Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

John Glasgow

1786 – ?

Glasgow-2968 · 1 mapped association

Lanarkshire, Scotland→Death place unknown
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
4Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1786 · Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Elizabeth (Unknown) Glasgow
Children
John GlasgowMary GlasgowThomas Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2968
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
3

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 positionJohn Glasgow (1821)
Maternal grandfather positionThomas Glasgow (1821)
Maternal grandmother positionMary Glasgow (1816)
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 fit34/100
Weak Lead
Dates1758–1825Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · Sinking Valley, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · 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 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: lanarkshire (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: lanarkshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1778–1798) (+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)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)

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

Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1761–?Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesLinlithgowshire / West Lothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Agnes (Gray) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+3)

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

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  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
  • known spouse Agnes (Gray) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1755–?Generationat least 31 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Broad Geography · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Margaret (Wyllie) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+3)

candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3051) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 31 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: lanarkshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Margaret (Wyllie) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3051) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit23/100
Weak Lead
Dates1738–1792Generation48 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow Green, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 48-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: lanarkshire (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • possible 48-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: lanarkshire (+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)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)

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

Automated fit20/100
Weak Lead
Dates1770–?Generation16 years age gapRecorded placesBarony, Lanarkshire, Scotland · Lanarkshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)

candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1355) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), 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)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1355) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit17/100
Weak Lead
Dates1761–?Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesKirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland · Linlithgowshire / West Lothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), 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 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

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

Automated fit7/100
Weak Lead
Dates1749–1825Generationat least 37 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 37 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 37 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit7/100
Weak Lead
Dates1740–?Generation46 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 46-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 76 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), 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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  • possible 46-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 76 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

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

Automated fit6/100
Weak Lead
Dates1760–?Generationat least 26 years age gapRecorded placesAyrshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 26 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3051) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 26 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), 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)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3051) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit3/100
Weak Lead
Dates1771–?Generation15 years age gapRecorded placesKelspoke, Kingarth, Bute, ScotlandIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 15-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3542) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Show complete scoring
  • possible 15-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1816), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3542) 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

John GlasgowGlasgow-2721

Automated fit62/100
Similar Person
Dates1795–?PlacesPatrick, Lanarkshire, Scotland → Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 9 (+10)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 9 (+10)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • matching child name: John Glasgow

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-1348

Automated fit60/100
Similar Person
Dates1770–?PlacesBarony, Lanarkshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 16 (+2)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 16 (+2)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • matching child names: John Glasgow, Mary 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. 1786

Profile-stated birthplace: 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-2968

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: County-level representative point

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.5 claims
2Tree 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. tree_only "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN ( : viewed 12 Sep 2024), John GLASGOW in household of John GLASGOW, 11, Struthers Street Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2968
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-2968 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-09-12.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Lanarkshire, ScotlandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenMary GlasgowGlasgow-29711816-00-00 · 0000-00-00
ChildrenJohn GlasgowGlasgow-29691821-00-00 · Lanarkshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenThomas GlasgowGlasgow-29701821-00-00 · Lanarkshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SpousesElizabeth GlasgowUnknown-6956471786-00-00 · Ireland · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography John was born in 1786.

  • Army Pensioner Burgh Officer Sources

    • "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a14ea2ef4040b9d6ef13879 : viewed 12 Sep 2024), John GLASGOW in household of John GLASGOW, 11, Struthers Street Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/622, Folio 128, Page 7, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

Profile source citations

  1. "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a14ea2ef4040b9d6ef13879 : viewed 12 Sep 2024), John GLASGOW in household of John GLASGOW, 11, Struthers Street Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/622, Folio 128, Page 7, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
John was born in 1786. 

Army Pensioner Burgh Officer 
Sources
* "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a14ea2ef4040b9d6ef13879 : viewed 12 Sep 2024), John GLASGOW in household of John GLASGOW, 11, Struthers Street Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/622, Folio 128, Page 7, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

John was born in 1786. 

Army Pensioner Burgh Officer 

== Sources ==
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* "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a14ea2ef4040b9d6ef13879 : viewed 12 Sep 2024), John GLASGOW in household of John GLASGOW, 11, Struthers Street Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/622, Folio 128, Page 7, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.