Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

John Glasgow

c. 1761 – ?

Glasgow-159 · 1 mapped association

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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
5Close relations
3Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1761 · Place not recorded
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Agnes (Gray) Glasgow
Children
Janet (Glasgow) TaylorMary GlasgowThomas GlasgowUnknown Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-159
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
5

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 positionThomas Glasgow (1786)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionMary Glasgow (1788)
Paternal grandmother positionJanet (Glasgow) Taylor (1790)

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 fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1740–?Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Margaret (Mill) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (21) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

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  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Margaret (Mill) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (21) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Peter +14 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Peter Glasgow; candidate branch: Peter Glasgow, Peter Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

Automated fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1725–?Generation36 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Common Parental Couple Naming · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), 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); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-2980) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

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  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), 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)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Thomas in 86 profiles)
  • a candidate spouse matches the second dated daughter Janet (Glasgow) Taylor, the expected mother position (+4; Janet in 43 profiles)
  • candidate and spouse jointly match both grandparent positions in the same child group (+3; combined catalogue rarity 1)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Peter +14 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Peter Glasgow; candidate branch: Peter Glasgow, Peter Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus); Janet +3 (43 public profiles; subject branch: Janet (Glasgow) Taylor; candidate branch: Janet (Glasgow) Blackburn) (+21 total including +4 multi-name bonus)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-2980) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

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Automated fit38/100
Weak Lead
Dates1746–1851Generationnominally 15 years; approximate dates permit about 16–25 years age gapRecorded placesLivingston, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · Livingston — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 15-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–25 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: linlithgowshire, lothian, west (+1; not a locality match)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 15-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–25 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: linlithgowshire, lothian, west (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Thomas in 86 profiles)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Peter +16 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Peter Glasgow; candidate branch: Peter Glasgow, Peter Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus); Janet +5 (43 public profiles; subject branch: Janet (Glasgow) Taylor; candidate branch: Janet Glasgow, Janet (Glasgow) Blackburn; +2 repetition bonus) (+25 total including +4 multi-name bonus)

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

Automated fit34/100
Weak Lead
Dates1733–?Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Peter +12 (11 public profiles; niece/nephew Peter Glasgow) (+12 total)

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

Automated fit34/100
Weak Lead
Dates1729–1768Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Peter +12 (11 public profiles; niece/nephew Peter Glasgow) (+12 total)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1740–?Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

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

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  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Peter +14 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Peter Glasgow; candidate branch: Peter Glasgow, Peter Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)

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

Automated fit28/100
Weak Lead
Dates1738–?Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

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  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Janet (Glasgow) Taylor, the expected mother position for a male subject (+6; catalogue rarity 1, Janet in 43 profiles)

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

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Automated fit28/100
Weak Lead
Dates1736–1815Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesKilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Kilbirnie — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

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  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Janet (Glasgow) Taylor, the expected mother position for a male subject (+6; catalogue rarity 1, Janet in 43 profiles)

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

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1737–?Generationat least 24 years age gapRecorded placesAyr, Ayrshire, Scotland · AyrIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 24 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)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 24 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Peter +12 (11 public profiles; niece/nephew Peter Glasgow) (+12 total)

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

Automated fit24/100
Weak Lead
Dates1719–?Generation42 years age gapRecorded placesLivingston — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 42-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • possible 42-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1786), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: lothian, west (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Janet (Glasgow) Taylor, the expected mother position for a male subject (+6; catalogue rarity 1, Janet in 43 profiles)

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

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-1304

Automated fit50/100
Similar Person
Dates1771–1837PlacesBarony, Lanarkshire, Scotland → Kirknewton, West Lothian, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 10 (+10)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 10 (+10)
  • overlapping locality (+8)
  • matching child name: Janet (Glasgow) Taylor

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-1343

Automated fit46/100
Similar Person
Dates1727–1803PlacesKirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland → Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)
  • matching child names: Mary Glasgow, Thomas Glasgow

record-derived birth estimates differ by 34; retained without deduction

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)
  • matching child names: Mary Glasgow, Thomas Glasgow

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 34; retained without deduction

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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
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.6 claims
1Original
1Tree Only
1Unknown

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.3 sources

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

  1. unknown "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910". (accessed 13 October 2021). John Glassgow marriage to Agnas Gray on 19 Sep 1785 in Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland.
  2. original Scotland Death Certificate for GLASGOW JANET TAYLOR TRANENT/EAST LOTHIAN Year 1874 Reference 722/00 0115 (for John's occupation)
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-159
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-159 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-03-22.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
marriage1785-09-19Kirkliston, West Lothian, ScotlandWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenThomas GlasgowGlasgow-1601786-04-02 · Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland · 1843-00-00 · Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland
ChildrenMary GlasgowGlasgow-1611788-04-30 · Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenJanet TaylorGlasgow-1441790-09-09 · Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland · 1874-12-11 · Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
ChildrenUnknown GlasgowGlasgow-2131797-00-00 · Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SpousesAgnes GlasgowGray-69371761-07-19 · Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00 · 1785-09-19

Record-bearing passages

  • John married Agnas Gray on 19 September 1785 in Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland. "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910". (accessed 13 October 2021). John Glassgow marriage to Agnas Gray on 19 Sep 1785 in Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland. Sources

    • Scotland Death Certificate for GLASGOW JANET TAYLOR TRANENT/EAST LOTHIAN Year 1874 Reference 722/00 0115 (for John's occupation)

Profile source citations

  1. "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910". (accessed 13 October 2021). John Glassgow marriage to Agnas Gray on 19 Sep 1785 in Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland.
  2. Scotland Death Certificate for GLASGOW JANET TAYLOR TRANENT/EAST LOTHIAN Year 1874 Reference 722/00 0115 (for John's occupation)
Full captured biography text
Biography
John was an agricultural labourer.

John married Agnas Gray on 19 September 1785 in Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland. "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910". (accessed 13 October 2021). John Glassgow marriage to Agnas Gray on 19 Sep 1785 in Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland. 
Sources
* Scotland Death Certificate for GLASGOW JANET TAYLOR TRANENT/EAST LOTHIAN Year 1874 Reference 722/00 0115 (for John's occupation)
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

John was an agricultural labourer.

John married Agnas Gray on 19 September 1785 in Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland.<ref>"Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910".  {{Ancestry Record|60144|2049453}} (accessed 13 October 2021).  John Glassgow marriage to Agnas Gray on 19 Sep 1785 in Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland.</ref>

== Sources ==
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* Scotland Death Certificate for GLASGOW JANET TAYLOR TRANENT/EAST LOTHIAN Year 1874 Reference 722/00 0115 (for John's occupation)