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Catalogue · 27 Sep 2026

Researched biography · Glasgow-1604

John Glasgow

c. 1626 – c. 1664

Ayrshire, Scotland

About John

Merged Glasgow-3145 into this profile on 27 September 2026. Both profiles represented an unsourced John born about 1626; neither had an independent event establishing a second man. The surviving profile retains uncertain Hugh Glasgow-1603 as attached father and three adult sons. Glasgow-3145’s alternative James Glasgow-991/Christina Bie parentage survives in the merged biography as an unproved hypothesis, not a combined parent couple. The approximate 1664 death remains unsourced.

Birthc. 1626 · Ayrshire, Scotland
Deathc. 1664 · Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
LocalityAyrshire, Scotland

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What the research found

Summary of the research

27 September 2026

This summary is given in full at the top of the page.

Identity and family

Identity assessment — 1648 Edinburgh apprenticeship excluded, 30 September 2026

The Edinburgh apprenticeship of 12 January 1648 (apprentice to William Blackwood, merchant; son of the late Thomas, maltman and burgess of Glasgow) was once read as a John Glasgow entry and considered for this profile, for Glasgow-3610 and, as father, for Thomas Glasgow-1103. A page-image review on 30 September 2026 found it under the printed Gray heading: Francis J. Grant, ed., Register of Apprentices of the City of Edinburgh, 1583–1666 (1906), printed p. 75 (printed transcription seen as a page image; the manuscript register was not inspected). It is a John Gray record and supplies no event or relationship evidence for this John. See research/record-john-glasgow-edinburgh-1648/findings.md.

Recorded in surname-research/to-update.md (30 September 2026); carried into this file on 7 October 2026.

Other research notes

Attached children audit
Profile What is actually proved Father assessment
John Glasgow (Glasgow-3375), about 1650, Kilwinning John and Barbara Alason were parents in 1679/1689; no record names John-1604 as the father's father. Uncertain; serious duplicate candidate for Rev. John-1073.
Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-1512), before 1652, Ayr Robert and Margaret Donald had sons in Ayr in 1670-71. Uncertain; no grandparent is named.
Hew Glasgow (Glasgow-1066), before about 1655, Kilwinning Hew married Margaret Lachland in 1676 and had children at Kilwinning. Uncertain; the attached 1658 birth is incompatible with his marriage and child in 1676.

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Family and relationships

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Parents 1Hugh Glasgowc. 1600–date not established
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
Hugh Glasgow
c. 1600–date not established
fatherUnassessed father linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Children 4Robert Glasgowbefore 1652–date not establishedJohn Glasgow M.Ac. 1653–December 1721Hew Glasgowbefore 1658–date not establishedJohn Glasgowbefore 1661–date not established
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
Robert Glasgow
before 1652–date not established
sonUnassessed son linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
John Glasgow M.A
c. 1653–December 1721
sonPossible sonThe maintained research assesses this relationship; the linked record and qualification explain what is established.
Hew Glasgow
before 1658–date not established
sonUnassessed son linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
John Glasgow
before 1661–date not established
sonUnassessed son linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Life and records

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Historical chronology

Profile-stated birthplace: Ayrshire, Scotland

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Ayrshire — exact locality unproved

Record detail

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Birth

Subject

Life events

Ayrshire, Scotland

Death

Subject

Life events

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

The only source so far is the WikiTree profile itselfReferences and source limitations
  1. Profile-stated birthplace: Ayrshire, Scotland

    b. 1626 · Ayrshire — exact locality unproved · Source association

    The profile snapshot records this fact, but it is not an independent historical record; the linked historical evidence is assessed separately.

Each entry is a separately identified record. Shared URLs may represent one transcription or search page containing more than one record; they are not independent confirmations.

Suggested profile text

WikiTree profile and prepared draft

WikiTree profile text

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Compared with Glasgow-1604, captured 2026-09-26T23:42:46+00:00 · 2026-09-26.

