Robert Glasgow I

Biography
Robert Glasgow was buried in the parish of Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland, on 17 January 1647. Church of Scotland, Old Parish Registers, Duddingston deaths and burials, burial of Robert Glasgow, 17 January 1647, parish number 684, reference 60/47, ScotlandsPeople. 

His date and place of birth have not been identified.

The burial entry does not state Robert's age, occupation, residence, spouse, parentage or children. It should not be assumed that every contemporary man named Robert Glasgow in Midlothian was the same person.
Research NotesProfile identity
This profile represents the Robert Glasgow buried at Duddingston on 17 January 1647.

The burial is the only record presently identified that can be assigned to this profile with reasonable certainty. Other records involving men of the same name are discussed below as possible or rejected identifications.

Because the record is a burial entry rather than an identified death entry, Robert died on or before 17 January 1647. His precise date of death is unknown.
Birth
The structured birth year of about 1582 and the Glasgow birthplace are retained as uncertain working estimates.

No inspected record states Robert's age or birthplace or supports either estimate. They should not be treated as proved facts.

Although Robert was buried in Scotland, the burial record does not establish that he was born there.
Possible identification at Wester Duddingston
On 16 June 1641 James Glasgow, son of a Robert Glasgow who was servant to William Crichtoun in Wester Duddingston, was apprenticed to William Sclaitter, weaver. Francis J. Grant, ed., Register of Apprentices of the City of Edinburgh, 1583–1666 (https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso28scotuoft/page/71/mode/2up) (Scottish Record Society, 1906), printed p. 71: “Glasgow, James, son to Robert G., servitor to William Crichtoun, in Wester Duddingston, with William Sclaitter, weaver 16 June 1641.” 

The record directly proves that:

* James's father was named Robert Glasgow;
* the elder Robert was associated with Wester Duddingston in 1641;
* Robert was then a servant to William Crichtoun; and
* James was apprenticed to William Sclaitter.

The matching surname, Duddingston locality and compatible dates make the father named in 1641 a plausible candidate for the man buried there in 1647.

The identification is not proved. Neither record supplies Robert's age, wife, occupation beyond the 1641 description, or another distinguishing relationship that securely joins the two entries.

If James remains attached as a son of this Robert, the relationship should be marked uncertain.
James Glasgow the Edinburgh weaver
The apprentice named in 1641 was later admitted as a burgess of Edinburgh on 20 June 1649. The burgess entry identifies him as a weaver, names his deceased master William Sklaitter and repeats the exact apprenticeship date of 16 June 1641. Charles B. Boog Watson, ed., Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses and Guild-Brethren, 1406–1700 (https://www.tradeshouselibrary.org/uploads/4/7/7/2/47723681/roll_of_edinburgh_burgesses_1406_to_1700.pdf#page=218) (Scottish Record Society, 1929), printed p. 208: “Glasgow, James, B., weiver, as p. to umq. Wm. Sklaitter, weiver, B. (16 June 1641) 20 June 1649.” 

The matching master and exact apprenticeship date establish that the 1641 apprentice and the later Edinburgh burgess were the same James Glasgow.

This evidence strengthens the identification of James but does not provide additional information identifying his father with the man buried in 1647.
Distinct from the Inveresk James
The Edinburgh apprentice was not James Glasgow, who was baptised at Inveresk and Musselburgh on 19 March 1626 as a son of Alexander Glasgow and Jannet Clerk. “Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950,” database, FamilySearch, James Glasgow, baptised 19 March 1626, Inveresk and Musselburgh (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4V-GQW), son of Alexander Glasgow. 

The 1641 apprenticeship explicitly names Robert Glasgow, not Alexander Glasgow, as the father of the Edinburgh weaver.

The two men should remain on separate profiles.
Possible father
Archibald Glasgow is attached as Robert's uncertain father.

Archibald and his wife Isobell Neulands are documented acquiring a tenement in Glasgow on 21 May 1551. Robert Renwick, ed., Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, vol. 1, First Protocol Book of William Hegait, 1547–55 (Glasgow: Carson & Nicol, 1894), protocol 84, 21 May 1551, printed p. 31: Elizabeth Beitht sold a tenement to “Archinbald Glasgw and Isobell Neulands, spouses.” Robert Glasgw was among the witnesses. 

The record does not name any children of Archibald and Isobell. It also does not state that Robert Glasgw, one of the witnesses, was Archibald's brother, son or other relative.

The proposed father-and-son relationship is chronologically possible. Archibald was married by 1551, and Robert's birth date is unknown. A son born later in the sixteenth century could have been the Robert associated with Wester Duddingston in 1641 and buried there in 1647.

