Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

William Glasgow

c. 1781 – c. 1853-02-07

Glasgow-1552 · 1 mapped association

At sea, Atlantic Ocean→Pennsylvania, United States
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1781 · At sea, Atlantic Ocean
Death
c. 1853-02-07 · Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Margarette Jane (Glasgow) Wilson
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-1552
Research clusters
Worldwide 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 positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionMargarette Jane (Glasgow) Wilson (1827)
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

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 fathers5 leads

Automated fit17/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1739–1831Generation42 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Londonderry, Ireland · Pine Creek, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · Portglenone — regional family-tradition referenceIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowSarah (Blair) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 42-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 88 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Sarah (Blair) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (24) at the subject's birth (+3)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 42-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 88 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: pennsylvania (+1; not a locality match)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1780–1792) (+6; other parent Sarah (Blair) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Sarah (Blair) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (24) at the subject's birth (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit14/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1753–?Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesDublinIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Ann (Duffy) Glasco had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Ann (Duffy) Glasco had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit14/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1748–1812Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesLarne, County Antrim, Ireland · County Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Jane Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (31) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 79 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 79 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Jane Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (31) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit14/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1740–?Generation41 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Margaret (Mill) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (41) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 87 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 87 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Margaret (Mill) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (41) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit12/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1751–1852Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Antrim, Ireland · County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom · Carnbuck townland Loughguile parishIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 76 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1779–1825) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 76 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1779–1825) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father William Glasgow shares the subject's common given name (+2; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, William in 223 public profiles; WikiTree: uncertain parent; weak alone)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit29/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1757–1840Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · County Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowHugh GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: pennsylvania (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: pennsylvania (+1; not a locality match)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1780–1792) (+6; other parent Hugh Glasgow)

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

Automated fit23/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1762–1857Generation19 years age gapRecorded placesCecil County, Maryland · Pennsylvania, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Broad Geography · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit23/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1749–?Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesMarylandIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)

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 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), 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 fit22/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1763–1845Generation18 years age gapRecorded placesKilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Kilbirnie — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

Automated fit22/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1763–1793Generation18 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1827), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

William GlasgowGlasgow-563

Automated fit46/100
Similar Person
Dates1778–1853PlacesRockbridge, Virginia, United States → Brush Creek Township, Adams, Ohio, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)
  • same death year (+15)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)
  • same death year (+15)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

William GlasgowGlasgow-2715

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1779–?PlacesPlaces not recordedParent 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. 1781

Profile-stated birthplace: At sea, Atlantic Ocean

At sea, Atlantic Ocean

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-1552

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.6 claims
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.2 sources

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

  1. tree_only https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KL1L-9JG
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1552
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-1552 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-05-18.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—At sea, Atlantic OceanWikiTree profile field
death—PennsylvaniaWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJohn GlasgowGlasgow-15491758-00-00 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · 1825-02-00 · Sinking Valley, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
ParentsMargaretHunter-182371759-00-00 · England · 1825-00-00
ChildrenMargarette Jane WilsonGlasgow-27981827-08-15 · Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA · 1908-12-26 · Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States
SiblingsRichard GlasgowGlasgow-15511778-00-00 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · 1859-03-02 · Logan Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
SiblingsMatthew GlasgowGlasgow-15531787-00-00 · Antis, Blair, Pennsylvania · 1849-05-00 · McVeytown, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
SiblingsTaylor Wilson GlasgowGlasgow-361798-11-01 · Antis, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States · 1889-05-27

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KL1L-9JG source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
William was born about 1781. He was the son of John Glasgow. He passed away about 1853. 
Sources
* https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KL1L-9JG
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
William was born about 1781. He was the son of [[Glasgow-1549|John Glasgow]].  He passed away about 1853. 
== Sources ==
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* https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KL1L-9JG