Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Adam Glasgow

c. 1829-01 – 1880-07-12

Glasgow-2605 · 1 mapped association

Manchester, Lancashire, England, United KingdomTurakina, Rangitikei, Manawatū-whanganui, New Zealand

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
10Close relations
4Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1829-01 · Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Death
1880-07-12 · Turakina, Rangitikei, Manawatū-whanganui, New Zealand
Parents
Robert GlasgowunmarkedMary (Lamb) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Mary (Stewart) Glasgow
Children
Adam Stewart GlasgowAlexander GlasgowDuncan Stewart GlasgowJames GlasgowNathanael Grant GlasgowRobert John GlasgowWilliam Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2605
Research clusters
England One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
9

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 positionRobert John Glasgow (1867)
Maternal grandfather positionDuncan Stewart Glasgow (1868)
Maternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 0 support · 1 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 fit14/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1794–1878Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesInishrush, Tamlaght O’Crilly, County Londonderry · St Nossonus — Tamlaght O'Crilly Lower graveyardIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Collateral Naming · Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Adam +12 (15 public profiles; sibling Adam Glasgow); Alexander +5 (59 public profiles; niece/nephew Alexander Glasgow, sibling Older Alexander Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+17 total)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Adam +12 (15 public profiles; sibling Adam Glasgow); Alexander +5 (59 public profiles; niece/nephew Alexander Glasgow, sibling Older Alexander Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+17 total)
  • the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father Adam Glasgow shares the subject's uncommon given name (+15; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, Adam in 15 public profiles; WikiTree: confident parent)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Automated fit13/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1802–?Generation27 years age gapRecorded placesScotland, United Kingdom · Trafford, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United KingdomIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: lancashire, manchester (+6)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: lancashire, manchester (+6)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit13/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1778–?Generationat least 51 years age gapRecorded placesKilloquin electoral divisionIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Migration · Child Naming · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 89 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 51 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's given name recurs among another recorded child (+1; Alexander occurs in 59 public profiles)

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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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 51 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 89 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's given name recurs among another recorded child (+1; Alexander occurs in 59 public profiles)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Adam +12 (15 public profiles; sibling Adam Glasgow) (+12 total)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): new zealand

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 fit12/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1815–?Generationnominally 14 years; approximate dates permit about 16–34 years age gapRecorded placesManchester, Lancashire, England, United KingdomIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Tradition Validation · 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
  • the nominal 14-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–34 years) (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 14-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–34 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), 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's name matches the first dated son Robert John Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Robert in 165 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
  • 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); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

Automated fit12/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1810–?Generation19 years age gapRecorded placesCalliaqua, Saint George, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Child Naming · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 19-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Adam (+8; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 15 public profiles)

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 19-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Adam (+8; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 15 public profiles)
  • candidate's given name recurs among another recorded child (+5; Adam occurs in 15 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)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit22/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1813–1846Generation16 years age gapRecorded placesManchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · Manchester, Lancashire, EnglandIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • 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 (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), 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 7 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate has another child, Isabella (Glasgow) Traill, born 8 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Isabella +8 (27 public profiles) (+8 total)

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

Automated fit18/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1811–?Generation18 years age gapRecorded placesCloghgaldanagh townland (estimated) · Cloghgaldanagh townlandIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)

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); candidate already has another child named Adam Glasgow (Glasgow-1395) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Adam +14 (15 public profiles; subject branch: Adam Glasgow, Adam Stewart Glasgow; candidate branch: Adam Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)

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); candidate already has another child named Adam Glasgow (Glasgow-1395) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit11/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1812–?Generation17 years age gapRecorded placesCalliaqua, Saint George, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 17-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Adam +12 (15 public profiles; sibling Adam Glasgow) (+12 total)

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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  • possible 17-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Adam +12 (15 public profiles; sibling Adam Glasgow) (+12 total)

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 fit11/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1800–?Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesCookstownIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Household · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)

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 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Ann +3 (41 public profiles) (+3 total)

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 fit8/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1790–?Generation39 years age gapRecorded placesWythe County Virginia · Pulaski County VirginiaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)

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 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1867), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)

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

Adam GlasgowGlasgow-1622

Automated fit32/100
Similar Person
Dates1794–?PlacesCounty Antrim, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • matching child name: James Glasgow

record-derived birth estimates differ by 35; retained without deduction; uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • matching child name: James Glasgow

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 35; retained without deduction; uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Automated fit22/100
Similar Person
Dates1815–1863PlacesLisburn, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom → Dunedin, Otago, New ZealandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 14 (+2)
  • 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 14 (+2)
  • overlapping locality (+8)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: James, William

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
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.16 claims
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.

