Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

John Glasgow

c. 1790 – ?

Glasgow-2711 · 1 mapped association

Birthplace unknown→Death place unknown
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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
1Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1790 · Place not recorded
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Alexander Pitcairn Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2711
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
1

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 positionAlexander Pitcairn Glasgow (1811)
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

Compare scored leads with the subject details above—not proof.

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

Possible fathers5 leads

Automated fit35/100
Weak Lead
Dates1761–?Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesLinlithgowshire / West Lothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowAgnes (Gray) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Agnes (Gray) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (29) at the subject's birth (+3)

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 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1786–1797) (+6; other parent Agnes (Gray) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Agnes (Gray) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (29) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)

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

Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1760–?Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesNewton Village, Midlothian, Scotland · Midlothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Agnes (Glendinning) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (30) at the subject's birth (+3)

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

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  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Agnes (Glendinning) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (30) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Alexander Pitcairn Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+6; catalogue rarity 1, Alexander in 59 profiles)

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

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Automated fit30/100
Weak Lead
Dates1768–?Generation22 years age gapRecorded placesKelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland · Roxburghshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Isabella (Hunter) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (19) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3542) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Isabella (Hunter) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (19) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3542) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1770–?Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Scotland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)

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 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)

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

Automated fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1766–1836Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Antrim, Ireland · Cross, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom · Cross townland, Ballymoney parishIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Jane (McClure) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (17) at the subject's birth (+3)

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

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Jane (McClure) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (17) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit23/100
Weak Lead
Dates1755–?Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesCurrie — MidlothianIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-2102) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Alexander Pitcairn Glasgow, the expected father position (+4; Alexander in 59 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-2102) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit18/100
Weak Lead
Dates1760–?Generationat least 30 years age gapRecorded placesMidlothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 30 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Alexander Pitcairn Glasgow, the expected father position (+4; Alexander in 59 profiles)

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 30 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Alexander Pitcairn Glasgow, the expected father position (+4; Alexander in 59 profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit10/100
Weak Lead
Dates1778–1822Generationnominally 12 years; approximate dates permit about 15–22 years age gapRecorded placesKilloquin electoral divisionIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 12-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–22 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 33 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 12-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–22 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 33 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Alexander Pitcairn Glasgow, the expected father position (+4; Alexander in 59 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit9/100
Weak Lead
Dates1780–?Generationnominally 10 years; approximate dates permit about 15–20 years age gapRecorded placesBaronyIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 10-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–20 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 31 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 10-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–20 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 31 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Alexander Pitcairn Glasgow, the expected father position (+4; Alexander in 59 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit38/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1765–?Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowWilliam GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: location not supplied profile holding point (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: location not supplied profile holding point (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1783–1802) (+6; other parent William Glasgow)

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

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

John GlasgowGlasgow-427

Automated fit48/100
Similar Person
Dates1790–1856PlacesEast Calder, Midlothian, Scotland → Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-3051

Automated fit45/100
Similar Person
Dates1791–?PlacesKilmarnock, Ayrshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: Alexander

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: Alexander

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.

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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.2 claims
1Derivative
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.2 sources

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

  1. derivative "Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZC-DR2Y : 6 July 2022), Alexander Pitcairn Glasgow, 21 Mar 1811; citing Baptism, Scotland, United Kingdom, The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh; FHL microfilm 004110000.
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2711
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-2711 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2023-08-11.

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenAlexander Pitcairn GlasgowGlasgow-27101811-00-00 · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography John was born about 1790. Sources

    • "Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZC-DR2Y : 6 July 2022), Alexander Pitcairn Glasgow, 21 Mar 1811; citing Baptism, Scotland, United Kingdom, The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh; FHL microfilm 004110000.

Profile source citations

  1. "Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZC-DR2Y : 6 July 2022), Alexander Pitcairn Glasgow, 21 Mar 1811; citing Baptism, Scotland, United Kingdom, The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh; FHL microfilm 004110000. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
John was born about 1790. 
Sources
* "Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZC-DR2Y : 6 July 2022), Alexander Pitcairn Glasgow, 21 Mar 1811; citing Baptism, Scotland, United Kingdom, The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh; FHL microfilm 004110000.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

John was born about 1790. 
== Sources ==
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* "Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZC-DR2Y : 6 July 2022), Alexander Pitcairn Glasgow, 21 Mar 1811; citing Baptism, Scotland, United Kingdom, The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh; FHL microfilm 004110000.