William Glasgow

Current conclusion

William Glasgow was christened at Mid Calder, Midlothian, on 24 December 1609; derivative indexes name his father as Jhone Glasgow, and the original register has not been inspected. He is the best identified candidate for the William Glasgow named as father of Johne and Issobel at their Mid Calder baptism in 1648, because age and parish fit and no stronger competitor was found; this is an inference, not wording in either register. The profile Glasgow-2453 was merged into his on 27 September 2026. The 1609 and 1648 original entries remain to be inspected.

Current conclusion — 27 September 2026

Glasgow-2453 was merged into this profile on 27 September 2026. William baptised at Mid Calder in 1609 is the best identified candidate for the adult William named as father of Johne and Issobel at Mid Calder in 1648. Age and parish fit, and no stronger competitor was found. This is an inferred cross-record identification, not wording in either register. The former adult child cluster, source citations and uncertain family links were retained.

Next records

Inspect the original 1609 and 1648 Mid Calder entries for residence, occupation, witnesses and handwriting; test each possible Kirknewton/East Calder child event separately.

Last updated: 2026-09-26

Source findings

| Source | Finding | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [FamilySearch X1B2-3LV](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1B2-3LV) | William Glasgow was christened at Mid Calder on 24 December 1609; father Jhone Glasgow. | Derivative index supporting the event and father's name. It does not prove a birth date, mother, or identity with a later adult. |
| Hardy Bertram M'Call, *History and Antiquities of Mid-Calder*, pp. 245-246 | Baptisms begin in 1604; mothers were not recorded until after 1707; baptisms and session records are blank in 1649-1651; marriage proclamations are blank 1649-1659; proper deaths begin only in 1783. | Defines archival limits. Ordinary Mid Calder registers cannot supply William's seventeenth-century death, and absence during the gaps is not negative evidence. |
| Scotland's People church-register guidance | An indexed date may be a birth or baptism date and is more commonly baptism where the index does not distinguish them. | Treat 24 December 1609 as christening only. |
| Mid Calder OPR `694/10/94`, reported 3 February 1648 entry | Johne and Issobel were baptised to a father William Glasgow. | Makes Glasgow-1087 the strongest current geographic candidate for the adult father, but contains no same-person bridge. Same-day baptism alone does not prove twins. |
| FamilySearch records `VQ4K-8Q5`, `VQ4K-FWL`, `VQ4K-H58`, `VQ4K-H5K` | Margreat (1643), Walter (1649), Hellein (1652), and Marion (1655) were indexed to a father William under the combined label `Kirknewton and East Calder`; Margreat appears as `Glassgow`. | Possible one-household sequence. The combined label does not identify the historical parish, residence, or the father with Glasgow-1087. `Glassgow` is not yet William's documented personal spelling. |
| NRS `CH2/412` catalogue | Kirknewton and East Calder were separate parishes until 1751. | Each original later entry must be localized individually. Walter's September 1649 event falls within the Mid Calder baptism gap and cannot be a Mid Calder continuity argument. |
| Edinburgh testament and apprentice indexes | William Glasgow, mealmaker in Leith, had a testament registered 22 July 1646; Archibald, son of William Glasgow, mealmaker in Leith, was booked as an apprentice on 23 October 1639. | Probably a different, older William. Glasgow-1087 was about 29 when Archibald entered the apprentice register. Inspect `CC8/8` before treating the separation as conclusive. |
| Jardine's *Croune* prisoner-list analysis | John and William Glasgow occur under Cavers, Roxburghshire; the Mid Calder section names different men. | Rejects the apparent 1679 Mid Calder Covenanter association. |

Relationship actions

- Father `Jhone Glasgow`: the index supports the name only. Glasgow-3608 may
  serve as an uncertain record-defined placeholder, but its dates, parents and
  wider identity are not proved.
- Glasgow-1086: possible brother from a 1608 derivative entry; compare the
  original 1608 and 1609 pages before asserting a shared father profile.
- Glasgow-2453 (former Glasgow-3515) and Glasgow-3610: disconnected as sons on 26 September 2026; assess possible identity only from new evidence.
- Glasgow-2453: another reconstructed adult William; do not merge with
  Glasgow-1087 or Glasgow-3515 without original-entry continuity.
- Glasgow-2454 and Glasgow-3654: probable duplicate representations of the
  Issobel baptised on 3 February 1648; ordinary duplicate review required.

