Glasgow Surname Project

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John Glasgow

1766 – ?

Glasgow-2964 · 1 mapped association

Scotland→Midlothian, Scotland
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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
1Close relations
3Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1766 · Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Elizabeth (Unknown) Glasgow
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2964
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
0

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 positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
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 named children are recoverable, so child-naming analysis cannot be run.

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-3094

Automated fit56/100
Similar Person
Dates1770–?PlacesScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-1657

Automated fit48/100
Similar Person
Dates1766–1836PlacesCounty Antrim, Ireland → Cross, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)

No indexed conflict

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

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. 1766

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-2964

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Country-level representative point

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.2 claims
1Derivative
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.3 sources

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

  1. derivative "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN ( : viewed 12 Sep 2024), John GLASGOW in household of John GLASGOW, 51, Westr Portsburgh Chapel Wynd, Midlothian, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives
  2. unknown 1841 Scotland Census, St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Piece 685, ED 89, Page 7, House 51, Westr Portsburgh Chapel Wynd.
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2964
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-2964 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-03-27.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—ScotlandWikiTree profile field
death—Midlothian, ScotlandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
SpousesElizabeth GlasgowUnknown-6956441781-00-00 · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography John Glasgow appears in the 1841 Census of Scotland residing in St Cuthbert's Parish, Midlothian. "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a151e8ff4040b9d6e2af355 : viewed 12 Sep 2024), John GLASGOW in household of John GLASGOW, 51, Westr Portsburgh Chapel Wynd, Midlothian, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/685, Folio 89, Page 7, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. He was approximately 75 years old at the time and working as a Hawker. His birth was recorded as "Out of County", indicating he was not born in Midlothian.
  • He was living with Elizabeth Glasgow, age 60, born in Midlothian.

  • The household was located at Westr Portsburgh Chapel Wynd, within the civil parish of St Cuthberts. 1841 Census Record {| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding: 20px; width:100%;" |+ Household Location – 1841 Census |- ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Census ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | County ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | District ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Civil Parish ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Piece ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Enumeration District ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Page ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | House Number ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | House or Street Name |- | 1841 || Midlothian (MLN) || St Cuthbert's || St Cuthberts || 685 || 89 || 7 || 51 || Westr Portsburgh Chapel Wynd |} Household Members {| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding: 20px; width:100%;" |+ Occupants of the Dwelling – 1841 Census |- ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Surname ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Forenames ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Sex ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Age ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Occupation ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Birth County ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Notes |- | Glasgow || John || M || 75 || Hawker || Out of County || |- | Glasgow || Elizabeth || F || 60 || — || Midlothian || |} Sources

    • 1841 Scotland Census, St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Piece 685, ED 89, Page 7, House 51, Westr Portsburgh Chapel Wynd.

Profile source citations

  1. "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a151e8ff4040b9d6e2af355 : viewed 12 Sep 2024), John GLASGOW in household of John GLASGOW, 51, Westr Portsburgh Chapel Wynd, Midlothian, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/685, Folio 89, Page 7, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. source link 1
  2. 1841 Scotland Census, St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Piece 685, ED 89, Page 7, House 51, Westr Portsburgh Chapel Wynd.
Full captured biography text
Biography
John Glasgow appears in the 1841 Census of Scotland residing in St Cuthbert's Parish, Midlothian. "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a151e8ff4040b9d6e2af355 : viewed 12 Sep 2024), John GLASGOW in household of John GLASGOW, 51, Westr Portsburgh Chapel Wynd, Midlothian, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/685, Folio 89, Page 7, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. He was approximately 75 years old at the time and working as a Hawker. His birth was recorded as "Out of County", indicating he was not born in Midlothian.

He was living with Elizabeth Glasgow, age 60, born in Midlothian.

The household was located at Westr Portsburgh Chapel Wynd, within the civil parish of St Cuthberts.
1841 Census Record
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding: 20px; width:100%;"
|+ Household Location – 1841 Census
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Census 
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | County 
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | District 
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Civil Parish 
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Piece 
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Enumeration District 
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Page 
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | House Number 
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | House or Street Name
|-
| 1841 || Midlothian (MLN) || St Cuthbert's || St Cuthberts || 685 || 89 || 7 || 51 || Westr Portsburgh Chapel Wynd
|}
Household Members
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding: 20px; width:100%;"
|+ Occupants of the Dwelling – 1841 Census
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Surname 
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Forenames 
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Sex 
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Age 
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Occupation 
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Birth County 
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Notes
|-
| Glasgow || John || M || 75 || Hawker || Out of County || 
|-
| Glasgow || Elizabeth || F || 60 || — || Midlothian || 
|}
Sources
* 1841 Scotland Census, St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Piece 685, ED 89, Page 7, House 51, Westr Portsburgh Chapel Wynd.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

'''John Glasgow''' appears in the 1841 Census of Scotland residing in '''St Cuthbert's Parish''', Midlothian.<ref>"Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a151e8ff4040b9d6e2af355 : viewed 12 Sep 2024), John GLASGOW in household of John GLASGOW, 51, Westr Portsburgh Chapel Wynd, Midlothian, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/685, Folio 89, Page 7, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.</ref> He was approximately '''75 years old''' at the time and working as a '''Hawker'''. His birth was recorded as '''"Out of County"''', indicating he was not born in Midlothian.

He was living with '''Elizabeth Glasgow''', age '''60''', born in Midlothian.

The household was located at '''Westr Portsburgh Chapel Wynd''', within the civil parish of '''St Cuthberts'''.

=== 1841 Census Record ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding: 20px; width:100%;"
|+ '''Household Location – 1841 Census'''
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Census  
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | County  
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | District  
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Civil Parish  
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Piece  
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Enumeration District  
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Page  
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | House Number  
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | House or Street Name
|-
| 1841 || Midlothian (MLN) || St Cuthbert's || St Cuthberts || 685 || 89 || 7 || 51 || Westr Portsburgh Chapel Wynd
|}

=== Household Members ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding: 20px; width:100%;"
|+ '''Occupants of the Dwelling – 1841 Census'''
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Surname  
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Forenames  
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Sex  
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Age  
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Occupation  
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Birth County  
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Notes
|-
| Glasgow || John || M || 75 || Hawker || Out of County || 
|-
| Glasgow || Elizabeth || F || 60 || — || Midlothian || 
|}

== Sources ==
* 1841 Scotland Census, St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Piece 685, ED 89, Page 7, House 51, Westr Portsburgh Chapel Wynd.
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