Researched biography · Glasgow-3086

Margaret Glasgow

3 June 1688

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

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Substantive amendment. The confirmed transcript establishes that 3 June 1688 is Margaret's baptism date, not a proved birth date. It also identifies her parents as John Glasgow (Glasgow-3087) and Bessie Smith (Smith-351282), places the baptism at Kilwinning and supplies the parish reference. The captured biography says only that Margaret was born in 1688, so these changes materially alter and expand the narrative.

Birth3 June 1688 · Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

DeathDate not established

LocalityKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Last reviewed10 September 2026

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Family group: John Glasgow · 1670

Sources 2 source pages

Latest findings about this person 1 finding

3 September 2026The parish baptism transcript records Margaret Glasgow on 03 Jun 1688 at Kilwinning.

What the research found

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Findmypast Glasgow surname evidence

The transcript-validated baptism record for Margaret Glasgow, 03 Jun 1688, Kilwinning, is assigned to this profile by the completed person-level WikiTree audit. This assignment does not merge any other same-name event.

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Source findings, 3 September 2026

Findmypast, Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929, transcript “Margaret Glasgow in 1688”: baptized 3 June 1688 at Kilwinning, Ayrshire; father John Glasgow; mother Bessie Smith; archive reference OPR 599/1, item 1, page 28. Transcript, record ID SCOT/OPR/BAP/3624944, captured 3 September 2026.
The transcript has no birth-date field. The current structured date 1688-06-03 therefore represents the baptism date unless a separate birth record is found.
The cached WikiTree biography, captured 7 August 2026, contains a FamilySearch baptism-index citation but gives none of the baptism, place or parent details in prose. The attached parents agree exactly with the Findmypast entry.

Source findings

SCOT/OPR/BAP/3624944 Findmypast transcript: Archive reference: OPR 599/1; Baptism date: 03 Jun 1688; Baptism year: 1688; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Collections from: Great Britain, Scotland; Country: Scotland; County: Ayrshire; Father's first name(s): John; Father's last name: Glasgow; First name(s): Margaret; Item: 1; Last name: Glasgow; Mother's first name(s): Bessie; Mother's last name: Smith; Page: 28; Place: Kilwinning; Record set: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929; Register year range: 1693-1819; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms (captured 2026-09-03T23:42:44.380Z).
Findmypast record IDs: SCOT/OPR/BAP/3624944.
Stable research/source ID: fmp-glasgow-f3ee8f00b0e6.

Source findingsSupplied OPR births and baptisms: row 12 — 10 September 2026

Scotland’s People, Old Parish Registers, births and baptisms; exact surname Glasgow through 1700, 127 supplied results. MARGARET GLASGOW; indexed date 03/06/1688; Kilwinning; parish 599, reference 10 / 58. Parents/other exactly as indexed: JOHN GLASGOW/BESSIE SMITH FR70 (FR70). Indexed gender: F.

Assessment: Matches the existing child-record account by indexed date, locality and recorded family. This row adds the complete index locator as supporting provenance; it does not establish a new event or relationship.

Original image not inspected for this batch. The combined collection’s date does not automatically establish a birthday. Names alone do not uniquely identify attached parents or connect a child with a later adult. An omitted parent or indexed gender U remains unspecified in this source.

Next action: No additional WikiTree update from this row; preserve any existing pending work.

Identity and family

Identity assessment

The full baptism date, Kilwinning and both parents distinguish this Margaret from Margaret Glasgow (Glasgow-3162), baptized there on 9 September 1688 to George Glasgow and Fanne Smith. The match audit confirmed Glasgow-3086.

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Use the complete draft in Glasgow-3086.md. Treat 3 June as a baptism date; do not describe it as an exact birth date without another record. Preserve the existing FamilySearch citation as a parallel index.

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Add the record as supporting evidence while preserving all existing sources and uncertain relationships. Do not infer an unstated birth place, parent, spouse, or child.

+### Supplied Scotland’s People OPR births and baptisms — 10 September 2026

Source locator	Indexed entry	Assessment
Scotland’s People, OPR 599/10 / 58	MARGARET GLASGOW; JOHN GLASGOW/BESSIE SMITH FR70 (FR70); 03/06/1688; Kilwinning	Index-only confirmation. Its combined birth/baptism date is retained as an index date; original image was not inspected.

Provenance: exact-surname Glasgow search, year range to 1700, 127 supplied results across six pages.

