Glasgow Surname Project

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Alexander Glasgow

c. 1806 – ?

Glasgow-1577 · 1 mapped association

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom→Death place unknown

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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records

2Close relations

3Evidence items

12Candidate leads

Birth: c. 1806 · Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents: John GlasgowunmarkedJanet (Gemmill) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses: Not recorded
Children: Not recorded
Gender: Male
WikiTree: Glasgow-1577
Research clusters: Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants: 0

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 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

No named children are recoverable, so child-naming analysis cannot be run.

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

Alexander GlasgowGlasgow-2717

Automated fit43/100

Similar Person

Dates1804–1888PlacesBallymoney, County Wicklow, Ireland, United KingdomParent 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

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Same-name candidate

Alexander GlasgowGlasgow-3506

Automated fit43/100

Similar Person

Dates1805–?PlacesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed

Why it may fit

same first and last name (+18)
birth years within 1 (+25)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail

same first and last name (+18)
birth years within 1 (+25)

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. 1806

Profile-stated birthplace: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ayrshire — exact locality unproved

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-1577

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: County-level representative point

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.7 claims

2Unknown

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.

Next records to inspect

research assessment — https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1076&h=1657336&tid=&pid=&queryId=b294571d6e13e57163a81d03f3be2076&usePUB=true&_phsrc=dfz47&_phstart=successSource

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.3 sources

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

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-1577 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-09-20.

Profile location claims

Event	Date	Location	Status
birth	—	Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland	WikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

Relationship	Person	WikiTree ID	Dates and places returned
Parents	John Glasgow	Glasgow-3051	1791-01-24 · Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
Parents	Janet Glasgow	Gemmill-363	1796-00-00 · Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
Siblings	John Glasgow	Glasgow-1579	1830-00-00 · Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
Siblings	Isabella Glasgow	Glasgow-1580	1831-00-00 · Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
Siblings	Janet Campbell	Glasgow-1581	1840-00-00 · Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland · 1891-00-00 · Cockermouth, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Siblings	Margaret Glasgow	Glasgow-1582	1841-00-00 · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Alexander Glasgow Research Page Biography Alexander Glasgow was born around 1806 in Kilmarknock, Ayrshire. He was the son of John Glasgow, a Printer Compositor, and Janet Glasgow. In the 1851 Scottish Census, he was recorded as 45 years old and born about 1806. He was listed as the son of John and Janet Glasgow. Alexander's birthplace was Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, and he resided at Mitchells Land in the civil parish of Kilmarnock. His occupation was stated as a Printer Compositor. This information was gathered during the census conducted in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, his household included John (21), Isabella (20), Alexander (45), Janet (11), and Margt (10). https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1076&h=1657336&tid=&pid=&queryId=b294571d6e13e57163a81d03f3be2076&usePUB=true&_phsrc=dfz47&_phstart=successSource
Another record of Alexander Glasgow, this time aged 24 and born in 1805, provides additional details about him. He worked as a weaver and lived on High Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. However, he was involved in a criminal case related to theft. The crime occurred in Gallowgate, Glasgow. The trial papers for this case were recorded under the reference JC26/1829/240, in the High Court of the Justiciary Precognitions 1808-1917 documents. These records are archived at the National Records of Scotland, with the reference AD14/29/270. His information can also be found in the Scotland, Court & Criminal Database, under the category of Institutions & organizations, and the subcategory of Courts & Legal. This collection falls under the broader context of Great Britain, Scotland. https://www.scottishindexes.com/adentry.aspx?adid=829270
An Alexander Glasgow (born 1811) was found living in Maryland in 1860. Research Notes
- Name: Alexander Glasgow
- Age: 45
- Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806
- Relationship: Son
- Father: John Glasgow
- Mother: Janet Glasgow
- Gender: Male
- Where born: Kilmk, Ayrshire
- Parish Number: 597
- Civil Parish: Kilmarnock
- Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
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- Town: Kilmarnock
- County: Ayrshire
- Address: Mitchells Land
- Occupation: Printer Compositor
- ED: 4
- Page: 11
- Household Schedule Number: 44
- Line: 8
- Roll: CSSCT1851_133
- "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-T91 : 12 February 2020), John Glasgow, 1790. Sources

Profile source citations

https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1076&h=1657336&tid=&pid=&queryId=b294571d6e13e57163a81d03f3be2076&usePUB=true&_phsrc=dfz47&_phstart=successSource source link 1
https://www.scottishindexes.com/adentry.aspx?adid=829270 source link 1

