Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

John Glasgow

before 1728 – ?

Glasgow-2467 · 1 mapped association

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, ScotlandDeath place unknown

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
3Close relations
3Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
before 1728 · Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Mary (Auld) Glasgow
Children
Andrew GlasgowJames Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2467
Research clusters
Scotland 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 positionAndrew Glasgow (1746)
Maternal grandfather positionJames Glasgow (1750)
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 fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1687–?Generationnominally 41 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Sibling Birth · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3314) 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 nominally 41 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate has another child, George Glasgow, born 1 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Margaret (Martin) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (24) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father John Glasgow shares the subject's common given name (+2; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, John in 278 public profiles; WikiTree: relationship status unmarked; weak alone)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3314) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit33/100
Weak Lead
Dates1703–?Generationat most 25 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), 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 25 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit32/100
Weak Lead
Dates1712–?Generationat most 16 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 34 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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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 (1746), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Andrew Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+6; catalogue rarity 1, Andrew in 31 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Automated fit32/100
Weak Lead
Dates1692–?Generationat most 36 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)

candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1062) 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 36 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate has another child, Agnes Glasgow, born 2 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Janet (Kilpatrick) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (38) at the subject's birth (+3)

Deductions and cautions: candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1062) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit32/100
Weak Lead
Dates1678–?Generationnominally 50 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Mary (Simpson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+3)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 50 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate has another child, Jean Glasgow, born 6 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Mary (Simpson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+3)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit23/100
Weak Lead
Dates1690–?Generationat most 38 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)

candidate's child Janet Glasgow (Glasgow-1060) is also a plausible mother in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1062) 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 38 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate has another child, Agnes Glasgow, born 2 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)

Deductions and cautions: candidate's child Janet Glasgow (Glasgow-1060) is also a plausible mother in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1062) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit20/100
Weak Lead
Dates1688–?Generationat most 40 years age gapRecorded placesAyrshire, Scotland · Ayrshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 40 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 40 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate has another child, Jean Glasgow, born 6 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit20/100
Weak Lead
Dates1686–1734Generationnominally 42 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesAyrshire, Scotland · Ayrshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 42 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)

candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1930) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 42 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate has another child, Sarah Glasgow, born 2 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)

Deductions and cautions: candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1930) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1682–?Generationat most 46 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 46 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

candidate's child Margaret Glasgow (Glasgow-2465) is also a plausible mother in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-2464) 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 46 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate has another child, Matthew Glasgow, born 13 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+2; possible sibling-household clue)

Deductions and cautions: candidate's child Margaret Glasgow (Glasgow-2465) is also a plausible mother in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-2464) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit9/100
Weak Lead
Dates1704–?Generationat most 24 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Scotland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 24 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3314) 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 24 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1746), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate has another child, George Glasgow, born 1 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3314) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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

John GlasgowGlasgow-2847

Automated fit57/100
Similar Person
Dates1730–?PlacesWest Calder, Midlothian, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • matching child name: James Glasgow

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • matching child name: James Glasgow

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-3006

Automated fit51/100
Similar Person
Dates1730–?PlacesKilbirnie, Ayrshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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. 1728

Profile-stated birthplace: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Kilwinning — Ayrshire

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-2467

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement/parish centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.4 claims
2Unknown
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.3 sources

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

  1. unknown Son's baptism record, Andrew Glasgow, 26-Oct-1746, Kilwinning, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, church registers, parish number 599, Ref: 20/93.
  2. unknown Son's baptism record, James Glasgow, 19-Aug-1750, Kilwinning, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, church registers, parish number 599, Ref: 20/106.
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2467
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-2467 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-09-20.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthKilwinning, Ayrshire, ScotlandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenAndrew GlasgowGlasgow-24681746-10-26 · Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenJames GlasgowGlasgow-24691750-08-19 · Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SpousesMary GlasgowAuld-17241728-00-00 · Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00

Profile categories

Estimated_Birth_Date

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Potentially descended from John Glasgow (abt.1683-) Sources

    • Son's baptism record, Andrew Glasgow, 26-Oct-1746, Kilwinning, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, church registers, parish number 599, Ref: 20/93.
    • Son's baptism record, James Glasgow, 19-Aug-1750, Kilwinning, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, church registers, parish number 599, Ref: 20/106.

Profile source citations

  1. Son's baptism record, Andrew Glasgow, 26-Oct-1746, Kilwinning, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, church registers, parish number 599, Ref: 20/93.
  2. Son's baptism record, James Glasgow, 19-Aug-1750, Kilwinning, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, church registers, parish number 599, Ref: 20/106.
Full captured biography text
Biography
Potentially descended from John Glasgow (abt.1683-)
Sources
* Son's baptism record, Andrew Glasgow, 26-Oct-1746, Kilwinning, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, church registers, parish number 599, Ref: 20/93.
* Son's baptism record, James Glasgow, 19-Aug-1750, Kilwinning, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, church registers, parish number 599, Ref: 20/106.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
{{Estimated Date}}
== Biography ==

Potentially descended from [[Glasgow-2463|John Glasgow (abt.1683-)]]
== Sources ==
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* Son's baptism record, Andrew Glasgow, 26-Oct-1746, Kilwinning, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, church registers, parish number 599, Ref: 20/93.
* Son's baptism record, James Glasgow, 19-Aug-1750, Kilwinning, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, church registers, parish number 599, Ref: 20/106.