William Glasgow

Biography
William Glasgow was christened on 24 December 1609 at Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. A derivative FamilySearch index names his father as Jhone Glasgow. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950," database, FamilySearch, entry for William Glasgow, christened 24 December 1609 at Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, father Jhone Glasgow; FamilySearch record X1B2-3LV (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1B2-3LV). This is a derivative index; the original register image has not been examined for this profile. 

The cited record does not establish William's exact birth date. No reliable evidence has yet been identified for his mother, spouse, occupation, death or burial. No child has been proved to be his.
Research NotesChristening and register coverage
Scotland's People advises that a baptism index may show a birth date, a baptism date or both without identifying which is displayed; the displayed date is more commonly the baptism date. Scotland's People, "Church registers," particularly the guidance concerning baptism indexes and variable register contents; Church registers guide (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/help-and-support/guides/church-registers). The profile's birth year should therefore remain uncertain. The exact date 24 December 1609 belongs to William's christening, not to a proved birth.

Hardy Bertram M'Call's survey of the Mid Calder records reports that the baptism register begins in 1604, but mothers' names were not recorded until after 1707. The baptism register is blank from July 1649 to August 1651; marriage proclamations are blank from July 1649 to November 1659; and the proper death register begins only in 1783. The kirk-session record is likewise blank from August 1649 to August 1651. Hardy Bertram M'Call, The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Mid-Calder, with Some Account of the Religious House of Torphichen, Founded upon Record (Edinburgh: Richard Cameron, 1894), pp. 245–246; Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/historyantiquiti00mcal/page/245/mode/2up). 

Consequently:

* The original 1609 entry should not be expected to name William's mother.
* Absence from the Mid Calder registers during 1649–1651 would not be negative evidence.
* An ordinary Mid Calder parish death-register search cannot establish William's seventeenth-century death.
* The original entry may still supply manuscript spelling, a residence or occupation for his father, witnesses and useful page context.
Father and possible sibling
The derivative 1609 index supports only a father named Jhone Glasgow. It does not identify that man with John Glasgow or prove the dates, parents or other identity details presently assigned to that profile. If Glasgow-3608 is retained as the named-father profile, the relationship should be marked uncertain and his unsupported ancestry should not be treated as William's proved ancestry.

A separate derivative index entry from 1608 has been attached to Jhone Glasgow. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950," database, FamilySearch, entry for Jhone Glasgow, 1608; FamilySearch record X1BL-X8B (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1BL-X8B). He is a possible brother of William, but the two original entries must be compared before concluding that they name the same father.
Candidate adult household, 1643–1655
Several later baptism or christening entries name a father called William Glasgow. They are possible records of this William, not proved records of him.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding:20px; width:100%;"
|+ Records naming a father William Glasgow
! Date
! Child or children
! Indexed place
! Assessment
|-
| 22 December 1643
| Margreat or Margaret Glasgow
| Kirknewton and East Calder
| A derivative FamilySearch entry names the child as Margreat Glassgow and identifies her father as William. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950," database, FamilySearch, entry for Margreat Glassgow, 1643, father William Glasgow; FamilySearch record VQ4K-8Q5 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-8Q5). The spelling Glassgow is not thereby proved as William's own spelling.
|-
| 3 February 1648
| Johne Glasgow and Issobel Glasgow, presently represented by Glasgow-2454 and Glasgow-3654
| Mid Calder
| The existing profiles cite Mid Calder OPR parish 694, reference 10/94, and state that both children were baptised as children of William Glasgow. National Records of Scotland, Old Parish Register, Mid Calder, parish 694, reference 10/94, reported baptisms of Johne and Issobel Glasgow, 3 February 1648. The reference is carried from the existing profiles; the image has not been examined for this profile. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950," database, FamilySearch, entry for Issobell Glasgow, 1648, father William Glasgow; FamilySearch record X1BV-Z9H (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1BV-Z9H). Baptism on the same date does not by itself prove that they were twins.
|-
| 23 September 1649
| Walter Glasgow
| Kirknewton and East Calder
| A derivative entry identifies Walter's father as William. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950," database, FamilySearch, entry for Walter Glasgow, 1649, father William Glasgow; FamilySearch record VQ4K-FWL (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-FWL). 
|-
| 11 November 1652
| Hellein or Helen Glasgow
| Kirknewton and East Calder
| A derivative entry identifies Hellein's father as William. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950," database, FamilySearch, William Glasgow in the entry for Hellein Glasgow, 1652; FamilySearch record VQ4K-H58 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-H58). 
|-
| 11 October 1655
| Marion Glasgow
| Kirknewton and East Calder
| A derivative entry identifies Marion's father as William. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950," database, FamilySearch, William Glasgow in the entry for Marion Glasgow, 1655; FamilySearch record VQ4K-H5K (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-H5K). 
|}

William Glasgow-1087 fits the broad chronology: he would have been about 34 at the first event and about 45 at the last. The 1648 event also occurred in the parish where he had been christened. These facts make him a reasonable candidate, but no entry identifies the adult father as the William christened in 1609.