There is presently no direct evidence establishing the relationship. No baptism, testament, sasine, deed or other inspected contemporary record identifies Robert as Archibald's son.

There is likewise no known record identifying a different father for Robert, and no better-supported profile has been identified as a child of Archibald.

Archibald may therefore remain attached as Robert's father with the relationship marked uncertain. The relationship should not be described as proved, probable or likely without further evidence.
Validator chronology note
WikiTree's warning that Archibald Glasgow died before Robert was born is not a valid reading of the structured data. Archibald's death is recorded as after 1560, an open lower boundary rather than a death in 1560. Robert's 1582 birth is an uncertain estimate, and their father-son relationship is itself marked uncertain. No source currently proves when Archibald died or that Robert was his son.
Deborah Ivey
Deborah Ivey has previously been attached as Robert's wife.

No Scottish marriage, baptism, testament, sasine, court record or other contemporary source has been found identifying Deborah as Robert's wife or as the mother of James Glasgow.

The attachment appears to derive from later compiled pedigrees involving Glasgow, Glasco, Glascocke or Glasscock families rather than from records concerning the Duddingston man.

Deborah should be detached from this profile.
Distinct from the Edinburgh cordiner
Robert Glasgow married Jonet or Janet Thomsone at Edinburgh on 1 July 1652. The marriage register identifies that Robert as a cordiner. Henry Paton, ed., Register of Marriages for the Parish of Edinburgh, 1595–1700 (https://www.tradeshouselibrary.org/uploads/4/7/7/2/47723681/register_of_marriages_for_the_parish_of_edinburgh_1595-1700_~_1898.pdf#page=278) (Scottish Record Society, 1905), printed p. 268: “Glasgow, Robert, cordiner; Janet Thomsone 1 July 1652.” 

The Duddingston Robert was buried in January 1647 and therefore could not have been the bridegroom in July 1652.

The two men are conclusively distinct and should remain on separate profiles.

No evidence presently identifies the Edinburgh cordiner as a son of the Duddingston Robert.
Daniel Glasco
Daniel Glasco, husband of Mary Gamon, is documented in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia, through the will of his father-in-law John Gamon, dated 4 October 1693 and proved 15 March 1694.

No inspected record identifies Daniel as a son of the Robert buried at Duddingston.

The supposed relationship depends on unsourced submitted pedigrees and should be removed.

There is likewise no evidence that the Duddingston Robert:

* travelled to Virginia;
* had children in colonial America;
* belonged to the Glasco, Glascocke or Glasscock families;
* married Ann Johnson or Johnston; or
* participated in any Scottish-to-Virginia migration.
Occupation and social status
If the 1641 Wester Duddingston record concerns this Robert, he was described as a servant to William Crichtoun.

The term does not establish that Robert was a merchant, burgess, property owner or participant in civic government. No evidence presently supports those descriptions.

There is also no evidence that Robert migrated from the burgh of Glasgow to Edinburgh or Duddingston. His surname alone does not identify his place of origin.
Wife and other children
No inspected record identifies the wife of the Robert buried in 1647.

James Glasgow is the only proposed child supported by a contemporary record naming a father called Robert Glasgow in Wester Duddingston. Even that identification remains uncertain because the apprenticeship record does not directly connect the father to the 1647 burial.

No other children should be attached without independent evidence.
Further research
Useful remaining research includes:

* inspection and transcription of the original 1647 Duddingston burial entry;
* Duddingston baptism, marriage and burial registers;
* neighbouring parish registers, including Canongate, Liberton and Inveresk;
* Edinburgh Commissary Court testaments;
* Midlothian sasines, rentals and property records;
* records concerning William Crichtoun of Wester Duddingston;
* household, estate or employment records naming William Crichtoun's servants;
* the original apprenticeship papers for James Glasgow;
* records of the Edinburgh Incorporation of Weavers;
* evidence identifying James Glasgow's mother;
* records naming the wife or other children of the Wester Duddingston Robert;
* a testament or estate inventory for the man buried in 1647; and
* evidence directly linking or separating the 1641 and 1647 records.
Sources

{{One Name Study|name=Glasgow}}

== Biography ==

'''Robert Glasgow''' was buried in the parish of Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland, on '''17 January 1647'''.<ref name="RobertBurial">Church of Scotland, Old Parish Registers, Duddingston deaths and burials, burial of Robert Glasgow, 17 January 1647, parish number 684, reference 60/47, ''ScotlandsPeople''.</ref>

His date and place of birth have not been identified.

