Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

William Glasgow

before 1853 – ?

Glasgow-2423 · 1 mapped association

Drumard, Lissan, County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom→Death place unknown
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
1Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
before 1853 · Drumard, Lissan, County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
William Jamison Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2423
Research clusters
Ireland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
1

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 positionWilliam Jamison Glasgow (1871)
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 fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1816–1894Generationat most 37 years age gapRecorded placesTennessee · Union County, IllinoisIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Lucretia Evaline (Watkins) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 37 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

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

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 37 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Lucretia Evaline (Watkins) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son William Jamison Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 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: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit23/100
Weak Lead
Dates1831–1887Generationat most 22 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom · Shipton Township, Richmond, Quebec, Canada · County Londonderry — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 22 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 22 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son William Jamison Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit18/100
Weak Lead
Dates1837–1924Generationat most 16 years age gapRecorded placesKillycurragh, Derryloran, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom · Clare, Kildress, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom · Killycurragh townland — Oritor/DerryloranIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Repeated Marriage Surnames · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
  • candidate's birth is 34 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 16 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named William Jamison Glasgow (Glasgow-1881) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 16 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 34 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son William Jamison Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)
  • uncommon spouse surnames recur across the subject and candidate branches: Hutchison +8 (+8 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named William Jamison Glasgow (Glasgow-1881) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit17/100
Weak Lead
Dates1822–1879Generationat most 31 years age gapRecorded placesIreland, United Kingdom · Middletown, Richmond, New York, United States · Ireland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Sarah Jane (Gormley) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (24) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 31 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

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

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 31 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
  • known spouse Sarah Jane (Gormley) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (24) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son William Jamison Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)

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

Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1827–?Generationnominally 26 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesIreland, United Kingdom · Ireland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Mary (Bones) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)

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

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 26 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Mary (Bones) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son William Jamison Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit30/100
Weak Lead
Dates1829–1861Generationat most 24 years age gapRecorded placesBallynagilly, County Tyrone, Ireland · Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States · Lissan civil parish — Cookstown areaIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: lissan (+6)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 24 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: lissan (+6)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Jamison Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1842–1883Generationnominally 11 years; approximate dates permit about 15–21 years age gapRecorded placesDrumard, Lissan, County Londonderry, Ireland · County Londonderry — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Repeated Marriage Surnames · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • 4 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+8): collateral network, household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: drumard, lissan (+6)
  • the nominal 11-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–21 years) (+4)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate already has another child named William Jamison Glasgow (Glasgow-1881) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • the nominal 11-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–21 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 29 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: drumard, lissan (+6)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Jamison Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)
  • uncommon spouse surnames recur across the subject and candidate branches: Hutchison +8 (+8 total)
  • 4 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+8): collateral network, household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate already has another child named William Jamison Glasgow (Glasgow-1881) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit14/100
Weak Lead
Dates1803–1890Generationat most 50 years age gapRecorded placesBrackagh, Lissan, County Londonderry, Ireland · Belle Center, Logan, Ohio, United States · Lissan civil parish — Cookstown areaIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: lissan (+6)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

candidate's child Mary Glasgow (Glasgow-3158) is also a plausible mother in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back)

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  • less typical 50-year parent-child age gap (+2)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: lissan (+6)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Jamison Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: candidate's child Mary Glasgow (Glasgow-3158) is also a plausible mother in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back)

Automated fit8/100
Weak Lead
Dates1827–?Generationnominally 26 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesIreland · County Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 26 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)

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

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 26 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Jamison Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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

Automated fit7/100
Weak Lead
Dates1829–1914Generationat most 24 years age gapRecorded placesBallymena, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom · Allansford, Victoria, Australia · BallymenaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 24 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Jamison Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 24 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1871), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Jamison Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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

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-939

Automated fit50/100
Similar Person
Dates1859–1934PlacesTamlaght O'Crilly, County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom → Royal Infirmary, GlasgowParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 6 (+10)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 6 (+10)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: William

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Same-name candidate

William GlasgowGlasgow-851

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1851–1917PlacesBelfast, Ireland, United Kingdom → Drummoyne, New South Wales, AustraliaParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

No indexed conflict

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

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Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1853

Profile-stated birthplace: Drumard, Lissan, County Londonderry, Ireland

County Londonderry — exact locality unproved

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-2423

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: County-level representative point

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.2 claims
1Original
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.2 sources

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

  1. original Son's marriage record, William Glasgow and Nancy Hutchison, 22-May-1894, Ireland, County Derry, Magherafelt SR District, Group Registration ID 2129048 [https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1894/10560/5846972.pdf]
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2423
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-2423 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2022-09-18.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Drumard, Lissan, County Londonderry, IrelandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenWilliam Jamison GlasgowGlasgow-24221871-00-00 · Drumard, Lissan, County Londonderry, Ireland · 0000-00-00

Profile categories

Estimated_Birth_Date

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. Son's marriage record, William Glasgow and Nancy Hutchison, 22-May-1894, Ireland, County Derry, Magherafelt SR District, Group Registration ID 2129048 [https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1894/10560/5846972.pdf] source link 1
Full captured biography text
BiographySources
* Son's marriage record, William Glasgow and Nancy Hutchison, 22-May-1894, Ireland, County Derry, Magherafelt SR District, Group Registration ID 2129048 [https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1894/10560/5846972.pdf]
Raw WikiTree biography markup
{{Estimated Date}}
== Biography ==

== Sources ==
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* Son's marriage record, William Glasgow and Nancy Hutchison, 22-May-1894, Ireland, County Derry, Magherafelt SR District, Group Registration ID 2129048   [https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1894/10560/5846972.pdf]