Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

William Glasgow

1858 – 1946-02-19

Glasgow-2144 · 1 mapped association

Purnim, Victoria, Australia→Bena, Victoria, Australia
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
5Close relations
4Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1858 · Purnim, Victoria, Australia
Death
1946-02-19 · Bena, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Robert GlasgowunmarkedAnn (McKinstry) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Isabella (Irvine) Glasgow
Children
Charles Irvine GlasgowJane Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2144
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 Irvine Glasgow (1903)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionJane Glasgow (1885)
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 fit49/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1829–1897Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesKildare, County Kildare, Ireland, United Kingdom · Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia · County Kildare — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 9Age · Birth-Order Gap · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Same-Spouse Child Window · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowBridget (Brunton) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: victoria (+6)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

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  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: victoria (+6)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1857–1877) (+6; other parent Bridget (Brunton) Glasgow)
  • same-couple children Charles Glasgow (1857) and Catherine Glasgow (1864) bracket the subject in the same specific birth locality (+10; strong household-placement clue, not proof)
  • the subject fills a 7-year gap between those same-couple, same-locality children (+4; corroborated missing birth-order slot)
  • known spouse Bridget (Brunton) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (24) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Charles +8 (26 public profiles; subject branch: Charles Irvine Glasgow; candidate branch: Charles Glasgow) (+8 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Automated fit11/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1822–?Generation36 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Mary (McNeil) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (28) at the subject's birth (+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 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Mary (McNeil) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (28) 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)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit10/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1840–?Generation18 years age gapRecorded placesKirkurdIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 18-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • known spouse Jean (Watson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (17) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), 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 18-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), 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 (17) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)

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 fit10/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1834–?Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesSt. John, New BrunswickIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Mary Agnes (Coulter) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (19) at the subject's birth (+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 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Mary Agnes (Coulter) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (19) 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 fit9/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1816–1894Generation42 years age gapRecorded placesTennessee · Union County, IllinoisIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 42-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Lucretia Evaline (Watkins) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), 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); candidate's household recorded Jerome Glasco in Cobden, Illinois, United States within 7 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • plausible 42-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Lucretia Evaline (Watkins) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father William Glasgow shares the subject's common given name (+2; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, William in 223 public profiles; WikiTree: relationship status unmarked; weak alone)

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); candidate's household recorded Jerome Glasco in Cobden, Illinois, United States within 7 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit46/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1834–1932Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Kildare, Ireland · Wahgunyah, Victoria, Australia · County Kildare — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Birth-Order Gap · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Same-Spouse Child Window · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowDaniel GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: victoria (+6)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: victoria (+6)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1857–1877) (+6; other parent Daniel Glasgow)
  • same-couple children Charles Glasgow (1857) and Catherine Glasgow (1864) bracket the subject in the same specific birth locality (+10; strong household-placement clue, not proof)
  • the subject fills a 7-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: Charles +8 (26 public profiles; subject branch: Charles Irvine Glasgow; candidate branch: Charles Glasgow) (+8 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Automated fit13/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1829–1914Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesBallymena, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom · Allansford, Victoria, Australia · BallymenaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: victoria (+6)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: victoria (+6)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit13/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1820–1896Generation38 years age gapRecorded placesWashington, Washington County, IowaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowRobert Barclay GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), 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 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), 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 (1857–1865) (+6; other parent Robert Barclay Glasgow)

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 fit10/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1840–?Generation18 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: John Glasgow → Margaret Jane (Glasgow) Coulstock (+3)

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)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: John Glasgow → Margaret Jane (Glasgow) Coulstock (+3)

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 fit10/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1831–1900Generation27 years age gapRecorded placesNew BrunswickIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: John Glasgow → Margaret Jane (Glasgow) Coulstock (+3)

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)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1885), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: John Glasgow → Margaret Jane (Glasgow) Coulstock (+3)

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)

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

William GlasgowGlasgow-1776

Automated fit45/100
Similar Person
Dates1860–1947PlacesMontober, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom → New ZealandParent comparisonSame parent name; profile identity unproved
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • death years within 1 (+10)

