Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

James Glasgow

1719 – 1785

Glasgow-2916 · 1 mapped association

Londonderry, County Londonderry, Ireland→Death place unknown
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
3Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1719 · Londonderry, County Londonderry, Ireland
Death
1785 · Place not recorded
Parents
Charles James Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
William Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2916
Research clusters
Cross/Derry reconstruction — unproved
Mapped descendants
135

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 positionWilliam Glasgow (1760)
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 fit9/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1690–1743Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · County Tyrone, Ireland · Ballyjamesduff County CavanIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Mapped Proximity · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Keady sub-townland — Eskaheen is 11.0 km from the subject's birth-period Londonderry / Derry (+2; one or both placements are unproved)

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

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  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Keady sub-townland — Eskaheen is 11.0 km from the subject's birth-period Londonderry / Derry (+2; one or both placements are unproved)

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

Automated fit8/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1690–1778Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesGuernsey, Channel Islands · Charles County, MarylandIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Broad Migration · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

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 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • 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); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit6/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1685–1747Generation34 years age gapRecorded placesNorfolk, Independent Cities, Colony of Virginia · Currituck, Currituck, Province of North CarolinaIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)

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); no known spouse has a plausible maternal age at the subject's birth (−6; an unknown spouse remains possible)

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  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)

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); no known spouse has a plausible maternal age at the subject's birth (−6; an unknown spouse remains possible)

Automated fit0/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1712–1782Generationnominally 7 years; approximate dates permit about 16–17 years age gapRecorded placesUphall, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland · Linlithgowshire / West Lothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Migration · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 7-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–17 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing)

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  • the nominal 7-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–17 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): new zealand

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing)

Automated fit0/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1711–?Generationnominally 8 years; approximate dates permit about 16–18 years age gapRecorded placesUphall, West Lothian, Scotland · Christ Church / Trinity Lane district — Dublin · Christ Church district — DublinIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–18 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–18 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1694–1729Generationat least 25 years age gapRecorded placesWest Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland · West Kilbride — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Migration · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 25 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

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

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 25 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

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

Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1670–?Generation49 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Derryloran, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom · Scotland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Migration · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 90 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • less typical 49-year parent-child age gap (+2)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-1025) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • less typical 49-year parent-child age gap (+2)
  • candidate's birth is 90 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-1025) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit22/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1680–?Generation39 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 80 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), 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 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 80 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

Automated fit9/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1680–1742Generation39 years age gapRecorded placesKilwaughter, County Antrim, Ireland · KilwaughterIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Broad Migration · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 80 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-1144) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 80 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-1144) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit8/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1690–1760Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Kildare, Ireland · County Dublin, Ireland · County Kildare — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named James Glasco (Glasco-148) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1760), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named James Glasco (Glasco-148) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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

James GlasgowGlasgow-2868

Automated fit48/100
Similar Person
Dates1720–1784PlacesGlencorse, Midlothian, Scotland → Cecil, Maryland, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • death years within 1 (+10)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • death years within 1 (+10)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

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Same-name candidate

James GlasgowGlasgow-3523

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1719–?PlacesDalziel, Lanarkshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

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

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

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
1719–1785

Profile-stated Londonderry birth

Londonderry / Derry

No inspected record connects James to Charles-2917, Cross, or the Moneymore family. Grouped only to show the existing reconstruction.

Unproved profile reconstructionunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2916

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.3 claims
2Tree 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.3 sources

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

  1. tree_only Unsourced family tree handed down to M Glasgow.
  2. unknown https://www.myheritage.com/profile-798694011-2003649/james-glasgow
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2916
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-2916 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-05-08.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Londonderry, County Londonderry, IrelandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsCharles James GlasgowGlasgow-29171686-10-10 · Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00 · Cross, County Londonderry, Ireland
ChildrenWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-29151760-00-00 · Scotland · 0000-00-00 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. Unsourced family tree handed down to M Glasgow.
  2. https://www.myheritage.com/profile-798694011-2003649/james-glasgow source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
James was born in 1719. He passed away in 1785.
 
Unsourced family tree handed down to M Glasgow.
Sources
* https://www.myheritage.com/profile-798694011-2003649/james-glasgow
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

James was born in 1719.  He passed away in 1785.
<ref>
Unsourced family tree handed down to [[Glasgow-933|M Glasgow]].
</ref>

== Sources ==
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* https://www.myheritage.com/profile-798694011-2003649/james-glasgow