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Current profileReplacement profile
Current profile1[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]
Replacement profile1[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]
Current profile2{{Unsourced}}
Replacement profile2{{Unsourced}}
Current profile3{{Estimated Date}}
Replacement profile3{{Estimated Date}}
Current profile4
Replacement profile4
Current profile5== Biography ==
Replacement profile5== Biography ==
Current profile6
Replacement profile6
Current profile7John Glasgow is retained as an uncertain Ayrshire-generation profile. His approximate 1626 birth in Ayrshire and approximate 1664 death at Kilwinning come from online family trees, not an identified contemporary record. No independent original record currently establishes those dates or identifies his parents.
Replacement profile7John Glasgow is retained as an uncertain Ayrshire-generation profile. His approximate 1626 birth in Ayrshire and approximate 1664 death at Kilwinning come from online family trees, not an identified contemporary record. No independent original record currently establishes those dates or identifies his parents.
Current profile8
Replacement profile8
Current profile9== Research Notes ==
Replacement profile9== Research Notes ==
Current profile10
Replacement profile10
Current profile11=== Attached relationships ===
Replacement profile11=== Attached relationships ===
Current profile12
Replacement profile12
Current profile13The attached father [[Glasgow-1603|Hugh Glasgow]] and three sons are uncertain working relationships. Records for the sons' own adult households do not name this John as their father:
Replacement profile13The attached father [[Glasgow-1603|Hugh Glasgow]] and three sons are uncertain working relationships. Records for the sons' own adult households do not name this John as their father:
Current profile14
Replacement profile14
Current profile15* [[Glasgow-3375|John Glasgow]] and Barbara Alason were parents at Kilwinning in 1679 and 1689. Whether this John was the father of that man remains unproved. Glasgow-3375 is also a possible identity match for [[Glasgow-1073|Rev. John Glasgow M.A.]].
Replacement profile15* [[Glasgow-3375|John Glasgow]] and Barbara Alason were parents at Kilwinning in 1679 and 1689. Whether this John was the father of that man remains unproved. Glasgow-3375 is also a possible identity match for [[Glasgow-1073|Rev. John Glasgow M.A.]].
Current profile16* [[Glasgow-1512|Robert Glasgow]] and Margaret Donald had sons at Ayr in 1670–71; the baptism records do not name Robert's father.
Replacement profile16* [[Glasgow-1512|Robert Glasgow]] and Margaret Donald had sons at Ayr in 1670–71; the baptism records do not name Robert's father.
Current profile17* [[Glasgow-1066|Hew Glasgow]] married Margaret Lachland in 1676 and had children at Kilwinning; those records do not name Hew's father.
Replacement profile17* [[Glasgow-1066|Hew Glasgow]] married Margaret Lachland in 1676 and had children at Kilwinning; those records do not name Hew's father.
Current profile18
Replacement profile18
Current profile19=== Former duplicate and parentage routes ===
Replacement profile19=== Former duplicate and parentage routes ===
Current profile20
Replacement profile20
Current profile21Glasgow-3145 also represented a John Glasgow with an estimated birth about 1626 in Scotland and no independent life event. The profiles were merged into this ID on 27 September 2026 as duplicate imported-tree scaffolds, with no record identifying two different Johns. The former profile was attached, uncertainly, to [[Glasgow-991|James Glasgow]] and [[Bie-55|Christina Bie]], while this profile's uncertain route runs through Hugh Glasgow. Neither route is proved. The former parentage is preserved here as a research hypothesis; these alternatives must not be combined into a single asserted couple.
Replacement profile21Glasgow-3145 also represented a John Glasgow with an estimated birth about 1626 in Scotland and no independent life event. The profiles were merged into this ID on 27 September 2026 as duplicate imported-tree scaffolds, with no record identifying two different Johns. The former profile was attached, uncertainly, to [[Glasgow-991|James Glasgow]] and [[Bie-55|Christina Bie]], while this profile's uncertain route runs through Hugh Glasgow. Neither route is proved. The former parentage is preserved here as a research hypothesis; these alternatives must not be combined into a single asserted couple.
Current profile22
Replacement profile22
Current profile23The source of the supposed 1664 Kilwinning death has not been identified. Its date and place remain uncertain research leads.
Replacement profile23The source of the supposed 1664 Kilwinning death has not been identified. Its date and place remain uncertain research leads.
Current profile24
Replacement profile24
Current profile25== Sources ==
Replacement profile25== Sources ==
Current profile26<references />
Replacement profile26<references />
Current profile27
Replacement profile27
Current profile28=== Research leads ===
Replacement profile28=== Research leads ===
Current profile29* [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/26875475/person/152122295783/facts Ancestry user-submitted tree], cited on the surviving profile; not independent evidence for the dates or relationships.
Replacement profile29* [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/26875475/person/152122295783/facts Ancestry user-submitted tree], cited on the surviving profile; not independent evidence for the dates or relationships.
Current profile30* [https://gw.geneanet.org/andrea97355?lang=en&n=glasgow&nz=clements&oc=0&p=agnes&pz=andrea+fiona&type=tree Geneanet user tree], formerly cited on Glasgow-3145; not independent evidence for the alternative parents.
Replacement profile30* [https://gw.geneanet.org/andrea97355?lang=en&n=glasgow&nz=clements&oc=0&p=agnes&pz=andrea+fiona&type=tree Geneanet user tree], formerly cited on Glasgow-3145; not independent evidence for the alternative parents.
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Research notes as originally written

