Glasgow Surname Project

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Robert Glasgow

1882-04-30 – 1942-09-16

Glasgow-1110 · 1 mapped association

116 Drygate, Calton, Glasgow→Townhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
6Close relations
3Evidence items
2Candidate leads
Birth
1882-04-30 · 116 Drygate, Calton, Glasgow
Death
1942-09-16 · Townhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William GlasgowunmarkedJanet (Rodie) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Elizabeth McPherson
Children
Elizabeth Brownlie GlasgowJessie Rodie GlasgowWilliam Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-1110
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
3

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 positionWilliam Glasgow (1918)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionJessie Rodie Glasgow (1912)
Paternal grandmother positionElizabeth Brownlie Glasgow (1916)

Known-position checks: 0 support · 0 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

Compare scored leads with the subject details above—not proof.

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

No candidate met the minimum age, location or family-naming threshold.

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.

Same-name candidate

Robert GlasgowGlasgow-942

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1880–1931Places59 McKechnie St, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom → 449 Gallowgate, Glasgow, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • overlapping locality (+8)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: Elizabeth

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

Open side-by-side comparison
Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1883–1961PlacesKirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom → Wanganui, Manawatu-wanganui, New ZealandParent 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

Open side-by-side comparison
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. 1882

Profile-stated birthplace: 116 Drygate,Calton,Glasgow.

116 Drygate,Calton,Glasgow.

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

One-Tree profile leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1110

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.15 claims
2Derivative
1Tree Only

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.

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.3 sources

Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.

  1. derivative Death: "1942 GLASGOW, ROBERT (Statutory Registers Deaths 644 / 6 / 1069)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024.
  2. derivative "United Kingdom, Militia Service Records, 1806-1915", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHYL-JTN : Fri Dec 08 18:11:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Glasgow, 14 APRIL 1806-1915.
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1110
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

Glasgow-1110 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-09-21.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—116 Drygate,Calton,Glasgow.WikiTree profile field
death—Townhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United KingdomWikiTree profile field
marriage0000-00-00St Mungo's Hall, South York Street, GlasgowWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-9391859-02-01 · Tamlaght O'Crilly, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1934-08-31 · Royal Infirmary,Glasgow.
ParentsJanet GlasgowRodie-501860-09-06 · Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1931-09-18 · Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
ChildrenJessie Rodie GlasgowGlasgow-11111912-10-14 · Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 2002-00-00 · Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
ChildrenElizabeth Brownlie GlasgowGlasgow-11121916-07-03 · Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 2002-00-00 · Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
ChildrenWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-11131918-12-27 · Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1994-00-00 · Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
SiblingsWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-11091880-07-22 · 59 McKechnie St,Calton,Glasgow. · 1952-00-00 · Rothesay, Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
SiblingsThomas GlasgowGlasgow-11141884-01-01 · Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1885-02-02 · Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
SiblingsJessie GlasgowGlasgow-11151885-11-01 · Calton, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1951-03-11 · Townhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
SiblingsThomas GlasgowGlasgow-11161887-04-11 · 30 Calton Entry,Glasgow. · 1892-00-00 · Glasgow Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
SiblingsAndrew GlasgowGlasgow-11171889-09-28 · 88 Claythorn St,Glasgow. · 1951-07-24 · Possil Park, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
SiblingsJane Graham ReidGlasgow-11181892-01-07 · Glasgow Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1967-07-12 · Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
SiblingsMinnie GlasgowGlasgow-11191894-01-13 · Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1989-03-12
SiblingsMargaret GlasgowGlasgow-28141896-10-14 · Glasgow Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
SpousesElizabethMcPherson-51061886-00-00 · Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1942-00-00 · Townhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00 · St Mungo's Hall, South York Street, Glasgow

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Robert Glasgow son of William Glasgow and Janet Rodie born on the 30 Apr 1882 at Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Birth: "1882 GLASGOW, ROBERT (Statutory registers Births 644 / 5 / 490)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. :
  • He served in World War 1 at age 18 "United Kingdom, Militia Service Records, 1806-1915", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHYL-JTN : Fri Dec 08 18:11:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Glasgow, 14 APRIL 1806-1915.
  • Robert Glasgow married Elizabeth McPherson on the 19 Jan 1912 at The St Mungo's Halls in South York St, Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. South York St later mecame Moffat St. The St Mungo's Halls were a well known and a popular venue for dances and meetings of all kinds, even boxing and wrestling shows. G.M.Glasgow Jan 1996. Marriage: "1912 GLASGOW, ROBERT & MCPHERSON, ELIZABETH (Statutory registers Marriages 644 / 15 / 44)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. *They had at least 3 children. #Jessie Rodie Glasgow born on the 14 Oct 1912 at Camlachie, Glasgow, Scotland. Birth of daughter: "1912 GLASGOW, JESSIE RODIE (Statutory registers Births 644 / 2 / 1671)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. #Elizabeth Brownlie Glasgow born on the 3 Jul 1916 at Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Birth of daughter: "1916 GLASGOW, ELIZABETH BROWNLIE (Statutory registers Births 644 / 2 / 1035)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. #William Glasgow born on the 27 Dec 1918 at Camlachie, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland. Birth of son: "1918 GLASGOW, WILLIAM (Statutory registers Births 644 / 2 / 1631)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. : Robert Glasgow died, aged 60, in 1942 at Townhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Death: "1942 GLASGOW, ROBERT (Statutory Registers Deaths 644 / 6 / 1069)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. - wrong according to gravestone. In loving memory of ROBERT GLASGOW died 16th Sept. 1942 beloved husband of ELIZABETH MCPHERSON. Also the above ELIZABETH MCPHERSON died 2nd April 1970 https://www.gwsfhs.org.uk/records/robert-glasgow-c-1882-1942/ Sources