The National Records of Scotland describes Kirknewton and East Calder as formerly separate parishes which were not united until 1751. National Records of Scotland, CH2/412, Records of Kirknewton / Kirknewton and East Calder Kirk Session, 1646–1963; NRS catalogue (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/browseDetails.aspx?reference=CH2%2F412). The combined FamilySearch place label therefore does not establish which seventeenth-century parish contains the 1643, 1649, 1652 or 1655 entries.

Walter's September 1649 event falls within the documented gap in the Mid Calder baptism register. It must not be used as evidence of a Mid Calder baptism without the original image.
Profile and relationship conflicts
* William Glasgow is a profile reconstructed around an adult William named in later child records. The record for Margreat in 1643 identifies her father as William but does not identify that adult William's own parents. Glasgow-3515 is not a documented son of William Glasgow-1087.
* William Glasgow is another adult-father reconstruction, based principally on the 1648 Mid Calder baptisms. He may represent the same adult as Glasgow-3515, this William, or a different same-name man. His current placement as a son of John Glasgow, christened in 1616, is unsupported and chronologically implausible.
* John Glasgow is documented only as the father of a son Johne christened on 22 April 1649. That record does not identify the adult John's parents. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950," database, FamilySearch, entry for Johne Glasgow, christened 22 April 1649 at Kirknewton and East Calder, father Johne Glasgow; FamilySearch record VQ4K-X6G (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-X6G). He is not a documented son of William Glasgow-1087.
* Issobel Glasgow and Isobel Glasgow appear to represent the same 3 February 1648 baptism and should be compared as a probable duplicate pair.
* Do not merge the adult William profiles or transfer the candidate children to Glasgow-1087 solely from name, approximate age and neighbouring parishes.
Same-name William in Leith
A published Edinburgh testament index records William Glasgow, mealmaker in Leith, with a testament registered on 22 July 1646. Francis J. Grant, ed., The Commissariot Record of Edinburgh: Register of Testaments, Part II, Volumes 35 to 81, 1601–1700 (Edinburgh: Scottish Record Society, 1898), p. 157, entry for William Glasgow, mealmaker in Leith, 22 July 1646; Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso02scotuoft/page/157/mode/2up). The indexed date is the testament-register date and is not necessarily the date of death. 

The Edinburgh apprentice register separately records Archibald Glasgow, son of William Glasgow, mealmaker in Leith, booked as apprentice to Thomas Park, cordiner, on 23 October 1639. The editor states that the dates in the volume are the dates on which the indentures were booked. Francis J. Grant, ed., The Register of Apprentices of the City of Edinburgh, 1583–1666 (Edinburgh: Scottish Record Society, 1906), p. 71, entry for Archibald Glasgow; Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso28scotuoft/page/71/mode/2up). 

William Glasgow-1087 was only about 29 at the apprentice-register date. A son already appearing in an apprenticeship record makes the Leith mealmaker more likely to have been a different, older William. This is probable rather than proved. The testament contents are required before assigning or excluding it conclusively.
Priority Research
* Obtain and transcribe the original 24 December 1609 Mid Calder entry in OPR 694/10.
** Record the complete wording, manuscript surname spelling, whether a separate birth date appears, the father's residence or occupation, witnesses and adjoining entries.
** Do not expect the entry to name William's mother.

* Obtain the original 1608 entry behind FamilySearch record X1BL-X8B.
** Compare the father's wording, residence, occupation, witnesses and page context directly with the 1609 entry.
** Treat Jhone Glasgow only as a possible brother until that comparison is made.

* Obtain the original 3 February 1648 entry, Mid Calder OPR 694/10/94.
** Establish the precise wording for Johne, Issobel and their father William.
** Record residence, occupation, witnesses and whether the two baptisms are separate entries.
** Compare these details with the 1609 entry before identifying the adult father with Glasgow-1087.

