Researched biography · Glasgow-1523

Margaret Glasgow

15 February 1638 – c. 1642

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Research last reviewed 7 October 2026How to read the evidence

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About Margaret

The supplied index entry is a compatible derivative-record match by name, parish and recorded parent(s). Its date may be a birth or baptism date; the original image has not been inspected.

Birth15 February 1638 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Deathc. 1642

LocalityGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Last reviewed7 October 2026

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Places 1 place

Glasgow

Sources 2 source pages

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Rathmalton 1673

What the research found

These research notes were last revised on 7 October 2026.

Summary of the research

Overall conclusion

What the records show

Source findingsSupplied OPR births and baptisms: row 121 — 10 September 2026

Scotland’s People, Old Parish Registers, births and baptisms; exact surname Glasgow through 1700, 127 supplied results. MARGARET GLASGOW; indexed date 15/02/1638; Glasgow; parish 644 / 1, reference 30 / 198. Parents/other exactly as indexed: WM. GLASGOW/BESSIE HOWIE. Indexed gender: F.

Assessment: Matches the existing child-record account by indexed date, locality and recorded family. This row adds the complete index locator as supporting provenance; it does not establish a new event or relationship.

Original image not inspected for this batch. The combined collection’s date does not automatically establish a birthday. Names alone do not uniquely identify attached parents or connect a child with a later adult. An omitted parent or indexed gender U remains unspecified in this source.

Next action: No additional WikiTree update from this row; preserve any existing pending work.

Identity and family

Identity assessment — not Margaret, daughter of Archibald of Rathmalton, 30 September 2026

Betham's manuscript pedigree abstract of the will of Archibald Glasgow, clerk of Rathmalton, County Donegal (will dated April 1673; NLI catalogue), names Margaret as his only daughter, married to an unnamed Cairns, with a son Thomas Cairns. This Margaret is excluded as that daughter: her own cited baptism, 15 February 1638 at Glasgow (Scotland's People OPR 644/1, 30/198; index only, original uninspected), names her father as William Glasgow, with Bessie Howie, a different father from Archibald. The profile's estimated 1642 death is unsupported and played no part in the exclusion. Glasgow-3186 (wife of George Lyell in South Leith in 1633) remains a candidate for Archibald's daughter, but no later Cairns marriage or household link is proved.

Recorded in research/queue-resolution-2026-09-30/older-records.json (30 September 2026); carried into this file on 7 October 2026.

Family and relationships

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Parents 2William Glasgowc. 1615–date not establishedBessie (Howie) Glasgowc. 1620–date not established

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
William Glasgow c. 1615–date not established	father	Unassessed father link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Bessie (Howie) Glasgow c. 1620–date not established	mother	Unassessed mother link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Brothers and sisters 6Jonet Glasgow30 July 1636–date not establishedDavid Glasgow22 September 1639–date not establishedWilliam Glasgowbefore 24 October 1641–before 1647Margaret Glasgow16 November 1643–date not establishedIssobell Glasgow7 July 1646–date not establishedWilliam Glasgowc. 28 September 1648–before 9 April 1673

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
Jonet Glasgow 30 July 1636–date not established	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
David Glasgow 22 September 1639–date not established	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
William Glasgow before 24 October 1641–before 1647	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Margaret Glasgow 16 November 1643–date not established	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Issobell Glasgow 7 July 1646–date not established	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
William Glasgow c. 28 September 1648–before 9 April 1673	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Life and records

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Historical chronology

b. 1638

Profile-stated birthplace: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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Glasgow

Record detail

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15 February 1638

Birth

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

c. 1642

Death

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Profile-stated birthplace: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
b. 1638 · Glasgow · Source association
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Research notes as originally written

Current conclusion

The supplied index entry is a compatible derivative-record match by name, parish and recorded parent(s). Its date may be a birth or baptism date; the original image has not been inspected.

Source findings

### Supplied OPR births and baptisms: row 121 — 10 September 2026

[Scotland’s People](https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/), **Old Parish Registers, births and baptisms**; exact surname Glasgow through 1700, 127 supplied results. **MARGARET GLASGOW**; indexed date **15/02/1638**; Glasgow; parish **644 / 1**, reference **30 / 198**. Parents/other exactly as indexed: **WM. GLASGOW/BESSIE HOWIE**. Indexed gender: **F**.

**Assessment:** Matches the existing child-record account by indexed date, locality and recorded family. This row adds the complete index locator as supporting provenance; it does not establish a new event or relationship.

Original image not inspected for this batch. The combined collection’s date does not automatically establish a birthday. Names alone do not uniquely identify attached parents or connect a child with a later adult. An omitted parent or indexed gender U remains unspecified in this source.

**Next action:** No additional WikiTree update from this row; preserve any existing pending work.

Identity assessment — not Margaret, daughter of Archibald of Rathmalton, 30 September 2026

Betham's manuscript pedigree abstract of the will of Archibald Glasgow, clerk of Rathmalton, County Donegal (will dated April 1673; [NLI catalogue](https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000540633)), names Margaret as his only daughter, married to an unnamed Cairns, with a son Thomas Cairns. This Margaret is **excluded** as that daughter: her own cited baptism, 15 February 1638 at Glasgow (Scotland's People OPR 644/1, 30/198; index only, original uninspected), names her father as William Glasgow, with Bessie Howie, a different father from Archibald. The profile's estimated 1642 death is unsupported and played no part in the exclusion. Glasgow-3186 (wife of George Lyell in South Leith in 1633) remains a candidate for Archibald's daughter, but no later Cairns marriage or household link is proved.

Recorded in `research/queue-resolution-2026-09-30/older-records.json` (30 September 2026); carried into this file on 7 October 2026.

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