Alan Glasgow

Biography
Alan Glasgow, recorded as Alan Glasgw, was a man who had been killed by 26 February 1495. No reliable evidence has been identified for his date or place of birth, residence, occupation, social status, parentage, spouse or children.

The sole known record naming Alan appears in the proceedings of the justice ayre held at Jedburgh on 26 February 1495. James Pilmure, described as in Ednem, produced a royal remission covering several offences. Robert Pitcairn printed the entry as follows:

JAMES PILMURE, in Ednem, produced a Remission for theftuously wasting of the goods of George Smythe, at the time he lay with his wife; Item, for the Slaughter of Alan Glasgw.—Ralph Ker became surety to satisfy the parties. Robert Pitcairn, ed., Criminal Trials and Other Proceedings before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland, vol. I, part I (Edinburgh, 1833), p. 19, Google Books scan (https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Criminal_Trials_and_Other_Proceedings_Be/LFAJAAAAQAAJ?gbpv=1&pg=PA19). Pitcairn’s printed date “1594–5” is a typographical error for 1494–5; the entry belongs to the second day of the Jedburgh justice ayre, 26 February 1495. 

The entry establishes that Alan had been killed before the hearing and that Pilmure possessed a remission covering the killing. It does not state the date or place of Alan’s death, the circumstances or motive, or the precise nature of Pilmure’s involvement.

The word Item identifies Alan’s killing as a separate matter within the remission. Nothing in the record connects the killing with the preceding offence involving George Smythe, Smythe’s goods and Smythe’s wife.

Ralph Ker’s undertaking to “satisfy the parties” indicates that compensation was to be made to those legally entitled to claim following the killing. The record does not identify those parties and does not establish that Alan left a widow, child, heir or other particular relative. Ker’s role as surety does not imply kinship with Alan.
Research Notes
Date
The date attached to Pitcairn’s entry is misprinted as 1594–5. The surrounding chronological sequence shows that the correct year is 1494–5, corresponding to 26 February 1495 in modern dating.

There is no verified record of a separate Alan Glasgow killed in 1593. The earlier claim arose from a false or misattributed transcription and should not be repeated.
Name
Pitcairn prints the name as Alan Glasgw. In digitised text, the long letter s may be incorrectly rendered as f, producing Glafgw.

The form Glasgw appears to function as a personal surname or byname. The original manuscript should nevertheless be inspected before the absence of de in Pitcairn’s edited English text is treated as conclusive evidence of the exact Latin form.

The surname alone provides no evidence of Alan’s birthplace, residence or ancestry.
James Pilmure
Pitcairn describes James Pilmure as in Ednem, not “of Ednam”. This indicates residence or some other connection with Ednam but does not establish landownership or a territorial designation.

No evidence has been identified that Pilmure was related to Alan.
Ralph Ker
The Ralph Ker named as surety may have been Ralph Ker of Prymsideloch, who is independently recorded in the Jedburgh area in 1491 and later appears as a surety at the Jedburgh justice ayre of 1502. National Records of Scotland, GD6/592, procuratory dated 22 October 1491, naming Ralph Ker of Prymsideloch; compare Pitcairn, Criminal Trials and Other Proceedings before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland, vol. I, proceedings of the Jedburgh justice ayre of 1502. 

This identification remains provisional until the original 1495 manuscript entry is examined.
Original record
The underlying court book is held by the National Records of Scotland as JC1/1, Court Books, old series, South Circuit and Edinburgh, covering 7 November 1493 to 13 August 1504. National Records of Scotland, JC1/1, Court Books, old series, South Circuit and Edinburgh, 7 November 1493–13 August 1504. 

A transcript of the court book is held by the National Library of Scotland as Adv. MS. 6.1.4. It was prepared circa 1809 under the direction of Thomas Thomson and is not a contemporary transcript. National Library of Scotland, Adv. MS. 6.1.4, transcript made circa 1809 of Scottish justiciary court records covering November 1493–August 1504. 

Inspection of the original entry may establish:

* its exact manuscript folio;
* the original Latin form of Alan’s name;
* whether de appears before Glasgw;
* the precise legal term used for the killing;
* whether the offence carried any omitted date, place or qualification;
* Ralph Ker’s full designation.
Genealogical claims
No evidence currently identifies Alan’s parents, spouse, children or other relatives. No evidence connects him with Alan Stewart of Cardonald, the Stewarts of Minto or Gartnafuaran, the Cunninghams of Robertland, Sir Allan Smith, or later people bearing the Glasgow surname.

Later marriage alliances and speculative naming patterns cannot establish Alan’s ancestry.

No second independent record naming this Alan Glasgw has yet been identified.
Current research
Father assessment: father not identified; uncertain.

This assessment draws on the cited records and public source material. www.google.co.uk (https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Criminal_Trials_and_Other_Proceedings_Be/LFAJAAAAQAAJ?gbpv=1&pg=PA19). 
Sources

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== Biography ==
{{One Name Study|name=Glasgow}}

'''Alan Glasgow''', recorded as '''Alan Glasgw''', was a man who had been killed by '''26 February 1495'''. No reliable evidence has been identified for his date or place of birth, residence, occupation, social status, parentage, spouse or children.

