Researched biography · Glasgow-3052
Andrew Glasgow
1720
Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
About Andrew
Andrew Glasgow is recorded on the family tree as born in 1720 at Kirknewton or East Calder, Midlothian, an uncertain date, and no record in this file yet documents his life. Newspaper notices of 1772, 1779 and 1790 naming an Andrew Glasgow (a miller at Calder, a preses of the Leith porters and a merchant in Kirkgate, Leith) were considered for this profile and withdrawn on 6 October 2026. His tree link as a brother of Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-1445) is unverified.
Connected pages
Other pages on this site that name Andrew Glasgow: family studies, places, source pages and other people's research.
Family and study pages 1 page
Places 1 place
Sources 2 source pages
Research and WikiTree study pages 2 pages
What the research found
Summary of the research
Overall conclusion
This summary is given in full at the top of the page.
Later additions
Newest first. Each addition adds to the summary above; it does not replace it.
Kirkgate/Leith merchant contact, 1790, 5 October 2026
No existing Andrew is identified. Three local candidates and other compatible chronological namesakes remain unresolved; missing records and uncertain bounds do not establish exclusions. The Leith notice does not prove family links or a particular society role. Same full name and Leith locality permit a provisional documentary cluster with the 1790 merchant. No occupation is transferred to the 1779 signatory, no tax office is inferred and personal continuity remains unproved.
Andrew Glasgow, merchant in Kirkgate, Leith, is named as a contact where impost warrants may be obtained. A contact named in the NOTA of a liquor-impost notice; not a charge against Andrew or proof he held an official tax office. Same notice repeated in two issues. Name and Leith locality permit comparison with the 1779 society signatory, without proving personal continuity or family. The Edinburgh Advertiser, 1790-12-07, p.3, The Edinburgh Advertiser, 1790-12-10, p.2
Explicit Calder father–son statement, identity unresolved, 5 October 2026
The notice explicitly names Robert’s father Andrew. Compatible existing Robert and Andrew profiles remain possible assignments only. Robert-1445’s tree-only father James and sibling Andrew-3052 are unverified leads; no parent replacement follows from identifying only the documentary family. Calder alone does not distinguish East from West Calder.
Robert Glasgow is listed as son of Andrew Glasgow, miller at Calder, in an Edinburgh magistrates’ notice dated 28 November 1772. The notice offers one guinea for discovery within the city/liberties of listed persons previously banished or bound to leave. The printed father–son statement is documentary family evidence; it does not prove a particular robbery conviction, apprehension, reward payment or identity with the 1767 prisoner. Neither existing Wiki Tree profile is identified. The notice explicitly names Robert’s father Andrew. Compatible existing Robert and Andrew profiles remain possible assignments only. Robert-1445’s tree-only father James and sibling Andrew-3052 are unverified leads; no parent replacement follows from identifying only the documentary family. Calder alone does not distinguish East from West Calder. The Caledonian Mercury, 1772-11-28, p.3, The Caledonian Mercury, 1772-11-30, p.3
Additional newspaper originals, 5 October 2026
Robert Glasgow and father Andrew, miller at Calder, 1772: Public vitals give uncertain birth in 1720 at Kirknewton/East Calder, allowing adult fatherhood in 1772. The profile has no recorded miller occupation or proved relationship to the newspaper Robert; its sibling relationship to Glasgow-1445 is tree-derived only. The notice explicitly names Robert’s father Andrew. Compatible existing Robert and Andrew profiles remain possible assignments only. Robert-1445’s tree-only father James and sibling Andrew-3052 are unverified leads; no parent replacement follows from identifying only the documentary family. Calder alone does not distinguish East from West Calder. No family or life-date change follows.
Additional newspaper originals, 5 October 2026
Andrew Glasgow, Leith society notice signatory, 1779: Uncertain 1720 Midlothian birth is compatible; no Leith society or signature bridge. No existing Andrew is identified. Three local candidates and other compatible chronological namesakes remain unresolved; missing records and uncertain bounds do not establish exclusions. The Leith notice does not prove family links or a particular society role. No family or life-date change follows.