The burial entry does not state Robert's age, occupation, residence, spouse, parentage or children. It should not be assumed that every contemporary man named Robert Glasgow in Midlothian was the same person.

== Research Notes ==

=== Profile identity ===

This profile represents the '''Robert Glasgow buried at Duddingston on 17 January 1647'''.

The burial is the only record presently identified that can be assigned to this profile with reasonable certainty. Other records involving men of the same name are discussed below as possible or rejected identifications.

Because the record is a burial entry rather than an identified death entry, Robert died on or before 17 January 1647. His precise date of death is unknown.

=== Birth ===

The structured birth year of about 1582 and the Glasgow birthplace are retained as uncertain working estimates.

No inspected record states Robert's age or birthplace or supports either estimate. They should not be treated as proved facts.

Although Robert was buried in Scotland, the burial record does not establish that he was born there.

=== Possible identification at Wester Duddingston ===

On 16 June 1641 '''[[Glasgow-1150|James Glasgow]]''', son of a Robert Glasgow who was servant to William Crichtoun in Wester Duddingston, was apprenticed to William Sclaitter, weaver.<ref name="JamesApprentice">Francis J. Grant, ed., [https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso28scotuoft/page/71/mode/2up ''Register of Apprentices of the City of Edinburgh, 1583–1666''] (Scottish Record Society, 1906), printed p. 71: “Glasgow, James, son to Robert G., servitor to William Crichtoun, in Wester Duddingston, with William Sclaitter, weaver 16 June 1641.”</ref>

The record directly proves that:

* James's father was named Robert Glasgow;
* the elder Robert was associated with Wester Duddingston in 1641;
* Robert was then a servant to William Crichtoun; and
* James was apprenticed to William Sclaitter.

The matching surname, Duddingston locality and compatible dates make the father named in 1641 a plausible candidate for the man buried there in 1647.

The identification is not proved. Neither record supplies Robert's age, wife, occupation beyond the 1641 description, or another distinguishing relationship that securely joins the two entries.

If James remains attached as a son of this Robert, the relationship should be marked uncertain.

=== James Glasgow the Edinburgh weaver ===

The apprentice named in 1641 was later admitted as a burgess of Edinburgh on 20 June 1649. The burgess entry identifies him as a weaver, names his deceased master William Sklaitter and repeats the exact apprenticeship date of 16 June 1641.<ref name="JamesBurgess">Charles B. Boog Watson, ed., [https://www.tradeshouselibrary.org/uploads/4/7/7/2/47723681/roll_of_edinburgh_burgesses_1406_to_1700.pdf#page=218 ''Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses and Guild-Brethren, 1406–1700''] (Scottish Record Society, 1929), printed p. 208: “Glasgow, James, B., weiver, as p. to umq. Wm. Sklaitter, weiver, B. (16 June 1641) 20 June 1649.”</ref>

The matching master and exact apprenticeship date establish that the 1641 apprentice and the later Edinburgh burgess were the same James Glasgow.

This evidence strengthens the identification of James but does not provide additional information identifying his father with the man buried in 1647.

=== Distinct from the Inveresk James ===

The Edinburgh apprentice was not '''[[Glasgow-3923|James Glasgow]]''', who was baptised at Inveresk and Musselburgh on 19 March 1626 as a son of Alexander Glasgow and Jannet Clerk.<ref name="InvereskJames">“Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950,” database, ''FamilySearch'', [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4V-GQW James Glasgow, baptised 19 March 1626, Inveresk and Musselburgh], son of Alexander Glasgow.</ref>

The 1641 apprenticeship explicitly names Robert Glasgow, not Alexander Glasgow, as the father of the Edinburgh weaver.

The two men should remain on separate profiles.

=== Possible father ===

'''[[Glasgow-1097|Archibald Glasgow]]''' is attached as Robert's uncertain father.

Archibald and his wife Isobell Neulands are documented acquiring a tenement in Glasgow on 21 May 1551.<ref name="Archibald1551">Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 1, ''First Protocol Book of William Hegait, 1547–55'' (Glasgow: Carson & Nicol, 1894), protocol 84, 21 May 1551, printed p. 31: Elizabeth Beitht sold a tenement to “Archinbald Glasgw and Isobell Neulands, spouses.” Robert Glasgw was among the witnesses.</ref>

The record does not name any children of Archibald and Isobell. It also does not state that Robert Glasgw, one of the witnesses, was Archibald's brother, son or other relative.

