Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Alexander Glasgow

c. 1803 – ?

Glasgow-2695 · 1 mapped association

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom→Death place unknown
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
5Close relations
4Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1803 · Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Margaret (Murray) Glasgow
Children
Alexander GlasgowIsabella GlasgowJames GlasgowJohn Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2695
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
4

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 positionJohn Glasgow (1829)
Maternal grandfather positionJames Glasgow (1832)
Maternal grandmother positionIsabella Glasgow (1840)
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 1 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 fit37/100
Weak Lead
Dates1768–?Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesKelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland · Roxburghshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 9Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowIsabella (Hunter) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Isabella (Hunter) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (32) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded David Glasgow in Buteshire, Scotland, United Kingdom within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1795–1804) (+6; other parent Isabella (Hunter) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Isabella (Hunter) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (32) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+5; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 1 supporting and 0 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Isabella +10 (27 public profiles; subject branch: Isabella Glasgow; candidate branch: Isabella (Glasgow) Lowes, Isabella (Glasgow) Traill; +2 repetition bonus); Alexander +5 (59 public profiles; subject branch: Alexander Glasgow, Alexander Glasgow; candidate branch: Alexander Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+19 total including +4 multi-name bonus)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded David Glasgow in Buteshire, Scotland, United Kingdom within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Automated fit35/100
Weak Lead
Dates1780–?Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesBaronyIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Child Naming · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Jean (Lang) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Jean (Lang) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Alexander (+5; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 59 public profiles)
  • candidate's given name recurs among another recorded child (+1; Alexander occurs in 59 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit35/100
Weak Lead
Dates1766–?Generation37 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Midlothian, Scotland · Scotland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Unknown) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (22) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: midlothian (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Unknown) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (22) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+5; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 1 supporting and 0 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

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

Automated fit34/100
Weak Lead
Dates1760–?Generation43 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · CookstownIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1799–1815) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1799–1815) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Isabella +8 (27 public profiles; subject branch: Isabella Glasgow; candidate branch: Isabella (Glasgow) Graham); Alexander +7 (59 public profiles; subject branch: Alexander Glasgow, Alexander Glasgow; candidate branch: Alexander Glasgow, Alexander Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus) (+19 total including +4 multi-name bonus)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit33/100
Weak Lead
Dates1790–1856Generationnominally 13 years; approximate dates permit about 16–23 years age gapRecorded placesEast Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom · Midlothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 9Age · Broad Geography · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Repeated Marriage Surnames · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
  • the nominal 13-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–23 years) (+4)
  • known spouse Marion (Anderson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (15) at the subject's birth (+3)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 13-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–23 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Marion (Anderson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (15) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+5; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 1 supporting and 0 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Isabella +8 (27 public profiles; subject branch: Isabella Glasgow; candidate branch: Isabella (Glasgow) Wells) (+8 total)
  • uncommon spouse surnames recur across the subject and candidate branches: Murray +6 (+6 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1771–?Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesKelspoke, Kingarth, Bute, ScotlandIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Child Naming · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJohn GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded David Glasgow in Buteshire, Scotland, United Kingdom within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1795–1804) (+6; other parent John Glasgow)
  • candidate's given name recurs among another recorded child (+3; Isabella occurs in 27 public profiles)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Isabella +10 (27 public profiles; subject branch: Isabella Glasgow; candidate branch: Isabella (Glasgow) Lowes, Isabella (Glasgow) Traill; +2 repetition bonus); Alexander +5 (59 public profiles; subject branch: Alexander Glasgow, Alexander Glasgow; candidate branch: Alexander Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+19 total including +4 multi-name bonus)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded David Glasgow in Buteshire, Scotland, United Kingdom within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1788–1824Generation15 years age gapRecorded placesAvondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland · New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Lanarkshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Repeated Marriage Surnames · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 15-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
  • candidate's birth is 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • possible 15-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Isabella +8 (27 public profiles; subject branch: Isabella Glasgow; candidate branch: Isabella (Glasgow) Wells) (+8 total)
  • uncommon spouse surnames recur across the subject and candidate branches: Murray +6 (+6 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1783–1848Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesCookstownIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit22/100
Weak Lead
Dates1766–?Generation37 years age gapRecorded placesLivingston — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Isabella +10 (27 public profiles; subject branch: Isabella Glasgow; candidate branch: Isabella (Glasgow) Reid, Isabella (Glasgow) Doig; +2 repetition bonus) (+10 total)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit20/100
Weak Lead
Dates1783–1871Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesLivingston, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · Bridgeton, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Livingston — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Isabella +8 (27 public profiles; niece/nephew Isabella (Glasgow) Doig) (+8 total)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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.

Automated fit64/100
Similar Person
Dates1813–1852PlacesMidlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom → Windsor, New South Wales, AustraliaParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 10 (+10)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 10 (+10)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • matching child name: Alexander Glasgow
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: John

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison
Automated fit56/100
Similar Person
Dates1799–?PlacesColinton, Midlothian, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison
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
b. 1803

Profile-stated birthplace: Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Midlothian — exact locality unproved

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-2695

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: County-level representative point

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.6 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.

