Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

James Glasgow

c. 1835 – 1914-12-02

Glasgow-1676 · 1 mapped association

Killycurragh, Derryloran, County Tyrone, Ireland, United KingdomMontober, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
14Close relations
8Evidence items
18Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1835 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom
Death
1914-12-02 · Montober, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas GlasgowconfidentElizabeth (Ferguson) Dougaluncertain
Spouses
Rachel (Bell) Glasgow
Children
Alexander GlasgowAlexander GlasgowGeorge Henry GlasgowIsabella (Glasgow) GrahamJames GlasgowMargaret (Glasgow) FergusonRachel (Glasgow) HaganThomas William GlasgowUnknown GlasgowUnknown GlasgowWalter Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-1676
Research clusters
Cross/Derry reconstruction — unproved
Mapped descendants
14

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 positionThomas William Glasgow (1861)
Maternal grandfather positionJames Glasgow (1865)
Maternal grandmother positionMargaret (Glasgow) Ferguson (1866)
Paternal grandmother positionIsabella (Glasgow) Graham (1870)

Known-position checks: 1 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 fit51/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1805–1875Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesKillycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom · Killycurragh townland — Oritor/DerryloranIndependent clue breadth · 12Age · Broad Migration · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Lineage Surname As Middle Name · Local Sibling Birth · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowMargaret (Henry) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: killycurragh townland oritor derryloran (+10)
  • 4 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+8): collateral network, household chronology, locality, naming

a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent)

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  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1861), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: killycurragh townland oritor derryloran (+10)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1832–1851) (+6; other parent Margaret (Henry) Glasgow)
  • candidate has another child, Jane Glasgow, born 0 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Margaret (Henry) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: George +3 (61 public profiles; subject branch: George Henry Glasgow; candidate branch: George Whitfield Glasgow); Martha +3 (45 public profiles; subject branch: Martha Bell (Glasgow) Carson; candidate branch: Martha Matilda (Glasgow) Macintosh) (+10 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
  • candidate-line surnames recur as descendant middle names: Henry +6 (9 birth-surname profiles) (+6 total)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): canada, united states
  • 4 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+8): collateral network, household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent)

Automated fit47/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1799–1855Generation36 years age gapRecorded placesKillycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · Sandusky, Ohio, United States · Killycurragh townland — Oritor/DerryloranIndependent clue breadth · 9Age · Broad Migration · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowNancy (Glendinning) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: killycurragh townland oritor derryloran (+10)
  • known spouse Nancy (Glendinning) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (32) at the subject's birth (+7)

a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent)

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  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1861), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: killycurragh townland oritor derryloran (+10)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1824–1844) (+6; other parent Nancy (Glendinning) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Nancy (Glendinning) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (32) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Walter +12 (10 public profiles; subject branch: Walter Glasgow; candidate branch: Walter A Glasgow); Alexander +5 (59 public profiles; subject branch: Alexander Glasgow, Alexander Glasgow; candidate branch: Alexander Fleming Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+21 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit40/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1800–1857Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone, Ireland · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom · County Tyrone — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 10Age · Birth-Order Gap · Broad Migration · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Same-Spouse Child Window · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowAnne (Unknown) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: derryloran, killycurragh (+6)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent)

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  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1861), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: derryloran, killycurragh (+6)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1825–1837) (+6; other parent Anne (Unknown) Glasgow)
  • same-couple children Sarah (Glasgow) Mahood (1827) and Mary Jane (Glasgow) Parke (1836) bracket the subject in the same specific birth locality (+10; strong household-placement clue, not proof)
  • the subject fills a 9-year gap between those same-couple, same-locality children (+4; corroborated missing birth-order slot)
  • known spouse Anne (Unknown) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (34) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Isabella +8 (27 public profiles; subject branch: Isabella (Glasgow) Graham; candidate branch: Isabella Glasgow) (+8 total)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent)

Automated fit34/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1805–?Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom · County Tyrone — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 10Age · Broad Geography · Broad Migration · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Sibling Birth · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1861), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent)

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  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1861), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: tyrone (+1; not a locality match)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate has another child, David Glasgow, born 1 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: David +3 (39 public profiles) (+3 total)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Martha +7 (45 public profiles; subject branch: Martha Bell (Glasgow) Carson; candidate branch: Martha (Glasgow) Chestnut, Martha Emily Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus); George +3 (61 public profiles; subject branch: George Henry Glasgow; candidate branch: George Ernest Glasgow) (+14 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): canada, england
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent)

