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Catalogue · 27 Sep 2026

Researched biography · Glasgow-1605

William Glasgow

before 4 April 1658

Polwarth, Berwick, Scotland

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About William

This profile represents the William baptised at Polwarth on 4 April 1658. No reviewed source connects him to Glasgow-2462, the Cavers prisoner, Glasgow-3370, Glasgow-3587, Glasgow-591 or Glasgow-2731. The documented Cavers/Ormistoun man now has his own profile, Glasgow-4138. This profile's Cavers material is explicitly a same-name hypothesis, not an established life event of the Polwarth child. The profiles overlap in research subject, but the baptism and adult records cannot yet be merged as one person.

Birthbefore 4 April 1658 · Polwarth, Berwick, Scotland
DeathDate not established
LocalityPolwarth, Berwick, Scotland
Last reviewed26 September 2026

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Other pages on this site that name William Glasgow: family studies, places, source pages and other people's research. Open a group to see its pages.

Family and study pages 1 page
Places 1 place
Sources 42 source pages

The first 10 of 42 source pages are listed here. Every record is listed under Sources below.

Research and WikiTree study pages 2 pages
Mentioned in other people's research 6 people

What the research found

These research notes were last revised on 26 September 2026.

Summary of the research

Overall conclusion

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

What the records show

Source findings
Source Finding Assessment
FamilySearch, XTBH-RJS William baptised 4 April 1658 at Polwarth, father William Glasgow. Supports the child's event and an unnamed father only.
Thomson, A Cloud of Witnesses, appendix, complete local copy ../../surname-research/pre-1700/sources/thomson_cloud_of_witnesses.pdf John and William Glasgow occur under Cavers and are marked survivors. No age, parents, birthplace or link to Polwarth.
FreeREG December 1694 Isabell baptism and 4 March 1708/9 marriage, artifacts in ../Glasgow-591/sources/ Each names a William at Cavers; neither identifies him as the Polwarth child. Same-name evidence only.
Live captures ../Glasgow-591/captures/20260716T205843Z_Glasgow-1605.json and 20260716T205939Z_Glasgow-2462.json The attached father's own profile is an Inveresk child; no relational evidence is given. The attachment is unsupported.
Ulster-Scots Agency, The Covenanters in Ulster James Young, two places after William in the Cavers survivor sequence, was among documented survivors later in Ulster. Strengthens the Cavers prisoner's migration context and candidacy for Glasgow-591, but does not identify him with the Polwarth child or prove that William went to Ireland.

The Cavers prisoner is the strongest currently identified candidate for the traditional William-591. This profile remains a separate Polwarth baptismal identity until a record supplies the missing Polwarth-Cavers bridge.

Source findingsSupplied OPR births and baptisms: row 126 — 10 September 2026

Scotland’s People, Old Parish Registers, births and baptisms; exact surname Glasgow through 1700, 127 supplied results. WILLIAM GLASGOW; indexed date 04/04/1658; Polwarth; parish 754, reference 10 / 35. Parents/other exactly as indexed: WILLIAM GLASGOW/. Indexed gender: M.

Assessment: Matches the existing child-record account by indexed date, locality and recorded family. This row adds the complete index locator as supporting provenance; it does not establish a new event or relationship.

Original image not inspected for this batch. The combined collection’s date does not automatically establish a birthday. Names alone do not uniquely identify attached parents or connect a child with a later adult. An omitted parent or indexed gender U remains unspecified in this source.

Next action: No additional WikiTree update from this row; preserve any existing pending work.

Still open

Questions the records have not yet answered, suggested next searches and suggested corrections.

Unresolved questions
  • Inspect original Polwarth and Cavers/Ormistoun records for a residence, relative, occupation or other bridge that identifies the 1658 child with the 1679–84 man on Glasgow-4138.

Family and relationships

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How to read the evidence What “Documented”, “Probable”, “Possible” and “Unassessed tree link” mean.

Parents 1William Glasgowc. 21 August 1639–date not established
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
William Glasgow
c. 21 August 1639–date not established		fatherUnassessed father linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Children 2William Glasgowbefore 1690–date not establishedIsabell Glasgowc. 2 December 1694–date not established
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
William Glasgow
before 1690–date not established		sonUnassessed son linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Isabell Glasgow
c. 2 December 1694–date not established		daughterUnassessed daughter linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Brothers and sisters 1Elizabeth Glasgowc. 17 August 1656–date not established
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
Elizabeth Glasgow
c. 17 August 1656–date not established		siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Life and records

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Historical chronology

Profile-stated birthplace: Polwarth, Berwick, Scotland

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Polwarth — Berwickshire

Record detail

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

Source register · Open record

Birth

Subject

Life events

Polwarth, Berwick, Scotland

Sources

The only source so far is the WikiTree profile itselfReferences and source limitations

  1. Profile-stated birthplace: Polwarth, Berwick, Scotland

    b. 1658 · Polwarth — Berwickshire · Source association

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

    Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology

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.

