Glasgow Surname Project

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Joseph Glasgow

c. 1862 – ?

Glasgow-2318 · 1 mapped association

Drumnamalta, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United KingdomDeath place unknown

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
7Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1862 · Drumnamalta, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Allen GlasgowconfidentEsther (Henry) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2318
Research clusters
Ireland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
0

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.

Automated fit38/100
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Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

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

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

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Why it may fit
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unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

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

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.

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Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1862

Profile-stated birthplace: Drumnamalta, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland

Kildress civil parish

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-2318

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Civil-parish representative point

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.13 claims
3Original
3Unknown
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.7 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-2318 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2022-06-17.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthDrumnamalta, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, IrelandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsAllen GlasgowGlasgow-17031839-00-00 · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1925-12-31 · Cookstown District, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
ParentsEsther GlasgowHenry-137221834-00-00 · Drumnamalta, Kildress, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1897-11-28 · Drumnamalta, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
SiblingsWilliam James GlasgowGlasgow-22621857-00-00 · Drumnamalta, Kildress, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsMary HenryGlasgow-20021859-00-00 · Drumnamalta, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsSilas Johnston GlasgowGlasgow-17051864-12-16 · Drumnamalta, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsAnnie GlasgowGlasgow-20051866-11-16 · Drumnamalta, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1891-09-28
SiblingsSarah Adelaide GlasgowGlasgow-20101868-06-21 · Drumnamalta, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1930-12-10 · Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
SiblingsJoanna GlasgowGlasgow-17041869-11-20 · Drumnamalta, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJohn Coryngham GlasgowGlasgow-20091872-04-07 · Drumnamalta, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsGeorge Whitfield GlasgowGlasgow-20071874-01-10 · Drumnamalta, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1895-10-25
SiblingsCaroline BeyerGlasgow-20061876-10-14 · Drumnamalta, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1961-12-21 · Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
SiblingsThomas Hamilton GlasgowGlasgow-20081878-07-14 · Drumnamalta, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1923-06-18

Profile categories

Belfast City, Ireland Belfast_City,_Ireland Cookstown, County Tyrone Cookstown,_County_Tyrone Drumnamalta Townland, Kildress Parish, County Tyrone Drumnamalta_Townland,_Kildress_Parish,_County_Tyrone Grocery Merchants Grocery_Merchants

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Joseph was born about 1862. He was the son of Allen Glasgow and Hessie Henry of Drumnamalta, Kildress, County Tyrone. His marriage names father Allan; and he attended the funeral of brother George.
  • On 9 February 1892 at 1st Cookstown Presbyterian, he married Martha Heatley of Dungannon, daughter of Philly Heatley, farmer. Witnessed by Sarah Heatley and William James Glasgow. Joseph Glasgow, Martha Heatley, 1892, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/6cd0e92581285) at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages Martha was originally from County Armagh.
  • Joseph was a grocer. He rented a shop on William St, Cookstown; and his brother (William James, presumably) rented an adjoining house. "Revision Sessions" (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/18931007/075/0006), Mid-Ulster Mail - Saturday 07 October 1893, Page 4 They offered a variety of services ; but in June 1896, sold up and moved to Crumlin Rd, Belfast. Various ads in the Mid-Ulster Mail, 1893-1896.
  • He may have moved back to Cookstown around 1913 -- ads start to appear for Joseph at the Batter Market and then the Egg Market, Cookstown; through to 1936 at least . Sources

Profile source citations

  1. His marriage names father Allan; and he attended the funeral of brother George.
  2. Joseph Glasgow, Martha Heatley, 1892, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/6cd0e92581285) at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages source link 1
  3. "Revision Sessions" (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/18931007/075/0006), Mid-Ulster Mail - Saturday 07 October 1893, Page 4 source link 1
  4. Various ads in the Mid-Ulster Mail, 1893-1896.
  5. 1901 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Shankill_Ward/Crumlin_Road/984476/) - Residents of a house 18 in Crumlin Road (Shankill Ward, Antrim). Joseph Glasgow(38, b. Cookstown, Grocer N), Martha(34, wife) source link 1
  6. 1911 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Shankill/Crumlin_Road/151125/) - Residents of a house 19 in Crumlin Road (Shankill, Antrim). Joseph Glasgow(48, b. Tyrone), Martha(44, wife, b. Armagh), Isabella Dobson(17, apprentice), Lucy Withrington(43, visitor, b. Monaghan, Estb. Church of Scotland) source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Joseph was born about 1862. He was the son of Allen Glasgow and Hessie Henry of Drumnamalta, Kildress, County Tyrone.
 His marriage names father Allan; and he attended the funeral of brother George. 

