Researched biography · Glasgow-3026
Isabella Glasgow
c. 1560 – after 1600
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
About Isabella
Father assessment: uncertain; no present leading candidate. The attached Archibald Glasgow (Glasgow-1097) is chronologically possible but has no identified property or personal link to Isabella. Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-1096) was previously preferred because he twice appeared with David Howe. Protocol 2448 now shows, however, that the John Howe who later became a Glasgow dyer was the son of Peter Howie, dyer, and Isobella Maxwell, not the documented David Howe household. The Robert-David association therefore does not bridge to Isabella's marriage and should carry no material weight in choosing her father.
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Family and study pages 2 pages
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Places 1 place
Sources 4 source pages
- Renwick, Abstracts of Protocols, vol. 2, protocol 372, 26 July 1557, protocol abstract…
- Renwick, Abstracts of Protocols, vol. 8, protocols 2448–2449, p. 64…
- Robert Renwick, ed., Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, vol. 11, protocol 3637, 5 March 1600, p. 145…
- WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3026
What the research found
Summary of the research
Overall conclusion
This summary is given in full at the top of the page.
What the records show
Source findings
| Source | Finding | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Renwick, ed., Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, vol. 11, protocol 3637, 5 March 1600 | John Howe, dyer and citizen, and Isabella Glasgw, spouses, sold a workshop, waste ground and stable in a great Briggate tenement set in feu to the couple by John Hamilton. | Direct proof of the marriage, occupation and joint property; no parent is named. |
| Renwick, Abstracts of Protocols, vol. 2, protocol 372, 26 July 1557 | Robert Glesgw and David Howe jointly witnessed sasine of a South-Port-to-Clyde-bridge tenement. | First direct Robert-Howe association; relationship unstated. |
| Renwick, Abstracts of Protocols, vol. 2, protocols 525-526, 20 February 1559/60 | Robert Glesgw witnessed David Howe, dyer, and Cristina Lyndesay acquire and immediately wadset a tenement on the street from the South Port to the Clyde bridge. | Second direct association, now involving a Howe dyer and property in the same southern burgh corridor as Isabella and John Howe. It supports a family network but does not prove parentage. |
| Renwick, Abstracts of Protocols, vol. 8, protocol 2448, 25 August 1582, printed p. 64 | Peter Howie, dyer, with consent of Isobella Maxwell, his spouse, resigned a Gallowmuir half-acre to John Howee, their son. The next act gave a separate half-acre to their son Umphrid. | Direct proof of the parentage of a Glasgow John Howe. The match to Isabella's husband is strong circumstantial: same name and city, suitable chronology, and the son of a dyer was himself styled dyer in 1600. A contemporaneous John Howe, husband of Marion Park, is separately styled fisher. |
| Full published Glasgow protocol search, 1530-1600 | No act was found calling Isabella a daughter, sister or heir of Archibald, Robert, William or another Glasgow. | Negative result; father remains uncertain. |
Identity and family
Relationship reconstruction
- Confirmed spouses: Isabella Glasgow (Glasgow-3026), adult by 1600, Glasgow and John Howe, dyer and citizen of Glasgow.
- Probable identity: Isabella's husband John Howe, dyer in 1600, was the John Howee whom Peter Howie, dyer, and Isobella Maxwell called their son in 1582. Keep the identification qualified because no surviving act repeats both his parents and wife.
- No leading father candidate for Isabella: neither Archibald nor Robert has a demonstrated link to her.
- Do not treat as proved: Robert Glasgow as Isabella's father, or the 1557/1560 Robert as certainly Glasgow-1096.
