Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

James Glasgow

1740 – ?

Glasgow-2989 · 3 mapped associations

Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland→Death place unknown
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

3Mapped records
1Close relations
5Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1740 · Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
James Glasgowuncertain
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2989
Research clusters
Descendants of James Glasgow (c.1700)
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

James GlasgowGlasgow-3305

Automated fit56/100
Similar Person
Dates1740–?PlacesMoneymore, County Londonderry, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

James GlasgowGlasgow-1120

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1738–?PlacesCovington and Thankerton, Lanarkshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

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

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

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

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

Current conclusion

Glasgow-2989

The original 1766 Derryloran return is now verified. It lists two James Glasgow householders, both at Drumearn. It does not identify which, if either, is this profile or state that James Glasgow (Glasgow-2988), born about 1720, Derryloran was his father.

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.3 records
1740

Profile-stated Derryloran birth

Derryloran civil parish

The profile is a candidate for the local population but is not identified with either 1766 Drumearn James or any 1740 householder.

Profile location leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2989

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Civil-parish representative point

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

Source findings

Glasgow-2989

SourceFindingAssessment
National Archives of Ireland `IHP/1/665`, original 1766 Derryloran returnDrumearn names Jams Glasco twice and John Glasco; Gortein names Samuel and Killycurry names William. The nearby Jams at Killycurry is James Ferguson, not Glasgow.Direct evidence for two contemporary James households, but no ages or relationships.
National Archives of Ireland, 1766 religious census overviewExplains that the returns enumerate religious householders and that surviving originals vary.Context; a householder occurrence does not state parentage.
RCB Library `MS 23`, complete transcript, pp. 162-163Confirms five definite Glasgow householders: James, James and John at Drumearn; Samuel at Gortein; William at Killycurry.Resolves the clipped OCR boundary that misleadingly placed a third James after William.
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.5 claims
2Original
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.

Case-file assessments

Later probate candidates

Glasgow-2989

PRONI indexes a will for James Glasgow of Drumeen, County Londonderry, dated 23 May 1820 and an Armagh diocesan administration bond for James Glasgow, farmer of Drumeen, in 1822. These probably concern one estate whose administration followed the will. Drumeen is in Lissan parish, not the Drumearn townland used in the 1766 Derryloran return.

The dates and district are compatible with this profile's estimated generation, but no record bridges the 1766 householder to the 1820 estate. Keep both entries as one candidate estate rather than assigning them as proved events.

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

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. original National Archives of Ireland, Parliamentary Return 665, 1766 religious census for Derryloran, IHP/1/665, original return and transcription (https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665), accessed 17 July 2026; independently transcribed in RCB Library MS 23, pp. 162–163.
  2. unknown Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen farmer 1822 (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx).
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2989
  4. derivative PRONI Names, Pre-1858 Wills and Admons: James Glasgow, Drumeen, County Londonderry, 1820
  5. original PRONI Names, Armagh Diocesan Administration Bonds: James Glasgow, farmer, Drumeen, 1822
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-2989 was captured 2026-08-20T17:12:00+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-20.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, IrelandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJames GlasgowGlasgow-29881720-00-00 · Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJohn GlasgowGlasgow-29901750-00-00 · Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland. · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography James was born in 1740. The existing attachment to James Glasgow as father is retained as an uncertain working relationship; no reviewed source names his father. Research Notes The original 1766 Derryloran religious return lists two James Glasgow householders at Drumearn, each written as Jams Glasco. It also lists John Glasco at Drumearn, Samuel Glasco at Gortein, and William Glasco at Killycurry. National Archives of Ireland, Parliamentary Return 665, 1766 religious census for Derryloran, IHP/1/665, original return and transcription (https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665), accessed 17 July 2026; independently transcribed in RCB Library MS 23, pp. 162–163.
  • The return proves a substantial local Glasgow cluster, but gives no ages or relationships. It does not identify which of the two Drumearn men, if either, is this profile, and it does not establish Glasgow-2988 as his father. The two contemporary same-name householders must not be conflated. Drumeen probate candidates Probate indexes name James Glasgow of Drumeen in 1820 and James Glasgow, farmer, of Drumeen in 1822. The entries may represent this James, two men, or other local namesakes; neither surviving index entry states a relationship that identifies this profile. Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen 1820 (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx). Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen farmer 1822 (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx). Sources

Profile source citations

  1. National Archives of Ireland, Parliamentary Return 665, 1766 religious census for Derryloran, IHP/1/665, original return and transcription (https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665), accessed 17 July 2026; independently transcribed in RCB Library MS 23, pp. 162–163. source link 1
  2. Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen 1820 (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx). source link 1
  3. Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen farmer 1822 (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx). source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
James was born in 1740. The existing attachment to James Glasgow as father is retained as an uncertain working relationship; no reviewed source names his father.
Research Notes
The original 1766 Derryloran religious return lists two James Glasgow householders at Drumearn, each written as Jams Glasco. It also lists John Glasco at Drumearn, Samuel Glasco at Gortein, and William Glasco at Killycurry. National Archives of Ireland, Parliamentary Return 665, 1766 religious census for Derryloran, IHP/1/665, original return and transcription (https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665), accessed 17 July 2026; independently transcribed in RCB Library MS 23, pp. 162–163. 

The return proves a substantial local Glasgow cluster, but gives no ages or relationships. It does not identify which of the two Drumearn men, if either, is this profile, and it does not establish Glasgow-2988 as his father. The two contemporary same-name householders must not be conflated.
Drumeen probate candidates
Probate indexes name James Glasgow of Drumeen in 1820 and James Glasgow, farmer, of Drumeen in 1822. The entries may represent this James, two men, or other local namesakes; neither surviving index entry states a relationship that identifies this profile. Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen 1820 (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx). Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen farmer 1822 (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx). 
Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

James was born in 1740. The existing attachment to [[Glasgow-2988|James Glasgow]] as father is retained as an '''uncertain working relationship'''; no reviewed source names his father.

== Research Notes ==

The original 1766 Derryloran religious return lists '''two''' James Glasgow householders at Drumearn, each written as ''Jams Glasco''. It also lists John Glasco at Drumearn, Samuel Glasco at Gortein, and William Glasco at Killycurry.<ref>National Archives of Ireland, Parliamentary Return 665, 1766 religious census for Derryloran, IHP/1/665, [https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/NAI-IHP-1-665 original return and transcription], accessed 17 July 2026; independently transcribed in RCB Library MS 23, pp. 162–163.</ref>

The return proves a substantial local Glasgow cluster, but gives no ages or relationships. It does not identify which of the two Drumearn men, if either, is this profile, and it does not establish Glasgow-2988 as his father. The two contemporary same-name householders must not be conflated.

=== Drumeen probate candidates ===
Probate indexes name James Glasgow of Drumeen in 1820 and James Glasgow, farmer, of Drumeen in 1822. The entries may represent this James, two men, or other local namesakes; neither surviving index entry states a relationship that identifies this profile.<ref>[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen 1820].</ref><ref>[https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx Underlying record source: james glasgow drumeen farmer 1822].</ref>

== Sources ==
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