Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Bessie May (Carroll) Glasgow

1917-06-06 – 1944-10-29

Carroll-18619 · 1 mapped association

Margaree Forks, Inverness, Nova Scotia, CanadaSydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
1Close relations
6Evidence items
3Candidate leads
Birth
1917-06-06 · Margaree Forks, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death
1944-10-29 · Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Living person (details withheld)
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Female
WikiTree
Carroll-18619
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
0

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 positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 0 support · 0 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

No named children are recoverable, so child-naming analysis cannot be run.

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 fit2/100
Similar Person
Dates1897–1966PlacesBartholomew, Indiana, United States → Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 20 (+2)

death years differ by 22 (−18)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 20 (+2)

Conflicts: death years differ by 22 (−18)

Same-name candidate

Bessie GlasgowGlasgow-3683

Automated fit0/100
Similar Person
Dates1891–?PlacesNew Jersey, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)

birth years differ by 26 (−22)

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

Conflicts: birth years differ by 26 (−22)

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.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1917

Profile-stated birthplace: Margaree Forks, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

Margaree Forks, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

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

Nova Scotia Birth Registration, Year: 1917 number: 44300886, https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/birth/?ID=348253

Candidate matched on record type, year, place; inspect before treating it as the underlying record.

Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.1 claim
5Unknown
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.6 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

Carroll-18619 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-05-16.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthMargaree Forks, Inverness, Nova Scotia, CanadaWikiTree profile field
deathSydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, CanadaWikiTree profile field
marriage1944-02-14Margaree Forks, Inverness, Nova Scotia, CanadaWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsLeoCarroll-186131883-00-00 · Margaree, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada · 1961-03-19 · Inverness, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
ParentsSarahTompkins-19961894-12-30 · North East Margaree, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada · 1976-00-00 · Margaree, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
SiblingsEdwardCarroll-186141908-01-17 · Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsRuthCarroll-186151909-03-18 · Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States · 2001-00-00 · South West Margaree, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
SiblingsHelenCarroll-186201918-07-12 · Margaree Forks, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada · 1935-03-15
SiblingsDavidCarroll-186181919-12-19 · Margaree Forks, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada · 1998-01-21 · Nova Scotia, Canada
SiblingsGervaseCarroll-186401921-07-24 · Margaree Forks, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada · 2006-08-04 · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
SiblingsClaraCarroll-186451930-00-00 · Margaree Forks, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada · 2021-07-14 · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
SpousesMatthewGlasgow-35571922-07-14 · Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada · 0000-00-00 · 1944-02-14 · Margaree Forks, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

Profile categories

Nova Scotia, Deaths from Tuberculosis Nova_Scotia,_Deaths_from_Tuberculosis

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Bessie was born in 1917 in Margaree Forks, Nova Scotia. She is the daughter of Leo Carroll and Sarah Tompkins. The 1921 Census shows 4 year old Bessie May living with her parents in the household of her uncle John Carroll, in Margaree Forks. She is still in the household of her parents in Margaree Forks in 1931, age 14. Bessie trained as a registered nurse. She married Matthew Burton Glasgow in the residence of her father in Margaree Forks in 1944. She died 8 months later in Sydney, NS of pulminory tuberculosis. Sources

  • 1921 Census: "Census of Canada, 1921" Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 6; Line: 3; Family number: 43; Microfilm reel number: T-25796; Image number: e002910570; Item ID number: 67916316 Library and Archives Canada (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=67916316&lang=eng) (accessed 13 May 2025) Bessie May Carroll (4) niece in Polling District no 9, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Nova Scotia.
  • 1931 Census: "Census of Canada, 1931" Page: 7; Line: 3; Family number: 58; Image number: e011552167; Item ID number: 75686949 Library and Archives Canada (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=75686949&lang=eng) (accessed 15 May 2025) Bessie Caroll (14) daughter, Student, in Margaree Forks, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Nova Scotia.
  • Nova Scotia Marriage Registration Year: 1944 number: 124561, https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=267117
  • Nova Scotia Death Registration Year: 1944 file: 217 number: 851, https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=331119