* Obtain the original entries behind FamilySearch records VQ4K-8Q5, VQ4K-FWL, VQ4K-H58 and VQ4K-H5K.
** Determine whether each entry belongs to Kirknewton or East Calder.
** Compare residences, occupations, witnesses and manuscript spelling with the 1648 Mid Calder entry.
** Look deliberately for evidence that more than one adult William was registering children.

* Obtain the testament of William Glasgow, mealmaker in Leith, indexed 22 July 1646, from National Records of Scotland series CC8/8. National Records of Scotland, CC8/8, Register of Testaments, 1514–1850; NRS catalogue (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/browseDetails.aspx?reference=CC8%2F8). 
** Extract any death wording, widow, children, executors, cautioners, residence, debtors, creditors and inventory.
** Compare all named family members with Archibald Glasgow's 1639 apprenticeship.

* Search the Midcalder kirk-session records, beginning with CH2/266/1, and the Kirknewton records, beginning with CH2/412/1. National Records of Scotland, CH2/266, Records of Midcalder / Midcalder St John's / Kirk of Calder Kirk Session, 1604–1977; NRS catalogue (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/browseDetails.aspx?reference=CH2%2F266). 
** Search Glasgow, Glassgow, Glasgo, Glascow and clerk variants.
** Prioritise marriage proclamations, residence, occupation, cautioners, discipline involving pregnancy, poor relief, certificates and repeated associates.
** Respect the documented 1649–1651 Mid Calder gap.
Sources

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== Biography ==

'''William Glasgow''' was christened on 24 December 1609 at Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. A derivative FamilySearch index names his father as '''Jhone Glasgow'''.<ref name="FS1609">"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950," database, FamilySearch, entry for William Glasgow, christened 24 December 1609 at Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, father Jhone Glasgow; [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1B2-3LV FamilySearch record X1B2-3LV]. This is a derivative index; the original register image has not been examined for this profile.</ref>

The cited record does not establish William's exact birth date. No reliable evidence has yet been identified for his mother, spouse, occupation, death or burial. No child has been proved to be his.

== Research Notes ==

=== Christening and register coverage ===

Scotland's People advises that a baptism index may show a birth date, a baptism date or both without identifying which is displayed; the displayed date is more commonly the baptism date.<ref name="SPGuide">Scotland's People, "Church registers," particularly the guidance concerning baptism indexes and variable register contents; [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/help-and-support/guides/church-registers Church registers guide].</ref> The profile's birth year should therefore remain uncertain. The exact date 24 December 1609 belongs to William's christening, not to a proved birth.

Hardy Bertram M'Call's survey of the Mid Calder records reports that the baptism register begins in 1604, but mothers' names were not recorded until after 1707. The baptism register is blank from July 1649 to August 1651; marriage proclamations are blank from July 1649 to November 1659; and the proper death register begins only in 1783. The kirk-session record is likewise blank from August 1649 to August 1651.<ref name="MCallRegisters">Hardy Bertram M'Call, ''The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Mid-Calder, with Some Account of the Religious House of Torphichen, Founded upon Record'' (Edinburgh: Richard Cameron, 1894), pp. 245–246; [https://archive.org/details/historyantiquiti00mcal/page/245/mode/2up Internet Archive].</ref>

Consequently:

* The original 1609 entry should not be expected to name William's mother.
* Absence from the Mid Calder registers during 1649–1651 would not be negative evidence.
* An ordinary Mid Calder parish death-register search cannot establish William's seventeenth-century death.
* The original entry may still supply manuscript spelling, a residence or occupation for his father, witnesses and useful page context.

=== Father and possible sibling ===

The derivative 1609 index supports only a father named '''Jhone Glasgow'''. It does not identify that man with [[Glasgow-3608|John Glasgow]] or prove the dates, parents or other identity details presently assigned to that profile. If Glasgow-3608 is retained as the named-father profile, the relationship should be marked uncertain and his unsupported ancestry should not be treated as William's proved ancestry.

A separate derivative index entry from 1608 has been attached to [[Glasgow-1086|Jhone Glasgow]].<ref name="FS1608">"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950," database, FamilySearch, entry for Jhone Glasgow, 1608; [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1BL-X8B FamilySearch record X1BL-X8B].</ref> He is a possible brother of William, but the two original entries must be compared before concluding that they name the same father.