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.4 sources

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

  1. unknown (1801) Alexander Glasgow, born in Callington, Edinburghshire, married Margaret (surname unknown).
  2. unknown 1851 Census: Colinton, Midlothian – Agricultural laborer.
  3. unknown 1861 Census: Sheriffhall Mains Cot House, Newton, Midlothian – Ploughman.
  4. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2695
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-2695 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-03-27.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Colinton, Midlothian, ScotlandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenJohn GlasgowGlasgow-15751829-00-00 · Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
ChildrenJames GlasgowGlasgow-33071832-00-00 · Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenAlexander GlasgowGlasgow-27191838-00-00 · Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
ChildrenIsabella GlasgowGlasgow-15761840-00-00 · St Cuthberts, Midlothian · 1915-00-00 · Ecclesmachen, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
SpousesMargaret GlasgowMurray-330721804-00-00 · Currie, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Alexander Glasgow was born about 1801–1803 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • In the 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census, Alexander Glasgow, age 48, was listed as the head of household. He was born in Colinton, Midlothian, and worked as an agricultural laborer. Living with him were his wife, Margaret Glasgow (age 47, born in Currie, Midlothian), also listed as an agricultural laborer; their son John Glasgow (age 22, born in Kirknewton, Midlothian), also an agricultural laborer; and their daughter Isabella Glasgow (age 11, born in Midlothian), noted as a scholar.
  • In the 1861 census, Alexander, age 60, was recorded as a ploughman residing at Sheriffhall Mains Cot House, in the Parish of Newton, Midlothian. He was born in Callington (likely a misrecording of Colinton), Midlothian. His wife Margaret and another individual named Alexander were also listed in the household.

  • These census entries offer valuable insights into the Glasgow family's ages, occupations, and places of residence in Midlothian during the mid-19th century. Sources

    • (1801) Alexander Glasgow, born in Callington, Edinburghshire, married Margaret (surname unknown).
    • 1851 Census: Colinton, Midlothian – Agricultural laborer.
    • 1861 Census: Sheriffhall Mains Cot House, Newton, Midlothian – Ploughman.
  • Alexander Glasgow Research Page

Profile source citations

  1. (1801) Alexander Glasgow, born in Callington, Edinburghshire, married Margaret (surname unknown).
  2. 1851 Census: Colinton, Midlothian – Agricultural laborer.
  3. 1861 Census: Sheriffhall Mains Cot House, Newton, Midlothian – Ploughman.
Full captured biography text
Biography
Alexander Glasgow was born about 1801–1803 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland.

In the 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census, Alexander Glasgow, age 48, was listed as the head of household. He was born in Colinton, Midlothian, and worked as an agricultural laborer. Living with him were his wife, Margaret Glasgow (age 47, born in Currie, Midlothian), also listed as an agricultural laborer; their son John Glasgow (age 22, born in Kirknewton, Midlothian), also an agricultural laborer; and their daughter Isabella Glasgow (age 11, born in Midlothian), noted as a scholar.

In the 1861 census, Alexander, age 60, was recorded as a ploughman residing at Sheriffhall Mains Cot House, in the Parish of Newton, Midlothian. He was born in Callington (likely a misrecording of Colinton), Midlothian. His wife Margaret and another individual named Alexander were also listed in the household.

These census entries offer valuable insights into the Glasgow family's ages, occupations, and places of residence in Midlothian during the mid-19th century.
Sources
* (1801) Alexander Glasgow, born in Callington, Edinburghshire, married Margaret (surname unknown). 
* 1851 Census: Colinton, Midlothian – Agricultural laborer. 
* 1861 Census: Sheriffhall Mains Cot House, Newton, Midlothian – Ploughman.

Alexander Glasgow Research Page
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

Alexander Glasgow was born about 1801–1803 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland.

In the 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census, Alexander Glasgow, age 48, was listed as the head of household. He was born in Colinton, Midlothian, and worked as an agricultural laborer. Living with him were his wife, Margaret Glasgow (age 47, born in Currie, Midlothian), also listed as an agricultural laborer; their son John Glasgow (age 22, born in Kirknewton, Midlothian), also an agricultural laborer; and their daughter Isabella Glasgow (age 11, born in Midlothian), noted as a scholar.

In the 1861 census, Alexander, age 60, was recorded as a ploughman residing at Sheriffhall Mains Cot House, in the Parish of Newton, Midlothian. He was born in Callington (likely a misrecording of Colinton), Midlothian. His wife Margaret and another individual named Alexander were also listed in the household.

These census entries offer valuable insights into the Glasgow family's ages, occupations, and places of residence in Midlothian during the mid-19th century.

== Sources ==
* '''(1801)''' Alexander Glasgow, born in Callington, Edinburghshire, married Margaret (surname unknown).  
* 1851 Census: Colinton, Midlothian – Agricultural laborer.  
* 1861 Census: Sheriffhall Mains Cot House, Newton, Midlothian – Ploughman.

[[Space:Alexander_Glasgow|Alexander Glasgow Research Page]]


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