Individual research record
James Glasgow
1813 – ?
Glasgow-1623 · 2 mapped associations
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- Birth
- 1813 · Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom
- Death
- Not recorded · Place not recorded
- Parents
- Adam Glasgowconfident
- Spouses
- Rosanna Barkley
- Children
- Not recorded
- Gender
- Male
- WikiTree
- Glasgow-1623
- Research clusters
- Unassigned occurrence
- 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
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.
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
James GlasgowGlasgow-4024
- same first and last name (+18)
- same birth year (+30)
No indexed conflict
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- same birth year (+30)
Conflicts: No indexed conflict
Same-name candidate
James J GlasgowGlasgow-2738
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 3 (+18)
uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 3 (+18)
Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)
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
Latest case researchThe current conclusion from the durable research case file.Updated
Current conclusion
The original civil register proves that James was a 38-year-old bachelor and farmer living at Inishrush in March 1851, son of farmer Adam Glasgow. It also identifies his wife as Rosanna Barkley of Tyanee, daughter of Henry Barkley. This exact combination makes James, rather than the older James Glasgow-3903, the compelling identity for the James described in the 1847 family letter as having a child by Henry Barkly's servant-maid daughter. The child is still not named by either record.
Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.2 records
Reported in John's letter
The 1851 marriage compellingly matches the reported James and Henry Barkley's servant-daughter; the child remains unidentified.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1623
No sufficiently specific citation match found.
Precision: Inferred identity and later residence
Marriage: farmer, age 38; father Adam Glasgow
Original register records James as a bachelor of Inishrush marrying Rosanna Barkley; this is the compelling match to the 1847 report.
Source and mapping detail
Candidate matched on record type, year; inspect before treating it as the underlying record.
Precision: Townland/village centrepoint
Case-file source findingsSource extracts and analysis regenerated from findings.md.1 section(s)
Source findings
| Source | Finding | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| IrishGenealogy marriage record and original register | On 17 March 1851 James Glasgow, 38, bachelor, farmer, resident at Inishrush, son of Adam Glasgow, farmer, married Rosanna Barkley, about 25, spinster and farm servant of Tyanee, daughter of Henry Barkley, farmer. | Direct evidence for the couple, their fathers, occupations and residences; James's birth falls about 1812/13. |
| John Glasgow letter, 20 March 1847 | A report from Ireland said James Glasgow had an illegitimate child by his servant, a daughter of Henry Barkly. | Near-contemporary hearsay, but the four-part match to the later marriage—James, Henry Barkley's daughter, her servant status and the Inishrush/Tyanee setting—is highly specific. It still does not name or sex the child. |
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.4 claims
Documented or strongly supported
James Glasgow was recorded in Inishrush (17 Mar 1851).
Marriage: farmer, age 38; father Adam Glasgow
Working hypotheses and conflicts
James Glasgow was recorded in Inishrush (1847).
Reported in John's letter
Research questionsOpen problems, missing bridges and the next records to inspect.4 open
Which records prove the subject's identity across events?
No current conclusion recorded.
Missing bridge: Not specified
Which original or indexed records identify the parents?
No current conclusion recorded.
Missing bridge: A contemporary record explicitly identifying the parent or parents.
Which spouses and children are directly supported by records?
No current conclusion recorded.
Missing bridge: Not specified
What conflicts or same-name conflations must be resolved?
No current conclusion recorded.
Missing bridge: Not specified
Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.2 sources
Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.
- derivative FamilySearch, database, “Ireland Marriages, 1619–1898,” entry for James Glasgow and Rosanna Barkley, married 17 March 1851 at Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland; citing p. 153, line 89; FamilySearch record FGC7-SDN (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGC7-SDN).
- tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1623
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WikiTree profile information
Glasgow-1623
James Glasgow
Updated 2026-08-10
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Glasgow-1623 was captured 2026-08-11T11:27:28+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-10.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland | WikiTree profile field |
| marriage | 1851-03-17 | Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland | WikiTree relationship field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents | Adam Glasgow | Glasgow-1622 | 1794-00-00 · County Antrim, Ireland · 0000-00-00 |
| Spouses | Rosanna Barkley | Barkley-2097 | 1810-00-00 · Ballymena, Ireland · 0000-00-00 · 1851-03-17 · Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland |
Record-bearing passages
- Biography James Glasgow was born about 1813. His age was recorded as 38 at his marriage in 1851, and the same record identifies his father as Adam Glasgow. FamilySearch, database, “Ireland Marriages, 1619–1898,” entry for James Glasgow and Rosanna Barkley, married 17 March 1851 at Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland; citing p. 153, line 89; FamilySearch record FGC7-SDN (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGC7-SDN).
- On 17 March 1851, James Glasgow married Rosanna Barkley at Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland. James was recorded as aged 38 and Rosanna as aged 25. Rosanna’s father was named as Henry Barkley. FamilySearch, database, “Ireland Marriages, 1619–1898,” entry for James Glasgow and Rosanna Barkley, married 17 March 1851 at Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland; citing p. 153, line 89; FamilySearch record FGC7-SDN (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGC7-SDN).
- Four years before the marriage, a family letter reported that James was believed to have fathered a child with a daughter of Henry Barkly. On 20 March 1847, John Glasgow (1767-1851) of Londonderry, Ohio, referred to news contained in a letter sent from Ireland by R. Mulhollan on 22 December 1846. John wrote that the family believed “James Glasgow has an illegitimate heir, by his servant maid Henry Barkly daughter.” Sources
Profile source citations
- FamilySearch, database, “Ireland Marriages, 1619–1898,” entry for James Glasgow and Rosanna Barkley, married 17 March 1851 at Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland; citing p. 153, line 89; FamilySearch record FGC7-SDN (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGC7-SDN). source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography James Glasgow was born about 1813. His age was recorded as 38 at his marriage in 1851, and the same record identifies his father as Adam Glasgow. FamilySearch, database, “Ireland Marriages, 1619–1898,” entry for James Glasgow and Rosanna Barkley, married 17 March 1851 at Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland; citing p. 153, line 89; FamilySearch record FGC7-SDN (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGC7-SDN). On 17 March 1851, James Glasgow married Rosanna Barkley at Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland. James was recorded as aged 38 and Rosanna as aged 25. Rosanna’s father was named as Henry Barkley. FamilySearch, database, “Ireland Marriages, 1619–1898,” entry for James Glasgow and Rosanna Barkley, married 17 March 1851 at Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland; citing p. 153, line 89; FamilySearch record FGC7-SDN (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGC7-SDN). Four years before the marriage, a family letter reported that James was believed to have fathered a child with a daughter of Henry Barkly. On 20 March 1847, John Glasgow (1767-1851) of Londonderry, Ohio, referred to news contained in a letter sent from Ireland by R. Mulhollan on 22 December 1846. John wrote that the family believed “James Glasgow has an illegitimate heir, by his servant maid Henry Barkly daughter.” Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
James Glasgow was born about 1813. His age was recorded as 38 at his marriage in 1851, and the same record identifies his father as [[Glasgow-1622|Adam Glasgow]].<ref>FamilySearch, database, “Ireland Marriages, 1619–1898,” entry for James Glasgow and Rosanna Barkley, married 17 March 1851 at Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland; citing p. 153, line 89; [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGC7-SDN FamilySearch record FGC7-SDN].</ref>
On 17 March 1851, [[Glasgow-1623|James Glasgow]] married Rosanna Barkley at Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland. James was recorded as aged 38 and Rosanna as aged 25. Rosanna’s father was named as Henry Barkley.<ref>FamilySearch, database, “Ireland Marriages, 1619–1898,” entry for James Glasgow and Rosanna Barkley, married 17 March 1851 at Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland; citing p. 153, line 89; [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGC7-SDN FamilySearch record FGC7-SDN].</ref>
Four years before the marriage, a family letter reported that James was believed to have fathered a child with a daughter of Henry Barkly. On 20 March 1847, [[Glasgow-822|John Glasgow (1767-1851)]] of Londonderry, Ohio, referred to news contained in a letter sent from Ireland by R. Mulhollan on 22 December 1846. John wrote that the family believed “James Glasgow has an illegitimate heir, by his servant maid Henry Barkly daughter.”
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== Sources ==
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