What the records show
Source findings
Andrew Glasgow is a named signatory in a Leith and St Anthony’s journeymen-society notice dated 3 February 1779, under the grouped Preses to annotation. Notice dated Leith, 3 February 1779, printed 9 February. The grouped signatures are annotated Preses to; the brace does not independently assign Andrew a particular trade/society. The notice opposes proposed repeal of penal statutes; no individual religion, birth, household or family is inferred. No existing Andrew is identified. Three local candidates and other compatible chronological namesakes remain unresolved; missing records and uncertain bounds do not establish exclusions. The Leith notice does not prove family links or a particular society role. The Edinburgh Advertiser, 1779-02-09, p.7
Source findings
Robert Glasgow is listed as son of Andrew Glasgow, miller at Calder, in an Edinburgh magistrates’ notice dated 28 November 1772. The notice offers one guinea for discovery within the city/liberties of listed persons previously banished or bound to leave. The printed father–son statement is documentary family evidence; it does not prove a particular robbery conviction, apprehension, reward payment or identity with the 1767 prisoner. Neither existing Wiki Tree profile is identified. The notice explicitly names Robert’s father Andrew. Compatible existing Robert and Andrew profiles remain possible assignments only. Robert-1445’s tree-only father James and sibling Andrew-3052 are unverified leads; no parent replacement follows from identifying only the documentary family. Calder alone does not distinguish East from West Calder. The Caledonian Mercury, 1772-11-28, p.3
Identity and family
Identity assessment — newspaper candidates withdrawn, 6 October 2026
- The Caledonian Mercury, 1772-11-28, p.3: no longer a candidate for this profile. Nov 1772 Edinburgh magistrates' list of banished persons includes 'Robert Glasgow, son of Andrew Glasgow miller at Calder'. Robert is the 1767 theft convict; neither he nor a miller Andrew at Calder can be matched to a WikiTree profile.
- The Edinburgh Advertiser, 1779-02-09, p.7: no longer a candidate for this profile. Feb 1779 Leith resolution against repeal of the penal laws: Andrew Glasgow signs as preses for the Porters (the three new companies of porters in Leith and St Anthony's). No WikiTree Andrew can be fixed.
- The Edinburgh Advertiser, 1790-12-07, p.3: no longer a candidate for this profile. Dec 1790 liquor-impost notice: warrants obtainable from Andrew Glasgow, merchant, Kirkgate, Leith. No WikiTree Andrew can be fixed.
Still open
Questions the records have not yet answered, suggested next searches and suggested corrections.
Next questions
Inspect original Leith society minutes, preses lists, trade records, and St Anthony’s/Leith registers for occupation, residence and family identifiers.
Next questions
Seek parish, land, kirk-session, or occupational records naming the miller Andrew at Calder and his children; check Edinburgh records for the listed Robert.
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.
How to read the evidence What “Documented”, “Probable”, “Possible” and “Unassessed tree link” mean.
Parents 1James Glasgow9 September 1702–date not established
| Person and dates | Relationship | Current assessment | Why this relationship is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Glasgow 9 September 1702–date not established | father | Unassessed father link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
Spouse or partner 1Janet ClerkDates not established
| Person and dates | Relationship | Current assessment | Why this relationship is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janet Clerk Dates not established | spouse | Unassessed partner link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
Children 1Alexander Glasgowbefore 9 March 1741–date not established
| Person and dates | Relationship | Current assessment | Why this relationship is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Glasgow before 9 March 1741–date not established | son | Unassessed son link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
Brothers and sisters 1Robert Glasgowbefore 13 February 1735–date not established
| Person and dates | Relationship | Current assessment | Why this relationship is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Glasgow before 13 February 1735–date not established | sibling | Unassessed sibling link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
Life and records
Explore the dated recordsChronology, roles and locations
Historical chronology
Birth
Subject
Life eventsProfile-stated birthplace: Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Record association
Records mentioning this personRecord detail
The profile snapshot records this fact, but it is not an independent historical record; the linked historical evidence is assessed separately.
