Individual research record

William Glasgow

before 1765-08-04 – c. 1820-01-15

Glasgow-1223 · 1 mapped association

Swinton and Simprin, Berwickshire, Scotland→Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records

7Close relations

7Evidence items

7Candidate leads

Birth: before 1765-08-04 · Swinton and Simprin, Berwickshire, Scotland
Death: c. 1820-01-15 · Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents: James Glasgowunmarked
Spouses: Catherine Nisbet
Children: Catherine GlasgowElizabeth GlasgowJames GlasgowJohn GlasgowMagdaline Glasgow
Gender: Male
WikiTree: Glasgow-1223
Research clusters: Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants: 5

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 positionJohn Glasgow (1798)

Maternal grandfather positionJames Glasgow (1804)

Maternal grandmother positionElizabeth Glasgow (1796)

Paternal grandmother positionMagdaline Glasgow (1800)

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

Estimate and relationship notes

1 parent reference point outside the current export.

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

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

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

Possible mothers5 leads

Possible Mother

Christian (Meek) GlasgowMeek-3817

Automated fit18/100

Weak Lead

Dates1730–?Generationat most 35 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent

Strongest signals

candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1796), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 35 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
weak broad-area overlap: kirknewton (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 35 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1796), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
weak broad-area overlap: kirknewton (+1; not a locality match)
same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Possible Mother

Elizabeth (Morrison) GlasgowMorrison-24595

Automated fit18/100

Weak Lead

Dates1730–?Generationnominally 35 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesEdinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · EdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent

Strongest signals

candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1796), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 35 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
weak broad-area overlap: midlothian (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 35 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1796), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
weak broad-area overlap: midlothian (+1; not a locality match)
same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers

Possible Mother

Janet (Hood) GlasgowHood-6028

Automated fit9/100

Weak Lead

Dates1746–1851Generationnominally 19 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesKelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland · Roxburghshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent

Strongest signals

candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1796), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 19 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named William (Glasgow) Glass (Glasgow-1220) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 19 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1796), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
candidate has another child, Andrew Glasgow, born 2 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named William (Glasgow) Glass (Glasgow-1220) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Possible Mother

Mary (Robertson) GlasgowRobertson-20326

Automated fit9/100

Weak Lead

Dates1730–?Generationat most 35 years age gapRecorded placesRatho, Midlothian, Scotland · Midlothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJohn GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent

Strongest signals

candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1796), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 35 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
weak broad-area overlap: midlothian (+1; not a locality match)

candidate's household recorded Mary Glasgow in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland within 3 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 35 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1796), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
weak broad-area overlap: midlothian (+1; not a locality match)
same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
subject birth boundary overlaps children attributed to the same parental couple (1755–1768) (+3; other parent John Glasgow)
a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: candidate's household recorded Mary Glasgow in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland within 3 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Possible Mother

Katharine GlasgowGlasgow-1417

Automated fit7/100

Weak Lead

Dates1749–1825Generationnominally 16 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent

Strongest signals

candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1796), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 16 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 16 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1796), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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

William GlasgowGlasgow-3324

Automated fit59/100

Similar Person

Dates1763–1816PlacesLarne, County Antrim, Ireland → County Antrim, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonSame parent name; profile identity unproved

Why it may fit

same first and last name (+18)
birth years within 2 (+25)
death years within 4 (+5)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail

same first and last name (+18)
birth years within 2 (+25)
death years within 4 (+5)
same parent name without a shared profile ID: James Glasgow (+2)
matching child name: Elizabeth Glasgow

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

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Same-name candidate

William GlasgowGlasgow-2915

Automated fit47/100

Similar Person

Dates1760–?PlacesScotland → Cookstown, County Tyrone, IrelandParent comparisonSame parent name; profile identity unproved

Why it may fit

same first and last name (+18)
birth years within 5 (+18)
same parent name without a shared profile ID: James Glasgow (+2)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail

same first and last name (+18)
birth years within 5 (+18)
same parent name without a shared profile ID: James Glasgow (+2)
matching child name: James Glasgow

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

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. 1765

Profile-stated birthplace: Swinton and Simprin, Berwickshire, Scotland

Swinton and Simprin, Berwickshire, Scotland

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-1223

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Geocoded profile locality

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.12 claims

5Derivative

2Tree 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.7 sources

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

derivative Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. MyHeritage.com [online database], accessed 2025. https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-30226-1373042/william-glasgow-in-scotland-births-baptisms.
derivative Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1796, entries 690/30 122, 251, 121.
derivative Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1798, entry 690/30 124.
derivative Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1804, entry 690/30 135.
derivative Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1805, entry 690/30 140.
tree_only FamilySearch Profile: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTBH-LMB?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=GH7J-X5G
tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1223

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-1223 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-04-27.

