Researched biography · Davidson-20783

Margaret (Davidson) Glasgow

before 1689 – after 1720

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About Margaret

The Scotland's People index establishes that Margaret Davidson married Robert Glasgow at Glencorse on 8 June 1704 (687, 20/53). It also names the couple as parents of John (1710, 10/93), Isobell (1714, 10/106) and James (1720, 10/121). A FamilySearch baptism index supplies Christian in 1708.

Birthbefore 1689

Deathafter 1720

Connected pages

Other pages on this site that name Margaret (Davidson) Glasgow: family studies, places, source pages and other people's research. Open a group to see its pages.

Family and study pages 1 page

Family group: John Glasgow · c. 1475

Places 1 place

Glencorse — Midlothian

Sources 7 source pages

Research and WikiTree study pages 2 pages

Mentioned in other people's research 3 people

Isobell Glasgow2 sections of notes
Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-2867)2 sections of notes
Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-3011)1 section of notes

What the research found

Summary of the research

Overall conclusion

The marriage disproves the former about-1700 birth estimate: if Margaret was at least sixteen, she was born before 1689. Her birthplace and death remain unknown; the live profile has been corrected to born before 1689 and died after the last indexed baptism in 1720. The Scottish husband is not thereby proved to be the 1754 shipmaster represented by Glasgow-2867. On 2 September 2026 the unsupported marriage to Glasgow-2867 was removed after Glasgow-3011 had been attached as the uncertain, evidence-based candidate for the Glencorse husband.

What the records show

Source findings

The memorial has no grave photograph, cemetery or primary-record citation; it is marked “Buried or Lost at Sea.” Its date is therefore an estimate rather than proof of an exact year. WT+ Hint 575 was marked corrected after the structured field was aligned with the biography and qualified source.

That earlier alignment is now superseded by the 1704 marriage. Cecil County, Maryland, and the 1759 death have no support in the inspected contemporary records.

Source findings

Scotland's People, Church of Scotland old parish registers, Glencorse parish 687: marriage 20/53; births 10/93, 10/106, 10/121.
FamilySearch, Christian Glasgow, 15 February 1708, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4J-CB3.

Identity and family

Relationship update, 2 September 2026

Isobell Glasgow (Glasgow-4062), baptised at Glencorse on 26 December 1714 to Robert Glasgow and Margaret Davidson, was created and attached to this profile as an uncertain daughter. The parents' 8 June 1704 Glencorse marriage was also connected with its exact date and place.

The live profile was then found to have two husbands named Robert Glasgow. Captain Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-2867) is documented only as a shipmaster in 1754 and has no record connecting him to Margaret. That marriage was removed and publicly verified at 13:49 on 2 September 2026. Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-3011) remains the sole husband, with the relationship uncertain because the 1704 marriage names no age, parents or occupation.

Family and relationships

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Spouse or partner 1Robert Glasgow29 December 1676–date not established

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
Robert Glasgow 29 December 1676–date not established	spouse	Unassessed partner link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Children 4Christian Glasgow15 February 1708–date not establishedJohn Glasgowbefore 1 January 1710–date not establishedIsobell Glasgow26 December 1714–date not establishedJames Glasgow14 February 1720–c. 1784

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
Christian Glasgow 15 February 1708–date not established	daughter	Unassessed daughter link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
John Glasgow before 1 January 1710–date not established	son	Unassessed son link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Isobell Glasgow 26 December 1714–date not established	daughter	Unassessed daughter link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
James Glasgow 14 February 1720–c. 1784	son	Unassessed son link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Life and records

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Historical chronology

before 1689

Birth

Subject

Life events

b. 1689

Profile-stated marriage place: Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Glencorse — Midlothian

Record detail

The profile snapshot records this fact, but it is not an independent historical record; the linked historical evidence is assessed separately.

Source register · Open record

after 1720

Death boundary (not a recorded death)

Subject

Life events

Sources

The only source so far is the WikiTree profile itselfReferences and source limitations

Profile-stated marriage place: Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland
b. 1689 · Glencorse — Midlothian · Source association
The profile snapshot records this fact, but it is not an independent historical record; the linked historical evidence is assessed separately.
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The material the page is built from: research notes as originally written, earlier interpretations that have been replaced, automated comparisons and data downloads. The account above is the current one; nothing here overrides it.

Research notes as originally written

Current conclusion

The Scotland's People index establishes that Margaret Davidson married Robert
Glasgow at Glencorse on 8 June 1704 (`687`, `20/53`). It also names the couple
as parents of John (1710, `10/93`), Isobell (1714, `10/106`) and James (1720,
`10/121`). A FamilySearch baptism index supplies Christian in 1708.

The marriage disproves the former about-1700 birth estimate: if Margaret was at
least sixteen, she was born before 1689. Her birthplace and death remain
unknown; the live profile has been corrected to born before 1689 and died after
the last indexed baptism in 1720. The Scottish husband is not thereby proved to
be the 1754 shipmaster represented by Glasgow-2867. On 2 September 2026 the
unsupported marriage to Glasgow-2867 was removed after Glasgow-3011 had been
attached as the uncertain, evidence-based candidate for the Glencorse husband.

Source findings

The memorial has no grave photograph, cemetery or primary-record citation; it
is marked “Buried or Lost at Sea.” Its date is therefore an estimate rather
than proof of an exact year. WT+ Hint 575 was marked corrected after the
structured field was aligned with the biography and qualified source.

That earlier alignment is now superseded by the 1704 marriage. Cecil County,
Maryland, and the 1759 death have no support in the inspected contemporary
records.

Source findings

- Scotland's People, Church of Scotland old parish registers, Glencorse parish
  687: marriage `20/53`; births `10/93`, `10/106`, `10/121`.
- FamilySearch, Christian Glasgow, 15 February 1708,
  `https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4J-CB3`.

Relationship update, 2 September 2026

[Isobell Glasgow (Glasgow-4062)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-4062), baptised at Glencorse on 26 December 1714 to Robert Glasgow and Margaret Davidson, was created and attached to this profile as an uncertain daughter. The parents' 8 June 1704 Glencorse marriage was also connected with its exact date and place.

The live profile was then found to have two husbands named Robert Glasgow.
[Captain Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-2867)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-2867)
is documented only as a shipmaster in 1754 and has no record connecting him to
Margaret. That marriage was removed and publicly verified at 13:49 on 2
September 2026. [Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-3011)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3011)
remains the sole husband, with the relationship uncertain because the 1704
marriage names no age, parents or occupation.

Research data and downloads

Person data (JSON) · Family network

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