Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Charles James Glasgow

1686-10-10 – ?

Glasgow-2917 · 1 mapped association

Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland→Cross, County Londonderry, Ireland
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
3Close relations
5Evidence items
0Candidate leads
Birth
1686-10-10 · Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Cross, County Londonderry, Ireland
Parents
John GlasgowconfidentMargaret (Currie) Glasgowconfident
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
James Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2917
Research clusters
Cross/Derry reconstruction — unproved
Mapped descendants
136

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 (1719)
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

No candidate met the minimum age, location or family-naming threshold.

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.

No sufficiently similar same-name person is currently indexed.

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

Latest case researchThe current conclusion from the durable research case file.Updated

Current conclusion

Glasgow-2917

The profile combines a Scottish baptism with a later Cross, County Londonderry identity. The baptism is evidence for the Scottish child only. No reviewed record bridges that child to Ireland or proves the attached Cross/Derry descent.

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
10 Oct 1686

Scottish baptism plus profile migration claim

Cross, County Londonderry

The 1686 South Leith baptism is documented. No record proves that child migrated to Cross or fathered James-2916.

Unproved migration claimderivative
Source and mapping detail

“Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4J-JJK : accessed 16 September 2021), John Glesgowe in the entry for Charles Glesgowe, 1686.

Candidate matched on record type, year; inspect before treating it as the underlying record.

Precision: County-level representative point

Case-file source findingsSource extracts and analysis regenerated from findings.md.1 section(s)

Source findings

Glasgow-2917

SourceFindingAssessment
Scottish baptism cited on the live profile, 10 Oct 1686, South Leith, child Charles of John GlesgoweEstablishes a Scottish child and named father.Direct for baptism; silent on Ireland. Original register reference still needs adding to this case.
Current WikiTree biography/profile auditExplicitly acknowledges that evidence has not been found proving the baptised child was the man at Cross.Negative for the identity bridge.
1740 Ulster religious returnThe contemporary Glasgow concentrations are two Hugh households at Tamlaght O'Crilly and four households at Derryloran.Does not prove or disprove Charles, but shows why a tree claim must not replace occurrence evidence.
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.7 claims
2Derivative
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.4 open

Which records prove the subject's identity across events?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: Not specified

Which original or indexed records identify the parents?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: A contemporary record explicitly identifying the parent or parents.

Which spouses and children are directly supported by records?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: Not specified

What conflicts or same-name conflations must be resolved?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: Not specified

Case-file priorities and cautions

Recommended correction applied

Glasgow-2917

Verified live 19 August 2026: the South Leith baptism and parents are retained as confident; the biography now separates that child from the unproved Cross identity. Cross was removed as death place, and Glasgow-2916's father link is uncertain. All prior tree/study links remain only as qualified leads.

A same-day relationship audit found that both parents had accidentally been set to Confirmed with DNA. Both were corrected to Confident; no DNA confirmation is claimed.

Recommended correction following location audit

Glasgow-2917

Retain or restore Cross, County Londonderry, Ireland as the uncertain death location. The Scottish-to-Irish identity is unproved, but the place is not concretely contradicted and should remain explicitly uncertain rather than be deleted.

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.5 sources

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

  1. derivative “Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4J-JJK : accessed 16 September 2021), John Glesgowe in the entry for Charles Glesgowe, 1686.
  2. unknown Glasgow Branches in Early Ireland, accessed 19 August 2026.
  3. tree_only MyHeritage user-submitted tree for Charles James Glasgow (https://www.myheritage.com/profile-798694011-2003650/charles-james-glasgow); unsourced and used only as a lead.
  4. derivative 1740 Protestant Householders' Return for Ulster (https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/1740religiousreturnsulstername.pdf), surname index.
  5. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2917
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-2917 was captured 2026-08-19T14:01:18+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-19.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Glencorse, Midlothian, ScotlandWikiTree profile field
death—Cross, County Londonderry, IrelandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJohn GlasgowGlasgow-30121649-04-04 · Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ParentsMargaret GlasgowCurrie-49981650-00-00 · Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenJames GlasgowGlasgow-29161719-00-00 · Londonderry, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1785-00-00
SiblingsRobert GlasgowGlasgow-30111676-12-29 · Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-30131680-12-26 · Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsMargaret GlasgowGlasgow-30851684-04-04 · Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Charles Glasgow was baptised on 10 October 1686 at South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland, a child of John Glasgow and Margaret Currie. “Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4J-JJK : accessed 16 September 2021), John Glesgowe in the entry for Charles Glesgowe, 1686. Research NotesScottish child versus Cross identity The baptism proves the Scottish child and his parents. No reviewed record shows that this child migrated to Cross, County Londonderry, or that he became the father of James Glasgow. Chronological fit and an uncommon given name are not an identity bridge. The Cross/Derry identification and the son link therefore remain uncertain, and Cross is not used as a death place.
  • The 1740 Ulster religious return shows contemporary Glasgow households at Tamlaght O'Crilly and Derryloran but does not identify Charles or bridge him to the Scottish baptism. 1740 Protestant Householders' Return for Ulster (https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/1740religiousreturnsulstername.pdf), surname index. Sources