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Parents 2John Glasgow1670–date not establishedBessie (Smith) Glasgow1670–date not established

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John Glasgow 1670–date not established	father	Unassessed father link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Bessie (Smith) Glasgow 1670–date not established	mother	Unassessed mother link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

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Historical chronology

1688

Baptism 03 Jun 1688

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Kilwinning, Scotland

Record detail

Transcript-validated Glasgow-surname record. IDs: SCOT/OPR/BAP/3624944. Separate events/people are not merged without evidence.

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3 June 1688

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Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

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Baptism 03 Jun 1688
1688 · Kilwinning, Scotland · Source association
Transcript-validated Glasgow-surname record. IDs: SCOT/OPR/BAP/3624944. Separate events/people are not merged without evidence.
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== Biography ==
Margaret Glasgow was born before 3 June 1688, when she was baptized at Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of [[Glasgow-3087|John Glasgow]] and [[Smith-351282|Bessie Smith]].<ref name="fmp-baptism">Findmypast, ''Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929'', transcript “Margaret Glasgow in 1688,” baptism 3 June 1688, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, father John Glasgow, mother Bessie Smith, archive reference OPR 599/1, item 1, page 28; record ID SCOT/OPR/BAP/3624944; [https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=SCOT%2FOPR%2FBAP%2F3624944&tab=this transcript], accessed 4 September 2026.</ref>

== Research Notes ==
=== Current evidence assessment ===

The parish transcript gives 3 June 1688 as Margaret's baptism date and does not state her date of birth. A structured birth date of 3 June should therefore be treated as an estimate or baptism-date proxy unless separate birth evidence is found. The exact date, place and parents distinguish her from [[Glasgow-3162|Margaret Glasgow]], baptized at Kilwinning later in 1688 to different parents.

== Sources ==
<references />
* "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY2H-78N : 16 September 2021), Margaret Glasgow, 1688.

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Current profile5Margaret Glasgow was born before 3 June 1688, when she was baptized at Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of [[Glasgow-3087|John Glasgow]] and [[Smith-351282|Bessie Smith]].<ref name="fmp-baptism">Findmypast, ''Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929'', transcript “Margaret Glasgow in 1688,” baptism 3 June 1688, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, father John Glasgow, mother Bessie Smith, archive reference OPR 599/1, item 1, page 28; record ID SCOT/OPR/BAP/3624944; [https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=SCOT%2FOPR%2FBAP%2F3624944&tab=this transcript], accessed 4 September 2026.</ref>

Replacement profile5Margaret Glasgow was born before 3 June 1688, when she was baptized at Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of [[Glasgow-3087|John Glasgow]] and [[Smith-351282|Bessie Smith]].<ref name="fmp-baptism">Findmypast, ''Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929'', transcript “Margaret Glasgow in 1688,” baptism 3 June 1688, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, father John Glasgow, mother Bessie Smith, archive reference OPR 599/1, item 1, page 28; record ID SCOT/OPR/BAP/3624944; [https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=SCOT%2FOPR%2FBAP%2F3624944&tab=this transcript], accessed 4 September 2026.</ref>

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Current profile10The parish transcript gives 3 June 1688 as Margaret's baptism date and does not state her date of birth. A structured birth date of 3 June should therefore be treated as an estimate or baptism-date proxy unless separate birth evidence is found. The exact date, place and parents distinguish her from [[Glasgow-3162|Margaret Glasgow]], baptized at Kilwinning later in 1688 to different parents.

Replacement profile10The parish transcript gives 3 June 1688 as Margaret's baptism date and does not state her date of birth. A structured birth date of 3 June should therefore be treated as an estimate or baptism-date proxy unless separate birth evidence is found. The exact date, place and parents distinguish her from [[Glasgow-3162|Margaret Glasgow]], baptized at Kilwinning later in 1688 to different parents.

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Current profile14* "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY2H-78N : 16 September 2021), Margaret Glasgow, 1688.

Replacement profile14* "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY2H-78N : 16 September 2021), Margaret Glasgow, 1688.

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[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]
{{Estimated Date}}

== Biography ==
Margaret Glasgow was born before 3 June 1688, when she was baptized at Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of [[Glasgow-3087|John Glasgow]] and [[Smith-351282|Bessie Smith]].<ref name="fmp-baptism">Findmypast, ''Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929'', transcript “Margaret Glasgow in 1688,” baptism 3 June 1688, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, father John Glasgow, mother Bessie Smith, archive reference OPR 599/1, item 1, page 28; record ID SCOT/OPR/BAP/3624944; [https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=SCOT%2FOPR%2FBAP%2F3624944&tab=this transcript], accessed 4 September 2026.</ref>

== Research Notes ==
=== Current evidence assessment ===

The parish transcript gives 3 June 1688 as Margaret's baptism date and does not state her date of birth. A structured birth date of 3 June should therefore be treated as an estimate or baptism-date proxy unless separate birth evidence is found. The exact date, place and parents distinguish her from [[Glasgow-3162|Margaret Glasgow]], baptized at Kilwinning later in 1688 to different parents.

