Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

John Glasgow

1815 – ?

Glasgow-2723 · 1 mapped association

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
3Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1815 · Scotland, United Kingdom
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Agnes Inglis
Children
Margaret GlasgowRobert Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2723
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
2

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 positionRobert Glasgow (1839)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionMargaret Glasgow (1842)
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 fit40/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1780–?Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Scotland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJean (McConechie) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Jean (McConechie) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (33) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), 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)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1809–1817) (+6; other parent Jean (McConechie) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Jean (McConechie) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (33) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Robert Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Robert in 165 profiles)

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

Automated fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1780–1817Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesCalliaqua, Saint George, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1810–1816) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)

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

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  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1810–1816) (+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)

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 fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1790–?Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 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 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • 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 fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1770–?Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Scotland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), 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)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)

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

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1786–1864Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesLeitholm, Berwickshire, Scotland · Leitholm, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · South LeithIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Nanny (Fairbairn) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (30) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Nanny (Fairbairn) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (30) 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: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1788–1867Generation27 years age gapRecorded placesFranceIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1804–1827) (+6)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), 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 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1804–1827) (+6)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

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

Automated fit21/100
Weak Lead
Dates1782–?Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesDalry, Ayrshire, Scotland · Ayrshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowRobert GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

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  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), 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 (1809–1817) (+6; other parent Robert Glasgow)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1794–1845Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesLanarkshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)

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

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  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

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

Automated fit15/100
Weak Lead
Dates1792–?Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Scotland · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), 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 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

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

Automated fit15/100
Weak Lead
Dates1780–?Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesLanarkshire, Scotland · Lanarkshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · 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 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), 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 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1839), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

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.

Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-690

Automated fit50/100
Similar Person
Dates1819–1899PlacesPlaces not recordedParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • matching child name: Margaret Glasgow

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • matching child name: Margaret Glasgow

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-1985

Automated fit50/100
Similar Person
Dates1820–?PlacesPennsylvania, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • matching child name: Margaret Glasgow

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • matching child name: Margaret Glasgow

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. 1815

Profile-stated birthplace: Scotland

Scotland — 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-2723

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Country-level representative point

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.4 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:QLFT-NF31 : 6 July 2022), Robert Glasgow, 6 Oct 1839;
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2723
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-2723 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2023-08-11.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—ScotlandWikiTree profile field
marriage1833-02-25Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United KingdomWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenRobert GlasgowGlasgow-27221839-00-00 · Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenMargaret GlasgowGlasgow-27241842-00-00 · Edinburgh · 0000-00-00
SpousesAgnesInglis-19521815-06-29 · Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00 · 1833-02-25 · Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography John was born in 1815. Sources

    • "Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLFT-NF31 : 6 July 2022), Robert Glasgow, 6 Oct 1839; citing Baptism, Scotland, United Kingdom, The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh; FHL microfilm 004108731.

Profile source citations

  1. "Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLFT-NF31 : 6 July 2022), Robert Glasgow, 6 Oct 1839; source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
John was born in 1815. 
Sources
* "Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLFT-NF31 : 6 July 2022), Robert Glasgow, 6 Oct 1839; 
citing Baptism, Scotland, United Kingdom, The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh; FHL microfilm 004108731.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

John was born in 1815. 
== Sources ==
<references />
* "Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLFT-NF31 : 6 July 2022), Robert Glasgow, 6 Oct 1839; 
citing Baptism, Scotland, United Kingdom, The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh; FHL microfilm 004108731.