Automated fit28/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1808–1836Generation27 years age gapRecorded placesIreland, United Kingdom · Ireland — exact locality unproved · Killycurragh townland — Oritor/DerryloranIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Time-Specific Locality · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate has a supported 1836 Probate residence: Killycurragh, County Tyrone in the subject's birth locality, 1 years from the subject's birth (+22)
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent)

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  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1861), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has a supported 1836 Probate residence: Killycurragh, County Tyrone in the subject's birth locality, 1 years from the subject's birth (+22)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit56/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1801–1867Generation34 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone, Ireland · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · County Tyrone — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 9Age · Birth-Order Gap · Broad Migration · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Same-Spouse Child Window · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowSamuel GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: derryloran, killycurragh (+6)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

a different linked mother is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)

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  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1861), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: derryloran, killycurragh (+6)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1825–1837) (+6; other parent Samuel Glasgow)
  • same-couple children Sarah (Glasgow) Mahood (1827) and Mary Jane (Glasgow) Parke (1836) bracket the subject in the same specific birth locality (+10; strong household-placement clue, not proof)
  • the subject fills a 9-year gap between those same-couple, same-locality children (+4; corroborated missing birth-order slot)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Isabella +8 (27 public profiles; subject branch: Isabella (Glasgow) Graham; candidate branch: Isabella Glasgow) (+8 total)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different linked mother is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)

Automated fit51/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1803–1890Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesBrackagh, Lissan, County Londonderry, Ireland · Belle Center, Logan, Ohio, United States · Lissan civil parish — Cookstown areaIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Broad Migration · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowWilliam GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1861), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different linked mother is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)

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  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1861), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Lissan civil parish — Cookstown area is 7.5 km from the subject's birth-period Killycurragh townland — Oritor/Derryloran (+2; one or both placements are unproved)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1824–1844) (+6; other parent William Glasgow)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Walter +12 (10 public profiles; subject branch: Walter Glasgow; candidate branch: Walter A Glasgow); Alexander +5 (59 public profiles; subject branch: Alexander Glasgow, Alexander Glasgow; candidate branch: Alexander Fleming Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+21 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different linked mother is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit50/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1810–1892Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone, Ireland · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · County Tyrone — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 9Age · Broad Migration · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Sibling Birth · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowJames Glasgow junCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: derryloran, killycurragh (+6)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

a different linked mother is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)

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  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1861), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: derryloran, killycurragh (+6)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1832–1851) (+6; other parent James Glasgow jun)
  • candidate has another child, Jane Glasgow, born 0 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: George +3 (61 public profiles; subject branch: George Henry Glasgow; candidate branch: George Whitfield Glasgow); Martha +3 (45 public profiles; subject branch: Martha Bell (Glasgow) Carson; candidate branch: Martha Matilda (Glasgow) Macintosh) (+10 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): canada, united states
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different linked mother is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)

Automated fit40/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1802–1888Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesDerryloran, Cookstown Co Tyrone, Ireland · Montober, County Tyrone, Ireland · CookstownIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name Pattern · Sibling-Household ReplicationSame-spouse child windowWilliam GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: derryloran (+6)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

a different linked mother is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); candidate's household recorded John Glasgow in Kildress, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom within 5 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-574) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1861), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: derryloran (+6)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1827–1844) (+6; other parent William Glasgow)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: Margaret (Dougall) Glasgow → Mary Jane (Glasgow) Fordham (+3)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: David +3 (39 public profiles) (+3 total)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Rachel +10 (25 public profiles; subject branch: Rachel (Glasgow) Hagan, Rachel Hannah Glasgow; candidate branch: Rachel Maud (Glasgow) Maisey; +2 repetition bonus); Martha +3 (45 public profiles; subject branch: Martha Bell (Glasgow) Carson; candidate branch: Martha Emily Glasgow) (+17 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different linked mother is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); candidate's household recorded John Glasgow in Kildress, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom within 5 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-574) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1827–1901Generationnominally 8 years; approximate dates permit about 15–28 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom · Beltonanean, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom · County Tyrone — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Lineage Surname As Middle Name · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–28 years) (+4)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: David Glasgow → Jane Glasgow (+3)

a different linked mother is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–28 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 34 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1861), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • weak broad-area overlap: cookstown, kildress, tyrone (+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: David Glasgow → Jane Glasgow (+3)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Rachel +10 (25 public profiles; niece/nephew Rachel Maud (Glasgow) Maisey; +2 repetition bonus); Martha +3 (45 public profiles; niece/nephew Martha Emily Glasgow) (+13 total)
  • candidate-line surnames recur as descendant middle names: Henry +6 (9 birth-surname profiles) (+6 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different linked mother is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