== Sources ==
<references />
* "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY2H-78N : 16 September 2021), Margaret Glasgow, 1688.

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Current conclusion

**Substantive amendment.** The confirmed transcript establishes that 3 June 1688 is Margaret's baptism date, not a proved birth date. It also identifies her parents as [John Glasgow (Glasgow-3087)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3087) and [Bessie Smith (Smith-351282)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-351282), places the baptism at Kilwinning and supplies the parish reference. The captured biography says only that Margaret was born in 1688, so these changes materially alter and expand the narrative.

Source findings

- Findmypast, *Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929*, transcript “Margaret Glasgow in 1688”: baptized 3 June 1688 at Kilwinning, Ayrshire; father John Glasgow; mother Bessie Smith; archive reference OPR 599/1, item 1, page 28. [Transcript](https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=SCOT%2FOPR%2FBAP%2F3624944&tab=this), record ID `SCOT/OPR/BAP/3624944`, captured 3 September 2026.
- The transcript has no birth-date field. The current structured date `1688-06-03` therefore represents the baptism date unless a separate birth record is found.
- The cached WikiTree biography, captured 7 August 2026, contains a FamilySearch baptism-index citation but gives none of the baptism, place or parent details in prose. The attached parents agree exactly with the Findmypast entry.

Identity assessment

The full baptism date, Kilwinning and both parents distinguish this Margaret from [Margaret Glasgow (Glasgow-3162)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3162), baptized there on 9 September 1688 to George Glasgow and Fanne Smith. The match audit confirmed Glasgow-3086.

Recommended profile amendment

Use the complete draft in [Glasgow-3086.md](Glasgow-3086.md). Treat 3 June as a baptism date; do not describe it as an exact birth date without another record. Preserve the existing FamilySearch citation as a parallel index.

Current conclusion — Findmypast Glasgow surname evidence fmp-glasgow-f3ee8f00b0e6

The transcript-validated baptism record for **Margaret Glasgow**, 03 Jun 1688, Kilwinning, is assigned to this profile by the completed person-level WikiTree audit. This assignment does not merge any other same-name event.

Source findings

- [SCOT/OPR/BAP/3624944 Findmypast transcript](https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=SCOT%2FOPR%2FBAP%2F3624944&tab=this): Archive reference: OPR 599/1; Baptism date: 03 Jun 1688; Baptism year: 1688; Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Collections from: Great Britain, Scotland; Country: Scotland; County: Ayrshire; Father's first name(s): John; Father's last name: Glasgow; First name(s): Margaret; Item: 1; Last name: Glasgow; Mother's first name(s): Bessie; Mother's last name: Smith; Page: 28; Place: Kilwinning; Record set: Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929; Register year range: 1693-1819; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms (captured 2026-09-03T23:42:44.380Z).
- Findmypast record IDs: `SCOT/OPR/BAP/3624944`.
- Stable research/source ID: `fmp-glasgow-f3ee8f00b0e6`.

Recommended action — fmp-glasgow-f3ee8f00b0e6

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+### Supplied Scotland’s People OPR births and baptisms — 10 September 2026

| Source locator | Indexed entry | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Scotland’s People](https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/), OPR 599/10 / 58 | MARGARET GLASGOW; JOHN GLASGOW/BESSIE SMITH FR70 (FR70); 03/06/1688; Kilwinning | Index-only confirmation. Its combined birth/baptism date is retained as an index date; original image was not inspected. |

Provenance: exact-surname Glasgow search, year range to 1700, 127 supplied results across six pages.

Source findings

### Supplied OPR births and baptisms: row 12 — 10 September 2026

[Scotland’s People](https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/), **Old Parish Registers, births and baptisms**; exact surname Glasgow through 1700, 127 supplied results. **MARGARET GLASGOW**; indexed date **03/06/1688**; Kilwinning; parish **599**, reference **10 / 58**. Parents/other exactly as indexed: **JOHN GLASGOW/BESSIE SMITH FR70 (FR70)**. Indexed gender: **F**.

**Assessment:** Matches the existing child-record account by indexed date, locality and recorded family. This row adds the complete index locator as supporting provenance; it does not establish a new event or relationship.

Original image not inspected for this batch. The combined collection’s date does not automatically establish a birthday. Names alone do not uniquely identify attached parents or connect a child with a later adult. An omitted parent or indexed gender U remains unspecified in this source.

**Next action:** No additional WikiTree update from this row; preserve any existing pending work.

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