Glasgow Surname Project

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John Glasgow

c. 1830 – ?

Glasgow-1579 · 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
5Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1830 · Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
John GlasgowconfidentJanet (Gemmill) Glasgowconfident
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-1579
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

John GlasgowGlasgow-3467

Automated fit48/100
Similar Person
Dates1834–?PlacesAyrshire, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonSame parent name; profile identity unproved
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • same parent name without a shared profile ID: John Glasgow (+2)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

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Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-3756

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1829–1890PlacesGeorgia, United States → Lafayette, Arkansas, United StatesParent 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

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. 1830

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-1579

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
3Unknown
1Derivative
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

  1. valuation — Overview page: Help page: [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/help-and-support/guides/valuation-rolls (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search-records/tax-records/vr].).
  2. research assessment — ScotlandsPeople search results for the 1851 Kilmarnock entry, accessed 23 Sep 2025, [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results/55716058968d06bc2dd492 (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/virtual-volumes/os-name-books-main].
Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.5 sources

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

  1. derivative "Scotland Census 1851," database and images, Ancestry. Kilmarnock parish 597, Enumeration District 4, page 11, schedule 44, line 6, roll CSSCT1851_133. Household at Mitchells Land lists John 60, Janet 55, Alexander 45, John 21, Isabella 20, Janet 11, Margaret 10. John 21 recorded as flesher. Accessed 23 Sep 2025. Record: Ancestry item 1657334 (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1657334:1076).
  2. unknown Overview page: Help page:
  3. unknown Ordnance Survey Name Books search portal, ScotlandsPeople, accessed 23 Sep 2025, [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/virtual-volumes/os-name-books-main].
  4. unknown ScotlandsPeople search results for the 1851 Kilmarnock entry, accessed 23 Sep 2025, [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results/55716058968d06bc2dd492].
  5. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1579
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-1579 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-09-23.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, ScotlandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJohn GlasgowGlasgow-30511791-01-24 · Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ParentsJanet GlasgowGemmill-3631796-00-00 · Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsAlexander GlasgowGlasgow-15771806-00-00 · Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsIsabella GlasgowGlasgow-15801831-00-00 · Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJanet CampbellGlasgow-15811840-00-00 · Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland · 1891-00-00 · Cockermouth, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
SiblingsMargaret GlasgowGlasgow-15821841-00-00 · 0000-00-00

Profile categories

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire Kilmarnock,_Ayrshire

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography John Glasgow was born about 1830 at Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, son of John Glasgow and Janet (Gemmill) Glasgow. "Scotland Census 1851," database and images, Ancestry. Kilmarnock parish 597, Enumeration District 4, page 11, schedule 44, line 6, roll CSSCT1851_133. Household at Mitchells Land lists John 60, Janet 55, Alexander 45, John 21, Isabella 20, Janet 11, Margaret 10. John 21 recorded as flesher. Accessed 23 Sep 2025. Record: Ancestry item 1657334 (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1657334:1076). Property and Residence

    • Address: Mitchells Land, town Kilmarnock, county Ayrshire. Recorded on the 1851 Scotland census for the parental household.
    • Parish number: 597. Civil parish: Kilmarnock. Enumeration District: 4. Page: 11. Household schedule number: 44. Line: 6. Roll: CSSCT1851_133. Occupation
    • Flesher on the 1851 census at Mitchells Land, Kilmarnock. Household on 31 Mar 1851
    • John Glasgow 60, head
    • Janet Glasgow 55, wife
    • Alexander Glasgow 45
    • John Glasgow 21, son, flesher
    • Isabella Glasgow 20
    • Janet Glasgow 11
    • Margaret Glasgow 10 Birth year evidence
    • Age 21 on census dated 31 Mar 1851 gives birth year about 1830. Birthplace line reads Kilmk, Ayrshire, which supports Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Notes on sources and next steps
    • Search valuation rolls for Kilmarnock in the early eighteen fifties for Mitchells Land. This may name an occupier or a proprietor for the address. Valuation Rolls, guides, ScotlandsPeople, accessed 23 Sep 2025. Overview page: Help page: [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/help-and-support/guides/valuation-rolls (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search-records/tax-records/vr].).
    • Use first edition Ordnance Survey town plans for Kilmarnock and the Ayrshire Ordnance Survey Name Books to place Mitchells Land and add a description for the property name. Ordnance Survey Name Books search portal, ScotlandsPeople, accessed 23 Sep 2025,
    • Order the census image at ScotlandsPeople for parish 597, ED 4, page 11, schedule 44. The image can confirm column headings and any margin notes for the entry. ScotlandsPeople search results for the 1851 Kilmarnock entry, accessed 23 Sep 2025, [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results/55716058968d06bc2dd492 (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/virtual-volumes/os-name-books-main]. ). Sources

