Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

John Glasgow

c. 1675 – ?

Glasgow-3018 · 1 mapped association

Irvine, Ayrshire, ScotlandDeath place unknown

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
4Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1675 · Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Agnes Glasgow Martine
Children
John Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3018
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
2

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 (1693)
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 fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1653–1721Generation22 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland · Scotland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)

candidate already has another child named John Glasgow MA (Glasgow-1077) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+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)
  • the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father John Glasgow shares the subject's common given name (+2; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, John in 278 public profiles; Leading existing-profile placement; low; weak alone)

Deductions and cautions: candidate already has another child named John Glasgow MA (Glasgow-1077) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit23/100
Weak Lead
Dates1650–?Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesCavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland · Cavers — RoxburghshireIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · 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 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+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 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), 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)
  • 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 fit23/100
Weak Lead
Dates1626–?Generation49 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Ayrshire, Scotland · Scotland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 49-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • possible 49-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+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
Dates1649–?Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Margaret (Currie) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded Robert Glasgow in Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Margaret (Currie) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • 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)
  • the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father John Glasgow shares the subject's common given name (+2; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, John in 278 public profiles; WikiTree: relationship status unmarked; weak alone)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded Robert Glasgow in Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Automated fit20/100
Weak Lead
Dates1648–?Generation27 years age gapRecorded placesMid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · Mid CalderIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), 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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  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • 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: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1651–?Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesVirginia · Currituck, North CarolinaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

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

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

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

Automated fit6/100
Weak Lead
Dates1650–?Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · 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 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded Robert Glasgow in Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 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's household recorded Robert Glasgow in Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1620–?Generation55 years age gapRecorded placesDuddingston, Midlothian, Scotland · Duddingston — MidlothianIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), 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)

chronologically conflicting 55-year parent-child age gap (−8); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1559) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), 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: chronologically conflicting 55-year parent-child age gap (−8); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1559) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1618–?Generation57 years age gapRecorded placesDuddingston — MidlothianIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), 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)

chronologically conflicting 57-year parent-child age gap (−8); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3014) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), 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: chronologically conflicting 57-year parent-child age gap (−8); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3014) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1617–?Generation58 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 76 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), 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)

chronologically conflicting 58-year parent-child age gap (−8); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing)

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  • candidate's birth is 76 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1693), 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: chronologically conflicting 58-year parent-child age gap (−8); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing)

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-1927

Automated fit58/100
Similar Person
Dates1671–?PlacesLinlithgow, Linlithgowshire, Scotland → Ayrshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)
  • matching child name: John Glasgow

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-1434

Automated fit58/100
Similar Person
Dates1679–?PlacesKilwinning, Ayrshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)
  • matching child name: John Glasgow

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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

Conclusion

Glasgow-3018

This profile combines at least three propositions: father John with Agnes Martine in the 1693 baptism, John Glasgow elder, skipper in 1725, and bailie in 1740. The records share name and Irvine, but the biography itself says the 1693 baptism may concern another John. The combined identity is not proved.

Glasgow-1434, baptised in 1679 at Kilwinning and later associated with Stevenston, remains an open candidate for part of this reconstruction. The alleged duplicate-son conflict is not enough to exclude him, but his young age in 1693 and lack of a burgh-record bridge prevent a merge.

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1675

Profile-stated birthplace: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Irvine — Ayrshire

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-3018

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

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

Case-file priorities and cautions

Recommended update

Glasgow-3018

  • Separate recorded facts from the proposed single identity in the biography.
  • Mark Agnes Martine, son John-1473 and the skipper/bailie equation uncertain.
  • Compare witnesses, occupation and residences before considering Glasgow-1434.

See the graph-claim audit.