Priority research

1. Inspect Mid Calder OPR `694/10` for the 1608, 1609 and 1648 entries; record
   complete wording, manuscript spelling, residence, occupation, witnesses and
   page context.
2. Inspect the four later originals and determine whether each belongs to
   Kirknewton or East Calder.
3. Obtain the Leith mealmaker's testament from NRS `CC8/8` and compare its kin
   with Archibald's 1639 apprenticeship.
4. Search Midcalder `CH2/266/1` and Kirknewton `CH2/412/1`, respecting the
   documented gaps.

Current conclusion — Findmypast Glasgow surname evidence fmp-glasgow-74ff22efa93c

The transcript-validated baptism record for **William Glasgow**, 24 Dec 1609, Mid Calder, is assigned to this profile by the completed person-level WikiTree audit. This assignment does not merge any other same-name event.

Source findings

- [R_686309726 Findmypast transcript](https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_686309726&tab=this): Baptism date: 24 Dec 1609; Baptism place: MID CALDER, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND; Baptism year: 1609; Birth year: 1609; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Collections from: Great Britain, Scotland; Country: Scotland; County: Midlothian; Father's first name(s): Jhone; Father's last name: Glasgow; First name(s): William; Last name: Glasgow; Mother's first name(s): -; Place: Mid Calder; Record set: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929; Residence: Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland; Sex: Male; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms (captured 2026-09-03T21:35:36.368Z).
- [R_694111819 Findmypast transcript](https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_694111819&tab=this): Baptism date: 24 Dec 1609; Baptism place: MID CALDER, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND; Baptism year: 1609; Birth year: 1609; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Collections from: Great Britain, Scotland; Country: Scotland; County: Midlothian; Father's first name(s): Jhone; Father's last name: Glasgow; First name(s): William; Last name: Glasgow; Mother's first name(s): -; Place: Mid Calder; Record set: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929; Sex: Male; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms (captured 2026-09-03T21:35:38.170Z).
- [SCOT/OPR/BAP/4585702 Findmypast transcript](https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=SCOT%2FOPR%2FBAP%2F4585702&tab=this): Archive reference: OPR 694/1; Baptism date: 24 Dec 1609; Baptism year: 1609; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Collections from: Great Britain, Scotland; Country: Scotland; County: Midlothian; Father's first name(s): Jhone; Father's last name: Glasgow; First name(s): William; Item: 3; Last name: Glasgow; Place: Midcalder; Record set: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929; Register year range: 1604-1674; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms (captured 2026-09-03T21:35:34.959Z).
- Findmypast record IDs: `R_686309726`, `R_694111819`, `SCOT/OPR/BAP/4585702`.
- Stable research/source ID: `fmp-glasgow-74ff22efa93c`.

Recommended action — fmp-glasgow-74ff22efa93c

Add the record as supporting evidence while preserving all existing sources and uncertain relationships. Do not infer an unstated birth place, parent, spouse, or child.


+### Supplied Scotland’s People OPR births and baptisms — 10 September 2026

| Source locator | Indexed entry | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Scotland’s People](https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/), OPR 694/10 / 15 | WILLIAM GLASGOW; JHONE GLASGOW/; 24/12/1609; Mid Calder | Index-only confirmation. Its combined birth/baptism date is retained as an index date; original image was not inspected. |

Provenance: exact-surname Glasgow search, year range to 1700, 127 supplied results across six pages.

Source findings

### Supplied OPR births and baptisms: row 17 — 10 September 2026

[Scotland’s People](https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/), **Old Parish Registers, births and baptisms**; exact surname Glasgow through 1700, 127 supplied results. **WILLIAM GLASGOW**; indexed date **24/12/1609**; Mid Calder; parish **694**, reference **10 / 15**. Parents/other exactly as indexed: **JHONE GLASGOW/**. Indexed gender: **M**.

**Assessment:** Matches the existing child-record account by indexed date, locality and recorded family. This row adds the complete index locator as supporting provenance; it does not establish a new event or relationship.

Original image not inspected for this batch. The combined collection’s date does not automatically establish a birthday. Names alone do not uniquely identify attached parents or connect a child with a later adult. An omitted parent or indexed gender U remains unspecified in this source.

**Next action:** No additional WikiTree update from this row; preserve any existing pending work.