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-1711

Automated fit81/100
Similar Person
Dates1833–1897PlacesKillycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom → Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • matching child name: James Glasgow
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: George, Thomas

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Same-name candidate

James GlasgowGlasgow-1681

Automated fit76/100
Possible Duplicate
Dates1828–1907PlacesBallynasollus, Kildress, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom → Ballynasollus, Kildress, County Tyrone, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 7 (+10)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 7 (+10)
  • overlapping locality (+8)
  • same spouse name (+20)
  • matching child names: Margaret (Glasgow) Ferguson, Rachel (Glasgow) Hagan

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Automated fit69/100
Similar Person
Dates1841–1917PlacesKillycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom → Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 6 (+10)
  • death years within 3 (+5)

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 6 (+10)
  • death years within 3 (+5)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • matching child name: Margaret (Glasgow) Ferguson
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: George

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Automated fit50/100
Similar Person
Dates1835–?PlacesPlaces not recordedParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: James

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: James

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Show 4 lower-scoring duplicate lead(s)
Automated fit39/100
Similar Person
Dates1823–1903PlacesCookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom → Gortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 12 (+2)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5); uncertain mother attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 12 (+2)
  • overlapping locality (+8)
  • matching child name: Unknown Glasgow
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: Thomas

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5); uncertain mother attachments differ (no deduction)

Same-name candidate

James G GlasgowGlasgow-3128

Automated fit38/100
Similar Person
Dates1833–?PlacesPlaces not recordedParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Same-name candidate

James D GlasgowGlasgow-69

Automated fit38/100
Similar Person
Dates1837–?PlacesPlaces not recordedParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5); uncertain mother attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5); uncertain mother attachments differ (no deduction)

Same-name candidate

James GlasgowGlasgow-3673

Automated fit38/100
Similar Person
Dates1840–?PlacesVirginia, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: James

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: James

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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. 1835

Profile-stated birthplace: Killycurragh, Derryloran, County Tyrone, Ireland

Killycurragh townland — Oritor/Derryloran

One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources. Attached parent profile(s): Glasgow-1684, Ferguson-8028.

One-Tree profile leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1676

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Exact townland centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.18 claims
4Original
3Unknown
1Tree Only

Documented or strongly supported

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Working hypotheses and conflicts

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Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthKillycurragh, Derryloran, County Tyrone, IrelandWikiTree profile field
deathMontober, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, IrelandWikiTree profile field
marriage1857-05-14Oritor, Kildress, County Tyrone, IrelandWikiTree relationship field

