John Glasgow

Biography
John Glasgow was born before 1516 as a conservative working boundary, with roughly 1505–1516 a reasonable genealogical range. No birth record supplies his year or place. He was already married and receiving property with his spouse in 1534, so the boundary is inferred from adult activity and is not a recorded birth year. Glasgow, Lanarkshire is retained as an uncertain birthplace lead. He was an active burgess there in the mid-16th century.
Marriage and Family
On 31 December 1534, William Glasgow, with the consent of Esbell Brade, resigned property to their son John Glasgow and Janet Spreull, John's spouse. Robert Renwick, ed., Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, protocol 1196, 31 December 1534, printed p. 72 (https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08robegoog/page/n84/mode/2up). This directly proves John's parents and that John and Jonet were married by that date; it gives no age.

On 13 May 1563, John Glasgow senior resigned burgage property to John Glasgow junior, explicitly called his son, while reserving payments to the elder John and Jonet Spreull, his spouse. Renwick, Abstracts of Protocols, vol. 3, protocol 748, 13 May 1563, protocol abstract (https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc06scogoog/page/n52/mode/2up). This proves that John and Jonet had a son John. The mapping of that record son to John Glasgow is probable, not certain.

On 24 August 1565, John Glasgow senior resigned a burgage tenement to William Glasgow, explicitly called his son, reserving liferent to himself and Jonet Spreull. Renwick, Abstracts of Protocols, vol. 3, protocol 847, 24 August 1565, printed p. 73 (https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc06scogoog/page/n85/mode/2up). This proves that the couple had a son William. The chronology and burgh network strongly favour William Glasgow as that son, but the profile mapping remains probable.

The existing profile also links Stephen Glasgow on the evidence described below.

On 8 November 1575, following John's death, his son Stephen was granted a position with the consent of his mother, Jonet Spreull. John Spreull (likely Jonet's relative) acted as a ruling elder in this matter. Record dated 8 November 1575 naming Stephen Glasgow as son of the late John Glasgow; precise archival citation still needed. 
Civic Life, Property, and Occupation
John Glasgow's name appears numerous times in Glasgow records, indicating his established presence in the burgh:
* 1554-5: Land belonging to John Glasgow is mentioned as an eastern boundary for a nearby tenement. Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, Vol/Protocol # needed. Link: HathiTrust Link (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433071388825) 
* 1560: A tenement located on the west side of a Glasgow street used John Glasgow's property as its western boundary. Abstracts of Protocols..., Vol/Protocol # needed. Link: HathiTrust Link (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015031893756) 
* 1565-6: A property description mentions the "back tenement of John Glasgow" forming a western boundary. Abstracts of Protocols..., Vol/Protocol # needed. Link: HathiTrust Link (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015030643244) 
* 1568: His land is mentioned in proximity to, or possibly related to, property associated with Robert Glasgow (b. c. 1520), suggesting they were neighbours or had related holdings. Abstracts of Protocols..., Vol/Protocol # needed. Link: Archive.org Text Link (https://archive.org/stream/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/abstractsprotoc00robegoog_djvu.txt) 
* 1570: A record distinguishes a John Glasgow senior from “John Glasgow, younger son of John Glasgow,” but that wording does not identify the father of this profile. Protocol 805 independently and explicitly names William Glasgow as this John's father.
* 1571-2: Property on the west side of Walkergait (likely modern-day Stockwell Street or similar) bordered John Glasgow's land to the north. Abstracts of Protocols..., Vol/Protocol # needed. Link: HathiTrust Link (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015031893756) 
* 1572-3: Land resigned by James Rolland (related to Robert Glasgow's wife, Margaret Rolland) bordered John Glasgow's property to the west. This is the same property transaction involving Robert Glasgow Glasgow-1096. Abstracts of Protocols..., 12 Feb 1572/3 record. Vol/Protocol # needed. Link: Archive.org Text Link (https://archive.org/stream/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/abstractsprotoc00robegoog_djvu.txt) 
* 1573: John is explicitly identified as a fisher when appearing alongside Robert Glasgow (also a fisher) as a witness in civic proceedings. Abstracts of Protocols..., Date/Vol/Protocol # needed. Link: Archive.org Text Link (https://archive.org/stream/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/abstractsprotoc00robegoog_djvu.txt) 
Death
John Glasgow died sometime before 8 November 1575, the date when his son Stephen is referred to in a record as the son of "the late John Glasgow". 
Regarding the 1577 Testament
A Will and Testament dated 1577 exists for a Johne Glasgw (1577 Glasgw, Johne). As this John Glasgow ([Glasgow-1093]) demonstrably died before 8 November 1575, this testament cannot belong to him. It most likely pertains to another contemporary John Glasgow. Given that John Glasgow (b. c. 1568) is only a speculative son and would have been very young in 1577, it is perhaps less likely, though not impossible, that the testament belongs to him. It may relate to an entirely different John Glasgow active at that time. The 1577 Commissariot record mentioning John Glasgow in Hirmenscheils likely also refers to this other John. Edinburgh Commissariot Record, 1577. Link: Commissariot Record Scan (https://archive.org/details/commissariotreco16scot/page/n117/mode/2up?q=Glasgow) 
Research NotesParentage and birth estimate
Protocol 1196 proves that William Glasgow and Esbell Brade were John's parents. A second independent record, protocol 805 of 28 October 1564, records John receiving sasine as heir of William Glasgow and explicitly calls William “his father.” Renwick, Abstracts of Protocols, vol. 3, protocol 805, 28 October 1564, printed p. 57 (https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc06scogoog/page/n69/mode/2up). It also establishes that William was dead by that date.