=== Candidate adult household, 1643–1655 ===

Several later baptism or christening entries name a father called William Glasgow. They are possible records of this William, not proved records of him.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding:20px; width:100%;"
|+ '''Records naming a father William Glasgow'''
! Date
! Child or children
! Indexed place
! Assessment
|-
| 22 December 1643
| [[Glasgow-3366|Margreat or Margaret Glasgow]]
| Kirknewton and East Calder
| A derivative FamilySearch entry names the child as '''Margreat Glassgow''' and identifies her father as William.<ref name="FS1643">"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950," database, FamilySearch, entry for Margreat Glassgow, 1643, father William Glasgow; [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-8Q5 FamilySearch record VQ4K-8Q5].</ref> The spelling ''Glassgow'' is not thereby proved as William's own spelling.
|-
| 3 February 1648
| [[Glasgow-2452|Johne Glasgow]] and Issobel Glasgow, presently represented by [[Glasgow-2454]] and [[Glasgow-3654]]
| Mid Calder
| The existing profiles cite Mid Calder OPR parish 694, reference 10/94, and state that both children were baptised as children of William Glasgow.<ref name="OPR1648">National Records of Scotland, Old Parish Register, Mid Calder, parish 694, reference 10/94, reported baptisms of Johne and Issobel Glasgow, 3 February 1648. The reference is carried from the existing profiles; the image has not been examined for this profile.</ref><ref name="FS1648Issobel">"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950," database, FamilySearch, entry for Issobell Glasgow, 1648, father William Glasgow; [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1BV-Z9H FamilySearch record X1BV-Z9H].</ref> Baptism on the same date does not by itself prove that they were twins.
|-
| 23 September 1649
| [[Glasgow-1554|Walter Glasgow]]
| Kirknewton and East Calder
| A derivative entry identifies Walter's father as William.<ref name="FS1649Walter">"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950," database, FamilySearch, entry for Walter Glasgow, 1649, father William Glasgow; [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-FWL FamilySearch record VQ4K-FWL].</ref>
|-
| 11 November 1652
| [[Glasgow-3024|Hellein or Helen Glasgow]]
| Kirknewton and East Calder
| A derivative entry identifies Hellein's father as William.<ref name="FS1652">"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950," database, FamilySearch, William Glasgow in the entry for Hellein Glasgow, 1652; [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-H58 FamilySearch record VQ4K-H58].</ref>
|-
| 11 October 1655
| [[Glasgow-3025|Marion Glasgow]]
| Kirknewton and East Calder
| A derivative entry identifies Marion's father as William.<ref name="FS1655">"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950," database, FamilySearch, William Glasgow in the entry for Marion Glasgow, 1655; [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-H5K FamilySearch record VQ4K-H5K].</ref>
|}

William Glasgow-1087 fits the broad chronology: he would have been about 34 at the first event and about 45 at the last. The 1648 event also occurred in the parish where he had been christened. These facts make him a reasonable candidate, but no entry identifies the adult father as the William christened in 1609.

The National Records of Scotland describes Kirknewton and East Calder as formerly separate parishes which were not united until 1751.<ref name="NRSKirknewton">National Records of Scotland, '''CH2/412''', Records of Kirknewton / Kirknewton and East Calder Kirk Session, 1646–1963; [https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/browseDetails.aspx?reference=CH2%2F412 NRS catalogue].</ref> The combined FamilySearch place label therefore does not establish which seventeenth-century parish contains the 1643, 1649, 1652 or 1655 entries.

Walter's September 1649 event falls within the documented gap in the Mid Calder baptism register. It must not be used as evidence of a Mid Calder baptism without the original image.

=== Profile and relationship conflicts ===

* [[Glasgow-3515|William Glasgow]] is a profile reconstructed around an adult William named in later child records. The record for Margreat in 1643 identifies her father as William but does not identify that adult William's own parents. Glasgow-3515 is not a documented son of William Glasgow-1087.
* [[Glasgow-2453|William Glasgow]] is another adult-father reconstruction, based principally on the 1648 Mid Calder baptisms. He may represent the same adult as Glasgow-3515, this William, or a different same-name man. His current placement as a son of [[Glasgow-1084|John Glasgow]], christened in 1616, is unsupported and chronologically implausible.
* [[Glasgow-3610|John Glasgow]] is documented only as the father of a son Johne christened on 22 April 1649. That record does not identify the adult John's parents.<ref name="FS1649John">"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950," database, FamilySearch, entry for Johne Glasgow, christened 22 April 1649 at Kirknewton and East Calder, father Johne Glasgow; [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-X6G FamilySearch record VQ4K-X6G].</ref> He is not a documented son of William Glasgow-1087.
* [[Glasgow-2454|Issobel Glasgow]] and [[Glasgow-3654|Isobel Glasgow]] appear to represent the same 3 February 1648 baptism and should be compared as a probable duplicate pair.
* Do not merge the adult William profiles or transfer the candidate children to Glasgow-1087 solely from name, approximate age and neighbouring parishes.