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.4 sources

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

  1. derivative “Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950,” FamilySearch, John Glasgow and Agnes Martine, baptism of son John, 8 October 1693, Irvine 595/ M.
  2. unknown Irvine Burgh catalogue (https://ayrshirearchives.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/irvine-burgh-catalogue-2017-watermarked.pdf), 1725 ship-share entry.
  3. derivative FamilySearch lead: “John Glasgow in entry for Robert Glasgow, 1716.” The profile previously supplied an incomplete URL ending in XTV2-YV*; it requires correction before it can be used.
  4. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3018
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-3018 was captured 2026-08-19T15:04:19+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-19.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthIrvine, Ayrshire, ScotlandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenJohn GlasgowGlasgow-14731693-08-10 · Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SpousesAgnes GlasgowMartine-2741675-00-00 · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography John Glasgow was born about 1675 and is associated with Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. Both the date and place are part of a reconstruction and remain uncertain. This profile currently combines at least three same-name propositions which have not been proved to represent one man. 1693 father proposition An Irvine baptism dated 8 October 1693 records a son John to a father named John Glasgow and Agnes Martine. “Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950,” FamilySearch, John Glasgow and Agnes Martine, baptism of son John, 8 October 1693, Irvine 595/ M. This record proves that a couple with those names had a son John; it does not identify the father as the 1725 skipper or the 1740 bailie. Agnes Martine and John Glasgow are retained on this combined profile as uncertain relationship candidates. 1725 skipper proposition In 1725, John Glasgow elder, skipper in Irvine, purchased a one-sixteenth share of the ship Janet of Irvine, commanded by James Miller, for £7 sterling. Irvine Burgh catalogue (https://ayrshirearchives.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/irvine-burgh-catalogue-2017-watermarked.pdf), 1725 ship-share entry. The word “elder” distinguishes him from a younger namesake. It does not by itself prove that the younger John was his son, identify Agnes Martine as his wife, or connect him to the 1693 baptism family. 1740 bailie proposition A 1740 Irvine record names John Glasgow as a bailie in a legal summons against Elizabeth Cunninghame, widow of Robert Montgomerie of Broomland. The shared name and Irvine setting make the 1725 skipper and 1740 bailie possible matches, but the cited records do not supply an occupation, family relationship or other bridge proving they were the same man. Comparison with Glasgow-1434 John Glasgow, baptised in 1679 at Kilwinning and later associated with Stevenston, remains an open candidate for part of this reconstruction. He would have been only about fourteen when the son John was baptised in 1693, which weighs against—but does not by itself disprove—the father proposition. The alleged duplicate-son conflict is not decisive because the skipper, bailie and family identifications on this profile are themselves reconstructed. The profiles should not be merged or detached without burgh or parish evidence linking the Kilwinning/Stevenston man to Irvine.
  • John's death remains unknown. If the 1740 bailie was the same person represented here, he was alive in that year; that equation is not proved. Research Notes

    • The 1693 father, 1725 skipper and 1740 bailie are three separate propositions.
    • The attached spouse Agnes Martine and son John are retained as uncertain links, not proved members of the skipper/bailie household.
    • “Elder” proves only that a younger namesake existed, not that the younger man was his son.
    • The possible relationship to Michael Glasgow remains unproved.
    • Compare witnesses, occupations and residences in Irvine burgh and shipping records before considering a merge with Glasgow-1434. Sources
    • FamilySearch lead: “John Glasgow in entry for Robert Glasgow, 1716.” The profile previously supplied an incomplete URL ending in XTV2-YV*; it requires correction before it can be used.

Profile source citations

  1. “Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950,” FamilySearch, John Glasgow and Agnes Martine, baptism of son John, 8 October 1693, Irvine 595/ M.
  2. Irvine Burgh catalogue (https://ayrshirearchives.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/irvine-burgh-catalogue-2017-watermarked.pdf), 1725 ship-share entry. source link 1
  3. FamilySearch lead: “John Glasgow in entry for Robert Glasgow, 1716.” The profile previously supplied an incomplete URL ending in XTV2-YV*; it requires correction before it can be used.
Full captured biography text
Biography
John Glasgow was born about 1675 and is associated with Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. Both the date and place are part of a reconstruction and remain uncertain. This profile currently combines at least three same-name propositions which have not been proved to represent one man.
1693 father proposition
An Irvine baptism dated 8 October 1693 records a son John to a father named John Glasgow and Agnes Martine. “Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950,” FamilySearch, John Glasgow and Agnes Martine, baptism of son John, 8 October 1693, Irvine 595/ M. This record proves that a couple with those names had a son John; it does not identify the father as the 1725 skipper or the 1740 bailie. Agnes Martine and John Glasgow are retained on this combined profile as uncertain relationship candidates.
1725 skipper proposition
In 1725, John Glasgow elder, skipper in Irvine, purchased a one-sixteenth share of the ship Janet of Irvine, commanded by James Miller, for £7 sterling. Irvine Burgh catalogue (https://ayrshirearchives.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/irvine-burgh-catalogue-2017-watermarked.pdf), 1725 ship-share entry. The word “elder” distinguishes him from a younger namesake. It does not by itself prove that the younger John was his son, identify Agnes Martine as his wife, or connect him to the 1693 baptism family.
1740 bailie proposition
A 1740 Irvine record names John Glasgow as a bailie in a legal summons against Elizabeth Cunninghame, widow of Robert Montgomerie of Broomland. The shared name and Irvine setting make the 1725 skipper and 1740 bailie possible matches, but the cited records do not supply an occupation, family relationship or other bridge proving they were the same man.
Comparison with Glasgow-1434
John Glasgow, baptised in 1679 at Kilwinning and later associated with Stevenston, remains an open candidate for part of this reconstruction. He would have been only about fourteen when the son John was baptised in 1693, which weighs against—but does not by itself disprove—the father proposition. The alleged duplicate-son conflict is not decisive because the skipper, bailie and family identifications on this profile are themselves reconstructed. The profiles should not be merged or detached without burgh or parish evidence linking the Kilwinning/Stevenston man to Irvine.