The proposed father-and-son relationship is chronologically possible. Archibald was married by 1551, and Robert's birth date is unknown. A son born later in the sixteenth century could have been the Robert associated with Wester Duddingston in 1641 and buried there in 1647.

There is presently no direct evidence establishing the relationship. No baptism, testament, sasine, deed or other inspected contemporary record identifies Robert as Archibald's son.

There is likewise no known record identifying a different father for Robert, and no better-supported profile has been identified as a child of Archibald.

Archibald may therefore remain attached as Robert's father with the relationship marked '''uncertain'''. The relationship should not be described as proved, probable or likely without further evidence.


=== Validator chronology note ===
WikiTree's warning that [[Glasgow-1097|Archibald Glasgow]] died before Robert was born is not a valid reading of the structured data. Archibald's death is recorded as '''after 1560''', an open lower boundary rather than a death in 1560. Robert's 1582 birth is an uncertain estimate, and their father-son relationship is itself marked uncertain. No source currently proves when Archibald died or that Robert was his son.

=== Deborah Ivey ===

'''[[Ivey-2264|Deborah Ivey]]''' has previously been attached as Robert's wife.

No Scottish marriage, baptism, testament, sasine, court record or other contemporary source has been found identifying Deborah as Robert's wife or as the mother of James Glasgow.

The attachment appears to derive from later compiled pedigrees involving Glasgow, Glasco, Glascocke or Glasscock families rather than from records concerning the Duddingston man.

Deborah should be detached from this profile.

=== Distinct from the Edinburgh cordiner ===

'''[[Glasgow-3938|Robert Glasgow]]''' married Jonet or Janet Thomsone at Edinburgh on 1 July 1652. The marriage register identifies that Robert as a cordiner.<ref name="CordinerMarriage">Henry Paton, ed., [https://www.tradeshouselibrary.org/uploads/4/7/7/2/47723681/register_of_marriages_for_the_parish_of_edinburgh_1595-1700_~_1898.pdf#page=278 ''Register of Marriages for the Parish of Edinburgh, 1595–1700''] (Scottish Record Society, 1905), printed p. 268: “Glasgow, Robert, cordiner; Janet Thomsone 1 July 1652.”</ref>

The Duddingston Robert was buried in January 1647 and therefore could not have been the bridegroom in July 1652.

The two men are conclusively distinct and should remain on separate profiles.

No evidence presently identifies the Edinburgh cordiner as a son of the Duddingston Robert.

=== Daniel Glasco ===

Daniel Glasco, husband of Mary Gamon, is documented in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia, through the will of his father-in-law John Gamon, dated 4 October 1693 and proved 15 March 1694.

No inspected record identifies Daniel as a son of the Robert buried at Duddingston.

The supposed relationship depends on unsourced submitted pedigrees and should be removed.

There is likewise no evidence that the Duddingston Robert:

* travelled to Virginia;
* had children in colonial America;
* belonged to the Glasco, Glascocke or Glasscock families;
* married Ann Johnson or Johnston; or
* participated in any Scottish-to-Virginia migration.

=== Occupation and social status ===

If the 1641 Wester Duddingston record concerns this Robert, he was described as a servant to William Crichtoun.

The term does not establish that Robert was a merchant, burgess, property owner or participant in civic government. No evidence presently supports those descriptions.

There is also no evidence that Robert migrated from the burgh of Glasgow to Edinburgh or Duddingston. His surname alone does not identify his place of origin.

=== Wife and other children ===

No inspected record identifies the wife of the Robert buried in 1647.

James Glasgow is the only proposed child supported by a contemporary record naming a father called Robert Glasgow in Wester Duddingston. Even that identification remains uncertain because the apprenticeship record does not directly connect the father to the 1647 burial.

No other children should be attached without independent evidence.

=== Further research ===

Useful remaining research includes:

* inspection and transcription of the original 1647 Duddingston burial entry;
* Duddingston baptism, marriage and burial registers;
* neighbouring parish registers, including Canongate, Liberton and Inveresk;
* Edinburgh Commissary Court testaments;
* Midlothian sasines, rentals and property records;
* records concerning William Crichtoun of Wester Duddingston;
* household, estate or employment records naming William Crichtoun's servants;
* the original apprenticeship papers for James Glasgow;
* records of the Edinburgh Incorporation of Weavers;
* evidence identifying James Glasgow's mother;
* records naming the wife or other children of the Wester Duddingston Robert;
* a testament or estate inventory for the man buried in 1647; and
* evidence directly linking or separating the 1641 and 1647 records.

== Sources ==

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