Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

James Glasgow

c. 1790 – c. 1833-09-08

Glasgow-1483 · 1 mapped association

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland→Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
8Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1790 · Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Death
c. 1833-09-08 · Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Jean (Cunningham) Glasgow
Children
Catherine GlasgowElizabeth GlasgowJames Carmichael GlasgowJean GlasgowJohn GlasgowLillias GlasgowSamuel Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-1483
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
7

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 positionSamuel Glasgow (1817)
Maternal grandfather positionJames Carmichael Glasgow (1821)
Maternal grandmother positionJean Glasgow (1815)
Paternal grandmother positionElizabeth Glasgow (1819)

Known-position checks: 0 support · 2 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

Possible fathers5 leads

Automated fit32/100
Weak Lead
Dates1753–?Generation37 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Glasgow is 7.5 km from the subject's birth-period Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland (+2; one or both placements are unproved)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Samuel Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+3; catalogue rarity 0, Samuel in 79 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 2 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Automated fit30/100
Weak Lead
Dates1769–?Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesWandell and Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland · Lanarkshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

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  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Lillias +16 (3 public profiles; subject branch: Lillias Glasgow; candidate branch: Lillias Glasgow) (+16 total)
  • the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father James Glasgow shares the subject's common given name (+2; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, James in 224 public profiles; WikiTree: relationship status unmarked; weak alone)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit28/100
Weak Lead
Dates1745–?Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesVirginiaIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Mary (Stephenson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (41) at the subject's birth (+3)

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

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  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Mary (Stephenson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (41) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Samuel Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+3; catalogue rarity 0, Samuel in 79 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 2 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

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

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1758–1789Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesCecil, Maryland · Cecil, Maryland.Independent clue breadth · 3Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)

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

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  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)

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

Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1774–1817Generation16 years age gapRecorded placesKilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Kilbirnie — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-1573) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Kilbirnie — Ayrshire is 23.9 km from the subject's birth-period Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Ann (Houston) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (27) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
  • the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father James Glasgow shares the subject's common given name (+2; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, James in 224 public profiles; WikiTree: relationship status unmarked; weak alone)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-1573) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1765–?Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowWilliam GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1783–1802) (+6; other parent William Glasgow)

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

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  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1783–1802) (+6; other parent William Glasgow)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Elizabeth Glasgow, the expected mother position for a male subject (+3; catalogue rarity 0, Elizabeth in 146 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 2 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

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

Automated fit24/100
Weak Lead
Dates1767–1812Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesNottingham, West Nottingham Township, Chester, PennsylvaniaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Samuel Glasgow, the expected father position (+2; Samuel in 79 profiles)

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

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  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Samuel Glasgow, the expected father position (+2; Samuel in 79 profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1767–?Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesMidlothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate's household recorded Andrew Glasgow in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire, Scotland within 0 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1785–1795) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Elizabeth Glasgow, the expected mother position for a male subject (+3; catalogue rarity 0, Elizabeth in 146 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 2 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate's household recorded Andrew Glasgow in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire, Scotland within 0 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1749–?Generation41 years age gapRecorded placesMarylandIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 41-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Samuel Glasgow, the expected father position (+2; Samuel in 79 profiles)

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

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  • possible 41-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Samuel Glasgow, the expected father position (+2; Samuel in 79 profiles)

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

Automated fit15/100
Weak Lead
Dates1781–?Generationnominally 9 years; approximate dates permit about 15–19 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • the nominal 9-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–19 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 34 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 9-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–19 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 34 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1815), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • mapped Glasgow is 7.5 km from the subject's birth-period Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland (+2; one or both placements are unproved)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Elizabeth Glasgow, the expected mother position for a male subject (+3; catalogue rarity 0, Elizabeth in 146 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 2 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

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

James GlasgowGlasgow-2439

Automated fit53/100
Similar Person
Dates1789–1831PlacesSouth Carolina, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • death years within 2 (+10)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • death years within 2 (+10)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1788–1849PlacesNewberry County, South Carolina, United States → Abbeville County, South Carolina, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+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.

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Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1790

Profile-stated birthplace: Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Govan, Renfrewshire, 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-1483

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Geocoded profile locality

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.9 claims
1Derivative
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.2 sources

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

  1. derivative https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X19Z-FM8
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1483
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-1483 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-03-28.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Govan, Renfrewshire, ScotlandWikiTree profile field
death—Govan, Renfrewshire, ScotlandWikiTree profile field
marriage1814-04-22Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United KingdomWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenJean GlasgowGlasgow-14841815-01-30 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
ChildrenSamuel GlasgowGlasgow-14861817-07-13 · Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
ChildrenElizabeth GlasgowGlasgow-30331819-05-23 · Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
ChildrenJames Carmichael GlasgowGlasgow-14871821-08-19 · Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1826-00-00
ChildrenJohn GlasgowGlasgow-14881823-11-27 · Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
ChildrenLillias GlasgowGlasgow-14891828-10-16 · Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · 1891-10-16 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
ChildrenCatherine GlasgowGlasgow-14851831-03-27 · Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
SpousesJean GlasgowCunningham-209271798-00-00 · 0000-00-00 · 1814-04-22 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography James was born about 1790.
  • Record Type: Deaths & Burials Data Set: Govan Burial Index Buried: 8 September 1833 Location: Britain & Ireland, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland Surnames: Glasgow Reference: A007

  • Aged: 42: nailer: Cause of Death: inflammatory dis. : Formerly residing in Glasgow. Sources

Profile source citations

  1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X19Z-FM8 source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
James was born about 1790.

James Glasgow

 Record Type: Deaths & Burials
 Data Set: Govan Burial Index
 Buried: 8 September 1833
 Location: Britain & Ireland, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
 Surnames: Glasgow
 Reference: A007

Aged: 42: nailer: Cause of Death: inflammatory dis. : Formerly residing in Glasgow.
Sources
* https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X19Z-FM8
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
James was born about 1790.


James Glasgow

    Record Type: Deaths & Burials
    Data Set: Govan Burial Index
    Buried: 8 September 1833
    Location: Britain & Ireland, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Surnames: Glasgow
    Reference: A007

Aged: 42: nailer: Cause of Death: inflammatory dis. : Formerly residing in Glasgow.

== Sources ==
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* https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X19Z-FM8