John's death remains unknown. If the 1740 bailie was the same person represented here, he was alive in that year; that equation is not proved.
Research Notes
* The 1693 father, 1725 skipper and 1740 bailie are three separate propositions.
* The attached spouse Agnes Martine and son John are retained as uncertain links, not proved members of the skipper/bailie household.
* “Elder” proves only that a younger namesake existed, not that the younger man was his son.
* The possible relationship to Michael Glasgow remains unproved.
* Compare witnesses, occupations and residences in Irvine burgh and shipping records before considering a merge with Glasgow-1434.
Sources
* FamilySearch lead: “John Glasgow in entry for Robert Glasgow, 1716.” The profile previously supplied an incomplete URL ending in XTV2-YV*; it requires correction before it can be used.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

'''John Glasgow''' was born about 1675 and is associated with Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. Both the date and place are part of a reconstruction and remain uncertain. This profile currently combines at least three same-name propositions which have not been proved to represent one man.

=== 1693 father proposition ===

An Irvine baptism dated '''8 October 1693''' records a son John to a father named John Glasgow and Agnes Martine.<ref name="Baptism1693">“Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950,” FamilySearch, John Glasgow and Agnes Martine, baptism of son John, 8 October 1693, Irvine 595/ M.</ref> This record proves that a couple with those names had a son John; it does not identify the father as the 1725 skipper or the 1740 bailie. [[Martine-274|Agnes Martine]] and [[Glasgow-1473|John Glasgow]] are retained on this combined profile as uncertain relationship candidates.

=== 1725 skipper proposition ===

In 1725, '''John Glasgow elder''', skipper in Irvine, purchased a one-sixteenth share of the ship ''Janet'' of Irvine, commanded by James Miller, for £7 sterling.<ref name="IrvineCatalogue">[https://ayrshirearchives.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/irvine-burgh-catalogue-2017-watermarked.pdf Irvine Burgh catalogue], 1725 ship-share entry.</ref> The word “elder” distinguishes him from a younger namesake. It does not by itself prove that the younger John was his son, identify Agnes Martine as his wife, or connect him to the 1693 baptism family.

=== 1740 bailie proposition ===

A 1740 Irvine record names John Glasgow as a bailie in a legal summons against Elizabeth Cunninghame, widow of Robert Montgomerie of Broomland.<ref name="IrvineCatalogue" /> The shared name and Irvine setting make the 1725 skipper and 1740 bailie possible matches, but the cited records do not supply an occupation, family relationship or other bridge proving they were the same man.

=== Comparison with Glasgow-1434 ===

[[Glasgow-1434|John Glasgow]], baptised in 1679 at Kilwinning and later associated with Stevenston, remains an open candidate for part of this reconstruction. He would have been only about fourteen when the son John was baptised in 1693, which weighs against—but does not by itself disprove—the father proposition. The alleged duplicate-son conflict is not decisive because the skipper, bailie and family identifications on this profile are themselves reconstructed. The profiles should not be merged or detached without burgh or parish evidence linking the Kilwinning/Stevenston man to Irvine.

John's death remains unknown. If the 1740 bailie was the same person represented here, he was alive in that year; that equation is not proved.

== Research Notes ==

* The 1693 father, 1725 skipper and 1740 bailie are three separate propositions.
* The attached spouse Agnes Martine and son John are retained as uncertain links, not proved members of the skipper/bailie household.
* “Elder” proves only that a younger namesake existed, not that the younger man was his son.
* The possible relationship to [[Glasgow-1406|Michael Glasgow]] remains unproved.
* Compare witnesses, occupations and residences in Irvine burgh and shipping records before considering a merge with Glasgow-1434.

== Sources ==

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* FamilySearch lead: “John Glasgow in entry for Robert Glasgow, 1716.” The profile previously supplied an incomplete URL ending in XTV2-YV*; it requires correction before it can be used.