Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Samuel Johnston Glasgow

1881-10-24 – 1924-12-07

Glasgow-2313 · 1 mapped association

Killycurragh, Oritor, Derryloran (Upper Dungannon portion), County Tyrone, Ireland, United KingdomEdmonton, Alberta, Canada

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
4Close relations
5Evidence items
2Candidate leads
Birth
1881-10-24 · Killycurragh, Oritor, Derryloran (Upper Dungannon portion), County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom
Death
1924-12-07 · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Parents
John GlasgowunmarkedMargaret (Mitchell) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Margaret (McCreery) Glasgow
Children
Living person (details withheld)
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2313
Research clusters
Ireland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
3

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 positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
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

No named children are recoverable, so child-naming analysis cannot be run.

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

Samuel GlasgowGlasgow-2259

Automated fit46/100
Similar Person
Dates1884–?PlacesKillycurragh, 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 3 (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

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

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

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

Same-name candidate

Samuel GlasgowGlasgow-2996

Automated fit41/100
Similar Person
Dates1880–?PlacesPlaces not recordedParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

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

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

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

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. 1881

Profile-stated birthplace: Killycurragh, Oritor, Derryloran (Upper Dungannon portion), County Tyrone, Ireland

Killycurragh townland — Oritor/Derryloran

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

One-Tree profile leadoriginal
Source and mapping detail

Birth record, Samuel Glasgow, 1881, Ireland, County Tyrone, Cookstown SR District, Group Registration ID 11000364 [https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1881/02808/2030553.pdf]

Candidate matched on record type, year; inspect before treating it as the underlying record.

Precision: Exact townland centrepoint

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

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.5 sources
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-2313 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-03-10.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthKillycurragh, Oritor, Derryloran (Upper Dungannon portion), County Tyrone, IrelandWikiTree profile field
deathEdmonton, Alberta, CanadaWikiTree profile field
marriage1906-04-25Newry, County Down, IrelandWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJohn GlasgowGlasgow-17261851-00-00 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1929-11-02 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
ParentsMargaret GlasgowMitchell-327601848-09-18 · Ballynagilly, Lissan, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1928-07-10 · Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
ChildrenJohnGlasgow-23141906-08-00 · Alberta, Canada · 0000-00-00
ChildrenWilliamGlasgow-23151908-05-00 · Alberta, Canada · 0000-00-00
SiblingsEleanor Jane WattGlasgow-17301875-12-02 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsMargaret Anne AdamsGlasgow-17441877-05-14 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1923-07-06 · Cloghog, Clonoe, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
SiblingsThomas James GlasgowGlasgow-17281879-06-11 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsSarah Elizabeth BlackGlasgow-17421883-12-10 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsEmma Smyth NesbittGlasgow-17431886-02-14 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsDavid Allen GlasgowGlasgow-22601890-05-09 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1953-12-17 · Irma, Wainwright No. 61, Alberta, Canada
SpousesMargaret GlasgowMcCreery-5221887-01-00 · 0000-00-00 · 1906-04-25 · Newry, County Down, Ireland

Profile categories

1901 Census of Ireland, Markethill DED, County Armagh 1901_Census_of_Ireland,_Markethill_DED,_County_Armagh Edmonton Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton,_Alberta Edmonton_Cemetery,_Edmonton,_Alberta Killycurragh Townland, Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone Killycurragh_Townland,_Derryloran_Parish,_County_Tyrone Markethill, County Armagh Markethill,_County_Armagh Migrants from County Armagh to Alberta Migrants_from_County_Armagh_to_Alberta

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. Birth record, Samuel Glasgow, 1881, Ireland, County Tyrone, Cookstown SR District, Group Registration ID 11000364 [https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1881/02808/2030553.pdf] source link 1
  2. Census of Ireland, 1901, Armagh, Markethill, Main Street, House 15 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Markethill/Main_Street/1017841/] source link 1
  3. Marriage record, Samuel Glasgow and Margaret McCreery, 25-Apr-1906, Ireland, County Down, Newry SR District, Group Registration ID 2074016 [https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1906/10125/5683735.pdf] source link 1
  4. "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:276D-CNG : 29 March 2022), Samuel Glasgow, 1911; citing Census, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm . source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Samuel Glasgow was born in Killycurragh, County Tyrone, in 1881. At the time of the 1901 census, he was a shop man living in Market Hill, County Armagh. He married Margaret McCreery in Newry, County Down, in 1906 and they immigrated to Canada shortly thereafter. The 1911 census shows them living in Edmonton, Alberta, and he died there in 1924.
Sources
* Birth record, Samuel Glasgow, 1881, Ireland, County Tyrone, Cookstown SR District, Group Registration ID 11000364 * Census of Ireland, 1901, Armagh, Markethill, Main Street, House 15 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Markethill/Main_Street/1017841/ (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1881/02808/2030553.pdf])
* Marriage record, Samuel Glasgow and Margaret McCreery, 25-Apr-1906, Ireland, County Down, Newry SR District, Group Registration ID 2074016 [https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1906/10125/5683735.pdf]
* "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:276D-CNG : 29 March 2022), Samuel Glasgow, 1911; citing Census, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm .
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Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:1901 Census of Ireland, Markethill DED, County Armagh]]
[[Category:Edmonton, Alberta]]
[[Category:Markethill, County Armagh]]
[[Category:Migrants from County Armagh to Alberta]]
[[Category:Edmonton Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta]]
[[Category:Killycurragh Townland, Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone]]
== Biography ==
Samuel Glasgow was born in Killycurragh, County Tyrone, in 1881. At the time of the 1901 census, he was a shop man living in Market Hill, County Armagh. He married Margaret McCreery in Newry, County Down, in 1906 and they immigrated to Canada shortly thereafter. The 1911 census shows them living in Edmonton, Alberta, and he died there in 1924.
== Sources ==
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* Birth record, Samuel Glasgow, 1881, Ireland, County Tyrone, Cookstown SR District, Group Registration ID 11000364   [https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1881/02808/2030553.pdf]
* Census of Ireland, 1901, Armagh, Markethill, Main Street, House 15  [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Markethill/Main_Street/1017841/]
* Marriage record, Samuel Glasgow and Margaret McCreery, 25-Apr-1906, Ireland, County Down, Newry SR District, Group Registration ID 2074016   [https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1906/10125/5683735.pdf]
* "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:276D-CNG : 29 March 2022), Samuel Glasgow, 1911; citing Census, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm .
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