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RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsThomas GlasgowGlasgow-16841815-00-00 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1844-00-00
ParentsElizabeth DougalFerguson-80281812-00-00 · County Tyrone, Ireland · 1901-01-20 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, Tyrone, Ireland
ChildrenThomas William GlasgowGlasgow-27841861-08-15 · Ireland · 1922-12-18 · Canada
ChildrenJames GlasgowGlasgow-27831865-00-00 · Ireland · 1938-11-08 · Kent, Ontario, Canada
ChildrenUnknown GlasgowGlasgow-16931865-06-04 · Ballybriest, Lissan, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenMargaret FergusonGlasgow-17201866-00-00 · Ballybriest, Lissan, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1936-03-15 · Montober, Kildress, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
ChildrenGeorge Henry GlasgowGlasgow-16771867-10-17 · Ballybriest, Lissan, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1927-12-24
ChildrenIsabella GrahamGlasgow-16921870-04-19 · Ballybriest, Lissan, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1948-09-18 · Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
ChildrenUnknown GlasgowGlasgow-16911871-12-03 · Ballybriest, Lissan, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenWalter GlasgowGlasgow-17121873-00-00 · Ballybriest, Lissan, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenAlexander GlasgowGlasgow-16901874-08-07 · Ballybriest, Lissan, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1875-02-28
ChildrenRachel HaganGlasgow-16791877-01-10 · Ballybriest, Lissan, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1958-00-00
ChildrenAlexander GlasgowGlasgow-16891880-08-30 · Ballybriest, Lissan, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1967-06-17 · Upper Darby Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
SiblingsDavid GlasgowGlasgow-16441836-00-00 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1915-04-16
SiblingsWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-16941837-00-00 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1924-05-11 · Clare, Kildress, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
SiblingsGeorgeDougall-731844-01-08 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsSarahDougall-701846-03-10 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1944-09-14 · Gympie, Queensland, Australia
SiblingsMargaret GlasgowDougall-641849-05-15 · Killycurragh , County Tyrone, Ireland · 1944-04-07 · Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand
SiblingsEllenDougall-711851-07-19 · Killycurragh, Tyrone, Ireland · 1900-05-14 · Birtley, Durham, England, United Kingdom
SiblingsRachelDougall-921856-12-06 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1927-00-00 · South Shields, Durham, England, United Kingdom
SiblingsGlasgowDougall-721859-06-18 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SpousesRachel GlasgowBell-322421839-00-00 · Ballynasollus, Kildress, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1911-07-14 · Montober, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1857-05-14 · Oritor, Kildress, County Tyrone, Ireland

Profile categories

Ballybriest Townland, Lissan Parish, County Londonderry Ballybriest_Townland,_Lissan_Parish,_County_Londonderry Claggan Presbyterian Churchyard, Moneymore, Londonderry Claggan_Presbyterian_Churchyard,_Moneymore,_Londonderry Killycurragh Townland, Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone Killycurragh_Townland,_Derryloran_Parish,_County_Tyrone Muntober Townland, Kildress Parish, County Tyrone Muntober_Townland,_Kildress_Parish,_County_Tyrone

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography James was born about 1835. Based on age 66 in 1901 census. He was the son of Thomas Glasgow, and lived at Killycurragh as of 1857
  • On 14 May 1857 at Oritor Presbyterian, Kildress, he married Rachel Bell of Ballynasollus, eldest daughter of William Bell. Witnessed by Thomas J Glasgow and William Glasgow. James Glasgow, Rachel Bell, 14 May 1857, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/dd9dba3265281) at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages "Married" (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001318/18570521/035/0002), Londonderry Standard - Thursday 21 May 1857, Page 2
  • Their children (from 1865 at least) were born at Ballybriest.
  • He passed away 2 Dec 1914 at Montober, age 79, widower. Attended by Henry G Glasgow, son, Montober. James Glasgow, 1914, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/e569d73601281) at Irish Civil Registration - Deaths He was buried at the family burying ground in Claggan. The chief mourners were: "Mr James Glasgow, Montober" (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/19141212/262/0012), Mid-Ulster Mail - Saturday 12 December 1914 - Page 12

    • H G Glasgow, W Glasgow (sons)
    • R Ferguson (son-in-law)
    • W Glasgow (brother)
    • A Bell, J Mitchell RDC (brothers-in-law)
    • F Glasgow, W Sinnomond(sic), T Hamilton, W J Cahoon, G Cahoon, I Bell, W Bell (nephews). (note - Cahoon, Bell and Sinnamon are from the sisters of James's wife). Research Notes There were two marriages in the civil registration for James Glasgow / Rachel Bell.
  • There are two lots of children in the civil registration to said parents: some born at Ballynasollus and some born at Ballybriest.
  • The Ballynasollus children do correspond to the 1901 census for James Glasgow of Ballynasollus so I have assigned those children to that profile, and the Ballybriest children to this profile.
  • It is a bit weird that this James was of Killycurragh in 1857 and 1901, but all the children were born at Ballybriest.
  • However, in the absence of any evidence of a third couple James Glasgow / Rachel Bell, the conclusion must be that this couple moved to Ballybriest and then moved back to Killycurragh. The children Rachel and George born at Ballybriest have correct ages on the 1901 census at Killycurragh. Other children These two profiles' death certs both name parents as James Glasgow + Rachel Bell:

