Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

William Glasgow

1783 – 1873-12-25

Glasgow-2876 · 1 mapped association

Birthplace unknown→Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1783 · Place not recorded
Death
1873-12-25 · Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Margaret (Graham) Glasgow
Children
James Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2876
Research clusters
Scotland 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 positionJames Glasgow (1810)
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
Dates1763–1816Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesLarne, County Antrim, Ireland · County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom · LarneIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Elizabeth Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), 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 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
  • known spouse Elizabeth Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)

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

Automated fit34/100
Weak Lead
Dates1758–1844Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Londonderry — exact locality unproved (estimated) · Tamlaght O'Crilly, County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom · County Londonderry — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Repeated Marriage Surnames · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Rose Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (16) 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 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1778–1822) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • known spouse Rose Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (16) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • uncommon spouse surnames recur across the subject and candidate branches: Graham +6 (+6 total)

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 fit33/100
Weak Lead
Dates1748–1812Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesLarne, County Antrim, Ireland · County Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Jane Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (33) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), 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 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Jane Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (33) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son James Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, James in 224 profiles)

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

Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1735–1819Generation48 years age gapRecorded placesMaryland · Tennessee, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowPhereby (Sheppard) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 48-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • known spouse Phereby (Sheppard) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (35) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), 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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  • possible 48-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1771–1790) (+6; other parent Phereby (Sheppard) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Phereby (Sheppard) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (35) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son James Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, James in 224 profiles)

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

Automated fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1757–1805Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesCurrituck, Province of North Carolina · Currituck, Currituck Parish, North Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1781–1801) (+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 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1781–1801) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1748–1800Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesNashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJames GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1771–1790) (+6; other parent James Glasgow)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1771–1790) (+6; other parent James Glasgow)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

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

Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1763–1845Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesKilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Kilbirnie — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · 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 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 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 fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1755–?Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton — West LothianIndependent 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 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

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

Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1755–1830Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesWest Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · Midlothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent 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 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

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

Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1750–?Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1810), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

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

William GlasgowGlasgow-3647

Automated fit51/100
Similar Person
Dates1784–1865PlacesSymington, Ayrshire, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Same-name candidate

William GlasgowGlasgow-1552

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1781–1853PlacesAt sea, Atlantic Ocean → Pennsylvania, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

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
b. 1783

Profile-stated death place: Symington, 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-2876

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: County-level representative point

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.3 claims
1Tree Only
1Unknown

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. unknown https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136207628/william_glasgow
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2876
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-2876 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-03-25.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
death—Symington, Lanarkshire, ScotlandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenJames GlasgowGlasgow-28771810-00-00 · 1895-04-21 · Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
SpousesMargaret GlasgowGraham-345171783-00-00 · 1814-02-22 · Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00

Profile categories

Symington Churchyard, Symington, South Lanarkshire Symington_Churchyard,_Symington,_South_Lanarkshire

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136207628/william_glasgow source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
William was born in 1783. He passed away in 1873.
Sources
* https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136207628/william_glasgow
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Symington Churchyard, Symington, South Lanarkshire]]
== Biography ==

William was born in 1783.  He passed away in 1873.
== Sources ==
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* https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136207628/william_glasgow