Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

John Glasgow

1670 – ?

Glasgow-3087 · 1 mapped association

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland→Death place unknown
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1670 · Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Bessie (Smith) Glasgow
Children
Margaret Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3087
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
1

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 positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionMargaret Glasgow (1688)
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 fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1626–?Generation44 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Ayrshire, Scotland · Scotland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 44-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 44-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • 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)

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

Automated fit21/100
Weak Lead
Dates1626–?Generation44 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Repeated Marriage Surnames · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 44-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3012) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 44-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • 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)
  • uncommon spouse surnames recur across the subject and candidate branches: Smith +4 (+4 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3012) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1648–?Generation22 years age gapRecorded placesMid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · Mid CalderIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), 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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  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • 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)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1638–?Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesDuddingston, Midlothian, Scotland · Duddingston — MidlothianIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), 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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  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • 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)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1632–?Generation38 years age gapRecorded placesInveresk and Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · Musselburgh / InvereskIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), 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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  • plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • 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)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1655–?Generation15 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 15-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 33 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • possible 15-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 33 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), 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 6 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate has another child, Hew Glasgow, born 6 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)

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

Automated fit15/100
Weak Lead
Dates1659–?Generationnominally 11 years; approximate dates permit about 15–21 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Local Sibling Birth · 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)
  • the nominal 11-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–21 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 29 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1434) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • the nominal 11-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–21 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 29 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), 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)
  • candidate has another child, John Glasgow, born 9 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1434) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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Automated fit22/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1640–?Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit22/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1631–?Generation39 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit19/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1651–?Generation19 years age gapRecorded placesVirginia · Currituck, North CarolinaIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 37 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 37 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1688), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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-1927

Automated fit65/100
Similar Person
Dates1671–?PlacesLinlithgow, Linlithgowshire, Scotland → Ayrshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • overlapping locality (+8)
  • matching child name: Margaret Glasgow

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-1065

Automated fit54/100
Similar Person
Dates1683–?PlacesKilwinning, Ayrshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 13 (+2)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 13 (+2)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • matching child name: Margaret Glasgow

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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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. 1670

Profile-stated birthplace: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Kilwinning — Ayrshire

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-3087

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement/parish centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.3 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 "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY2H-78J : 16 September 2021), John Glasgow in entry for Margaret Glasgow, 1688.
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3087
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-3087 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-10-02.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Kilwinning, Ayrshire, ScotlandWikiTree profile field
marriage1687-07-30Kilwinning, Ayrshire, ScotlandWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenMargaret GlasgowGlasgow-30861688-06-03 · Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SpousesBessie GlasgowSmith-3512821670-00-00 · 0000-00-00 · 1687-07-30 · Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY2H-78J : 16 September 2021), John Glasgow in entry for Margaret Glasgow, 1688. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
John was born in 1670. 
Sources
* "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY2H-78J : 16 September 2021), John Glasgow in entry for Margaret Glasgow, 1688.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

John was born in 1670. 
== Sources ==
<references />
* "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY2H-78J : 16 September 2021), John Glasgow in entry for Margaret Glasgow, 1688.