Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

William Glasgow

c. 1831 – 1887-10-07

Glasgow-1848 · 1 mapped association

County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom→Shipton Township, Richmond, Quebec, Canada
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
1Close relations
4Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1831 · County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom
Death
1887-10-07 · Shipton Township, Richmond, Quebec, Canada
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Robert Pollock Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-1848
Research clusters
Unplaced Irish profile leads through 1850
Mapped descendants
5

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 positionRobert Pollock Glasgow (1874)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
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 fit30/100
Weak Lead
Dates1799–1855Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesKillycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · Sandusky, Ohio, United States · Killycurragh townland — Oritor/DerryloranIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Migration · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowNancy (Glendinning) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Nancy (Glendinning) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (28) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • 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 (28) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1809–1900Generation22 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom · Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, United States · County Tyrone — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowEliza Jane (Gilmore) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Eliza Jane (Gilmore) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), 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 (1825–1843) (+6; other parent Eliza Jane (Gilmore) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Eliza Jane (Gilmore) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Robert Pollock Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Robert in 165 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1801–1866Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · Prescott, Ontario, Canada · Prescott OntarioIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: canada (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: canada (+1; not a locality match)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Robert Pollock Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Robert in 165 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1797–1868Generation34 years age gapRecorded placesBallymoney, Antrim, Londonderry (Derry), Ireland · Ballymoney, Antrim, Londonderry (Derry), Ireland, United Kingdom · Ballybogy townlandIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: londonderry (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: londonderry (+1; not a locality match)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Robert Pollock Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Robert in 165 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1791–1881Generation40 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · Portglenone — regional family-tradition referenceIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Margaret (Cunningham) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (28) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 83 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 83 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Margaret (Cunningham) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (28) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Robert Pollock Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Robert in 165 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit18/100
Weak Lead
Dates1788–1867Generation43 years age gapRecorded placesFranceIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 43-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 86 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • possible 43-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 86 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Pollock Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1813–1886Generation18 years age gapRecorded placesRasharkin Rc, Antrim, Ireland · RasharkinIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Pollock Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit15/100
Weak Lead
Dates1809–?Generation22 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Pollock Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Pollock Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit15/100
Weak Lead
Dates1807–1880Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesIreland, United Kingdom · Aurelius, Cayuga, New York, United States · Ireland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Pollock Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit9/100
Weak Lead
Dates1804–1875Generation27 years age gapRecorded placesKelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom · Turakina, Manawatū-Whanganui, New ZealandIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Candidate-Family Tradition · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowRobert GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1827–1839) (+6; other parent Robert Glasgow)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1874), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1827–1839) (+6; other parent Robert Glasgow)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Pollock Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)
  • the candidate's own child family has 3 known-position naming matches (+3; branch-level validation)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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 fit56/100
Similar Person
Dates1831–1900PlacesBrush Creek Township, Adams, Ohio, United States → Peru, Nemaha, Nebraska, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison
Automated fit53/100
Similar Person
Dates1832–1886PlacesCounty Cork, Ireland, United Kingdom → Suburban North, Nelson, New ZealandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • death years within 1 (+10)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • death years within 1 (+10)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.2 claims
2Unknown
1Derivative
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.4 sources

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

  1. unknown Danielle Hamelin, “GLASGOW, ROBERT POLLOCK,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 15, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed July 21, 2021, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/glasgow_robert_pollock_15E.html.
  2. derivative "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVNP-LQR : 2 March 2021), William Glasgow, Shipton Township, Richmond, Quebec, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing William Glasgow, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
  3. unknown Drouin Collection, Danville Presbyterian Church Records, 1887
  4. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1848
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-1848 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2023-08-11.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—County Londonderry, IrelandWikiTree profile field
death—Shipton Township, Richmond, Quebec, CanadaWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenRobert Pollock GlasgowGlasgow-10071874-09-03 · Shipton Township, Richmond, Quebec, Canada · 1922-04-05 · New York City, New York, United States

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography William, born about 1831 in County Londonderry, Ireland, emigrated to Quebec. He bought a farm in Shipton Township in 1874. He and his wife, Helen Tough, had six children.

  • He died in 1887. Sources *Danielle Hamelin, “GLASGOW, ROBERT POLLOCK,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 15, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed July 21, 2021, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/glasgow_robert_pollock_15E.html.

    • "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVNP-LQR : 2 March 2021), William Glasgow, Shipton Township, Richmond, Quebec, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing William Glasgow, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. *Drouin Collection, Danville Presbyterian Church Records, 1887

Profile source citations

  1. Danielle Hamelin, “GLASGOW, ROBERT POLLOCK,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 15, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed July 21, 2021, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/glasgow_robert_pollock_15E.html. source link 1
  2. "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVNP-LQR : 2 March 2021), William Glasgow, Shipton Township, Richmond, Quebec, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing William Glasgow, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. source link 1
  3. Drouin Collection, Danville Presbyterian Church Records, 1887
Full captured biography text
Biography
William, born about 1831 in County Londonderry, Ireland, emigrated to Quebec. He bought a farm in Shipton Township in 1874. He and his wife, Helen Tough, had six children.

He died in 1887.
Sources
*Danielle Hamelin, “GLASGOW, ROBERT POLLOCK,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 15, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed July 21, 2021, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/glasgow_robert_pollock_15E.html. 
* "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVNP-LQR : 2 March 2021), William Glasgow, Shipton Township, Richmond, Quebec, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing William Glasgow, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
*Drouin Collection, Danville Presbyterian Church Records, 1887
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
William, born about 1831 in County Londonderry, Ireland, emigrated to Quebec. He bought a farm in Shipton Township in 1874. He and his wife, Helen Tough, had six children.

He died in 1887.

== Sources ==
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*Danielle Hamelin, “GLASGOW, ROBERT POLLOCK,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 15, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed July 21, 2021, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/glasgow_robert_pollock_15E.html. 
* "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVNP-LQR : 2 March 2021), William Glasgow, Shipton Township, Richmond, Quebec, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing William Glasgow, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
*Drouin Collection, Danville Presbyterian Church Records, 1887