Family and relationships
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Parents 1Archibald Glasgowc. 1525–after 1582
| Person and dates | Relationship | Current assessment | Why this relationship is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald Glasgow c. 1525–after 1582 | father | Unassessed father link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
Spouse or partner 1John Howe1560–date not established
| Person and dates | Relationship | Current assessment | Why this relationship is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Howe 1560–date not established | spouse | Unassessed partner link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
Brothers and sisters 1Robert Glasgow Ic. 1582–17 January 1647
| Person and dates | Relationship | Current assessment | Why this relationship is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Glasgow I c. 1582–17 January 1647 | sibling | Unassessed sibling link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
Life and records
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Historical chronology
Profile-stated birthplace: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Record association
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Research notes as originally written
Current conclusion
Father assessment: **uncertain; no present leading candidate**. The attached [Archibald Glasgow (Glasgow-1097)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1097) is chronologically possible but has no identified property or personal link to Isabella. [Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-1096)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1096) was previously preferred because he twice appeared with David Howe. Protocol 2448 now shows, however, that the John Howe who later became a Glasgow dyer was the son of **Peter Howie, dyer, and Isobella Maxwell**, not the documented David Howe household. The Robert-David association therefore does not bridge to Isabella's marriage and should carry no material weight in choosing her father.
Source findings
| Source | Finding | Assessment | | --- | --- | --- | | Robert Renwick, ed., *Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow*, vol. 11, protocol 3637, [5 March 1600](https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00renwgoog/page/144/mode/1up) | John Howe, dyer and citizen, and Isabella Glasgw, spouses, sold a workshop, waste ground and stable in a great Briggate tenement set in feu to the couple by John Hamilton. | Direct proof of the marriage, occupation and joint property; no parent is named. | | Renwick, *Abstracts of Protocols*, vol. 2, protocol 372, [26 July 1557](https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n51/mode/1up) | Robert Glesgw and David Howe jointly witnessed sasine of a South-Port-to-Clyde-bridge tenement. | First direct Robert-Howe association; relationship unstated. | | Renwick, *Abstracts of Protocols*, vol. 2, protocols 525-526, [20 February 1559/60](https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n93/mode/1up) | Robert Glesgw witnessed David Howe, dyer, and Cristina Lyndesay acquire and immediately wadset a tenement on the street from the South Port to the Clyde bridge. | Second direct association, now involving a Howe dyer and property in the same southern burgh corridor as Isabella and John Howe. It supports a family network but does not prove parentage. | | Renwick, *Abstracts of Protocols*, vol. 8, protocol 2448, 25 August 1582, printed p. 64 | Peter Howie, dyer, with consent of Isobella Maxwell, his spouse, resigned a Gallowmuir half-acre to **John Howee, their son**. The next act gave a separate half-acre to their son Umphrid. | Direct proof of the parentage of a Glasgow John Howe. The match to Isabella's husband is strong circumstantial: same name and city, suitable chronology, and the son of a dyer was himself styled dyer in 1600. A contemporaneous John Howe, husband of Marion Park, is separately styled fisher. | | Full published Glasgow protocol search, 1530-1600 | No act was found calling Isabella a daughter, sister or heir of Archibald, Robert, William or another Glasgow. | Negative result; father remains uncertain. |
Relationship reconstruction
- **Confirmed spouses:** [Isabella Glasgow (Glasgow-3026), adult by 1600, Glasgow](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3026) and John Howe, dyer and citizen of Glasgow. - **Probable identity:** Isabella's husband John Howe, dyer in 1600, was the John Howee whom Peter Howie, dyer, and Isobella Maxwell called their son in 1582. Keep the identification qualified because no surviving act repeats both his parents and wife. - **No leading father candidate for Isabella:** neither Archibald nor Robert has a demonstrated link to her. - **Do not treat as proved:** Robert Glasgow as Isabella's father, or the 1557/1560 Robert as certainly Glasgow-1096.
Automated parent comparison (research aid, not a recommendation)
Stored scores are preserved for audit only. They are not probabilities or genealogical evidence, and a reviewed exclusion remains excluded.
- Isobell (Newlands) Glasgow: 42/100 · Stored classification: moderate lead
- William Glasgow: 31/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Jonet (Spreull) Glasgow: 24/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Margaret (Herbison) Glasgow: 22/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- James Glasgow: 13/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Isobella (Glasgow) Herbison: 28/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
- Agnes WIlson: 20/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
- John Glasgow: 17/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
- Stephen Glasgow: 8/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
- Ninian Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
Research data and downloads
Person data (JSON) · Family network
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