Sources
The only source so far is the WikiTree profile itselfReferences and source limitations
Profile-stated birthplace: Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
b. 1720 · Kirknewton — West Lothian · Source association
The profile snapshot records this fact, but it is not an independent historical record; the linked historical evidence is assessed separately.
Each entry is a separately identified record. Shared URLs may represent one transcription or search page containing more than one record; they are not independent confirmations.
Original notes and downloadsNotes as written, replaced interpretations, comparisons and data exports
The material the page is built from: research notes as originally written, earlier interpretations that have been replaced, automated comparisons and data downloads. The account above is the current one; nothing here overrides it.
Research notes as originally written
Current conclusion
Andrew Glasgow is recorded on the family tree as born in 1720 at Kirknewton or East Calder, Midlothian, an uncertain date, and no record in this file yet documents his life. Newspaper notices of 1772, 1779 and 1790 naming an Andrew Glasgow (a miller at Calder, a preses of the Leith porters and a merchant in Kirkgate, Leith) were considered for this profile and withdrawn on 6 October 2026. His tree link as a brother of Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-1445) is unverified.
Current conclusion — additional newspaper originals, 5 October 2026
Andrew Glasgow, Leith society notice signatory, 1779: Uncertain 1720 Midlothian birth is compatible; no Leith society or signature bridge. No existing Andrew is identified. Three local candidates and other compatible chronological namesakes remain unresolved; missing records and uncertain bounds do not establish exclusions. The Leith notice does not prove family links or a particular society role. No family or life-date change follows.
Source findings
Andrew Glasgow is a named signatory in a Leith and St Anthony’s journeymen-society notice dated 3 February 1779, under the grouped Preses to annotation. Notice dated Leith, 3 February 1779, printed 9 February. The grouped signatures are annotated Preses to; the brace does not independently assign Andrew a particular trade/society. The notice opposes proposed repeal of penal statutes; no individual religion, birth, household or family is inferred. No existing Andrew is identified. Three local candidates and other compatible chronological namesakes remain unresolved; missing records and uncertain bounds do not establish exclusions. The Leith notice does not prove family links or a particular society role. [The Edinburgh Advertiser, 1779-02-09, p.7](https://www.newspapers.com/image/601805253/)
Next questions
Inspect original Leith society minutes, preses lists, trade records, and St Anthony’s/Leith registers for occupation, residence and family identifiers.
Current conclusion — additional newspaper originals, 5 October 2026
Robert Glasgow and father Andrew, miller at Calder, 1772: Public vitals give uncertain birth in 1720 at Kirknewton/East Calder, allowing adult fatherhood in 1772. The profile has no recorded miller occupation or proved relationship to the newspaper Robert; its sibling relationship to Glasgow-1445 is tree-derived only. The notice explicitly names Robert’s father Andrew. Compatible existing Robert and Andrew profiles remain possible assignments only. Robert-1445’s tree-only father James and sibling Andrew-3052 are unverified leads; no parent replacement follows from identifying only the documentary family. Calder alone does not distinguish East from West Calder. No family or life-date change follows.
Source findings
Robert Glasgow is listed as son of Andrew Glasgow, miller at Calder, in an Edinburgh magistrates’ notice dated 28 November 1772. The notice offers one guinea for discovery within the city/liberties of listed persons previously banished or bound to leave. The printed father–son statement is documentary family evidence; it does not prove a particular robbery conviction, apprehension, reward payment or identity with the 1767 prisoner. Neither existing Wiki Tree profile is identified. The notice explicitly names Robert’s father Andrew. Compatible existing Robert and Andrew profiles remain possible assignments only. Robert-1445’s tree-only father James and sibling Andrew-3052 are unverified leads; no parent replacement follows from identifying only the documentary family. Calder alone does not distinguish East from West Calder. [The Caledonian Mercury, 1772-11-28, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395731868/)
Next questions
Seek parish, land, kirk-session, or occupational records naming the miller Andrew at Calder and his children; check Edinburgh records for the listed Robert.