Profile source citations

  1. "Scotland Census 1851," database and images, Ancestry. Kilmarnock parish 597, Enumeration District 4, page 11, schedule 44, line 6, roll CSSCT1851_133. Household at Mitchells Land lists John 60, Janet 55, Alexander 45, John 21, Isabella 20, Janet 11, Margaret 10. John 21 recorded as flesher. Accessed 23 Sep 2025. Record: Ancestry item 1657334 (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1657334:1076). source link 1
  2. * Parish number: 597. Civil parish: Kilmarnock. Enumeration District: 4. Page: 11. Household schedule number: 44. Line: 6. Roll: CSSCT1851_133. Occupation * Flesher on the 1851 census at Mitchells Land, Kilmarnock. Household on 31 Mar 1851 * John Glasgow 60, head * Janet Glasgow 55, wife * Alexander Glasgow 45 * John Glasgow 21, son, flesher * Isabella Glasgow 20 * Janet Glasgow 11 * Margaret Glasgow 10 Birth year evidence * Age 21 on census dated 31 Mar 1851 gives birth year about 1830. Birthplace line reads Kilmk, Ayrshire, which supports Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Notes on sources and next steps * Search valuation rolls for Kilmarnock in the early eighteen fifties for Mitchells Land. This may name an occupier or a proprietor for the address. Valuation Rolls, guides, ScotlandsPeople, accessed 23 Sep 2025. Overview page: Help page: [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/help-and-support/guides/valuation-rolls (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search-records/tax-records/vr].). source link 1 source link 2
  3. Ordnance Survey Name Books search portal, ScotlandsPeople, accessed 23 Sep 2025, [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/virtual-volumes/os-name-books-main]. source link 1
  4. ScotlandsPeople search results for the 1851 Kilmarnock entry, accessed 23 Sep 2025, [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results/55716058968d06bc2dd492]. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
John Glasgow was born about 1830 at Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, son of John Glasgow and Janet (Gemmill) Glasgow. "Scotland Census 1851," database and images, Ancestry. Kilmarnock parish 597, Enumeration District 4, page 11, schedule 44, line 6, roll CSSCT1851_133. Household at Mitchells Land lists John 60, Janet 55, Alexander 45, John 21, Isabella 20, Janet 11, Margaret 10. John 21 recorded as flesher. Accessed 23 Sep 2025. Record: Ancestry item 1657334 (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1657334:1076). 
Property and Residence
* Address: Mitchells Land, town Kilmarnock, county Ayrshire. Recorded on the 1851 Scotland census for the parental household. 
* Parish number: 597. Civil parish: Kilmarnock. Enumeration District: 4. Page: 11. Household schedule number: 44. Line: 6. Roll: CSSCT1851_133. 
Occupation
* Flesher on the 1851 census at Mitchells Land, Kilmarnock. 
Household on 31 Mar 1851
* John Glasgow 60, head 
* Janet Glasgow 55, wife 
* Alexander Glasgow 45 
* John Glasgow 21, son, flesher 
* Isabella Glasgow 20 
* Janet Glasgow 11 
* Margaret Glasgow 10 
Birth year evidence
* Age 21 on census dated 31 Mar 1851 gives birth year about 1830. Birthplace line reads Kilmk, Ayrshire, which supports Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. 
Notes on sources and next steps
* Search valuation rolls for Kilmarnock in the early eighteen fifties for Mitchells Land. This may name an occupier or a proprietor for the address. Valuation Rolls, guides, ScotlandsPeople, accessed 23 Sep 2025. Overview page: Help page: [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/help-and-support/guides/valuation-rolls (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search-records/tax-records/vr].). 
* Use first edition Ordnance Survey town plans for Kilmarnock and the Ayrshire Ordnance Survey Name Books to place Mitchells Land and add a description for the property name. Ordnance Survey Name Books search portal, ScotlandsPeople, accessed 23 Sep 2025, * Order the census image at ScotlandsPeople for parish 597, ED 4, page 11, schedule 44. The image can confirm column headings and any margin notes for the entry. ScotlandsPeople search results for the 1851 Kilmarnock entry, accessed 23 Sep 2025, [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results/55716058968d06bc2dd492 (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/virtual-volumes/os-name-books-main]. ). 
Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Kilmarnock, Ayrshire]]

