Individual research record
Adam Glasgow
c. 1829-01 – 1880-07-12
Glasgow-2605 · 1 mapped association
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- 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
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.
Possible fathers5 leads
Possible Father
James GlasgowGlasgow-3903
- 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)
Possible Father
John GlasgowGlasgow-960
- 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
Possible Father
Older Alexander GlasgowGlasgow-3904
- 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)
Possible Father
Robert GlasgowGlasgow-2866
- 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)
Possible Father
Adam GlasgowGlasgow-2959
- 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
Possible Mother
Agnes GlasgowGlasgow-3544
- 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)
Possible Mother
Ellin (Unknown) GlasgowUnknown-540868
- 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
Possible Mother
Eve GlasgowGlasgow-2960
- 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)
Possible Mother
Nancy (Coburn) GlasgowCoburn-2653
- 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)
Possible Mother
Sarah (Patterson) GlasgowPatterson-13881
- 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
- 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)
Same-name candidate
Adam Dickie GlasgowGlasgow-1781
- 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.
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Research & records
Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Profile-stated birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2605
No sufficiently specific citation match found.
Precision: Geocoded profile locality
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.16 claims
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
- marriage — Sources *NZ marriage registration 1866/6424 (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages) married Mary Stewart
- 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
Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.
- unknown NZ marriage registration 1866/6424 (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages) married Mary Stewart
- unknown NZ death registration 1880/1898 (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths)
- unknown https://www.geni.com/people/Adam-Glasgow/6000000004206311501
- tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2605
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced
WikiTree profile information
Glasgow-2605
Adam Glasgow
Updated 2025-03-27
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
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
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | WikiTree profile field |
| death | — | Turakina, Rangitikei, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand | WikiTree profile field |
| marriage | 1866-05-00 | Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt, New Zealand | WikiTree relationship field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents | Robert Glasgow | Glasgow-2603 | 1795-12-05 · Rothesay, Bute, Scotland · 1877-01-01 · Turakina, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand |
| Parents | Mary Glasgow | Lamb-11245 | 1804-00-00 · Kelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1875-01-02 · Turakina, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand |
| Children | Robert John Glasgow | Glasgow-3254 | 1867-00-00 · New Zealand · 0000-00-00 |
| Children | Duncan Stewart Glasgow | Glasgow-2339 | 1868-04-12 · Rangitikei, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand · 1949-10-14 · Taranaki, New Zealand |
| Children | William Glasgow | Glasgow-3255 | 1869-00-00 · New Zealand · 0000-00-00 |
| Children | James Glasgow | Glasgow-2895 | 1872-03-17 · Turakina, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand · 1948-01-19 · Fordell, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand |
| Children | Alexander Glasgow | Glasgow-3256 | 1874-00-00 · New Zealand · 0000-00-00 |
| Children | Stewart Glasgow | Glasgow-3257 | 1876-00-00 · Turakina, Rangitikei, New Zealand · 1952-00-00 · New Zealand |
| Children | Nathanael Grant Glasgow | Glasgow-2665 | 1878-11-28 · Turakina, Rangitikei, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand · 1949-10-16 |
| Siblings | John Glasgow | Glasgow-2604 | 1827-00-00 · Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · 1910-07-10 · Marton, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand |
| Siblings | Elizabeth Hurst | Glasgow-2691 | 1834-00-00 · 1894-03-24 · New Zealand |
| Siblings | Isabella Lowes | Glasgow-1674 | 1834-00-00 · United Kingdom · 1920-07-04 · Masterton, New Zealand |
| Siblings | Mary Maria Knox | Glasgow-2607 | 1837-00-00 · Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · 1920-03-07 · Turakina, Rangitikei, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand |
| Siblings | Ann Hogg | Glasgow-2608 | 1839-00-00 · Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · 1904-09-10 · Turakina, Rangitikei, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand |
| Spouses | Mary Glasgow | Stewart-64627 | 1848-00-00 · 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
- 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)
Profile source citations
- NZ marriage registration 1866/6424 (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages) married Mary Stewart source link 1
- NZ death registration 1880/1898 (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths) source link 1
- 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