=== Same-name William in Leith ===

A published Edinburgh testament index records '''William Glasgow, mealmaker in Leith''', with a testament registered on 22 July 1646.<ref name="LeithTestamentIndex">Francis J. Grant, ed., ''The Commissariot Record of Edinburgh: Register of Testaments, Part II, Volumes 35 to 81, 1601–1700'' (Edinburgh: Scottish Record Society, 1898), p. 157, entry for William Glasgow, mealmaker in Leith, 22 July 1646; [https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso02scotuoft/page/157/mode/2up Internet Archive]. The indexed date is the testament-register date and is not necessarily the date of death.</ref>

The Edinburgh apprentice register separately records Archibald Glasgow, son of William Glasgow, mealmaker in Leith, booked as apprentice to Thomas Park, cordiner, on 23 October 1639. The editor states that the dates in the volume are the dates on which the indentures were booked.<ref name="LeithApprentice">Francis J. Grant, ed., ''The Register of Apprentices of the City of Edinburgh, 1583–1666'' (Edinburgh: Scottish Record Society, 1906), p. 71, entry for Archibald Glasgow; [https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso28scotuoft/page/71/mode/2up Internet Archive].</ref>

William Glasgow-1087 was only about 29 at the apprentice-register date. A son already appearing in an apprenticeship record makes the Leith mealmaker more likely to have been a different, older William. This is probable rather than proved. The testament contents are required before assigning or excluding it conclusively.

=== Priority Research ===

* Obtain and transcribe the original 24 December 1609 Mid Calder entry in '''OPR 694/10'''.
** Record the complete wording, manuscript surname spelling, whether a separate birth date appears, the father's residence or occupation, witnesses and adjoining entries.
** Do not expect the entry to name William's mother.

* Obtain the original 1608 entry behind FamilySearch record '''X1BL-X8B'''.
** Compare the father's wording, residence, occupation, witnesses and page context directly with the 1609 entry.
** Treat [[Glasgow-1086|Jhone Glasgow]] only as a possible brother until that comparison is made.

* Obtain the original 3 February 1648 entry, '''Mid Calder OPR 694/10/94'''.
** Establish the precise wording for Johne, Issobel and their father William.
** Record residence, occupation, witnesses and whether the two baptisms are separate entries.
** Compare these details with the 1609 entry before identifying the adult father with Glasgow-1087.

* Obtain the original entries behind FamilySearch records '''VQ4K-8Q5''', '''VQ4K-FWL''', '''VQ4K-H58''' and '''VQ4K-H5K'''.
** Determine whether each entry belongs to Kirknewton or East Calder.
** Compare residences, occupations, witnesses and manuscript spelling with the 1648 Mid Calder entry.
** Look deliberately for evidence that more than one adult William was registering children.

* Obtain the testament of '''William Glasgow, mealmaker in Leith''', indexed 22 July 1646, from National Records of Scotland series '''CC8/8'''.<ref name="NRSTestaments">National Records of Scotland, '''CC8/8''', Register of Testaments, 1514–1850; [https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/browseDetails.aspx?reference=CC8%2F8 NRS catalogue].</ref>
** Extract any death wording, widow, children, executors, cautioners, residence, debtors, creditors and inventory.
** Compare all named family members with Archibald Glasgow's 1639 apprenticeship.

* Search the Midcalder kirk-session records, beginning with '''CH2/266/1''', and the Kirknewton records, beginning with '''CH2/412/1'''.<ref name="NRSMidcalder">National Records of Scotland, '''CH2/266''', Records of Midcalder / Midcalder St John's / Kirk of Calder Kirk Session, 1604–1977; [https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/browseDetails.aspx?reference=CH2%2F266 NRS catalogue].</ref>
** Search Glasgow, Glassgow, Glasgo, Glascow and clerk variants.
** Prioritise marriage proclamations, residence, occupation, cautioners, discipline involving pregnancy, poor relief, certificates and repeated associates.
** Respect the documented 1649–1651 Mid Calder gap.

== Sources ==
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