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

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • death years within 1 (+10)
  • 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
Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1859–?PlacesStewart County, Tennessee, United States → Stewart County, Tennessee, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

No indexed conflict

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

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
b. 1858

Profile-stated birthplace: Purnim, Victoria, Australia

Purnim, Victoria, Australia

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-2144

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.10 claims
2Derivative
1Tree Only
1Unknown

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. derivative Birth: Digger Victorian Pioneer index cdrom; ISBN 0864443455; F= Robert, M= Ann McInstry; Reg. 18036
  2. derivative Death: Digger Victorian death index cdrom; ISBN 0731153022; F= Robert Glasgow, M= Ann McInstre; Reg. 17015
  3. unknown Death notice: The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 20 February 1946: 2. Web. 26 Feb 2022 (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22229292)
  4. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2144
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-2144 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2022-02-26.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Purnim, Victoria, AustraliaWikiTree profile field
death—Bena, Victoria, AustraliaWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsRobert GlasgowGlasgow-16561814-00-00 · Clough, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom · 1875-02-03 · Wangoom, Victoria, Australia
ParentsAnn GlasgowMcKinstry-7231825-00-00 · County Antrim, Ireland · 1895-12-15 · Purnim, Victoria, Australia
ChildrenJane GlasgowGlasgow-21481885-00-00 · Panmure, Victoria, Australia · 1981-08-12 · Korumburra, Victoria, Australia
ChildrenCharles Irvine GlasgowGlasgow-21431903-00-00 · Korumburra, Victoria, Australia · 1974-05-29
SiblingsJohn GlasgowGlasgow-591847-02-06 · Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland · 1925-11-17 · Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
SiblingsJane AdamsGlasgow-16631850-00-00 · Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland · 1930-00-00 · Donald, Victoria, Australia
SiblingsMargaret BarberGlasgow-16601864-00-00 · Purnim, Victoria, Australia · 1936-00-00 · Birchip, Victoria, Australia
SiblingsRobert GlasgowGlasgow-21451867-00-00 · Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia · 1940-11-14 · Koo-Wee-Rup, Victoria, Australia
SpousesIsabella GlasgowIrvine-58451858-00-00 · Victoria, Australia · 1943-04-09 · Korumburra, Victoria, Australia · 0000-00-00

Profile categories

Korumburra Cemetery, Korumburra, Victoria Korumburra_Cemetery,_Korumburra,_Victoria

Record-bearing passages

  • BiographySources

    • Birth: Digger Victorian Pioneer index cdrom; ISBN 0864443455; F= Robert, M= Ann McInstry; Reg. 18036
    • Death: Digger Victorian death index cdrom; ISBN 0731153022; F= Robert Glasgow, M= Ann McInstre; Reg. 17015
    • Death notice: The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 20 February 1946: 2. Web. 26 Feb 2022 (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22229292)

Profile source citations

  1. Birth: Digger Victorian Pioneer index cdrom; ISBN 0864443455; F= Robert, M= Ann McInstry; Reg. 18036
  2. Death: Digger Victorian death index cdrom; ISBN 0731153022; F= Robert Glasgow, M= Ann McInstre; Reg. 17015
  3. Death notice: The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 20 February 1946: 2. Web. 26 Feb 2022 (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22229292) source link 1
Full captured biography text
BiographySources
* Birth: Digger Victorian Pioneer index cdrom; ISBN 0864443455; F= Robert, M= Ann McInstry; Reg. 18036
* Death: Digger Victorian death index cdrom; ISBN 0731153022; F= Robert Glasgow, M= Ann McInstre; Reg. 17015
* Death notice: The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 20 February 1946: 2. Web. 26 Feb 2022 (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22229292)
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
[[Category:Korumburra Cemetery, Korumburra, Victoria]]

== Sources ==
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* '''Birth''': Digger Victorian Pioneer index cdrom; ISBN 0864443455;  F= Robert, M= Ann McInstry; Reg. 18036
* '''Death''': Digger Victorian death index cdrom;  ISBN 0731153022; F= Robert Glasgow, M= Ann McInstre; Reg. 17015
* '''Death notice''': [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22229292 The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 20 February 1946: 2. Web. 26 Feb 2022]