Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Robert Glasgow

before 1652 – ?

Glasgow-1512 · 1 mapped association

Ayr, Ayrshire, ScotlandDeath place unknown

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
4Close relations
4Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
before 1652 · Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
John Glasgowuncertain
Spouses
Margaret Donald
Children
Ralph GlasgowRobert Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-1512
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
11

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 (1670)
Maternal grandfather positionRalph Glasgow (1671)
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 fit10/100
Weak Lead
Dates1618–?Generationat most 34 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · Kilwaughter, County Antrim, Ireland · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Jonet (Cunningham) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (28) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 34 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Jonet (Cunningham) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (28) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Robert (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 165 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Robert Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Robert in 165 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit9/100
Weak Lead
Dates1627–?Generationat most 25 years age gapRecorded placesInveresk and Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · Musselburgh / InvereskIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowEupham GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 25 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 25 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject birth boundary overlaps children attributed to the same parental couple (1651–1664) (+3; other parent Eupham Glasgow)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Robert (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 165 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Robert Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Robert in 165 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit3/100
Weak Lead
Dates1634–?Generationnominally 18 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesEdinburgh, Scotland · Location not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 36 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 18 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Robert (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 165 public profiles)

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 18 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 36 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Robert (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 165 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Robert Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Robert in 165 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1625–?Generationnominally 27 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesLarne, County Antrim, Ireland · LarneIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 27 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 27 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Robert (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 165 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Robert Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Robert in 165 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Automated fit9/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1626–?Generationat most 26 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Ayrshire, Scotland · Scotland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Broad Geography · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 26 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 26 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit8/100
Weak Lead
Dates1624–?Generationat most 28 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Scotland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 28 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

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

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 28 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 7 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)

Automated fit16/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1617–?Generationat most 35 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), 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)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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 35 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)

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 fit15/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1620–?Generationat most 32 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 32 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

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 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)

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

Automated fit15/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1613–?Generationat most 39 years age gapRecorded placesSaltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland · Saltcoats — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Mapped Proximity · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 39 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • mapped Saltcoats — Ayrshire is 22.0 km from the subject's birth-period Ayr (+1; one or both placements are unproved)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 39 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Saltcoats — Ayrshire is 22.0 km from the subject's birth-period Ayr (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

Automated fit14/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1631–?Generationat most 21 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJames GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 21 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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 21 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1670), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject birth boundary overlaps children attributed to the same parental couple (1651–1653) (+3; other parent James Glasgow)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (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

Robert GlasgowGlasgow-1526

Automated fit36/100
Similar Person
Dates1648–1690PlacesLower Parish, Lancaster, Virginia → Carrituck, North CarolinaParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Same-name candidate

Robert GlasgowGlasgow-1374

Automated fit36/100
Similar Person
Dates1655–?PlacesEdinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

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. 1652

Profile-stated birthplace: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ayr

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-1512

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.7 claims
2Derivative
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.4 sources
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-1512 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-07-09.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthAyr, Ayrshire, ScotlandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJohn GlasgowGlasgow-16041626-00-00 · Ayrshire, Scotland · 1664-00-00 · Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
ChildrenRobert GlasgowGlasgow-15131670-06-06 · Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenRalph GlasgowGlasgow-15141671-12-03 · Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsHew GlasgowGlasgow-10661658-00-00 · Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJohn GlasgowGlasgow-33751661-00-00 · Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SpousesMargaretDonald-17221650-00-00 · 0000-00-00 · 1670-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Robert Glasgow was likely born in Ayrshire, Scotland, before 1652. This birth estimate is based on his marriage and the birth of his known children in the early 1670s.
  • He married Margaret Donald. Together, they had at least two sons who were baptised in the parish of Ayr, Ayrshire:

    • Robert Glasgow, born on 6 June 1670 and christened on 9 June 1670. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8Z-L28 : 11 February 2020), Robert Glasgow in entry for Robert Glasgow, 1670.
    • Ralph Glasgow (bef.1671-), born on 3 December 1671. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8Z-22X : 11 February 2020), Robert Glasgow in entry for Ralph Glasgow, 1671.
  • Both birth records name Robert Glasgow as the father and Margaret Donald as the mother. The family was living in Ayr, Ayrshire, at the time of these events.
  • Further details regarding his life, including his parentage and death, are not yet known. Sources

Profile source citations

  1. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8Z-L28 : 11 February 2020), Robert Glasgow in entry for Robert Glasgow, 1670. source link 1
  2. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8Z-22X : 11 February 2020), Robert Glasgow in entry for Ralph Glasgow, 1671. source link 1
  3. See also: FamilySearch Person: 9MCY-YYH (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9MCY-YYH) source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Robert Glasgow was likely born in Ayrshire, Scotland, before 1652. This birth estimate is based on his marriage and the birth of his known children in the early 1670s.

He married Margaret Donald. Together, they had at least two sons who were baptised in the parish of Ayr, Ayrshire:
* Robert Glasgow, born on 6 June 1670 and christened on 9 June 1670. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8Z-L28 : 11 February 2020), Robert Glasgow in entry for Robert Glasgow, 1670. 
* Ralph Glasgow (bef.1671-), born on 3 December 1671. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8Z-22X : 11 February 2020), Robert Glasgow in entry for Ralph Glasgow, 1671. 

Both birth records name Robert Glasgow as the father and Margaret Donald as the mother. The family was living in Ayr, Ayrshire, at the time of these events.

Further details regarding his life, including his parentage and death, are not yet known.
Sources
* See also: FamilySearch Person: 9MCY-YYH (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9MCY-YYH)
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
'''Robert Glasgow''' was likely born in Ayrshire, Scotland, before 1652. This birth estimate is based on his marriage and the birth of his known children in the early 1670s.

He married '''Margaret Donald'''. Together, they had at least two sons who were baptised in the parish of Ayr, Ayrshire:
* '''[[Glasgow-1513|Robert Glasgow]]''', born on 6 June 1670 and christened on 9 June 1670.<ref>"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8Z-L28 : 11 February 2020), Robert Glasgow in entry for Robert Glasgow, 1670.</ref>
* '''[[Glasgow-1514|Ralph Glasgow (bef.1671-)]]''', born on 3 December 1671.<ref>"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8Z-22X : 11 February 2020), Robert Glasgow in entry for Ralph Glasgow, 1671.</ref>

Both birth records name Robert Glasgow as the father and Margaret Donald as the mother. The family was living in Ayr, Ayrshire, at the time of these events.

Further details regarding his life, including his parentage and death, are not yet known.
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== Research Notes ==
* The baptismal records for his sons are from the parish of Ayr. The previous profile mentioned Dalry and Kilwinning based on other individuals. It is important to focus research for this specific family line within the Ayr parish records.
* A key research goal would be to locate a marriage record for Robert Glasgow and Margaret Donald, which would likely have occurred before 1670 in or near Ayr.
* The potential connection to other Ayrshire Glasgows, such as [[Glasgow-1603|Hugh Glasgow (abt.1600-)]] or [[Glasgow-1604|John Glasgow (abt.1626-abt.1664)]], still exists, but the discovery of this complete family unit in Ayr provides a more specific focus for tracing Robert's parentage.
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== Sources ==
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* See also: FamilySearch Person: [https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9MCY-YYH 9MCY-YYH]