Current conclusion — explicit Calder father–son statement, identity unresolved, 5 October 2026
The notice explicitly names Robert’s father Andrew. Compatible existing Robert and Andrew profiles remain possible assignments only. Robert-1445’s tree-only father James and sibling Andrew-3052 are unverified leads; no parent replacement follows from identifying only the documentary family. Calder alone does not distinguish East from West Calder. Robert Glasgow is listed as son of Andrew Glasgow, miller at Calder, in an Edinburgh magistrates’ notice dated 28 November 1772. The notice offers one guinea for discovery within the city/liberties of listed persons previously banished or bound to leave. The printed father–son statement is documentary family evidence; it does not prove a particular robbery conviction, apprehension, reward payment or identity with the 1767 prisoner. Neither existing Wiki Tree profile is identified. The notice explicitly names Robert’s father Andrew. Compatible existing Robert and Andrew profiles remain possible assignments only. Robert-1445’s tree-only father James and sibling Andrew-3052 are unverified leads; no parent replacement follows from identifying only the documentary family. Calder alone does not distinguish East from West Calder. [The Caledonian Mercury, 1772-11-28, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395731868/), [The Caledonian Mercury, 1772-11-30, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395732022/)
Current conclusion — Kirkgate/Leith merchant contact, 1790, 5 October 2026
No existing Andrew is identified. Three local candidates and other compatible chronological namesakes remain unresolved; missing records and uncertain bounds do not establish exclusions. The Leith notice does not prove family links or a particular society role. Same full name and Leith locality permit a provisional documentary cluster with the 1790 merchant. No occupation is transferred to the 1779 signatory, no tax office is inferred and personal continuity remains unproved. Andrew Glasgow, merchant in Kirkgate, Leith, is named as a contact where impost warrants may be obtained. A contact named in the NOTA of a liquor-impost notice; not a charge against Andrew or proof he held an official tax office. Same notice repeated in two issues. Name and Leith locality permit comparison with the 1779 society signatory, without proving personal continuity or family. [The Edinburgh Advertiser, 1790-12-07, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/601818940/), [The Edinburgh Advertiser, 1790-12-10, p.2](https://www.newspapers.com/image/601819059/)
Identity assessment — newspaper candidates withdrawn, 6 October 2026
- [The Caledonian Mercury, 1772-11-28, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/395731868/): no longer a candidate for this profile. Nov 1772 Edinburgh magistrates' list of banished persons includes 'Robert Glasgow, son of Andrew Glasgow miller at Calder'. Robert is the 1767 theft convict; neither he nor a miller Andrew at Calder can be matched to a WikiTree profile. - [The Edinburgh Advertiser, 1779-02-09, p.7](https://www.newspapers.com/image/601805253/): no longer a candidate for this profile. Feb 1779 Leith resolution against repeal of the penal laws: Andrew Glasgow signs as preses for the Porters (the three new companies of porters in Leith and St Anthony's). No WikiTree Andrew can be fixed. - [The Edinburgh Advertiser, 1790-12-07, p.3](https://www.newspapers.com/image/601818940/): no longer a candidate for this profile. Dec 1790 liquor-impost notice: warrants obtainable from Andrew Glasgow, merchant, Kirkgate, Leith. No WikiTree Andrew can be fixed.
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.
