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Olive May (Glasgow) Ritchie

1918-07-17 – 1996-10-06

Glasgow-2664 · 1 mapped association

New Zealand→Auckland, New Zealand
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Identity & family

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1Mapped records
2Close relations
5Evidence items
5Candidate leads
Birth
1918-07-17 · New Zealand
Death
1996-10-06 · Auckland, New Zealand
Parents
Nathanael Grant Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Stuart Ritchie
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Female
WikiTree
Glasgow-2664
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
0

Comparison context

These child positions and checks are the subject details used to rank possible parents below.

Naming sequence used by the parentage model

Paternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 0 support · 0 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

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No named children are recoverable, so child-naming analysis cannot be run.

How parent leads are calculated

Automated leads use birth surnames—not married surnames—as parental eligibility, role-specific biological age limits, bounded and approximate-date uncertainty, household chronology, specific time-aware localities, mapped distance, tenancy succession, migration destinations and sex-aware Scottish naming positions across generations. People already attached as the subject's parents stay in the identity summary and are excluded from this alternative-candidate list, regardless of relationship confidence. The main calibration uses clues available on disconnected profiles; existing parent and sibling links are retained as comparison context rather than treated as transferable evidence. Common ordered names and grandparent-to-child echoes receive a small non-zero weight, so a John or James match can support several independent criteria without producing a lead alone. Rare names, repeated bearers and bundles across otherwise distinct branches receive substantially more weight according to catalogue frequency. An exact migration place is weighted by its rarity and repetition across both branches; a shared destination country is worth only one point. Extra weight is added only when at least three independent clue types converge: naming, locality, specific migration, household chronology or collateral networks. Sparse profiles retain a clearly labelled chronology-only fallback instead of disappearing. Countries, states, counties and research clusters do not count as a shared locality, and fallback, broad representative or kin-inferred coordinates are excluded from distance scoring. Shared descendant profiles are removed before branch-name comparison. A candidate already recorded as a parent-in-law is excluded. A confident or independently supported parent is treated as settled; uncertain and unassessed attachments remain open to alternative comparison. A different linked parent, an uncle/aunt or grandparent path, and a matching existing child profile prevent an alternative from being classified as a strong direct-parent lead until the underlying tree conflict or duplicate is resolved. Familiar forms such as Bessie are normalised. Surname remains an eligibility filter worth zero points.

Naming customs, shared farms and occupations are circumstantial. Children, spouses and collateral relatives may be missing, and tree-derived family networks are not independent evidence. Scores rank research leads; they do not prove parentage.

No sufficiently similar same-name person is currently indexed.

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. 1918

Profile-stated birthplace: New Zealand

New Zealand

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WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2664

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Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.3 claims
4Unknown
1Tree Only

Documented or strongly supported

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Working hypotheses and conflicts

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Research questionsOpen problems, missing bridges and the next records to inspect.0 open

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Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.5 sources

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  1. unknown NZBDM births 17/7/1918 1918/17519 Glasgow, Olive May, Mabel, Nathaniel Grant
  2. unknown Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20662, 13 January 1942, Page 8 (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GISH19420113.2.128.3)
  3. unknown NZBDM deaths 6/10/1996 1996/42730 Ritchie, Olive May, 17 July 1918
  4. unknown :Olive May Glasgow Ritchie :BIRTH 17 Jul 1918 :DEATH 6 Oct 1996 (aged 78) :BURIAL Waiuku Cemetery :Waiuku, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand :PLOT RETUR Row S1 Plot 21
  5. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2664
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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-2664 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-05-13.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—New ZealandWikiTree profile field
death—Auckland, New ZealandWikiTree profile field
marriage1942-12-23Gisborne, New ZealandWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsNathanael Grant GlasgowGlasgow-26651878-11-28 · Turakina, Rangitikei, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand · 1949-10-16
SpousesStuartRitchie-62371917-11-16 · New Zealand · 1994-06-25 · Auckland, New Zealand · 1942-12-23 · Gisborne, New Zealand

Profile categories

Waiuku Cemetery, Waiuku, Auckland Waiuku_Cemetery,_Waiuku,_Auckland

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Birth On 17 July 1918 Olive May Glasgow was born to Mabel Hughes and Nathaniel Grant Glasgow. NZBDM births 17/7/1918 1918/17519 Glasgow, Olive May, Mabel, Nathaniel Grant Siblings # 1907/16476 Adam Grant - died Turakina, Rangitikei 29 Mar 1962 # 1909/25682 Robert Hughes - died Tauranga 18 Feb 2001 # 1915/24970 Isla Mabel - born Turakina, married Gerald Keith Murray, died Feilding Manawatu 31 Oct 1964 # 1918/17519 Olive May Marriage On 23 December 1942 Stuart Munro Ritchie and Olive May Glasgow were married in Gisborne.
  • Marriage notice Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20662, 13 January 1942, Page 8 (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GISH19420113.2.128.3) Ritchie—Glasgow St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Cobden street, was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Tuesday, December 23, when Olive May Glasgow, Turakina, was married to Stuart Munro, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Ritchie, Buchanan street, Gisborne. . . . Attending the bride were three bridesmaids, Misses “Teddy” McDonald, Hilda Ritchie, sister of the bridegroom, and Lily Miller, and a flower girl, Miss Babette Dick, Marton . . the bride and bridegroom, will make their future home in Gisborne. Death On 6 October 1996 Olive May Ritchie passed away in Auckland, aged 78. NZBDM deaths 6/10/1996 1996/42730 Ritchie, Olive May, 17 July 1918
  • Stuart and Olive are buried at the Waiuku Cemetery, Auckland
  • :Olive May Glasgow Ritchie :BIRTH 17 Jul 1918 :DEATH 6 Oct 1996 (aged 78) :BURIAL Waiuku Cemetery :Waiuku, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand :PLOT RETUR Row S1 Plot 21 Sources