The sole known record naming Alan appears in the proceedings of the justice ayre held at Jedburgh on 26 February 1495. James Pilmure, described as ''in Ednem'', produced a royal remission covering several offences. Robert Pitcairn printed the entry as follows:

<blockquote>
JAMES PILMURE, in Ednem, produced a Remission for theftuously wasting of the goods of George Smythe, at the time he lay with his wife; Item, for the Slaughter of Alan Glasgw.—Ralph Ker became surety to satisfy the parties.<ref name="Alan1495">Robert Pitcairn, ed., ''Criminal Trials and Other Proceedings before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland'', vol. I, part I (Edinburgh, 1833), p. 19, [https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Criminal_Trials_and_Other_Proceedings_Be/LFAJAAAAQAAJ?gbpv=1&pg=PA19 Google Books scan]. Pitcairn’s printed date “1594–5” is a typographical error for 1494–5; the entry belongs to the second day of the Jedburgh justice ayre, 26 February 1495.</ref>
</blockquote>

The entry establishes that Alan had been killed before the hearing and that Pilmure possessed a remission covering the killing. It does not state the date or place of Alan’s death, the circumstances or motive, or the precise nature of Pilmure’s involvement.

The word ''Item'' identifies Alan’s killing as a separate matter within the remission. Nothing in the record connects the killing with the preceding offence involving George Smythe, Smythe’s goods and Smythe’s wife.

Ralph Ker’s undertaking to “satisfy the parties” indicates that compensation was to be made to those legally entitled to claim following the killing. The record does not identify those parties and does not establish that Alan left a widow, child, heir or other particular relative. Ker’s role as surety does not imply kinship with Alan.

== Research Notes ==
=== Date ===

The date attached to Pitcairn’s entry is misprinted as 1594–5. The surrounding chronological sequence shows that the correct year is '''1494–5''', corresponding to 26 February 1495 in modern dating.

There is no verified record of a separate Alan Glasgow killed in 1593. The earlier claim arose from a false or misattributed transcription and should not be repeated.

=== Name ===

Pitcairn prints the name as ''Alan Glasgw''. In digitised text, the long letter ''s'' may be incorrectly rendered as ''f'', producing ''Glafgw''.

The form ''Glasgw'' appears to function as a personal surname or byname. The original manuscript should nevertheless be inspected before the absence of ''de'' in Pitcairn’s edited English text is treated as conclusive evidence of the exact Latin form.

The surname alone provides no evidence of Alan’s birthplace, residence or ancestry.

=== James Pilmure ===

Pitcairn describes James Pilmure as ''in Ednem'', not “of Ednam”. This indicates residence or some other connection with Ednam but does not establish landownership or a territorial designation.

No evidence has been identified that Pilmure was related to Alan.

=== Ralph Ker ===

The Ralph Ker named as surety may have been '''Ralph Ker of Prymsideloch''', who is independently recorded in the Jedburgh area in 1491 and later appears as a surety at the Jedburgh justice ayre of 1502.<ref name="RalphKer">National Records of Scotland, GD6/592, procuratory dated 22 October 1491, naming Ralph Ker of Prymsideloch; compare Pitcairn, ''Criminal Trials and Other Proceedings before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland'', vol. I, proceedings of the Jedburgh justice ayre of 1502.</ref>

This identification remains provisional until the original 1495 manuscript entry is examined.

=== Original record ===

The underlying court book is held by the National Records of Scotland as '''JC1/1''', Court Books, old series, South Circuit and Edinburgh, covering 7 November 1493 to 13 August 1504.<ref name="JC11">National Records of Scotland, JC1/1, Court Books, old series, South Circuit and Edinburgh, 7 November 1493–13 August 1504.</ref>

A transcript of the court book is held by the National Library of Scotland as '''Adv. MS. 6.1.4'''. It was prepared circa 1809 under the direction of Thomas Thomson and is not a contemporary transcript.<ref name="NLSAdv614">National Library of Scotland, Adv. MS. 6.1.4, transcript made circa 1809 of Scottish justiciary court records covering November 1493–August 1504.</ref>

Inspection of the original entry may establish:

* its exact manuscript folio;
* the original Latin form of Alan’s name;
* whether ''de'' appears before ''Glasgw'';
* the precise legal term used for the killing;
* whether the offence carried any omitted date, place or qualification;
* Ralph Ker’s full designation.

=== Genealogical claims ===

No evidence currently identifies Alan’s parents, spouse, children or other relatives. No evidence connects him with Alan Stewart of Cardonald, the Stewarts of Minto or Gartnafuaran, the Cunninghams of Robertland, Sir Allan Smith, or later people bearing the Glasgow surname.

Later marriage alliances and speculative naming patterns cannot establish Alan’s ancestry.

No second independent record naming this Alan Glasgw has yet been identified.

=== Current research ===

Father assessment: '''father not identified; uncertain'''.

This assessment draws on the cited records and public source material.<ref name="ProjectSource1">[https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Criminal_Trials_and_Other_Proceedings_Be/LFAJAAAAQAAJ?gbpv=1&pg=PA19 www.google.co.uk].</ref>

== Sources ==
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