Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Robert Glasgow

c. 1866 – 1943

Glasgow-1659 · 1 mapped association

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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
4Close relations
1Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1866 · New Zealand
Death
1943 · New Zealand
Parents
Robert GlasgowunmarkedAnn (Sloan) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Annie (Glasgow) SherryCharles Sloane Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-1659
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
2

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 positionCharles Sloane Glasgow (1898)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionAnnie (Glasgow) Sherry (1894)
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

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 fit24/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1832–1886Generation34 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Cork, Ireland, United Kingdom · Suburban North, Nelson, New Zealand · County Cork — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationSame-spouse child windowDora (Shaw) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Dora (Shaw) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (35) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: zealand (+1; not a locality match)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1857–1877) (+6; other parent Dora (Shaw) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Dora (Shaw) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (35) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → William Charles Stewart Glasgow (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit17/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1840–?Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesKirkurdIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Jean (Watson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Jean (Watson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → William Charles Stewart Glasgow (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit13/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1843–1924Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesIndia · Roslyn, Otago, New ZealandIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → William Charles Stewart Glasgow (+3)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); no known spouse has a plausible maternal age at the subject's birth (−6; an unknown spouse remains possible)

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  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: zealand (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → William Charles Stewart Glasgow (+3)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Annie +8 (24 public profiles; niece/nephew Annie Ethel May (Glasgow) Sibbald) (+8 total)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); no known spouse has a plausible maternal age at the subject's birth (−6; an unknown spouse remains possible)

Automated fit13/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1834–?Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesSt. John, New BrunswickIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); 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 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), 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 Mary Agnes (Coulter) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (27) at the subject's birth (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit12/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1816–1894Generation50 years age gapRecorded placesTennessee · Union County, IllinoisIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 50-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • known spouse Lucretia Evaline (Watkins) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (31) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • possible 50-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), 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 Lucretia Evaline (Watkins) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (31) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → William Charles Stewart Glasgow (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit21/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1831–?Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesOhioIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowThomas GlascoCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1857–1872) (+6; other parent Thomas Glasco)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Charles +8 (26 public profiles; subject branch: Charles Sloane Glasgow; candidate branch: Charles Glasco) (+8 total)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit17/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1835–1902Generation31 years age gapRecorded placesNew ZealandIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit17/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1834–1894Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesNew ZealandIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit15/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1845–1874Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesIndiaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); 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 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), 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): Annie +8 (24 public profiles; sibling Annie Coulson Crawford) (+8 total)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit14/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1831–1913Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesThe Wood, Nelson, New ZealandIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowWilliam James GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: zealand (+1; not a locality match)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1894), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: zealand (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1857–1877) (+6; other parent William James Glasgow)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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.

Automated fit53/100
Similar Person
Dates1867–?PlacesNew ZealandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

Robert GlasgowGlasgow-2145

Automated fit40/100
Similar Person
Dates1867–1940PlacesWarrnambool, Victoria, Australia → Koo-wee-rup, Victoria, AustraliaParent comparisonSame parent name; profile identity unproved
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • death years within 3 (+5)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • death years within 3 (+5)
  • same parent name without a shared profile ID: Robert Glasgow (+2)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

Open side-by-side comparison
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
b. 1866

Profile-stated birthplace: New Zealand

New Zealand

One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.

One-Tree profile leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1659

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.9 claims
1Tree Only

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.1 source

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

  1. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1659
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-1659 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-04-22.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—New ZealandWikiTree profile field
death—New ZealandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsRobert GlasgowGlasgow-5871830-00-00 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1914-08-05 · Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
ParentsAnn GlasgowSloan-43431834-00-00 · Annaghone, Donaghenry, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1917-09-07 · Avondale, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
ChildrenAnnie SherryGlasgow-38221894-11-24 · Āwhitu, Auckland, New Zealand · 1973-00-00 · New Zealand
ChildrenCharles Sloane GlasgowGlasgow-16581898-00-00 · New Zealand · 1950-00-00
SiblingsWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-17761860-00-00 · Montober, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1947-08-05 · New Zealand
SiblingsSarah Ann GlasgowGlasgow-17751864-01-19 · Montober, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1865-00-00 · New Zealand
SiblingsLillian Sloane WilloughbyGlasgow-9791869-00-00 · 1941-01-28 · Auckland, New Zealand
SiblingsJoseph GlasgowGlasgow-18271873-00-00 · New Zealand · 1962-09-21 · Mount Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Robert was born about 1866. He passed away in 1943. Sources :NZBDM BIRTH:Based on descendant knowledge and reinforced by naming his son with his mother's maiden name. :NZBDM MARRIAGE:1894/1252 Louisa Davies Robert Glasgow :NZBDM DEATH:1943/28827 Glasgow Robert 77Y

Profile source citations

No structured source citation was recoverable from the profile biography.

Full captured biography text
Biography
Robert was born about 1866. He passed away in 1943. 
Sources
:NZBDM BIRTH:Based on descendant knowledge and reinforced by naming his son with his mother's maiden name.
:NZBDM MARRIAGE:1894/1252 Louisa Davies Robert Glasgow 
:NZBDM DEATH:1943/28827 Glasgow Robert 77Y
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
Robert was born about 1866. He passed away in 1943. 
== Sources ==
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:NZBDM BIRTH:Based on descendant knowledge and reinforced by naming his son with his mother's maiden name.
:NZBDM MARRIAGE:1894/1252	Louisa 	Davies 	Robert 	Glasgow 
:NZBDM DEATH:1943/28827	Glasgow 	Robert 	77Y