    • Thomas William Glasgow (abt.1861-1922)
    • James Glasgow (abt.1865-1938) However, they only give "Ireland" as source, and nothing has been found to definitely confirm the linked parents were the same such couple. The birth month of James on his Canada censuses differs from the 1865 Ireland birth registration to these parents.
  • It would be helpful to check for parish baptisms to this couple. They might be at either Claggan Presbyterian, or Orritor Presbyterian. Sources

Profile source citations

  1. Based on age 66 in 1901 census.
  2. On 14 May 1857 at Oritor Presbyterian, Kildress, he married Rachel Bell of Ballynasollus, eldest daughter of William Bell. Witnessed by Thomas J Glasgow and William Glasgow. James Glasgow, Rachel Bell, 14 May 1857, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/dd9dba3265281) at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages source link 1
  3. "Married" (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001318/18570521/035/0002), Londonderry Standard - Thursday 21 May 1857, Page 2 source link 1
  4. James Glasgow, 1914, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/e569d73601281) at Irish Civil Registration - Deaths source link 1
  5. "Mr James Glasgow, Montober" (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/19141212/262/0012), Mid-Ulster Mail - Saturday 12 December 1914 - Page 12 source link 1
  6. 1901 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Oritor/Killycurragh/1729666/) - Residents of a house 11 in Killycurragh (Oritor, Tyrone). James(66), Rachel(64), Henry(30), Rachel(23). source link 1
  7. 1911 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tyrone/Oritor/Muntober/859519/) - Residents of a house 2 in Muntober (Oritor, Tyrone). James(75), Rachel(73), Henry George(45), Rachel(33). source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
James was born about 1835. Based on age 66 in 1901 census. 
He was the son of Thomas Glasgow, and lived at Killycurragh as of 1857 

On 14 May 1857 at Oritor Presbyterian, Kildress, he married Rachel Bell of Ballynasollus, eldest daughter of William Bell. Witnessed by Thomas J Glasgow and William Glasgow.
 James Glasgow, Rachel Bell, 14 May 1857, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/dd9dba3265281) at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages 
 "Married" (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001318/18570521/035/0002), Londonderry Standard - Thursday 21 May 1857, Page 2 

Their children (from 1865 at least) were born at Ballybriest.

By 1901 they had moved back to Killycurragh; and then moved again to Muntober by 1911.

He passed away 2 Dec 1914 at Montober, age 79, widower. Attended by Henry G Glasgow, son, Montober.
 James Glasgow, 1914, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/e569d73601281) at Irish Civil Registration - Deaths 
He was buried at the family burying ground in Claggan. The chief mourners were:
 "Mr James Glasgow, Montober" (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/19141212/262/0012), Mid-Ulster Mail - Saturday 12 December 1914 - Page 12 
* H G Glasgow, W Glasgow (sons)
* R Ferguson (son-in-law)
* W Glasgow (brother)
* A Bell, J Mitchell RDC (brothers-in-law)
* F Glasgow, W Sinnomond(sic), T Hamilton, W J Cahoon, G Cahoon, I Bell, W Bell (nephews). (note - Cahoon, Bell and Sinnamon are from the sisters of James's wife).
Research Notes
There were two marriages in the civil registration for James Glasgow / Rachel Bell. 

There are two lots of children in the civil registration to said parents: some born at Ballynasollus and some born at Ballybriest.

The Ballynasollus children do correspond to the 1901 census for James Glasgow of Ballynasollus so I have assigned those children to that profile, and the Ballybriest children to this profile.

It is a bit weird that this James was of Killycurragh in 1857 and 1901, but all the children were born at Ballybriest.

However, in the absence of any evidence of a third couple James Glasgow / Rachel Bell, the conclusion must be that this couple moved to Ballybriest and then moved back to Killycurragh. The children Rachel and George born at Ballybriest have correct ages on the 1901 census at Killycurragh.
Other children
These two profiles' death certs both name parents as James Glasgow + Rachel Bell:
* Thomas William Glasgow (abt.1861-1922)
* James Glasgow (abt.1865-1938)
However, they only give "Ireland" as source, and nothing has been found to definitely confirm the linked parents were the same such couple. The birth month of James on his Canada censuses differs from the 1865 Ireland birth registration to these parents.