Profile location claims

Event	Date	Location	Status
birth	—	Swinton and Simprin, Berwickshire, Scotland	WikiTree profile field
death	—	Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom	WikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

Relationship	Person	WikiTree ID	Dates and places returned
Parents	James Glasgow	Glasgow-1238	1712-05-05 · Uphall, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · 1782-00-00 · Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents	Elizabath	Tait-2506	1720-00-00 · 0000-00-00
Children	Elizabeth Glasgow	Glasgow-1327	1796-03-27 · Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
Children	John Glasgow	Glasgow-1326	1798-01-13 · Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
Children	Magdaline Glasgow	Glasgow-1324	1800-01-24 · Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
Children	James Glasgow	Glasgow-1325	1804-01-29 · Kirknewton, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
Children	Catherine Glasgow	Glasgow-1224	1805-09-09 · Kirknewton, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1877-00-00 · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Siblings	Margaret Glasgow	Glasgow-1607	1740-00-00 · 0000-00-00
Siblings	Patrick Glasgow	Glasgow-1225	1742-06-20 · Stitchel, Roxburghshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
Siblings	David Glasgow	Glasgow-1218	1744-04-13 · Stitchel, Roxburghshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
Siblings	James	Glasgoue-1	1746-00-00 · Roxburghshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
Siblings	Elspeth	Glasgou-2	1748-00-00 · 0000-00-00
Siblings	Helen Glasgow	Glasgow-3513	1750-02-04 · Stitchel, Roxburghshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
Spouses	Catherine	Nisbet-3257	1775-00-00 · Scotland · 1807-00-00 · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Biography William Glasgow was born on 4 August 1765 in Swinton and Simprin, Berwickshire, Scotland. He was the son of James Glasgow and Elizabeth Tait. Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. MyHeritage.com [online database], accessed 2025. https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-30226-1373042/william-glasgow-in-scotland-births-baptisms.
William Glasgow married Catherine Nisbet. He passed away on 15 January 1820 in Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. Children
- Elizabeth Glasgow (bef.1796-), baptized 18–27 March 1796, Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1796, entries 690/30 122, 251, 121.
- John Glasgow (abt.1798-), baptized 13 January 1798, Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1798, entry 690/30 124.
- Magdaline Glasgow (bef.1800-)
- James Glasgow (bef.1804-), baptized 29 January 1804, Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1804, entry 690/30 135.
- Catherine Glasgow (bef.1805–abt.1877), baptized 9 September 1805, Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1805, entry 690/30 140. Sources
- FamilySearch Profile: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTBH-LMB?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=GH7J-X5G

Profile source citations

Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. MyHeritage.com [online database], accessed 2025. https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-30226-1373042/william-glasgow-in-scotland-births-baptisms. source link 1
Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1796, entries 690/30 122, 251, 121.
Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1798, entry 690/30 124.
Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1804, entry 690/30 135.
Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1805, entry 690/30 140.
FamilySearch Profile: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTBH-LMB?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=GH7J-X5G source link 1

Full captured biography text

Biography
William Glasgow was born on 4 August 1765 in Swinton and Simprin, Berwickshire, Scotland. He was the son of James Glasgow and Elizabeth Tait. Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. MyHeritage.com [online database], accessed 2025. https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-30226-1373042/william-glasgow-in-scotland-births-baptisms. 

William Glasgow married Catherine Nisbet. He passed away on 15 January 1820 in Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland.
Children
* Elizabeth Glasgow (bef.1796-), baptized 18–27 March 1796, Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1796, entries 690/30 122, 251, 121. 
* John Glasgow (abt.1798-), baptized 13 January 1798, Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1798, entry 690/30 124. 
* Magdaline Glasgow (bef.1800-)
* James Glasgow (bef.1804-), baptized 29 January 1804, Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1804, entry 690/30 135. 
* Catherine Glasgow (bef.1805–abt.1877), baptized 9 September 1805, Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1805, entry 690/30 140. 
Sources
* FamilySearch Profile: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTBH-LMB?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=GH7J-X5G

Raw WikiTree biography markup

== Biography ==

William Glasgow was born on 4 August 1765 in Swinton and Simprin, Berwickshire, Scotland. He was the son of James Glasgow and Elizabeth Tait.<ref>Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. MyHeritage.com [online database], accessed 2025. https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-30226-1373042/william-glasgow-in-scotland-births-baptisms.</ref>  

William Glasgow married Catherine Nisbet. He passed away on 15 January 1820 in Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland.

== Children ==

* [[Glasgow-1327|Elizabeth Glasgow (bef.1796-)]], baptized 18–27 March 1796, Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian<ref>Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1796, entries 690/30 122, 251, 121.</ref>
* [[Glasgow-1326|John Glasgow (abt.1798-)]], baptized 13 January 1798, Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian<ref>Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1798, entry 690/30 124.</ref>
* [[Glasgow-1324|Magdaline Glasgow (bef.1800-)]]
* [[Glasgow-1325|James Glasgow (bef.1804-)]], baptized 29 January 1804, Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian<ref>Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1804, entry 690/30 135.</ref>
* [[Glasgow-1224|Catherine Glasgow (bef.1805–abt.1877)]], baptized 9 September 1805, Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian<ref>Baptism Index, ScotlandsPeople, Old Parish Registers, Kirknewton and East Calder, 1805, entry 690/30 140.</ref>

== Sources ==
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* FamilySearch Profile: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTBH-LMB?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=GH7J-X5G