Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

John Glasgow

1775 – ?

Glasgow-3034 · 1 mapped association

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland→Death place unknown
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
1Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1775 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
John Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3034
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
6

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 (1795)
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 fit55/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1758–1825Generation17 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · Sinking Valley, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 9Age · Branch Migration · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Sibling Birth · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 17-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • 4 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+8): household chronology, locality, naming, specific migration

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • possible 17-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 37 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate has another child, Richard Glasgow, born 3 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
  • 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)
  • descendant branches converge on the same specific migration destination glasgow (+9; 9 migrated public profiles)
  • 4 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+8): household chronology, locality, naming, specific migration

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit36/100
Weak Lead
Dates1755–?Generationat least 20 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3051) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 20 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Margaret (Wyllie) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (15) at the subject's birth (+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)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3051) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit34/100
Weak Lead
Dates1738–1792Generation37 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow Green, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

candidate's household recorded Hugh Glasgow in Nottingham, Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania within 6 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)
  • 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)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: candidate's household recorded Hugh Glasgow in Nottingham, Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania within 6 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Automated fit28/100
Weak Lead
Dates1730–?Generationat least 45 years age gapRecorded placesKilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilbirnie — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 45 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 45 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Kilbirnie — Ayrshire is 29.9 km from the subject's birth-period Glasgow (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
  • 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)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit23/100
Weak Lead
Dates1730–?Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Christian (Meek) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (45) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3480) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Christian (Meek) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (45) 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)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3480) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit9/100
Weak Lead
Dates1725–?Generation50 years age gapRecorded placesLibberton, Lanark, ScotlandIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Branch Migration · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, naming, specific migration
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • less typical 50-year parent-child age gap (+2)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-2871) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • less typical 50-year parent-child age gap (+2)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), 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)
  • descendant branches converge on the same specific migration destination glasgow (+9; 9 migrated public profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, naming, specific migration

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-2871) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit7/100
Weak Lead
Dates1749–1825Generationat least 26 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 26 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 26 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), 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: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit7/100
Weak Lead
Dates1733–1808Generation42 years age gapRecorded placesFalkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland · Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Stirlingshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 42-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), 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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  • possible 42-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), 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: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit7/100
Weak Lead
Dates1732–1821Generation43 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 43-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), 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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  • possible 43-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), 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: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit7/100
Weak Lead
Dates1730–?Generationat least 45 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · EdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 45 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 45 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1795), 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: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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-1348

Automated fit58/100
Similar Person
Dates1770–?PlacesBarony, Lanarkshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)
  • matching child name: John Glasgow

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-1304

Automated fit58/100
Similar Person
Dates1771–1837PlacesBarony, Lanarkshire, Scotland → Kirknewton, West Lothian, Scotland, United KingdomParent 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

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

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1775

Profile-stated birthplace: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Glasgow

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-3034

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.2 claims
1Derivative
1Tree Only

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.

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.2 sources

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

  1. derivative https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/395015/?offset=1&return=1#page=11&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=father
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3034
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-3034 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-09-19.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Glasgow, Lanarkshire, ScotlandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenJohn GlasgowGlasgow-27211795-00-00 · Patrick, Lanarkshire, Scotland. · 0000-00-00 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/395015/?offset=1&return=1#page=11&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=father source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
John was born in 1775. 
Sources
* https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/395015/?offset=1&return=1#page=11&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=father
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

John was born in 1775. 
== Sources ==
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* https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/395015/?offset=1&return=1#page=11&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=father