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Isabella (Glasgow) Lowes

1834 – 1920-07-04

Glasgow-1674 · 1 mapped association

United Kingdom→Masterton, New Zealand
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1Mapped records
4Close relations
10Evidence items
10Candidate leads
Birth
1834 · United Kingdom
Death
1920-07-04 · Masterton, New Zealand
Parents
Robert GlasgowunmarkedMary (Lamb) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Donald CameronWilliam Lowes
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Female
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Glasgow-1674
Research clusters
United Kingdom One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
0

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Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

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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.

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Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1834

Profile-stated birthplace: United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.10 claims
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2Original
2Tree Only
1Derivative

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  1. derivative "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-JBZB : 4 October 2016), Donald Cameron and Isabella Glasgow, 1853; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1853/994, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
  2. original "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Marriage Registration of William Lowes and Isabella Cameron ; citing Marriage Certificate 1868/7268 .
  3. original "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Isabella Lowes, aged at death 86Y; citing Death Certificate 1920/3195 .
  4. tree_only Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182692403/isabella-lowes: accessed January 6, 2025), memorial page for Isabella Glasgow Lowes (1834–4 Jul 1920), , citing Archer Street Cemetery, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand; Maintained by S. Melton (contributor 48360335).
  5. unknown NZBDM - https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
  6. unknown marriage registration 1853/994 married Duncan Cameron
  7. unknown marriage registration 1868/7268 married William Lowes
  8. unknown Death registration 1920/3195
  9. unknown https://www.geni.com/people/Isabella-Cameron-Lowes/6000000065550257932
  10. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1674
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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-1674 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-02-16.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—United KingdomWikiTree profile field
death—Masterton, New ZealandWikiTree profile field
marriage1853-00-00New ZealandWikiTree relationship field
marriage1868-00-00New ZealandWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsRobert GlasgowGlasgow-26031795-12-05 · Rothesay, Bute, Scotland · 1877-01-01 · Turakina, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
ParentsMary GlasgowLamb-112451804-00-00 · Kelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1875-01-02 · Turakina, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
ChildrenDuncanCameron-195331854-00-00 · Kaiwharawhara, Wellington, New Zealand · 1918-11-18 · Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand
ChildrenRobertCameron-193351856-07-02 · New Zealand · 1931-05-02
ChildrenDonaldCameron-195291859-00-00 · Wellington, New Zealand · 1942-10-06 · Masterton, New Zealand
ChildrenWilliamCameron-195321861-00-00 · New Zealand · 1933-01-02 · Masterton, New Zealand
ChildrenWalterCameron-118981862-11-30 · Wellington, New Zealand · 1946-03-16 · Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand
ChildrenAllanCameron-195311864-00-00 · Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt, New Zealand · 1934-01-03 · Masterton, New Zealand
ChildrenMaryLowes-2181870-01-22 · New Zealand · 1953-10-17
ChildrenPhillisLowes-1661872-00-00 · New Zealand · 1954-00-00
SiblingsJohn GlasgowGlasgow-26041827-00-00 · Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · 1910-07-10 · Marton, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
SiblingsAdam GlasgowGlasgow-26051829-01-00 · Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · 1880-07-12 · Turakina, Rangitikei, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
SiblingsElizabeth HurstGlasgow-26911834-00-00 · 1894-03-24 · New Zealand
SiblingsMary Maria KnoxGlasgow-26071837-00-00 · Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · 1920-03-07 · Turakina, Rangitikei, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
SiblingsAnn HoggGlasgow-26081839-00-00 · Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · 1904-09-10 · Turakina, Rangitikei, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
SpousesDonaldCameron-95261826-00-00 · Ardnamurchan, Argyll, Scotland · 1866-06-27 · Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand · 1853-00-00 · New Zealand
SpousesWilliamLowes-1671837-02-25 · Northumberland, England, United Kingdom · 1901-07-14 · Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia · 1868-00-00 · New Zealand

Profile categories

Archer Street Cemetery, Masterton, Wellington Archer_Street_Cemetery,_Masterton,_Wellington Bombay, sailed 1 August 1842 Bombay,_sailed_1_August_1842

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Isabella was born about 1834. She was the daughter of Robert Glasgow and Mary Lamb. She arrived in Wellington with her parents in 1841.
  • She married Donald Cameron in 1853 in New Zealand. "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-JBZB : 4 October 2016), Donald Cameron and Isabella Glasgow, 1853; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1853/994, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
  • After the death of Donald, she married William Lowes, a widower, and at one time Mayor of Masterton, in 1868. "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Marriage Registration of William Lowes and Isabella Cameron ; citing Marriage Certificate 1868/7268 .