Profile source citations

  1. NZBDM births 17/7/1918 1918/17519 Glasgow, Olive May, Mabel, Nathaniel Grant
  2. Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20662, 13 January 1942, Page 8 (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GISH19420113.2.128.3) source link 1
  3. NZBDM deaths 6/10/1996 1996/42730 Ritchie, Olive May, 17 July 1918
  4. :Olive May Glasgow Ritchie :BIRTH 17 Jul 1918 :DEATH 6 Oct 1996 (aged 78) :BURIAL Waiuku Cemetery :Waiuku, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand :PLOT RETUR Row S1 Plot 21
Full captured biography text
Biography
Birth
On 17 July 1918 Olive May Glasgow was born to Mabel Hughes and Nathaniel Grant Glasgow. NZBDM births 17/7/1918 1918/17519 Glasgow, Olive May, Mabel, Nathaniel Grant 
Siblings
# 1907/16476 Adam Grant - died Turakina, Rangitikei 29 Mar 1962 
# 1909/25682 Robert Hughes - died Tauranga 18 Feb 2001
# 1915/24970 Isla Mabel - born Turakina, married Gerald Keith Murray, died Feilding Manawatu 31 Oct 1964 
# 1918/17519 Olive May
Marriage
On 23 December 1942 Stuart Munro Ritchie and Olive May Glasgow were married in Gisborne. 

Marriage notice Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20662, 13 January 1942, Page 8 (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GISH19420113.2.128.3) 
Ritchie—Glasgow 
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Cobden street, was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Tuesday, December 23, when Olive May Glasgow, Turakina, was married to Stuart Munro, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Ritchie, Buchanan street, Gisborne. . . . Attending the bride were three bridesmaids, Misses “Teddy” McDonald, Hilda Ritchie, sister of the bridegroom, and Lily Miller, and a flower girl, Miss Babette Dick, Marton . . the bride and bridegroom, will make their future home in Gisborne.
Death
On 6 October 1996 Olive May Ritchie passed away in Auckland, aged 78. NZBDM deaths 6/10/1996 1996/42730 Ritchie, Olive May, 17 July 1918 

Stuart and Olive are buried at the Waiuku Cemetery, Auckland
 
:Olive May Glasgow Ritchie
:BIRTH 17 Jul 1918
:DEATH 6 Oct 1996 (aged 78)
:BURIAL Waiuku Cemetery
:Waiuku, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand 
:PLOT RETUR Row S1 Plot 21
Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Waiuku Cemetery, Waiuku, Auckland]]
== Biography ==
===Birth===
On 17 July 1918 Olive May Glasgow was born to Mabel Hughes and Nathaniel Grant Glasgow. <ref>NZBDM births 17/7/1918 1918/17519 Glasgow, Olive May, Mabel, Nathaniel Grant</ref>
===Siblings===
# 1907/16476      Adam Grant - died Turakina, Rangitikei 29 Mar 1962 
# 1909/25682      Robert Hughes - died Tauranga 18 Feb 2001
# 1915/24970      Isla Mabel - born Turakina, married Gerald Keith Murray,  died Feilding Manawatu 31 Oct 1964  
# 1918/17519      Olive May
===Marriage===
On 23 December 1942  Stuart Munro Ritchie  and Olive May Glasgow were married in Gisborne. 

Marriage notice  <ref>[https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GISH19420113.2.128.3 Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20662, 13 January 1942, Page 8]</ref> <br>
Ritchie—Glasgow <br>
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Cobden street, was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Tuesday, December 23, when Olive May Glasgow, Turakina, was married to Stuart Munro, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Ritchie, Buchanan street, Gisborne.  . . . Attending the bride were three bridesmaids, Misses “Teddy” McDonald, Hilda Ritchie, sister of the bridegroom, and Lily Miller, and a flower girl, Miss Babette Dick, Marton . . the bride and bridegroom,  will make their future home in Gisborne.
===Death===
On 6 October 1996 Olive May Ritchie passed away in Auckland, aged 78. <ref>NZBDM deaths 6/10/1996 1996/42730 Ritchie, Olive May, 17 July 1918 </ref>

Stuart and Olive are buried at the Waiuku Cemetery, Auckland
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:Olive May Glasgow Ritchie
:BIRTH	17 Jul 1918
:DEATH	6 Oct 1996 (aged 78)
:BURIAL	Waiuku Cemetery
:Waiuku, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand 
:PLOT	RETUR Row S1 Plot 21
</ref>
== Sources ==
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