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Catalogue · 27 Sep 2026

Researched biography · Glasgow-1142

James Glasgow

18 March 1750 – c. 1803

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

About James

James Glasgow was born on 18 March 1750 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, and died about 1803. This page lists Robert Glasgow and Margaret (Allan) Glasgow as parents, Jean Simpson as spouse and three children.

Research notes are recorded below; an overall summary has not been written yet.

Birth18 March 1750 · Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
Deathc. 1803
LocalityDalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Connected pages

Other pages on this site that name James Glasgow: family studies, places, source pages and other people's research.

Family and study pages 1 page
Places 1 place
Sources 1 source page
Mentioned in other people's research 4 people

What the research found

Summary of the research

Newspaper identity review, 6 October 2026

Family and relationships

Unless a link is marked otherwise, the family links below come from the WikiTree family tree and have not yet been checked against original records.

Parents 2Robert Glasgowbefore 17 October 1693–9 May 1766Margaret (Allan) Glasgowbefore 18 November 1708–11 July 1790
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
Robert Glasgow
before 17 October 1693–9 May 1766
fatherUnassessed father linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Margaret (Allan) Glasgow
before 18 November 1708–11 July 1790
motherUnassessed mother linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Spouse or partner 1Jean SimpsonDates not established
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
Jean Simpson
Dates not established
spouseUnassessed partner linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Children 3James Glasgowc. 1774–c. 1817Robert Glasgow1780–date not establishedRobert Glasgow18 August 1800–21 November 1855
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
James Glasgow
c. 1774–c. 1817
sonUnassessed son linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Robert Glasgow
1780–date not established
sonUnassessed son linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Robert Glasgow
18 August 1800–21 November 1855
sonUnassessed son linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Brothers and sisters 8Jean Glasgow1727–date not establishedJohn Glasgowbefore 29 March 1730–date not establishedMargaret Glasgowbefore 21 January 1734–before 21 August 1743Janet Cochran4 January 1736–23 April 1815Anna Allanc. 1738–date not establishedCharles Glasgowbefore 28 September 1740–date not establishedMargaret Smithbefore 21 August 1743–date not establishedRobert Glasgow of Montgreenanbefore 15 October 1747–19 April 1827
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
Jean Glasgow
1727–date not established
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
John Glasgow
before 29 March 1730–date not established
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Margaret Glasgow
before 21 January 1734–before 21 August 1743
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Janet Cochran
4 January 1736–23 April 1815
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Anna Allan
c. 1738–date not established
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Charles Glasgow
before 28 September 1740–date not established
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Margaret Smith
before 21 August 1743–date not established
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Robert Glasgow of Montgreenan
before 15 October 1747–19 April 1827
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.

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Historical chronology

Profile-stated birthplace: Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Ayrshire — exact locality unproved

Record detail

The profile snapshot records this fact, but it is not an independent historical record; the linked historical evidence is assessed separately.

Birth

Subject

Life events

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death

Subject

Life events

Sources

The only source so far is the WikiTree profile itselfReferences and source limitations
  1. Profile-stated birthplace: Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

    b. 1750 · Ayrshire — exact locality unproved · Source association

    The profile snapshot records this fact, but it is not an independent historical record; the linked historical evidence is assessed separately.

Each entry is a separately identified record. Shared URLs may represent one transcription or search page containing more than one record; they are not independent confirmations.

Original notes and downloadsNotes as written, replaced interpretations, comparisons and data exports

The material the page is built from: research notes as originally written, earlier interpretations that have been replaced, automated comparisons and data downloads. The account above is the current one; nothing here overrides it.

Research notes as originally written

Current conclusion — newspaper identity review, 6 October 2026

- [The Edinburgh Advertiser, 1789-12-11, p.8](https://www.newspapers.com/image/601822968/): James Glasgow, Esq., Edinburgh (game-certificate holder (gentleman)) — **possible** match. 'Esq.' and a Mid-Lothian game certificate imply a landed or monied gentleman. Paterson says James, brother of Robert Glasgow of Mountgreenan, 'went to St Vincent's. He died in the parish of Calder, near Edinburgh, unmarried' - a returned planter living near Edinburgh fits the description, and Robert's 1803 trust names James's natural sons. That is Glasgow-1142 (bapt. Dalry 1750; d.1803). But nothing places him in Edinburgh in 1789. The earlier candidates have nothing behind them: 4124 (Saltoun mariner/surgeon 1733), 3944 (no data), 2988 and 1024 (Ireland) - weak. Glasgow-2848 (bapt. 1750 West Calder, son of John) is another Calder-area possibility. Williamson's 1790 Edinburgh directory has no Glasgow entry. Note: Glasgow-1142 on WikiTree shows a wife Jean Simpson and lawful children, which conflicts with Paterson's 'unmarried' and the trust's 'reputed natural sons' - flagged for that pro Sources: [James Paterson, History of the County of Ayr, vol. II (1852), parish of Kilwinning: Cuninghame of Ashinyards / Martin of Ashinyards (Nethermains), Mountgreenan, Glasgow of Mountgreenan; parish of Dunlop (archive.org OCR)](https://archive.org/details/historyofcountyo02pateuoft/page/252/mode/2up); [UCL Legacies of British Slavery: Dr. Robert Glasgow](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146643739); [Newspapers.com original image 601822968](https://www.newspapers.com/image/601822968/)
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