Individual research record
Margaret (Glasgow) Bell
1882-05-21 – 1959-12-27
Glasgow-1649 · 1 mapped association
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- Birth
- 1882-05-21 · Ballynagilly, Lissan, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom
- Death
- 1959-12-27 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Parents
- David GlasgowconfidentMary Glasgowconfident
- Spouses
- Henry John Bell
- Children
- Not recorded
- Gender
- Female
- WikiTree
- Glasgow-1649
- Research clusters
- Ireland One-Tree profile leads
- Mapped descendants
- 0
Comparison context
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Naming sequence used by the parentage model
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Estimate and relationship notes
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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.
No sufficiently similar same-name person is currently indexed.
How duplicate leads are calculated
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Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Profile-stated birthplace: Ballynagilly, Lissan, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
Lissan civil parish — Cookstown area
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Source and mapping detail
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Precision: Civil-parish representative point
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.14 claims
Documented or strongly supported
No claims in this category have been formally assessed.
Working hypotheses and conflicts
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Research questionsOpen problems, missing bridges and the next records to inspect.0 open
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Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.5 sources
Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.
- original Margaret Glasgow, 1882, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/49278711820515) at Irish Civil Registration - Births. 21 May given here.
- original Henry Bell, Margaret Glasgow, 1905, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/faed962008162) at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages
- unknown Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 113701-116400
- unknown - includes photo
- tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1649
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WikiTree profile information
Glasgow-1649
Margaret (Glasgow) Bell
Updated 2024-06-07
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Glasgow-1649 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-06-07.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | Ballynagilly, Lissan, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland | WikiTree profile field |
| death | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | WikiTree profile field |
| marriage | 1905-06-09 | Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland | WikiTree relationship field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents | David Glasgow | Glasgow-1647 | 1836-00-00 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1883-09-28 · Ballynagilly, Lissan, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland |
| Parents | Mary Glasgow | Glasgow-1648 | 1842-00-00 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1917-02-26 · Ballynagilly, Lissan, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland |
| Children | Mary | Bell-37316 | 1906-02-19 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1984-04-11 · Dade, Florida, United States |
| Children | Henry | Bell-32880 | 1907-01-21 · Loy, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1967-08-22 · Durham, North Carolina, United States |
| Children | Herbert | Bell-37317 | 1908-07-13 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1977-09-13 · Middle Township, Cape May, New Jersey, United States |
| Children | Margaret | Bell-37318 | 1914-06-19 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · 0000-00-00 |
| Siblings | James George Glasgow | Glasgow-2019 | 1859-12-15 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1927-03-17 · Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
| Siblings | Mary Jane Henry | Glasgow-919 | 1861-05-00 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1942-05-20 · Queensland, Australia |
| Siblings | Annie Mitchell | Glasgow-1643 | 1862-00-00 · Killycurragh, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1927-06-05 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Siblings | Martha Chestnut | Glasgow-1714 | 1864-10-20 · Killycurragh, Cookstown, Derryloran, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1905-04-09 · Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Siblings | Emily Dunster | Glasgow-2035 | 1866-06-01 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1950-09-01 · Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
| Siblings | John R Glasgow | Glasgow-1640 | 1868-11-06 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1949-04-05 · Killycurragh, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Siblings | David Glasgow | Glasgow-2036 | 1870-07-29 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1937-05-14 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Siblings | Samuel Ramsey Glasgow | Glasgow-1651 | 1873-03-01 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1932-01-03 · Ballynagilly, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Siblings | Ellen Lamont | Glasgow-2037 | 1874-10-20 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1936-04-30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Siblings | Sarah McCracken | Glasgow-1650 | 1877-05-26 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1933-02-14 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Spouses | Henry John | Bell-34183 | 1880-01-11 · Rockhead, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1948-02-12 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · 1905-06-09 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland |
Profile categories
Ballynagilly Townland, Lissan Parish, County Tyrone Ballynagilly_Townland,_Lissan_Parish,_County_Tyrone Migrants from County Tyrone to Pennsylvania Migrants_from_County_Tyrone_to_Pennsylvania Sunset Memorial Park, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania Sunset_Memorial_Park,_Huntingdon_Valley,_Pennsylvania
Record-bearing passages
- Biography Margaret was born 15 May or 21 May 1882 at Ballynagilly, Lissan, County Tyrone. She was the daughter of David Glasgow and Mary Glasgow. Margaret Glasgow, 1882, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/49278711820515) at Irish Civil Registration - Births. 21 May given here.
