballynasollus as of 1873.

On 10 May 1873 at 3rd Cookstown Presbyterian, she married James Glasgow of Ballynasollus, Kildress, son of James Glasgow.
 James Glasgow, Rachel Bell, 10 May 1873, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/df5ba32798387) at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages 

She passed away 24 Mar 1907 age 57 at Ballynasollus.
 "Funeral of Mrs Rachel Glasgow, Ballynasollus" (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/19070330/147/0008), Mid-Ulster Mail - Saturday 30 March 1907, Page 8 
The chief mourners at the funeral were:
* James Glasgow (husband),
* W J Glasgow (son),
* Maggie Glasgow, Sarah Glasgow, Ellen Glasgow (daughters)
* Thomas Glasgow, David Glasgow, Andrew Boon (brothers-in-law)
* W J Glasgow, Richard Glasgow sen, Richard Glasgow john, H Bell, W H Darrah (nephews),
* Alex Bell (cousin),
* Martha Allen (relative).
Research Notes
There were two James Glasgow / Rachel Bell couples , see Rejected Match list.

Death record matched on age, and children's names W J, Maggie, Sarah, Ellen.
Sources
* 1901 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Ballynasollus/Ballynasollus/1730405/) - Residents of a house 1 in Ballynasollus (Ballynasollus, Tyrone). James(73), Rachel(53), Rachel(22), Amelia(20), William John(18), Johanna(15), Sarah Matilda(12)
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category: Ballynasollus Townland, Derryloran and Kildress Parishes, County Tyrone]]
== Biography ==
Rachel was born about 1848.<ref>Based on age 53 in the 1901 census.</ref>
She was the daughter of Richard Bell, and lived at Ballynasollus as of 1873.

On 10 May 1873  at 3rd Cookstown Presbyterian, she married James Glasgow of Ballynasollus, Kildress, son of James Glasgow.
<ref name="m">[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/df5ba32798387 James Glasgow, Rachel Bell, 10 May 1873, Cookstown] at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages</ref>

She passed away 24 Mar 1907 age 57 at Ballynasollus.
<ref>[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/19070330/147/0008 "Funeral of Mrs Rachel Glasgow, Ballynasollus"], ''Mid-Ulster Mail'' - Saturday 30 March 1907, Page 8</ref>
The chief mourners at the funeral were:
* James Glasgow (husband),
* [[Glasgow-1683|W J Glasgow]] (son),
* [[Glasgow-1688|Maggie Glasgow]], [[Glasgow-1686|Sarah Glasgow]], Ellen Glasgow (daughters)
* Thomas Glasgow, David Glasgow, Andrew Boon (brothers-in-law)
* W J Glasgow, Richard Glasgow sen, Richard Glasgow john, H Bell, W H Darrah (nephews),
* Alex Bell (cousin),
* Martha Allen (relative).

== Research Notes ==
There were two James Glasgow / Rachel Bell couples , see Rejected Match list.

Death record matched on age, and children's names W J, Maggie, Sarah, Ellen.
== Sources ==
<references />
* [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Ballynasollus/Ballynasollus/1730405/ 1901 Ireland census] - Residents of a house 1 in Ballynasollus (Ballynasollus, Tyrone). James(73), Rachel(53), Rachel(22), Amelia(20), William John(18), Johanna(15), Sarah Matilda(12)