Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

John Glasgow

1795 – ?

Glasgow-2721 · 1 mapped association

Patrick, Lanarkshire, ScotlandGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
7Close relations
3Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1795 · Patrick, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Elizabeth (Campbell) Glasgow
Children
John GlasgowLillian GlasgowMargaret GlasgowRobert GlasgowSamuel Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2721
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
5

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 positionSamuel Glasgow (1822)
Maternal grandfather positionJohn Glasgow (1834)
Maternal grandmother positionMargaret Glasgow (1818)
Paternal grandmother positionLillian Glasgow (1825)

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.

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

Possible fathers5 leads

Automated fit17/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1758–1825Generation37 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · Sinking Valley, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Branch Migration · Broad Geography · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, naming, specific migration
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate's household recorded Taylor Wilson Glasgow in Antis, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States within 3 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: glasgow, lanarkshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1778–1798) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • descendant branches converge on the same specific migration destination glasgow (+9; 9 migrated public profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, naming, specific migration

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate's household recorded Taylor Wilson Glasgow in Antis, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States within 3 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Automated fit14/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1753–?Generation42 years age gapRecorded placesDublinIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 42-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Ann (Duffy) Glasco had a plausible maternal age (39) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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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  • plausible 42-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Ann (Duffy) Glasco had a plausible maternal age (39) at the subject's birth (+7)

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)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit13/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1760–?Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · CookstownIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Migration · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Lillian +14 (6 public profiles; subject branch: Lillian Glasgow; candidate branch: Lillian Sloane (Glasgow) Willoughby) (+14 total)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit12/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1753–?Generation42 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 42-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: glasgow, lanarkshire (+1; not a locality match)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 42-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: glasgow, lanarkshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Samuel Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Samuel in 79 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit11/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1769–?Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesWandell and Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland · Lanarkshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Lilias (Robertson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+3)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Lilias (Robertson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1767–1812Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesNottingham, West Nottingham Township, Chester, PennsylvaniaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Samuel Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Samuel in 79 profiles)

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

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  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Samuel Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Samuel in 79 profiles)

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

Automated fit17/100
Weak Lead
Dates1749–?Generation46 years age gapRecorded placesMarylandIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 46-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Samuel Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Samuel in 79 profiles)

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

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  • possible 46-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Samuel Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Samuel in 79 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 fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1779–1846Generation16 years age gapRecorded placesMontgomery, Virginia, United States · Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Repeated Marriage Surnames · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
  • uncommon spouse surnames recur across the subject and candidate branches: Campbell +4 (+4 total)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1778–1862Generation17 years age gapRecorded placesFranklin County, Virginia, United States · Davis County, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 17-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • possible 17-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), 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 Samuel Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Samuel in 79 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Automated fit28/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1765–?Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowWilliam GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1783–1802) (+6; other parent William Glasgow)

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 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1818), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1783–1802) (+6; other parent William Glasgow)

Deductions and cautions: 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

John GlasgowGlasgow-2968

Automated fit62/100
Similar Person
Dates1786–?PlacesLanarkshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 9 (+10)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 9 (+10)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • matching child name: John Glasgow

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Same-name candidate

John M GlasgowGlasgow-1965

Automated fit54/100
Similar Person
Dates1796–1859PlacesRockbridge, Virginia, United States → Seaman, Adams, Ohio, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • matching child name: Robert Glasgow

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

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

Conflicts: unassessed father 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
b. 1795

Profile-stated birthplace: Patrick, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Lanarkshire — 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-2721

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: County-level representative point

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.8 claims
1Derivative
1Original
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.3 sources

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

  1. derivative https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/395015/?offset=1&return=1#page=11&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=father
  2. original Robert Glasgow, a male, was christened on 17 Mar 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He was born on the 3rd (month not specified). His father is John Glasgow and his mother is Elizabeth Campbell. The original event place is recorded as Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland. The source detail for this information is "2:16PMTZJ".
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2721
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-2721 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-09-26.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthPatrick, Lanarkshire, Scotland.WikiTree profile field
deathGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United KingdomWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJohn GlasgowGlasgow-30341775-00-00 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenMargaret GlasgowGlasgow-30311818-00-00 · Lanarkshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenSamuel GlasgowGlasgow-30291822-02-06 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1890-09-15 · Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
ChildrenLillian GlasgowGlasgow-30321825-00-00 · Lanarkshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenJohn GlasgowGlasgow-30301834-00-00 · Lanarkshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenRobert GlasgowGlasgow-27201836-03-03 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
SpousesElizabeth GlasgowCampbell-610951797-08-00 · Patrick, Lanarkshire, Scotland · 1852-02-28 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography John Glasgow was born in 1795 in Patrick, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was married to Elizabeth (Campbell) Glasgow (1797-1852) and had multiple children. John passed away on January 4th, unknown year, likely in the late 1800s given the birth dates of his children. He was a key figure in the family and lived in Lanarkshire for most of his life. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/395015/?offset=1&return=1#page=11&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=father
  • A James Glasgow born 1793 is also mentioned - could be a brother, potentially James Glasgow (abt.1790-)
  • Fathers name is John Sources

    • Robert Glasgow, a male, was christened on 17 Mar 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He was born on the 3rd (month not specified). His father is John Glasgow and his mother is Elizabeth Campbell. The original event place is recorded as Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland. The source detail for this information is "2:16PMTZJ".

Profile source citations

  1. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/395015/?offset=1&return=1#page=11&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=father source link 1
  2. Robert Glasgow, a male, was christened on 17 Mar 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He was born on the 3rd (month not specified). His father is John Glasgow and his mother is Elizabeth Campbell. The original event place is recorded as Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland. The source detail for this information is "2:16PMTZJ".
Full captured biography text
Biography
John Glasgow was born in 1795 in Patrick, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was married to Elizabeth (Campbell) Glasgow (1797-1852) and had multiple children. John passed away on January 4th, unknown year, likely in the late 1800s given the birth dates of his children. He was a key figure in the family and lived in Lanarkshire for most of his life. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/395015/?offset=1&return=1#page=11&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=father 

A James Glasgow born 1793 is also mentioned - could be a brother, potentially James Glasgow (abt.1790-)

Fathers name is John
Sources
* Robert Glasgow, a male, was christened on 17 Mar 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He was born on the 3rd (month not specified). His father is John Glasgow and his mother is Elizabeth Campbell. The original event place is recorded as Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland. The source detail for this information is "2:16PMTZJ".
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography == 
John Glasgow was born in 1795 in Patrick, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was married to [[Campbell-61095|Elizabeth (Campbell) Glasgow (1797-1852)]] and had multiple children. John passed away on January 4th, unknown year, likely in the late 1800s given the birth dates of his children. He was a key figure in the family and lived in Lanarkshire for most of his life.<ref>https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/395015/?offset=1&return=1#page=11&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=father</ref>


A James Glasgow born 1793 is also mentioned - could be a brother, potentially [[Glasgow-1483|James Glasgow (abt.1790-)]]

Fathers name is John
== Sources ==
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* Robert Glasgow, a male, was christened on 17 Mar 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He was born on the 3rd (month not specified). His father is John Glasgow and his mother is Elizabeth Campbell. The original event place is recorded as Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland. The source detail for this information is "2:16PMTZJ".