Next records to inspect

  1. marriage — Sources *NZ marriage registration 1866/6424 (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages) married Mary Stewart
  2. death — NZ death registration 1880/1898 (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths)
Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.4 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-2605 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-03-27.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthManchester, Lancashire, England, United KingdomWikiTree profile field
deathTurakina, Rangitikei, Manawatū-Whanganui, New ZealandWikiTree profile field
marriage1866-05-00Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt, New ZealandWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsRobert GlasgowGlasgow-26031795-12-05 · Rothesay, Bute, Scotland · 1877-01-01 · Turakina, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
ParentsMary GlasgowLamb-112451804-00-00 · Kelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1875-01-02 · Turakina, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
ChildrenRobert John GlasgowGlasgow-32541867-00-00 · New Zealand · 0000-00-00
ChildrenDuncan Stewart GlasgowGlasgow-23391868-04-12 · Rangitikei, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand · 1949-10-14 · Taranaki, New Zealand
ChildrenWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-32551869-00-00 · New Zealand · 0000-00-00
ChildrenJames GlasgowGlasgow-28951872-03-17 · Turakina, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand · 1948-01-19 · Fordell, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
ChildrenAlexander GlasgowGlasgow-32561874-00-00 · New Zealand · 0000-00-00
ChildrenStewart GlasgowGlasgow-32571876-00-00 · Turakina, Rangitikei, New Zealand · 1952-00-00 · New Zealand
ChildrenNathanael Grant GlasgowGlasgow-26651878-11-28 · Turakina, Rangitikei, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand · 1949-10-16
SiblingsJohn GlasgowGlasgow-26041827-00-00 · Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · 1910-07-10 · Marton, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
SiblingsElizabeth HurstGlasgow-26911834-00-00 · 1894-03-24 · New Zealand
SiblingsIsabella LowesGlasgow-16741834-00-00 · United Kingdom · 1920-07-04 · Masterton, New Zealand
SiblingsMary Maria KnoxGlasgow-26071837-00-00 · Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · 1920-03-07 · Turakina, Rangitikei, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
SiblingsAnn HoggGlasgow-26081839-00-00 · Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · 1904-09-10 · Turakina, Rangitikei, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
SpousesMary GlasgowStewart-646271848-00-00 · Ardnamurchan, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1931-03-13 · Whanganui, New Zealand · 1866-05-00 · Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Profile categories

Bombay, sailed 1 August 1842 Bombay,_sailed_1_August_1842

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. NZ marriage registration 1866/6424 (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages) married Mary Stewart source link 1
  2. NZ death registration 1880/1898 (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths) source link 1
  3. https://www.geni.com/people/Adam-Glasgow/6000000004206311501 source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Adam was born about 1829. He was the youngest son of Robert Glasgow and Mary Lamb. 

He married Mary Stewart in 1866.

He passed away in 1880.
Sources
*NZ marriage registration 1866/6424 (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages) married Mary Stewart
* NZ death registration 1880/1898 (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths)

*https://www.geni.com/people/Adam-Glasgow/6000000004206311501
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category: Bombay, sailed 1 August 1842]]
== Biography ==

Adam was born about 1829. He was the youngest son of [[Glasgow-2603|Robert Glasgow]] and [[Lamb-11245|Mary Lamb]]. 

He married Mary Stewart in 1866.

He passed away in 1880.
== Sources ==
<references />
*[https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages NZ marriage registration 1866/6424] married Mary Stewart
* [https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths  NZ death registration 1880/1898]

*https://www.geni.com/people/Adam-Glasgow/6000000004206311501