On 9 February 1892 at 1st Cookstown Presbyterian, he married Martha Heatley of Dungannon, daughter of Philly Heatley, farmer. Witnessed by Sarah Heatley and William James Glasgow. 
 Joseph Glasgow, Martha Heatley, 1892, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/6cd0e92581285) at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages 
Martha was originally from County Armagh.

Joseph was a grocer. He rented a shop on William St, Cookstown; and his brother (William James, presumably) rented an adjoining house.
 "Revision Sessions" (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/18931007/075/0006), Mid-Ulster Mail - Saturday 07 October 1893, Page 4 
They offered a variety of services ; but in June 1896, sold up and moved to Crumlin Rd, Belfast.
 Various ads in the Mid-Ulster Mail, 1893-1896. 

He may have moved back to Cookstown around 1913 -- ads start to appear for Joseph at the Batter Market and then the Egg Market, Cookstown; through to 1936 at least . 
Sources
* 1901 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Shankill_Ward/Crumlin_Road/984476/) - Residents of a house 18 in Crumlin Road (Shankill Ward, Antrim). Joseph Glasgow(38, b. Cookstown, Grocer N), Martha(34, wife)
* 1911 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Shankill/Crumlin_Road/151125/) - Residents of a house 19 in Crumlin Road (Shankill, Antrim). Joseph Glasgow(48, b. Tyrone), Martha(44, wife, b. Armagh), Isabella Dobson(17, apprentice), Lucy Withrington(43, visitor, b. Monaghan, Estb. Church of Scotland)
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Cookstown, County Tyrone]]
[[Category:Belfast City, Ireland]]
[[Category:Grocery Merchants]]
[[Category:Drumnamalta Townland, Kildress Parish, County Tyrone]]
== Biography ==
Joseph was born about 1862. He was the son of [[Glasgow-1703|Allen Glasgow]] and [[Henry-13722|Hessie Henry]] of Drumnamalta, Kildress, County Tyrone.
<ref>His marriage names father Allan; and he attended the funeral of brother George.</ref>

On 9 February 1892 at 1st Cookstown Presbyterian, he married Martha Heatley of Dungannon, daughter of Philly Heatley, farmer. Witnessed by Sarah Heatley and [[Glasgow-2262|William James Glasgow]]. 
<ref>[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/6cd0e92581285 Joseph Glasgow, Martha Heatley, 1892, Cookstown] at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages</ref>
Martha was originally from County Armagh.

Joseph was a grocer. He rented a shop on William St, Cookstown; and his brother (William James, presumably) rented an adjoining house.
<ref>[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002006/18931007/075/0006 "Revision Sessions"], ''Mid-Ulster Mail'' - Saturday 07 October 1893, Page 4</ref>
They offered a variety of services ; but in June 1896, sold up and moved to Crumlin Rd, Belfast.
<ref>Various ads in the ''Mid-Ulster Mail'', 1893-1896.</ref>

He may have moved back to Cookstown around 1913 -- ads start to appear for Joseph at the Batter Market and then the Egg Market, Cookstown; through to 1936 at least . 

== Sources ==
<references />
* [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Shankill_Ward/Crumlin_Road/984476/ 1901 Ireland census] - Residents of a house 18 in Crumlin Road (Shankill Ward, Antrim). Joseph Glasgow(38, b. Cookstown, Grocer N), Martha(34, wife)
* [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Shankill/Crumlin_Road/151125/ 1911 Ireland census] - Residents of a house 19 in Crumlin Road (Shankill, Antrim). Joseph Glasgow(48, b. Tyrone), Martha(44, wife, b. Armagh), Isabella Dobson(17, apprentice), Lucy Withrington(43, visitor, b. Monaghan, Estb. Church of Scotland)