It would be helpful to check for parish baptisms to this couple. They might be at either Claggan Presbyterian, or Orritor Presbyterian.
Sources
* 1901 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Oritor/Killycurragh/1729666/) - Residents of a house 11 in Killycurragh (Oritor, Tyrone). James(66), Rachel(64), Henry(30), Rachel(23).
* 1911 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tyrone/Oritor/Muntober/859519/) - Residents of a house 2 in Muntober (Oritor, Tyrone). James(75), Rachel(73), Henry George(45), Rachel(33).
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category: Claggan Presbyterian Churchyard, Moneymore, Londonderry]]
[[Category:Ballybriest Townland, Lissan Parish, County Londonderry]]
[[Category:Killycurragh Townland, Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone]]
[[Category:Muntober Townland, Kildress Parish, County Tyrone]]
== Biography ==
{{Ireland Native}}
James was born about 1835.<ref>Based on age 66 in 1901 census.</ref>
He was the son of Thomas Glasgow, and lived at Killycurragh as of 1857<ref name="mar"/>

On 14 May 1857 at Oritor Presbyterian, Kildress, he married Rachel Bell of Ballynasollus, eldest daughter of William Bell. Witnessed by Thomas J Glasgow and William Glasgow.
<ref name="mar">[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/dd9dba3265281 James Glasgow, Rachel Bell, 14 May 1857, Cookstown] at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages</ref>
<ref name="mclip">[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001318/18570521/035/0002 "Married"], ''Londonderry Standard'' - Thursday 21 May 1857, Page 2</ref>

Their children (from 1865 at least) were born at Ballybriest.

By 1901 they had moved back to Killycurragh; and then moved again to Muntober by 1911.

He passed away 2 Dec 1914 at Montober, age 79, widower. Attended by Henry G Glasgow, son, Montober.
<ref>[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/e569d73601281 James Glasgow, 1914, Cookstown] at Irish Civil Registration - Deaths</ref>
He was buried at the family burying ground in Claggan. The chief mourners were:
<ref>[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/19141212/262/0012 "Mr James Glasgow, Montober"], ''Mid-Ulster Mail'' - Saturday 12 December 1914 - Page 12</ref>
* [[Glasgow-1677|H G Glasgow]], W Glasgow (sons)
* R Ferguson (son-in-law)
* [[Glasgow-1694|W Glasgow]] (brother)
* [[Bell-32241|A Bell]], [[Mitchell-31707|J Mitchell RDC]] (brothers-in-law)
* F Glasgow, W Sinnomond(sic), T Hamilton, W J Cahoon, G Cahoon, I Bell, W Bell (nephews).  (note - Cahoon, Bell and Sinnamon are from the sisters of James's wife).

== Research Notes ==
There were two marriages in the civil registration for James Glasgow / Rachel Bell. 

There are two lots of children in the civil registration to said parents: some born at Ballynasollus and some born at Ballybriest.

The Ballynasollus children do correspond to the 1901 census for James Glasgow of Ballynasollus so I have assigned those children to that profile, and the Ballybriest children to this profile.

It is a bit weird that this James was of Killycurragh in 1857 and 1901, but all the children were born at Ballybriest.

However, in the absence of any evidence of a third couple James Glasgow / Rachel Bell, the conclusion must be that this couple moved to Ballybriest and then moved back to Killycurragh.   The children Rachel and George born at Ballybriest have correct ages on the 1901 census at Killycurragh.

=== Other children ===
These two profiles' death certs both name parents as James Glasgow + Rachel Bell:
* [[Glasgow-2784|Thomas William Glasgow (abt.1861-1922)]]
* [[Glasgow-2783|James Glasgow (abt.1865-1938)]]
However, they only give "Ireland" as source, and nothing has been found to definitely confirm the linked parents were the same such couple.  The birth month of James on his Canada censuses differs from the 1865 Ireland birth registration to these parents.

It would be helpful to check for parish baptisms to this couple. They might be at either Claggan Presbyterian, or Orritor Presbyterian.

== Sources ==
<references />
* [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Oritor/Killycurragh/1729666/ 1901 Ireland census] - Residents of a house 11 in Killycurragh (Oritor, Tyrone). James(66), Rachel(64), Henry(30), Rachel(23).
* [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tyrone/Oritor/Muntober/859519/ 1911 Ireland census] - Residents of a house 2 in Muntober (Oritor, Tyrone). James(75), Rachel(73), Henry George(45), Rachel(33).