Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

James Glasgow

c. 1650 – ?

Glasgow-1496 · 1 mapped association

Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland→Death place unknown
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
3Close relations
1Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1650 · Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
George Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Janet Orr
Children
Robert Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-1496
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
1

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 positionRobert Glasgow (1674)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 0 support · 0 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 fit4/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1618–?Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesDuddingston, Midlothian, Scotland · Duddingston — MidlothianIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Helen (Patoune) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (32) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Helen (Patoune) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (32) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit1/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1626–?Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesInveresk and Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · Musselburgh / InvereskIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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Automated fit0/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1644–?Generationnominally 6 years; approximate dates permit about 16–16 years age gapRecorded placesLinlithgow, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · LinlithgowIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 6-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–16 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 30 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • the nominal 6-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–16 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 30 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit0/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1640–?Generationnominally 10 years; approximate dates permit about 16–20 years age gapRecorded placesSaint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · EdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 10-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–20 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 34 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); no known spouse has a plausible maternal age at the subject's birth (−6; an unknown spouse remains possible)

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  • the nominal 10-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–20 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 34 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); no known spouse has a plausible maternal age at the subject's birth (−6; an unknown spouse remains possible)

Automated fit0/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1640–1686Generationnominally 10 years; approximate dates permit about 16–30 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Belfast, Ireland · BelfastIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 10-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–30 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 34 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • the nominal 10-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–30 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 34 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit53/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1640–?Generationnominally 10 years; approximate dates permit about 15–20 years age gapRecorded placesCampbeltown, Argyll, Scotland · Campbeltown — ArgyllIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Exact Sibling Profiles · Parental Couple Structure · Sibling Parental CoupleCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate is already linked as parent of 1 exact subject sibling profile (+16): Alexander Glasgow
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • the nominal 10-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–20 years) (+4)

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

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  • candidate is the spouse of the linked opposite-sex parent (+8; tree couple clue)
  • the nominal 10-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–20 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 34 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • 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 has another child, Alexander Glasgow, born 9 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)
  • candidate is already linked as parent of 1 exact subject sibling profile (+16): Alexander Glasgow
  • the candidate and the subject's linked father George Glasgow are jointly recorded as parents of 1 exact sibling profile (+10; strong couple-structure clue)

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

Automated fit19/100
Weak Lead
Dates1620–1682Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesVirginiaIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowRobert Glasgow IICurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1637–1653) (+6; other parent Robert Glasgow II)

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

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  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1637–1653) (+6; other parent Robert Glasgow II)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1624–?Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Scotland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded James Glasgow in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland within 5 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-3971) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded James Glasgow in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland within 5 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-3971) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1597–?Generationat least 53 years age gapRecorded placesRobertland, Ayrshire, Scotland · Ayrshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

chronologically conflicting 53-year parent-child age gap (−8); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing)

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  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: chronologically conflicting 53-year parent-child age gap (−8); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing)

Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1592–?Generationat least 58 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 82 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

chronologically conflicting 58-year parent-child age gap (−8); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • candidate's birth is 82 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1674), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: chronologically conflicting 58-year parent-child age gap (−8); 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

James GlasgowGlasgow-3107

Automated fit50/100
Similar Person
Dates1645–?PlacesGordon, Berwickshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • matching child name: Robert Glasgow

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • matching child name: Robert Glasgow

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

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Same-name candidate

James GlasgowGlasgow-3001

Automated fit48/100
Similar Person
Dates1650–?PlacesScotland → Killybegs, County Donegal, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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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. 1650

Profile-stated birthplace: Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

Campbeltown — Argyll

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-1496

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.5 claims
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.1 source

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

  1. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1496
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-1496 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-09-21.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Campbeltown, Argyll, ScotlandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsGeorge GlasgowGlasgow-31001630-00-00 · 0000-00-00 · Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland
ChildrenRobert GlasgowGlasgow-15111674-04-05 · Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsAlexander GlasgowGlasgow-31011659-04-12 · Campbeltown,Argyll,Scotland · 0000-00-00
SpousesJanetOrr-70271650-00-00 · 0000-00-00 · 1674-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • James Glasgow (abt.1650-)

    • James Glasgow (abt.1650-1727) Sources

Profile source citations

No structured source citation was recoverable from the profile biography.

Full captured biography text
Biography
Name Robert Glasgow

Sex Male

Father's Name James Glasgow

Father's Sex Male

Mother's Name Janet Orr

Mother's Sex Female

Event Type Christening

Event Date 5 Apr 1674

Event Place Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

Similar: 

* James Glasgow (abt.1650-)
* James Glasgow (abt.1650-1727)
Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

Name	Robert Glasgow

Sex	Male

Father's Name	James Glasgow

Father's Sex	Male

Mother's Name	Janet Orr

Mother's Sex	Female

Event Type	Christening

Event Date	5 Apr 1674

Event Place	Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

Similar: 

* [[Glasgow-1468|James  Glasgow (abt.1650-)]]
* [[Glasgow-1147|James  Glasgow (abt.1650-1727)]]

== Sources ==
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