Current conclusion — 27 September 2026

**Merged Glasgow-3145 into this profile on 27 September 2026.** Both profiles represented an unsourced John born about 1626; neither had an independent event establishing a second man. The surviving profile retains uncertain Hugh Glasgow-1603 as attached father and three adult sons. Glasgow-3145’s alternative James Glasgow-991/Christina Bie parentage survives in the merged biography as an unproved hypothesis, not a combined parent couple. The approximate 1664 death remains unsourced.

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Attached children audit

| Profile | What is actually proved | Father assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [John Glasgow (Glasgow-3375), about 1650, Kilwinning](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3375) | John and Barbara Alason were parents in 1679/1689; no record names John-1604 as the father's father. | Uncertain; serious duplicate candidate for Rev. John-1073. |
| [Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-1512), before 1652, Ayr](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1512) | Robert and Margaret Donald had sons in Ayr in 1670-71. | Uncertain; no grandparent is named. |
| [Hew Glasgow (Glasgow-1066), before about 1655, Kilwinning](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1066) | Hew married Margaret Lachland in 1676 and had children at Kilwinning. | Uncertain; the attached 1658 birth is incompatible with his marriage and child in 1676. |

Identity assessment — 1648 Edinburgh apprenticeship excluded, 30 September 2026

The Edinburgh apprenticeship of 12 January 1648 (apprentice to William Blackwood, merchant; son of the late Thomas, maltman and burgess of Glasgow) was once read as a John Glasgow entry and considered for this profile, for Glasgow-3610 and, as father, for Thomas Glasgow-1103. A page-image review on 30 September 2026 found it under the printed **Gray** heading: Francis J. Grant, ed., *Register of Apprentices of the City of Edinburgh, 1583–1666* (1906), [printed p. 75](https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso28scotuoft/page/n86/mode/1up) (printed transcription seen as a page image; the manuscript register was not inspected). It is a John Gray record and supplies no event or relationship evidence for this John. See `research/record-john-glasgow-edinburgh-1648/findings.md`.

Recorded in `surname-research/to-update.md` (30 September 2026); carried into this file on 7 October 2026.
Automated parent comparison (research aid, not a recommendation)

Stored scores are preserved for audit only. They are not probabilities or genealogical evidence, and a reviewed exclusion remains excluded.

  • Jonet (Cunningham) Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Margaret (Stewart) Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Deborah (Ivey) Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Rot. Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Robert Glasgow I: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Jonet (Mathie) Glasgow: 37/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Cathrin Glasgow: 35/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Thomas Glasgow: 32/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • William Glasgow: 32/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • John Glasgow: 32/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Research data and downloads

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