- Alexander Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Mary Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Margaret (Moultrie) Glasgow: 39/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Andrew Glasgow: 36/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- James Glasgow: 35/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- John Glasgow: 32/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Jeane Glasgow: 30/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Elizabeth Glasgow: 30/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Agnes Glasgow: 30/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
- Hugh Glasgow: 26/100 · Stored classification: weak lead
Research data and downloads
Person data (JSON) · Family network
{
"id": "Glasgow-3052",
"vitals": {
"birth": {
"date": "1720",
"place": "Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland",
"status": "uncertain"
},
"death": {
"date": null,
"place": null,
"status": null
}
},
"relationships": {
"parents": [
{
"id": "Glasgow-1547",
"name": "James Glasgow",
"relationship": "father",
"status": "unknown",
"status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
"basis": "tree",
"evidence_ids": [],
"tree_relationship": true,
"relationship_source": "wikitree_parent_field",
"tree_status": "uncertain",
"tree_status_label": "WikiTree: uncertain parent",
"url": "/people/glasgow-1547.html",
"json_url": "/people/glasgow-1547.json",
"network_url": "/people/glasgow-1547.network.json",
"wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1547",
"claim_id": "C-cf34ee254117"
}
],
"spouses": [
{
"id": "Clerk-313",
"name": "Janet Clerk",
"relationship": "spouse",
"status": "unknown",
"status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
"basis": "tree",
"evidence_ids": [],
"tree_relationship": true,
"relationship_source": "wikitree_spouse_field",
"tree_status": "unmarked",
"tree_status_label": "WikiTree: relationship status unmarked",
"url": null,
"json_url": null,
"network_url": null,
"wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clerk-313",
"claim_id": "C-a428dbb5623c"
}
],
"children": [
{
"id": "Glasgow-1309",
"name": "Alexander Glasgow",
"relationship": "son",
"status": "unknown",
"status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
"basis": "tree",
"evidence_ids": [],
"tree_relationship": true,
"relationship_source": "reconstructed_parent_reference",
"tree_status": "unmarked",
"tree_status_label": "WikiTree: relationship status unmarked",
"url": "/people/glasgow-1309.html",
"json_url": "/people/glasgow-1309.json",
"network_url": "/people/glasgow-1309.network.json",
"wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1309",
"claim_id": "C-f43c4e9006fb"
}
],
"siblings": [
{
"id": "Glasgow-1445",
"name": "Robert Glasgow",
"relationship": "sibling",
"status": "unknown",
"status_label": "WikiTree relationship snapshot",
"basis": "tree",
"evidence_ids": [],
"tree_relationship": true,
"relationship_source": "wikitree_relation_snapshot",
"url": "/people/glasgow-1445.html",
"json_url": "/people/glasgow-1445.json",
"network_url": "/people/glasgow-1445.network.json",
"wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1445",
"claim_id": "C-5829e850e381"
}
]
},
"claims": [
{
"id": "C-f98fb5658bdf",
"type": "recorded_occurrence",
"subject_ids": [
"Glasgow-3052"
],
"claim": "Andrew Glasgow was recorded in Kirknewton — West Lothian (b. 1720).",
"status": "unknown",
"status_label": "One-Tree profile lead",
"evidence_ids": [
"E-f98fb5658bdf"
],
"notes": "Profile-stated birthplace: Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland",
"provenance": "mapped_record"
},
{
"id": "C-cf34ee254117",
"type": "tree_relationship",
"subject_ids": [
"Glasgow-3052",
"Glasgow-1547"
],
"claim": "WikiTree currently connects Andrew Glasgow and James Glasgow as father.",
"status": "unknown",
"status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
"evidence_ids": [],
"notes": "Tree structure only; no documentary conclusion is implied.",
"provenance": "wikitree_parent_field"
},
{
"id": "C-a428dbb5623c",
"type": "tree_relationship",
"subject_ids": [
"Glasgow-3052",
"Clerk-313"
],
"claim": "WikiTree currently connects Andrew Glasgow and Janet Clerk as spouse.",
"status": "unknown",
"status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
"evidence_ids": [],
"notes": "Tree structure only; no documentary conclusion is implied.",
"provenance": "wikitree_spouse_field"
},
{
"id": "C-f43c4e9006fb",
"type": "tree_relationship",
"subject_ids": [
"Glasgow-3052",
"Glasgow-1309"
],
"claim": "WikiTree currently connects Andrew Glasgow and Alexander Glasgow as son.",
"status": "unknown",
"status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
"evidence_ids": [],
"notes": "Tree structure only; no documentary conclusion is implied.",
"provenance": "reconstructed_parent_reference"
},
{
"id": "C-5829e850e381",
"type": "tree_relationship",
"subject_ids": [
"Glasgow-3052",
"Glasgow-1445"
],
"claim": "WikiTree currently connects Andrew Glasgow and Robert Glasgow as sibling.",
"status": "unknown",
"status_label": "WikiTree relationship snapshot",
"evidence_ids": [],
"notes": "Tree structure only; no documentary conclusion is implied.",
"provenance": "wikitree_relation_snapshot"
}
],
"research_assessments": null,
"shared_relationship_assertions": null,
"relationship_history": null
}