  • She passed away in 1920 and is buried in Archer Street cemetery. "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Isabella Lowes, aged at death 86Y; citing Death Certificate 1920/3195 . Sources

    • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182692403/isabella-lowes: accessed January 6, 2025), memorial page for Isabella Glasgow Lowes (1834–4 Jul 1920), , citing Archer Street Cemetery, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand; Maintained by S. Melton (contributor 48360335).
  • NZBDM - https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/ ** marriage registration 1853/994 married Duncan Cameron ** marriage registration 1868/7268 married William Lowes ** Death registration 1920/3195

Profile source citations

  1. "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-JBZB : 4 October 2016), Donald Cameron and Isabella Glasgow, 1853; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1853/994, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington. source link 1
  2. "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Marriage Registration of William Lowes and Isabella Cameron ; citing Marriage Certificate 1868/7268 .
  3. "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Isabella Lowes, aged at death 86Y; citing Death Certificate 1920/3195 .
  4. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182692403/isabella-lowes: accessed January 6, 2025), memorial page for Isabella Glasgow Lowes (1834–4 Jul 1920), , citing Archer Street Cemetery, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand; Maintained by S. Melton (contributor 48360335). source link 1
  5. NZBDM - https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/ source link 1
  6. marriage registration 1853/994 married Duncan Cameron
  7. marriage registration 1868/7268 married William Lowes
  8. Death registration 1920/3195
  9. https://www.geni.com/people/Isabella-Cameron-Lowes/6000000065550257932 source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Isabella was born about 1834. She was the daughter of Robert Glasgow and Mary Lamb. She arrived in Wellington with her parents in 1841.

She married Donald Cameron in 1853 in New Zealand. "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-JBZB : 4 October 2016), Donald Cameron and Isabella Glasgow, 1853; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1853/994, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington. 

They were the parents of six sons.

After the death of Donald, she married William Lowes, a widower, and at one time Mayor of Masterton, in 1868. "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Marriage Registration of William Lowes and Isabella Cameron ; citing Marriage Certificate 1868/7268 . 

She and William had two daughters.

She was widowed a second time in 1901.

She passed away in 1920 and is buried in Archer Street cemetery.
 "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Isabella Lowes, aged at death 86Y; citing Death Certificate 1920/3195 . 
Sources
* Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182692403/isabella-lowes: accessed January 6, 2025), memorial page for Isabella Glasgow Lowes (1834–4 Jul 1920), , citing Archer Street Cemetery, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand; Maintained by S. Melton (contributor 48360335).

* NZBDM - https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
** marriage registration 1853/994 married Duncan Cameron
** marriage registration 1868/7268 married William Lowes
** Death registration 1920/3195

*https://www.geni.com/people/Isabella-Cameron-Lowes/6000000065550257932
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Archer Street Cemetery, Masterton, Wellington]]
[[Category: Bombay, sailed 1 August 1842]]
== Biography == 

Isabella was born about 1834. She was the daughter of [[Glasgow-2603|Robert Glasgow]] and [[Lamb-11245|Mary Lamb]].  She arrived in Wellington with her parents in 1841.

She married Donald Cameron in 1853 in New Zealand. <ref>"New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-JBZB : 4 October 2016), Donald Cameron and Isabella Glasgow, 1853; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1853/994, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.</ref>

They were the parents of six sons.

After the death of Donald, she married William Lowes, a widower, and at one time Mayor of Masterton, in 1868.<ref name="marriage" >"Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Marriage Registration of William Lowes and Isabella Cameron ; citing Marriage Certificate 1868/7268 .</ref> 

She and William had two daughters.

She was widowed a second time in 1901.

She passed away in 1920 and is buried in Archer Street cemetery.
 <ref name="death"> "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Isabella Lowes, aged at death 86Y; citing Death Certificate 1920/3195 .</ref> 


== Sources ==
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* Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182692403/isabella-lowes: accessed January 6, 2025), memorial page for Isabella Glasgow Lowes (1834–4 Jul 1920), {{FindAGrave|182692403}}, citing Archer Street Cemetery, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand; Maintained by S. Melton (contributor 48360335).

* NZBDM -  https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
** marriage registration 1853/994 married Duncan Cameron
** marriage registration 1868/7268 married William Lowes
** Death registration 1920/3195

*https://www.geni.com/people/Isabella-Cameron-Lowes/6000000065550257932