Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Margaret Bell (Ferguson) Glasgow

1895-07-04 – ?

Ferguson-20808 · 1 mapped association

Ballymoyle, Tamlaght, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, IrelandDeath place unknown

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
1Close relations
5Evidence items
4Candidate leads
Birth
1895-07-04 · Ballymoyle, Tamlaght, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Samuel John Glasgow
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Female
WikiTree
Ferguson-20808
Research clusters
Ireland 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 fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1894–?PlacesPlaces not recordedParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1896–1964PlacesBrisbane, Queensland, AustraliaParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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. 1895

Profile-stated birthplace: Ballymoyle, Tamlaght, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland

Magherafelt

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

One-Tree profile leadoriginal
Source and mapping detail

Margaret Bell, 1895, Magherafelt (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/630bc89843437) at Irish Civil Registration - Births

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

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.2 claims
3Original
1Tree Only
1Unknown

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.

Next records to inspect

  1. marriage — GRONI search: M/1925/L1/1136/4/64 Samuel Glasgow + Margaret Ferguson 10th June 1925 Cookstown Research Notes Her mother's obituary names "Sam Glasgow" as son-in-law, hence this marriage record found.
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

Ferguson-20808 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-05-20.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthBallymoyle, Tamlaght, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, IrelandWikiTree profile field
marriage1925-06-10Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United KingdomWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJohnFerguson-86281843-00-00 · Ballymoyle, Tamlaght, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1927-04-05 · Ballymoyle, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
ParentsMary JaneBell-173241861-00-00 · Mullaghtironey, Tamlaght, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1945-04-09 · Ballymoyle, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
SiblingsJeannieFerguson-208071891-12-11 · Ballymoyle, Tamlaght, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1969-05-15 · Newtownards SRD, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
SiblingsMaudFerguson-208001893-09-01 · Ballymoyle, Tamlaght, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1971-00-00 · United States
SiblingsMayFerguson-208091897-04-20 · Ballymoyle, Tamlaght, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsAlexanderFerguson-207961900-05-01 · Ballymoyle, Tamlaght, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1983-02-24 · Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
SiblingsJamesFerguson-207971902-05-18 · Ballymoyle, Tamlaght, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1988-05-19 · Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
SiblingsWinifredFerguson-208101904-05-01 · Ballymoyle, Tamlaght, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1991-06-28 · Northern Ireland
SiblingsEileenFerguson-207991906-12-05 · Ballymoyle, Tamlaght, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJackFerguson-84331909-06-24 · Ballymoyle, Tamlaght, Magherafelt SRD, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1977-11-15
SpousesSamuel John GlasgowGlasgow-17451893-04-16 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00 · 1925-06-10 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Profile categories

1911 Census of Ireland, Victoria (part of) DED, County Down 1911_Census_of_Ireland,_Victoria_(part_of)_DED,_County_Down Ballymoyle Townland, Tamlaght Parish, County Londonderry Ballymoyle_Townland,_Tamlaght_Parish,_County_Londonderry Uncertain_Spouse

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Margaret was born 4 July 1895 at Ballymoyle. She was the daughter of John Ferguson and Mary Jane Bell. Margaret Bell, 1895, Magherafelt (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/630bc89843437) at Irish Civil Registration - Births
  • On 10 June 1925 she married Samuel Glasgow. GRONI search: M/1925/L1/1136/4/64 Samuel Glasgow + Margaret Ferguson 10th June 1925 Cookstown Research Notes Her mother's obituary names "Sam Glasgow" as son-in-law, hence this marriage record found. There were sons Eric and Kenneth named. However, we don't have evidence yet to confirm it was the same Samuel Glasgow as attached to this profile -- there were other Samuel Glasgows of the Cookstown area too.
  • Her husband might be the executor "Samuel John Glasgow" for Robert John Bell (1875-) tentative death information. Sources

