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Catalogue · 27 Sep 2026

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.

Birthc. 1560 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Deathafter 1600 · Briggate, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LocalityGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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

Unless a link is marked otherwise, the family links below come from the WikiTree family tree and have not yet been checked against original records.

Parents 1Archibald Glasgowc. 1525–after 1582
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
Archibald Glasgow
c. 1525–after 1582
fatherUnassessed father linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Spouse or partner 1John Howe1560–date not established
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
John Howe
1560–date not established
spouseUnassessed partner linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Brothers and sisters 1Robert Glasgow Ic. 1582–17 January 1647
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
Robert Glasgow I
c. 1582–17 January 1647
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom 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

Records mentioning this person

Glasgow

Record detail

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Birth

Subject

Life events

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death boundary (not a recorded death)

Subject

Life events

Briggate, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

The only source so far is the WikiTree profile itselfReferences and source limitations
  1. Profile-stated birthplace: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    b. 1560 · Glasgow · Source association

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Compared with Glasgow-3026, captured 2026-09-07T21:05:55+00:00 · 2026-08-31.

Current captured WikiTree biography

Read-only capture used for the comparison above.

Side-by-side comparison of the live and replacement profiles

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Current profileReplacement profile
Current profile1[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]
Replacement profile1[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]
Current profile2{{Estimated Date}}
Replacement profile2{{Estimated Date}}
Current profile3
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Current profile4== Biography ==
Replacement profile4== Biography ==
Current profile5'''Isabella Glasgow''' was an adult by 5 March 1600 and was married to [[Howe-15840|John Howe]], a dyer and citizen of Glasgow. On that date protocol 3637 records the spouses selling a workshop, waste ground and stable in a great Briggate tenement which John Hamilton had set in feu to the couple.<ref name="Howe1600">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 p. 145].</ref> This directly proves their marriage, John's occupation and their joint property, but it names neither of Isabella's parents.
Replacement profile5'''Isabella Glasgow''' was an adult by 5 March 1600 and was married to [[Howe-15840|John Howe]], a dyer and citizen of Glasgow. On that date protocol 3637 records the spouses selling a workshop, waste ground and stable in a great Briggate tenement which John Hamilton had set in feu to the couple.<ref name="Howe1600">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 p. 145].</ref> This directly proves their marriage, John's occupation and their joint property, but it names neither of Isabella's parents.
Current profile6
Replacement profile6
Current profile7== Research Notes ==
Replacement profile7== Research Notes ==
Current profile8
Replacement profile8
Current profile9=== Parentage ===
Replacement profile9=== Parentage ===
Current profile10The attached father, [[Glasgow-1097|Archibald Glasgow]], remains uncertain. A search of the published Glasgow protocols for 1530–1600 found no act calling Isabella a daughter, sister or heir of Archibald, Robert, William or another Glasgow. No present candidate has a demonstrated property, inheritance or personal link to her.
Replacement profile10The attached father, [[Glasgow-1097|Archibald Glasgow]], remains uncertain. A search of the published Glasgow protocols for 1530–1600 found no act calling Isabella a daughter, sister or heir of Archibald, Robert, William or another Glasgow. No present candidate has a demonstrated property, inheritance or personal link to her.
Current profile11
Replacement profile11
Current profile12[[Glasgow-1096|Robert Glasgow]] was previously treated as the leading alternative because Robert Glesgw twice appeared with David Howe in 1557 and 1559/60.<ref>Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocol 372, 26 July 1557, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n51/mode/1up protocol abstract]; protocols 525–526, 20 February 1559/60, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n93/mode/1up protocol abstracts].</ref> A fuller Howe reconstruction removes most of that inference. On 25 August 1582 Peter Howie, dyer, and Isobella Maxwell expressly called a John Howee their son; the following act names their other son Umphrid. David Howie, expressly the son of the late William Howie, witnessed John's transaction.<ref name="Howe1582">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 8, protocols 2448–2449, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00scogoog/page/n78/mode/2up p. 64], 25 August 1582.</ref>
Replacement profile12[[Glasgow-1096|Robert Glasgow]] was previously treated as the leading alternative because Robert Glesgw twice appeared with David Howe in 1557 and 1559/60.<ref>Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocol 372, 26 July 1557, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n51/mode/1up protocol abstract]; protocols 525–526, 20 February 1559/60, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n93/mode/1up protocol abstracts].</ref> A fuller Howe reconstruction removes most of that inference. On 25 August 1582 Peter Howie, dyer, and Isobella Maxwell expressly called a John Howee their son; the following act names their other son Umphrid. David Howie, expressly the son of the late William Howie, witnessed John's transaction.<ref name="Howe1582">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 8, protocols 2448–2449, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00scogoog/page/n78/mode/2up p. 64], 25 August 1582.</ref>
Current profile13
Replacement profile13
Current profile14The 1582 John is probably Isabella's husband: exact name and city, suitable chronology, and the son of a dyer was himself styled dyer in 1600. A different contemporary John Howe is separately styled fisher and married to Marion Park. The probable parentage of Isabella's husband places him in Peter Howie and Isobella Maxwell's household, not David Howe's proved household. Robert Glasgow's association with David therefore does not materially support Robert as Isabella's father.
Replacement profile14The 1582 John is probably Isabella's husband: exact name and city, suitable chronology, and the son of a dyer was himself styled dyer in 1600. A different contemporary John Howe is separately styled fisher and married to Marion Park. The probable parentage of Isabella's husband places him in Peter Howie and Isobella Maxwell's household, not David Howe's proved household. Robert Glasgow's association with David therefore does not materially support Robert as Isabella's father.
Current profile15
Replacement profile15
Current profile16Robert Herbertson's appearance as a witness to the 1600 transaction does not establish that Isabella was related to [[Herbison-439|Margaret Herbesoun]].
Replacement profile16Robert Herbertson's appearance as a witness to the 1600 transaction does not establish that Isabella was related to [[Herbison-439|Margaret Herbesoun]].
Current profile17
Replacement profile17
Current profile18== Sources ==
Replacement profile18== Sources ==
Current profile19<references />
Replacement profile19<references />
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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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