John's before-1516 birth boundary is a conservative estimate. His documented marriage and property settlement by 31 December 1534 make approximately 1505–1516 a reasonable genealogical range, but no birth record supplies an exact year. The boundary must not be treated as an exact 1516 birth or used to reject the son William.
Record sons and profile mappings
Protocols 748 and 847 directly prove sons named John and William. They do not supply WikiTree IDs. The links to Glasgow-3181 and Glasgow-3522 are retained as probable mappings and should remain Uncertain unless a further identifier resolves them.
1577 testament
The 1577 testament of a Johne Glasgw cannot belong to this John, who was already described as late by 8 November 1575. It concerns another contemporary man and should not be used to reconstruct this family without an identity record.
Sources

== Biography ==
{{One Name Study|name=Glasgow}}

'''[[Glasgow-1093|John Glasgow]]''' was born before '''1516''' as a conservative working boundary, with roughly 1505–1516 a reasonable genealogical range. No birth record supplies his year or place. He was already married and receiving property with his spouse in 1534, so the boundary is inferred from adult activity and is not a recorded birth year. Glasgow, Lanarkshire is retained as an uncertain birthplace lead. He was an active burgess there in the mid-16th century.


=== Marriage and Family ===

On 31 December 1534, [[Glasgow-1098|William Glasgow]], with the consent of [[Brade-232|Esbell Brade]], resigned property to their son John Glasgow and [[Spreull-4|Janet Spreull]], John's spouse.<ref name="P1196">Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', protocol 1196, 31 December 1534, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08robegoog/page/n84/mode/2up printed p. 72].</ref> This directly proves John's parents and that John and Jonet were married by that date; it gives no age.

On 13 May 1563, John Glasgow senior resigned burgage property to John Glasgow junior, explicitly called his son, while reserving payments to the elder John and Jonet Spreull, his spouse.<ref name="P748">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 3, protocol 748, 13 May 1563, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc06scogoog/page/n52/mode/2up protocol abstract].</ref> This proves that John and Jonet had a son John. The mapping of that record son to [[Glasgow-3181|John Glasgow]] is probable, not certain.

On 24 August 1565, John Glasgow senior resigned a burgage tenement to William Glasgow, explicitly called his son, reserving liferent to himself and Jonet Spreull.<ref name="P847">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 3, protocol 847, 24 August 1565, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc06scogoog/page/n85/mode/2up printed p. 73].</ref> This proves that the couple had a son William. The chronology and burgh network strongly favour [[Glasgow-3522|William Glasgow]] as that son, but the profile mapping remains probable.

The existing profile also links [[Glasgow-1029|Stephen Glasgow]] on the evidence described below.

On 8 November 1575, following John's death, his son Stephen was granted a position with the consent of his mother, Jonet Spreull. John Spreull (likely Jonet's relative) acted as a ruling elder in this matter.<ref name="Death1575">Record dated 8 November 1575 naming Stephen Glasgow as son of the late John Glasgow; precise archival citation still needed.</ref>