WikiTree comparison and complete revised profileOpen complete content
Original notes and downloadsNotes as written, replaced interpretations, comparisons and data exports

The material the page is built from: research notes as originally written, earlier interpretations that have been replaced, automated comparisons and data downloads. The account above is the current one; nothing here overrides it.

Research notes as originally written

Current conclusion

This profile represents the William baptised at Polwarth on 4 April 1658. No
reviewed source connects him to Glasgow-2462, the Cavers prisoner, Glasgow-3370,
Glasgow-3587, Glasgow-591 or Glasgow-2731.
The documented Cavers/Ormistoun man now has his own profile,
[Glasgow-4138](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-4138). This profile's
Cavers material is explicitly a same-name hypothesis, not an established
life event of the Polwarth child. The profiles overlap in research subject,
but the baptism and adult records cannot yet be merged as one person.

Source findings

| Source | Finding | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FamilySearch, `XTBH-RJS` | William baptised 4 April 1658 at Polwarth, father William Glasgow. | Supports the child's event and an unnamed father only. |
| Thomson, *A Cloud of Witnesses*, appendix, complete local copy `../../surname-research/pre-1700/sources/thomson_cloud_of_witnesses.pdf` | John and William Glasgow occur under Cavers and are marked survivors. | No age, parents, birthplace or link to Polwarth. |
| FreeREG December 1694 Isabell baptism and 4 March 1708/9 marriage, artifacts in `../Glasgow-591/sources/` | Each names a William at Cavers; neither identifies him as the Polwarth child. | Same-name evidence only. |
| Live captures `../Glasgow-591/captures/20260716T205843Z_Glasgow-1605.json` and `20260716T205939Z_Glasgow-2462.json` | The attached father's own profile is an Inveresk child; no relational evidence is given. | The attachment is unsupported. |
| [Ulster-Scots Agency, *The Covenanters in Ulster*](https://ulster-scots.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/USCN-Covenanters-in-Ulster-Tabloid.pdf) | James Young, two places after William in the Cavers survivor sequence, was among documented survivors later in Ulster. | Strengthens the Cavers prisoner's migration context and candidacy for Glasgow-591, but does not identify him with the Polwarth child or prove that William went to Ireland. |

The Cavers prisoner is the strongest currently identified candidate for the
traditional William-591. This profile remains a separate Polwarth baptismal
identity until a record supplies the missing Polwarth-Cavers bridge.

Unresolved questions

- Inspect original Polwarth and Cavers/Ormistoun records for a residence,
  relative, occupation or other bridge that identifies the 1658 child with
  the 1679–84 man on Glasgow-4138.

Source findings

### Supplied OPR births and baptisms: row 126 — 10 September 2026

[Scotland’s People](https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/), **Old Parish Registers, births and baptisms**; exact surname Glasgow through 1700, 127 supplied results. **WILLIAM GLASGOW**; indexed date **04/04/1658**; Polwarth; parish **754**, reference **10 / 35**. Parents/other exactly as indexed: **WILLIAM GLASGOW/**. Indexed gender: **M**.

**Assessment:** Matches the existing child-record account by indexed date, locality and recorded family. This row adds the complete index locator as supporting provenance; it does not establish a new event or relationship.

Original image not inspected for this batch. The combined collection’s date does not automatically establish a birthday. Names alone do not uniquely identify attached parents or connect a child with a later adult. An omitted parent or indexed gender U remains unspecified in this source.

**Next action:** No additional WikiTree update from this row; preserve any existing pending work.
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: 11/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Rot. Glasgow: 8/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • William Glasgow: 6/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • William Glasgow: 6/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • William Glasgow: 5/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Bessie (Howie) Glasgow: 3/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • William Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
  • Agnes (Watt) Glasgow: 24/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
  • Mary (Glasgow) Moncrief: 5/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
  • Catherine (Weir) Glasgow: 5/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Research data and downloads

Person data (JSON) · Family network

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