Profile source citations

  1. Birth: "1882 GLASGOW, ROBERT (Statutory registers Births 644 / 5 / 490)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. source link 1
  2. "United Kingdom, Militia Service Records, 1806-1915", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHYL-JTN : Fri Dec 08 18:11:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Glasgow, 14 APRIL 1806-1915. source link 1
  3. Marriage: "1912 GLASGOW, ROBERT & MCPHERSON, ELIZABETH (Statutory registers Marriages 644 / 15 / 44)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. source link 1
  4. Birth of daughter: "1912 GLASGOW, JESSIE RODIE (Statutory registers Births 644 / 2 / 1671)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. source link 1
  5. Birth of daughter: "1916 GLASGOW, ELIZABETH BROWNLIE (Statutory registers Births 644 / 2 / 1035)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. source link 1
  6. Birth of son: "1918 GLASGOW, WILLIAM (Statutory registers Births 644 / 2 / 1631)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. source link 1
  7. Death: "1942 GLASGOW, ROBERT (Statutory Registers Deaths 644 / 6 / 1069)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. source link 1

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Full captured biography text
Biography
Robert Glasgow son of William Glasgow and Janet Rodie born on the 30 Apr 1882 at Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Birth: "1882 GLASGOW, ROBERT (Statutory registers Births 644 / 5 / 490)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. 
:

He served in World War 1 at age 18 "United Kingdom, Militia Service Records, 1806-1915", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHYL-JTN : Fri Dec 08 18:11:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Glasgow, 14 APRIL 1806-1915. 

Robert Glasgow married Elizabeth McPherson on the 19 Jan 1912 at The St Mungo's Halls in South York St, Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. South York St later mecame Moffat St. The St Mungo's Halls were a well known and a popular venue for dances and meetings of all kinds, even boxing and wrestling shows. G.M.Glasgow Jan 1996. Marriage: "1912 GLASGOW, ROBERT & MCPHERSON, ELIZABETH (Statutory registers Marriages 644 / 15 / 44)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. 
*They had at least 3 children.
#Jessie Rodie Glasgow born on the 14 Oct 1912 at Camlachie, Glasgow, Scotland. Birth of daughter: "1912 GLASGOW, JESSIE RODIE (Statutory registers Births 644 / 2 / 1671)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. 
#Elizabeth Brownlie Glasgow born on the 3 Jul 1916 at Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Birth of daughter: "1916 GLASGOW, ELIZABETH BROWNLIE (Statutory registers Births 644 / 2 / 1035)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. 
#William Glasgow born on the 27 Dec 1918 at Camlachie, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland. Birth of son: "1918 GLASGOW, WILLIAM (Statutory registers Births 644 / 2 / 1631)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. 
:
Robert Glasgow died, aged 60, in 1942 at Townhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Death: "1942 GLASGOW, ROBERT (Statutory Registers Deaths 644 / 6 / 1069)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024. - wrong according to gravestone. 
In loving memory of ROBERT GLASGOW died 16th Sept. 1942 beloved husband of ELIZABETH MCPHERSON. Also the above ELIZABETH MCPHERSON died 2nd April 1970
https://www.gwsfhs.org.uk/records/robert-glasgow-c-1882-1942/
Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
{{Scotland Sticker}}
Robert Glasgow son of [[Glasgow-939|William Glasgow]] and [[Rodie-50|Janet Rodie]] born on the 30 Apr 1882 at Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, Scotland.<ref>Birth: "1882 GLASGOW, ROBERT (Statutory registers Births 644 / 5 / 490)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024.</ref>
:

He served in World War 1 at age 18<ref>"United Kingdom, Militia Service Records, 1806-1915", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHYL-JTN : Fri Dec 08 18:11:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Glasgow, 14 APRIL 1806-1915.</ref>

Robert Glasgow married Elizabeth McPherson on the 19 Jan 1912 at The St Mungo's Halls in South York St, Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. South York St later mecame Moffat St. The St Mungo's Halls were a well known and a popular venue for dances and  meetings of all kinds, even boxing and wrestling shows. G.M.Glasgow Jan 1996.<ref>Marriage: "1912 GLASGOW, ROBERT & MCPHERSON, ELIZABETH (Statutory registers Marriages 644 / 15 / 44)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024.</ref>
*They had at least 3 children.
#[[Glasgow-1111|Jessie Rodie Glasgow]] born on the 14 Oct 1912 at Camlachie, Glasgow, Scotland.<ref>Birth of daughter: "1912 GLASGOW, JESSIE RODIE (Statutory registers Births 644 / 2 / 1671)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024.</ref>
#[[Glasgow-1112|Elizabeth Brownlie Glasgow]] born on the 3 Jul 1916 at Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.<ref>Birth of daughter: "1916 GLASGOW, ELIZABETH BROWNLIE (Statutory registers Births 644 / 2 / 1035)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024.</ref>
#[[Glasgow-1113|William Glasgow]] born on the 27 Dec 1918 at Camlachie, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland.<ref>Birth of son: "1918 GLASGOW, WILLIAM (Statutory registers Births 644 / 2 / 1631)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024.</ref>
:
Robert Glasgow died, aged 60, in 1942 at Townhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland.<ref>Death: "1942 GLASGOW, ROBERT (Statutory Registers Deaths 644 / 6 / 1069)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 6 Feb 2024.</ref> - wrong according to gravestone. 
In loving memory of ROBERT GLASGOW died 16th Sept. 1942 beloved husband of ELIZABETH MCPHERSON. Also the above ELIZABETH MCPHERSON died 2nd April 1970
https://www.gwsfhs.org.uk/records/robert-glasgow-c-1882-1942/


== Sources ==
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