=== Civic Life, Property, and Occupation ===

John Glasgow's name appears numerous times in Glasgow records, indicating his established presence in the burgh:
*   '''1554-5:''' Land belonging to John Glasgow is mentioned as an eastern boundary for a nearby tenement.<ref name="Prop1554">''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', Vol/Protocol # needed. Link: [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433071388825 HathiTrust Link]</ref>
*   '''1560:''' A tenement located on the west side of a Glasgow street used John Glasgow's property as its western boundary.<ref name="Prop1560">''Abstracts of Protocols...'', Vol/Protocol # needed. Link: [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015031893756 HathiTrust Link]</ref>
*   '''1565-6:''' A property description mentions the "back tenement of John Glasgow" forming a western boundary.<ref name="Prop1565">''Abstracts of Protocols...'', Vol/Protocol # needed. Link: [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015030643244 HathiTrust Link]</ref>
*   '''1568:''' His land is mentioned in proximity to, or possibly related to, property associated with [[Glasgow-1096|Robert Glasgow]] (b. c. 1520), suggesting they were neighbours or had related holdings.<ref name="Prop1568">''Abstracts of Protocols...'', Vol/Protocol # needed. Link: [https://archive.org/stream/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/abstractsprotoc00robegoog_djvu.txt Archive.org Text Link]</ref>
*   '''1570:''' A record distinguishes a John Glasgow senior from “John Glasgow, younger son of John Glasgow,” but that wording does not identify the father of this profile. Protocol 805 independently and explicitly names William Glasgow as this John's father.
*   '''1571-2:''' Property on the west side of Walkergait (likely modern-day Stockwell Street or similar) bordered John Glasgow's land to the north.<ref name="Prop1571">''Abstracts of Protocols...'', Vol/Protocol # needed. Link: [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015031893756 HathiTrust Link]</ref>
*   '''1572-3:''' Land resigned by James Rolland (related to Robert Glasgow's wife, Margaret Rolland) bordered John Glasgow's property to the west. This is the same property transaction involving Robert Glasgow [[Glasgow-1096]].<ref name="Prop1572">''Abstracts of Protocols...'', 12 Feb 1572/3 record. Vol/Protocol # needed. Link: [https://archive.org/stream/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/abstractsprotoc00robegoog_djvu.txt Archive.org Text Link]</ref>
*   '''1573:''' John is explicitly identified as a '''fisher''' when appearing alongside Robert Glasgow (also a fisher) as a witness in civic proceedings.<ref name="Fisher1573">''Abstracts of Protocols...'', Date/Vol/Protocol # needed. Link: [https://archive.org/stream/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/abstractsprotoc00robegoog_djvu.txt Archive.org Text Link]</ref>

=== Death ===

John Glasgow died sometime '''before 8 November 1575''', the date when his son Stephen is referred to in a record as the son of "the late John Glasgow".<ref name="Death1575"/>

=== Regarding the 1577 Testament ===

A Will and Testament dated '''1577''' exists for a ''Johne Glasgw'' ([[Space:1577_Glasgw,_Johne|1577 Glasgw, Johne]]). '''As this John Glasgow ([Glasgow-1093]) demonstrably died before 8 November 1575, this testament cannot belong to him.''' It most likely pertains to another contemporary John Glasgow. Given that [[Glasgow-1030|John Glasgow]] (b. c. 1568) is only a speculative son and would have been very young in 1577, it is perhaps less likely, though not impossible, that the testament belongs to him. It may relate to an entirely different John Glasgow active at that time. The 1577 Commissariot record mentioning John Glasgow in ''Hirmenscheils'' likely also refers to this other John.<ref name="CommRecord1577">Edinburgh Commissariot Record, 1577. Link: [https://archive.org/details/commissariotreco16scot/page/n117/mode/2up?q=Glasgow Commissariot Record Scan]</ref>

== Research Notes ==

=== Parentage and birth estimate ===
Protocol 1196 proves that William Glasgow and Esbell Brade were John's parents. A second independent record, protocol 805 of 28 October 1564, records John receiving sasine as heir of William Glasgow and explicitly calls William “his father.”<ref name="P805">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 3, protocol 805, 28 October 1564, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc06scogoog/page/n69/mode/2up printed p. 57].</ref> It also establishes that William was dead by that date.

John's before-1516 birth boundary is a conservative estimate. His documented marriage and property settlement by 31 December 1534 make approximately 1505–1516 a reasonable genealogical range, but no birth record supplies an exact year. The boundary must not be treated as an exact 1516 birth or used to reject the son William.

=== Record sons and profile mappings ===
Protocols 748 and 847 directly prove sons named John and William. They do not supply WikiTree IDs. The links to Glasgow-3181 and Glasgow-3522 are retained as probable mappings and should remain Uncertain unless a further identifier resolves them.

=== 1577 testament ===
The 1577 testament of a Johne Glasgw cannot belong to this John, who was already described as late by 8 November 1575. It concerns another contemporary man and should not be used to reconstruct this family without an identity record.

== Sources ==
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