Researched biography · Glasgow-2682

James Glasgow

c. 1655

Midlothian, Scotland

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About James

Retain this as the record-defined husband of Isobell Duffe and father of the Edinburgh children recorded from 1677 to 1691. His own parents and birth remain unknown.

Birthc. 1655 · Midlothian, Scotland

DeathDate not established

LocalityMidlothian, Scotland

Connected pages

Other pages on this site that name James Glasgow: family studies, places, source pages and other people's research.

Family and study pages 1 page

Family group: James Glasgow · c. 1655

Places 1 place

Midlothian — exact locality unproved

Sources 7 source pages

Mentioned in other people's research 1 person

James Glasgow2 sections of notes

What the research found

Summary of the research

Overall conclusion

Do not merge with Glasgow-1376. That profile's apparent 1657 birth is a role error: the cited event belongs to Marion Glasgow, with James named as her father. No record connects the Whitecastle material on Glasgow-1376 to this Duffe household.

The two sons named James, baptised in 1679 and 1680, should remain separate children. The unresolved question is which child, if either, survived to marry Jean Dobie.

Still open

Questions the records have not yet answered, suggested next searches and suggested corrections.

Recommended update

Keep Isobell Duffe and the six baptismal children.
Leave James's parents blank and his birth as an estimate from the first child.
Add a rejected-merge note for Glasgow-1376.
Do not assume the 1679 son survived; see Glasgow-3103 findings.

See the graph-claim audit.

Family and relationships

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Spouse or partner 1Isobell (Duffe) Glasgow1660–date not established

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
Isobell (Duffe) Glasgow 1660–date not established	spouse	Unassessed partner link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Children 6Jean Glasgow13 April 1677–date not establishedJames Glasgow16 March 1679–date not establishedJames Glasgowc. 18 April 1680–date not establishedMary Glasgow23 April 1682–date not establishedThomas Glasgow13 November 1684–date not establishedMargaret Glasgowc. 20 March 1691–date not established

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
Jean Glasgow 13 April 1677–date not established	daughter	Unassessed daughter link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
James Glasgow 16 March 1679–date not established	son	Unassessed son link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
James Glasgow c. 18 April 1680–date not established	son	Unassessed son link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Mary Glasgow 23 April 1682–date not established	daughter	Unassessed daughter link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Thomas Glasgow 13 November 1684–date not established	son	Unassessed son link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Margaret Glasgow c. 20 March 1691–date not established	daughter	Unassessed daughter link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Life and records

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Historical chronology

b. 1655

Profile-stated birthplace: Midlothian, Scotland

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Midlothian — exact locality unproved

Record detail

The profile snapshot records this fact, but it is not an independent historical record; the linked historical evidence is assessed separately.

Source register · Open record

c. 1655

Birth

Subject

Life events

Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

The only source so far is the WikiTree profile itselfReferences and source limitations

Profile-stated birthplace: Midlothian, Scotland
b. 1655 · Midlothian — exact locality unproved · Source association
The profile snapshot records this fact, but it is not an independent historical record; the linked historical evidence is assessed separately.
Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology

Each entry is a separately identified record. Shared URLs may represent one transcription or search page containing more than one record; they are not independent confirmations.

Original notes and downloadsNotes as written, replaced interpretations, comparisons and data exports

The material the page is built from: research notes as originally written, earlier interpretations that have been replaced, automated comparisons and data downloads. The account above is the current one; nothing here overrides it.

Research notes as originally written

Conclusion

Retain this as the record-defined husband of Isobell Duffe and father of the
Edinburgh children recorded from 1677 to 1691. His own parents and birth remain
unknown.

Do **not** merge with [Glasgow-1376](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1376).
That profile's apparent 1657 birth is a role error: the cited event belongs to
Marion Glasgow, with James named as her father. No record connects the
Whitecastle material on Glasgow-1376 to this Duffe household.

The two sons named James, baptised in 1679 and 1680, should remain separate
children. The unresolved question is which child, if either, survived to marry
Jean Dobie.

Recommended update

- Keep Isobell Duffe and the six baptismal children.
- Leave James's parents blank and his birth as an estimate from the first child.
- Add a rejected-merge note for Glasgow-1376.
- Do not assume the 1679 son survived; see [Glasgow-3103 findings](../Glasgow-3103/findings.md).

See the [graph-claim audit](../../surname-research/pre-1700/graph-claim-audit-2026-07-27.md).

Automated parent comparison (research aid, not a recommendation)

Stored scores are preserved for audit only. They are not probabilities or genealogical evidence, and a reviewed exclusion remains excluded.

James Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
James Glasgow: 30/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Bessie (Whyte) Glasgow: 28/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Agnes (Duncan) Glasgow: 27/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
James Glasgow: 20/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
James Glasgow: 19/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Helen (Clerk) Glasgow: 17/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Jean (Glasgow) Glen: 13/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Annapill (Glessie) Glasgow: 11/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
James Glasgow: 2/100 · Stored classification: weak lead

Research data and downloads

Person data (JSON) · Family network

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