Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Alexander Glasgow

before 1747-06-07 – ?

Glasgow-1321 · 1 mapped association

Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland→Death place unknown
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
6Close relations
3Evidence items
7Candidate leads
Birth
before 1747-06-07 · Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Andrew Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Agnes (Cunningham) Glasgow
Children
Agnes GlasgowAndrew GlasgowJohn GlasgowMargaret Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-1321
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
4

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 positionAndrew Glasgow (1776)
Maternal grandfather positionJohn Glasgow (1777)
Maternal grandmother positionAgnes Glasgow (1774)
Paternal grandmother positionMargaret Glasgow (1783)

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

Automated fit33/100
Weak Lead
Dates1721–?Generationnominally 26 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesKirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 26 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Margaret Glasgow, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Margaret in 208 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1730–?Generationat most 17 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kirknewton west lothian (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 17 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kirknewton west lothian (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate has another child, John Glasgow, born 4 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1730–?Generationat most 17 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kirknewton west lothian (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 17 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kirknewton west lothian (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate has another child, Marion Glasgow, born 4 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)

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

Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1715–1765Generationat most 32 years age gapRecorded placesPortglenone — regional family-tradition referenceIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Candidate-Family Tradition · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Repeated Marriage Surnames · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 32 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Margaret Glasgow, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Margaret in 208 profiles)
  • uncommon spouse surnames recur across the subject and candidate branches: Cunningham +4 (+4 total)
  • the candidate's own child family has 2 known-position naming matches (+3; branch-level validation)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit28/100
Weak Lead
Dates1700–?Generationat most 47 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Sibling Birth · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kirknewton west lothian (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

candidate's child Jean Glasgow (Glasgow-1344) is also a plausible mother in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back); candidate already has another child named Alexander William Glasgow (Glasgow-1342) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 47 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kirknewton west lothian (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate has another child, Jean Glasgow, born 15 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+2; possible sibling-household clue)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Margaret Glasgow, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Margaret in 208 profiles)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Jean +3 (42 public profiles) (+3 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: candidate's child Jean Glasgow (Glasgow-1344) is also a plausible mother in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back); candidate already has another child named Alexander William Glasgow (Glasgow-1342) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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.

Automated fit59/100
Similar Person
Dates1741–?PlacesKirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, ScotlandParent comparisonSame parent name; profile identity unproved
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 6 (+10)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 6 (+10)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • same parent name without a shared profile ID: Andrew Glasgow (+2)
  • matching child name: John Glasgow

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Open side-by-side comparison
Automated fit58/100
Similar Person
Dates1703–?PlacesKirknewton, Linlithgowshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • matching child names: John Glasgow, Margaret Glasgow

record-derived birth estimates differ by 44; retained without deduction

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • matching child names: John Glasgow, Margaret Glasgow

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 44; retained without deduction

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. 1747

Profile-stated birthplace: Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland

Kirknewton — West Lothian

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-1321

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement/parish centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.11 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 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-P5V
  2. derivative https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC4-727
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1321
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-1321 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-09-23.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, ScotlandWikiTree profile field
marriage1773-12-12Currie, Midlothian, ScotlandWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsAndrew GlasgowGlasgow-13361714-11-11 · Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ParentsIsobelClerk-3141720-00-00 · 0000-00-00
ChildrenAgnes GlasgowGlasgow-14821774-07-30 · Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenAndrew GlasgowGlasgow-14811776-01-05 · Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenJohn GlasgowGlasgow-21021777-09-11 · Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenMargaret GlasgowGlasgow-21011783-04-12 · Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsMargaret GlasgowGlasgow-13221732-10-16 · Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · 1733-00-00
SiblingsMargaret GlasgowGlasgow-30531734-03-19 · Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-13201739-04-06 · Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJean GlasgowGlasgow-13231743-07-12 · Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SpousesAgnes GlasgowCunningham-209261755-00-00 · 0000-00-00 · 1773-12-12 · Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-P5V source link 1
  2. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC4-727 source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Alexander was born before 1747 to Andrew Glasgow and Isobel Clerk in Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-P5V 

He married Agnes Cunninghame (abt.1755-) and had his son Andrew Glasgow (bef.1776-) in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC4-727 
Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
Alexander was born before 1747 to [[Glasgow-1239|Andrew Glasgow]] and [[Clerk-314|Isobel Clerk]] in Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland <ref>https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-P5V</ref>

He married [[Cunninghame-96|Agnes Cunninghame (abt.1755-)]] and had his son [[Glasgow-1481|Andrew Glasgow (bef.1776-)]] in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland<ref>https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC4-727</ref>
== Sources ==
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