== Biography ==
John Glasgow was born about 1830 at Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, son of [[Glasgow-1578|John Glasgow]] and [[Gemmill-363|Janet (Gemmill) Glasgow]].<ref name="Ancestry1851Kilmarnock">"Scotland Census 1851," database and images, Ancestry. Kilmarnock parish 597, Enumeration District 4, page 11, schedule 44, line 6, roll CSSCT1851_133. Household at Mitchells Land lists John 60, Janet 55, Alexander 45, John 21, Isabella 20, Janet 11, Margaret 10. John 21 recorded as flesher. Accessed 23 Sep 2025. Record: [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1657334:1076 Ancestry item 1657334].</ref>

=== Property and Residence ===
* '''Address''': Mitchells Land, town Kilmarnock, county Ayrshire. Recorded on the 1851 Scotland census for the parental household.<ref name="Ancestry1851Kilmarnock" />
* '''Parish number''': 597. '''Civil parish''': Kilmarnock. '''Enumeration District''': 4. '''Page''': 11. '''Household schedule number''': 44. '''Line''': 6. '''Roll''': CSSCT1851_133.<ref name="Ancestry1851Kilmarnock" />

=== Occupation ===
* '''Flesher''' on the 1851 census at Mitchells Land, Kilmarnock.<ref name="Ancestry1851Kilmarnock" />

=== Household on 31 Mar 1851 ===
* John Glasgow 60, head  
* Janet Glasgow 55, wife  
* Alexander Glasgow 45  
* John Glasgow 21, son, flesher  
* Isabella Glasgow 20  
* Janet Glasgow 11  
* Margaret Glasgow 10<ref name="Ancestry1851Kilmarnock" />

=== Birth year evidence ===
* Age 21 on census dated 31 Mar 1851 gives birth year about 1830. Birthplace line reads Kilmk, Ayrshire, which supports Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.<ref name="Ancestry1851Kilmarnock" />

=== Notes on sources and next steps ===
* Search valuation rolls for Kilmarnock in the early eighteen fifties for Mitchells Land. This may name an occupier or a proprietor for the address.<ref>Valuation Rolls, guides, ScotlandsPeople, accessed 23 Sep 2025. Overview page: [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search-records/tax-records/vr]. Help page: [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/help-and-support/guides/valuation-rolls].</ref>
* Use first edition Ordnance Survey town plans for Kilmarnock and the Ayrshire Ordnance Survey Name Books to place Mitchells Land and add a description for the property name.<ref>Ordnance Survey Name Books search portal, ScotlandsPeople, accessed 23 Sep 2025, [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/virtual-volumes/os-name-books-main].</ref>
* Order the census image at ScotlandsPeople for parish 597, ED 4, page 11, schedule 44. The image can confirm column headings and any margin notes for the entry.<ref>ScotlandsPeople search results for the 1851 Kilmarnock entry, accessed 23 Sep 2025, [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results/55716058968d06bc2dd492].</ref>

== Sources ==
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