Profile source citations

  1. Nova Scotia Birth Registration, Year: 1917 number: 44300886, https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/birth/?ID=348253 source link 1
  2. 1921 Census: "Census of Canada, 1921" Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 6; Line: 3; Family number: 43; Microfilm reel number: T-25796; Image number: e002910570; Item ID number: 67916316 Library and Archives Canada (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=67916316&lang=eng) (accessed 13 May 2025) Bessie May Carroll (4) niece in Polling District no 9, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Nova Scotia. source link 1
  3. 1931 Census: "Census of Canada, 1931" Page: 7; Line: 3; Family number: 58; Image number: e011552167; Item ID number: 75686949 Library and Archives Canada (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=75686949&lang=eng) (accessed 15 May 2025) Bessie Caroll (14) daughter, Student, in Margaree Forks, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Nova Scotia. source link 1
  4. Nova Scotia Marriage Registration Year: 1944 number: 124561, https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=267117 source link 1
  5. Nova Scotia Death Registration Year: 1944 file: 217 number: 851, https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=331119 source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Bessie was born in 1917 in Margaree Forks, Nova Scotia. She is the daughter of Leo Carroll and Sarah Tompkins. The 1921 Census shows 4 year old Bessie May living with her parents in the household of her uncle John Carroll, in Margaree Forks. She is still in the household of her parents in Margaree Forks in 1931, age 14. Bessie trained as a registered nurse. She married Matthew Burton Glasgow in the residence of her father in Margaree Forks in 1944. She died 8 months later in Sydney, NS of pulminory tuberculosis. 
Sources
* Nova Scotia Birth Registration, Year: 1917 number: 44300886, https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/birth/?ID=348253

* 1921 Census: "Census of Canada, 1921" Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 6; Line: 3; Family number: 43; Microfilm reel number: T-25796; Image number: e002910570; Item ID number: 67916316 Library and Archives Canada (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=67916316&lang=eng) (accessed 13 May 2025) Bessie May Carroll (4) niece in Polling District no 9, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Nova Scotia.

* 1931 Census: "Census of Canada, 1931" Page: 7; Line: 3; Family number: 58; Image number: e011552167; Item ID number: 75686949 Library and Archives Canada (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=75686949&lang=eng) (accessed 15 May 2025) Bessie Caroll (14) daughter, Student, in Margaree Forks, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Nova Scotia.

*Nova Scotia Marriage Registration Year: 1944 number: 124561, https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=267117

*Nova Scotia Death Registration Year: 1944 file: 217 number: 851, https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=331119
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Nova Scotia, Deaths from Tuberculosis]]
== Biography ==

Bessie was born in 1917 in Margaree Forks, Nova Scotia. She is the daughter of [[Carroll-18613|Leo Carroll]] and [[Tompkins-1996|Sarah Tompkins]]. The 1921 Census shows 4 year old Bessie May living with her parents in the household of her uncle John Carroll, in Margaree Forks.  She is still in the household of her parents in Margaree Forks in 1931, age 14.  Bessie trained as a registered nurse.  She married Matthew Burton Glasgow in the residence of her father in Margaree Forks in 1944.  She died 8 months later in Sydney, NS of pulminory tuberculosis. 
== Sources ==
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* Nova Scotia Birth Registration,  Year: 1917 number: 44300886, https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/birth/?ID=348253

* '''1921 Census''': "Census of Canada, 1921"<br/>Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 6; Line: 3; Family number: 43; Microfilm reel number: T-25796; Image number: e002910570; Item ID number: 67916316<br/>[http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=67916316&lang=eng Library and Archives Canada] (accessed 13 May 2025)<br/>Bessie May Carroll (4) niece in Polling District no 9, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Nova Scotia.

* '''1931 Census''': "Census of Canada, 1931"<br/>Page: 7; Line: 3; Family number: 58; Image number: e011552167; Item ID number: 75686949<br/>[http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=75686949&lang=eng Library and Archives Canada] (accessed 15 May 2025)<br/>Bessie Caroll (14) daughter, Student, in Margaree Forks, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Nova Scotia.

*Nova Scotia Marriage Registration Year: 1944 number: 124561, https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=267117

*Nova Scotia Death Registration Year: 1944 file: 217 number: 851, https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=331119