Profile source citations

  1. Margaret Bell, 1895, Magherafelt (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/630bc89843437) at Irish Civil Registration - Births source link 1
  2. GRONI search: M/1925/L1/1136/4/64 Samuel Glasgow + Margaret Ferguson 10th June 1925 Cookstown
  3. 1901 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Springhill/Ballymoyle/1534817/) - Residents of a house 19 in Ballymoyle (Springhill, Londonderry). John Ferguson(55), Mary Jane(37), Janie(9), Maud Duff(7), Maggie Bell(5), May Emily(4), Sandy, Mary Hagan(25, servant, RC) source link 1
  4. 1911 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Victoria__part_of_/Newtownards_Road_Upper/231274/) - Residents of a house 206 in Newtownards Road Upper (Victoria (part of), Down). Edward Porte (33, b. Derry, grocer), Emma (48, wife, b. Tyrone), Jeannie Ferguson (19, niece, b. Derry, NS Teacher), Maggie B Ferguson (15, niece, b. Derry, scholar) all Presbyterian. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Margaret was born 4 July 1895 at Ballymoyle. She was the daughter of John Ferguson and Mary Jane Bell.
 Margaret Bell, 1895, Magherafelt (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/630bc89843437) at Irish Civil Registration - Births 

As of 1911 she lived in Belfast with her aunt Emma, and sister Jeannie who was a school teacher.

On 10 June 1925 she married Samuel Glasgow.
 GRONI search: M/1925/L1/1136/4/64 Samuel Glasgow + Margaret Ferguson 10th June 1925 Cookstown 
Research Notes
Her mother's obituary names "Sam Glasgow" as son-in-law, hence this marriage record found. There were sons Eric and Kenneth named. However, we don't have evidence yet to confirm it was the same Samuel Glasgow as attached to this profile -- there were other Samuel Glasgows of the Cookstown area too.

Her husband might be the executor "Samuel John Glasgow" for Robert John Bell (1875-) tentative death information.
Sources
* 1901 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Springhill/Ballymoyle/1534817/) - Residents of a house 19 in Ballymoyle (Springhill, Londonderry). John Ferguson(55), Mary Jane(37), Janie(9), Maud Duff(7), Maggie Bell(5), May Emily(4), Sandy, Mary Hagan(25, servant, RC)
* 1911 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Victoria__part_of_/Newtownards_Road_Upper/231274/) - Residents of a house 206 in Newtownards Road Upper (Victoria (part of), Down). Edward Porte (33, b. Derry, grocer), Emma (48, wife, b. Tyrone), Jeannie Ferguson (19, niece, b. Derry, NS Teacher), Maggie B Ferguson (15, niece, b. Derry, scholar) all Presbyterian.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:1911 Census of Ireland, Victoria (part of) DED, County Down]]
[[Category:Ballymoyle Townland, Tamlaght Parish, County Londonderry]]
{{Uncertain Spouse}}
== Biography ==
Margaret was born 4 July 1895 at Ballymoyle. She was the daughter of [[Ferguson-8628|John Ferguson]] and [[Bell-17324|Mary Jane Bell]].
<ref>[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/630bc89843437 Margaret Bell, 1895, Magherafelt] at Irish Civil Registration - Births</ref>

As of 1911 she lived in Belfast with her aunt Emma, and sister Jeannie who was a school teacher.

On 10 June 1925 she married Samuel Glasgow.
<ref>GRONI search: M/1925/L1/1136/4/64 Samuel Glasgow + Margaret Ferguson 10th June 1925 Cookstown</ref>

== Research Notes ==
Her mother's obituary names "Sam Glasgow" as son-in-law, hence this marriage record found. There were sons Eric and Kenneth named.  However, we don't have evidence yet to confirm it was the same Samuel Glasgow as attached to this profile -- there were other Samuel Glasgows of the Cookstown area too.

Her husband might be the executor "Samuel John Glasgow" for [[Bell-39600|Robert John Bell (1875-)]] tentative death information.



== Sources ==
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* [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Springhill/Ballymoyle/1534817/ 1901 Ireland census] - Residents of a house 19 in Ballymoyle (Springhill, Londonderry). John Ferguson(55), Mary Jane(37), Janie(9), Maud Duff(7), Maggie Bell(5), May Emily(4), Sandy, Mary Hagan(25, servant, RC)
* [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Victoria__part_of_/Newtownards_Road_Upper/231274/ 1911 Ireland census] - Residents of a house 206 in Newtownards Road Upper (Victoria (part of), Down).  Edward Porte (33, b. Derry, grocer), Emma (48, wife, b. Tyrone), Jeannie Ferguson (19, niece, b. Derry, NS Teacher), Maggie B Ferguson (15, niece, b. Derry, scholar) all Presbyterian.