Profile source citations

  1. “Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4J-JJK : accessed 16 September 2021), John Glesgowe in the entry for Charles Glesgowe, 1686. source link 1
  2. Glasgow Branches in Early Ireland, accessed 19 August 2026.
  3. MyHeritage user-submitted tree for Charles James Glasgow (https://www.myheritage.com/profile-798694011-2003650/charles-james-glasgow); unsourced and used only as a lead. source link 1
  4. 1740 Protestant Householders' Return for Ulster (https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/1740religiousreturnsulstername.pdf), surname index. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Charles Glasgow was baptised on 10 October 1686 at South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland, a child of John Glasgow and Margaret Currie. “Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4J-JJK : accessed 16 September 2021), John Glesgowe in the entry for Charles Glesgowe, 1686. 
Research NotesScottish child versus Cross identity
The baptism proves the Scottish child and his parents. No reviewed record shows that this child migrated to Cross, County Londonderry, or that he became the father of James Glasgow. Chronological fit and an uncommon given name are not an identity bridge. The Cross/Derry identification and the son link therefore remain uncertain, and Cross is not used as a death place.

The Glasgow Branches in Early Ireland study and a user-submitted MyHeritage tree preserve the proposed Derry lineage as research leads, not as independent proof. Glasgow Branches in Early Ireland, accessed 19 August 2026. MyHeritage user-submitted tree for Charles James Glasgow (https://www.myheritage.com/profile-798694011-2003650/charles-james-glasgow); unsourced and used only as a lead. 

The 1740 Ulster religious return shows contemporary Glasgow households at Tamlaght O'Crilly and Derryloran but does not identify Charles or bridge him to the Scottish baptism. 1740 Protestant Householders' Return for Ulster (https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/1740religiousreturnsulstername.pdf), surname index. 
Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

Charles Glasgow was baptised on 10 October 1686 at South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland, a child of [[Glasgow-3012|John Glasgow]] and [[Currie-4998|Margaret Currie]].<ref name="FSBaptism">“Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4J-JJK : accessed 16 September 2021), John Glesgowe in the entry for Charles Glesgowe, 1686.</ref>

== Research Notes ==

=== Scottish child versus Cross identity ===

The baptism proves the Scottish child and his parents. No reviewed record shows that this child migrated to Cross, County Londonderry, or that he became the father of [[Glasgow-2916|James Glasgow]]. Chronological fit and an uncommon given name are not an identity bridge. The Cross/Derry identification and the son link therefore remain uncertain, and Cross is not used as a death place.

The [[Space:Glasgow Branches in Early Ireland|Glasgow Branches in Early Ireland]] study and a user-submitted MyHeritage tree preserve the proposed Derry lineage as research leads, not as independent proof.<ref name="IrelandStudy">[[Space:Glasgow Branches in Early Ireland|Glasgow Branches in Early Ireland]], accessed 19 August 2026.</ref><ref>[https://www.myheritage.com/profile-798694011-2003650/charles-james-glasgow MyHeritage user-submitted tree for Charles James Glasgow]; unsourced and used only as a lead.</ref>

The 1740 Ulster religious return shows contemporary Glasgow households at Tamlaght O'Crilly and Derryloran but does not identify Charles or bridge him to the Scottish baptism.<ref>[https://www.billmacafee.com/1740returns/1740religiousreturnsulstername.pdf 1740 Protestant Householders' Return for Ulster], surname index.</ref>

== Sources ==
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