- On 9 June 1905 at Oritor Presbyterian, she married Henry John Bell of Strifehill, Derryloran, son of Alexander Bell. Henry was a Compositor . Witnessed by James Bell and Eleanor J. Glasgow. Henry Bell, Margaret Glasgow, 1905, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/faed962008162) at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages
- She passed away 27 Dec 1959 at Greystone Nursing Home, Philadelphia due to cerebral thrombosis. Informed by Mrs. Margaret Collins, 4126 I St. She was to be buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Somerton. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 113701-116400 - includes photo Research Notes The Philadelphia death record gives 15 May as her birthday so she probably believed that was correct. It was common for the Irish civil birth records to give a later date than the true date. Sources
Profile source citations
- Margaret Glasgow, 1882, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/49278711820515) at Irish Civil Registration - Births. 21 May given here. source link 1
- Henry Bell, Margaret Glasgow, 1905, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/faed962008162) at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages source link 1
- Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 113701-116400
- - includes photo
Full captured biography text
Biography Margaret was born 15 May or 21 May 1882 at Ballynagilly, Lissan, County Tyrone. She was the daughter of David Glasgow and Mary Glasgow. Margaret Glasgow, 1882, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/49278711820515) at Irish Civil Registration - Births. 21 May given here. On 9 June 1905 at Oritor Presbyterian, she married Henry John Bell of Strifehill, Derryloran, son of Alexander Bell. Henry was a Compositor . Witnessed by James Bell and Eleanor J. Glasgow. Henry Bell, Margaret Glasgow, 1905, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/faed962008162) at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages She passed away 27 Dec 1959 at Greystone Nursing Home, Philadelphia due to cerebral thrombosis. Informed by Mrs. Margaret Collins, 4126 I St. She was to be buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Somerton. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 113701-116400 - includes photo Research Notes The Philadelphia death record gives 15 May as her birthday so she probably believed that was correct. It was common for the Irish civil birth records to give a later date than the true date. Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category: Sunset Memorial Park, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Migrants from County Tyrone to Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Ballynagilly Townland, Lissan Parish, County Tyrone]]
== Biography ==
{{Ireland Native}}
{{Migrating Ancestor | origin = Ireland | destination = United States | origin-flag = Flags-1.gif | destination-flag = US_Flags-1.png}}
Margaret was born 15 May or 21 May 1882 at Ballynagilly, Lissan, County Tyrone. She was the daughter of [[Glasgow-1647|David Glasgow]] and [[Glasgow-1648|Mary Glasgow]].
<ref>[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/49278711820515 Margaret Glasgow, 1882, Cookstown] at Irish Civil Registration - Births. 21 May given here.</ref>
On 9 June 1905 at Oritor Presbyterian, she married Henry John Bell of Strifehill, Derryloran, son of Alexander Bell. Henry was a Compositor . Witnessed by James Bell and Eleanor J. Glasgow.
<ref>[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/faed962008162 Henry Bell, Margaret Glasgow, 1905, Cookstown] at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages</ref>
She passed away 27 Dec 1959 at Greystone Nursing Home, Philadelphia due to cerebral thrombosis. Informed by Mrs. Margaret Collins, 4126 I St. She was to be buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Somerton.
<ref>{{Ancestry Record|PADeathCollection|7173498}} Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 113701-116400</ref>
<ref>{{FindAGrave|196362793}} - includes photo</ref>
== Research Notes ==
The Philadelphia death record gives 15 May as her birthday so she probably believed that was correct. It was common for the Irish civil birth records to give a later date than the true date.
== Sources ==
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