Other external links in the profile

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-T91

Full captured biography text

* Alexander Glasgow Research Page
Biography
Alexander Glasgow was born around 1806 in Kilmarknock, Ayrshire. He was the son of John Glasgow, a Printer Compositor, and Janet Glasgow. In the 1851 Scottish Census, he was recorded as 45 years old and born about 1806. He was listed as the son of John and Janet Glasgow. Alexander's birthplace was Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, and he resided at Mitchells Land in the civil parish of Kilmarnock. His occupation was stated as a Printer Compositor. This information was gathered during the census conducted in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, his household included John (21), Isabella (20), Alexander (45), Janet (11), and Margt (10). https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1076&h=1657336&tid=&pid=&queryId=b294571d6e13e57163a81d03f3be2076&usePUB=true&_phsrc=dfz47&_phstart=successSource

Another record of Alexander Glasgow, this time aged 24 and born in 1805, provides additional details about him. He worked as a weaver and lived on High Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. However, he was involved in a criminal case related to theft. The crime occurred in Gallowgate, Glasgow. The trial papers for this case were recorded under the reference JC26/1829/240, in the High Court of the Justiciary Precognitions 1808-1917 documents. These records are archived at the National Records of Scotland, with the reference AD14/29/270. His information can also be found in the Scotland, Court & Criminal Database, under the category of Institutions & organizations, and the subcategory of Courts & Legal. This collection falls under the broader context of Great Britain, Scotland. https://www.scottishindexes.com/adentry.aspx?adid=829270

An Alexander Glasgow (born 1811) was found living in Maryland in 1860.
Research Notes
* Name: Alexander Glasgow
* Age: 45
* Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806
* Relationship: Son
* Father: John Glasgow
* Mother: Janet Glasgow
* Gender: Male
* Where born: Kilmk, Ayrshire
* Parish Number: 597
* Civil Parish: Kilmarnock
* Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
* View related Ecclesiastical Parish
* Town: Kilmarnock
* County: Ayrshire
* Address: Mitchells Land
* Occupation: Printer Compositor
* ED: 4
* Page: 11
* Household Schedule Number: 44
* Line: 8
* Roll: CSSCT1851_133
* "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-T91 : 12 February 2020), John Glasgow, 1790.
Sources

Raw WikiTree biography markup

* [[Space:Alexander_Glasgow|Alexander Glasgow Research Page]]

== Biography ==

Alexander Glasgow was born around 1806 in Kilmarknock, Ayrshire. He was the son of John Glasgow, a Printer Compositor, and Janet Glasgow. In the 1851 Scottish Census, he was recorded as 45 years old and born about 1806. He was listed as the son of John and Janet Glasgow. Alexander's birthplace was Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, and he resided at Mitchells Land in the civil parish of Kilmarnock. His occupation was stated as a Printer Compositor. This information was gathered during the census conducted in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, his household included John (21), Isabella (20), Alexander (45), Janet (11), and Margt (10). <ref>https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1076&h=1657336&tid=&pid=&queryId=b294571d6e13e57163a81d03f3be2076&usePUB=true&_phsrc=dfz47&_phstart=successSource</ref>

Another record of Alexander Glasgow, this time aged 24 and born in 1805, provides additional details about him. He worked as a weaver and lived on High Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. However, he was involved in a criminal case related to theft. The crime occurred in Gallowgate, Glasgow. The trial papers for this case were recorded under the reference JC26/1829/240, in the High Court of the Justiciary Precognitions 1808-1917 documents. These records are archived at the National Records of Scotland, with the reference AD14/29/270. His information can also be found in the Scotland, Court & Criminal Database, under the category of Institutions & organizations, and the subcategory of Courts & Legal. This collection falls under the broader context of Great Britain, Scotland.<ref>https://www.scottishindexes.com/adentry.aspx?adid=829270</ref>

An Alexander Glasgow (born 1811) was found living in Maryland in 1860.

== Research Notes ==


* Name:	Alexander Glasgow
* Age:	45
* Estimated Birth Year:	abt 1806
* Relationship:	Son
* Father:	John Glasgow
* Mother:	Janet Glasgow
* Gender:	Male
* Where born:	Kilmk, Ayrshire
* Parish Number:	597
* Civil Parish:	Kilmarnock
* Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:	
* View related Ecclesiastical Parish
* Town:	Kilmarnock
* County:	Ayrshire
* Address:	Mitchells Land
* Occupation:	Printer Compositor
* ED:	4
* Page:	11
* Household Schedule Number:	44
* Line:	8
* Roll:	CSSCT1851_133
* "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-T91 : 12 February 2020), John Glasgow, 1790.


== Sources ==
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