Glasgow Surname Project

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James Glasgow

1679-03-16 – ?

Glasgow-3103 · 1 mapped association

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland→Death place unknown
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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
5Close relations
5Evidence items
8Candidate leads
Birth
1679-03-16 · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
James GlasgowunmarkedIsobell (Duffe) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Jean (Dobie) Glasgow
Children
Peter GlasgowRobert Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3103
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
2

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 positionPeter Glasgow (1699)
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

No candidate met the minimum age, location or family-naming threshold.

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

James GlasgowGlasgow-3368

Automated fit72/100
Possible Duplicate
Dates1680–?PlacesEdinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandParent comparisonSame Father Profile; Relationship Evidence Is Unassessed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • same father profile; relationship evidence is unassessed: James Glasgow (+9)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Same-name candidate

James GlasgowGlasgow-3337

Automated fit52/100
Similar Person
Dates1640–?PlacesEdinburgh, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • matching child name: Robert Glasgow

record-derived birth estimates differ by 39; retained without deduction

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • matching child name: Robert Glasgow

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 39; retained without deduction

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Same-name candidate

James GlasgowGlasgow-3967

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1678–1705PlacesDuneane, County Antrim, Ireland → County Antrim, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

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Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1680–1753PlacesIreland → Worcester County, MarylandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Show 4 lower-scoring duplicate lead(s)

Same-name candidate

James GlasgowGlasgow-1150

Automated fit40/100
Similar Person
Dates1620–?PlacesInveresk and Musselburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)
  • matching child name: Robert Glasgow

record-derived birth estimates differ by 59; retained without deduction; uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction); uncertain mother attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)
  • matching child name: Robert Glasgow

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 59; retained without deduction; uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction); uncertain mother attachments differ (no deduction)

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Same-name candidate

James GlasgowGlasgow-3107

Automated fit32/100
Similar Person
Dates1645–?PlacesGordon, Berwickshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • matching child name: Robert Glasgow

record-derived birth estimates differ by 34; retained without deduction; uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • matching child name: Robert Glasgow

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 34; retained without deduction; uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

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Same-name candidate

James GlasgowGlasgow-3076

Automated fit32/100
Similar Person
Dates1661–?PlacesSaint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandParent comparisonSame parent name; profile identity unproved
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 18 (+2)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 18 (+2)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • same parent name without a shared profile ID: James Glasgow (+2)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

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Same-name candidate

James GlasgowGlasgow-3105

Automated fit28/100
Similar Person
Dates1670–?PlacesKilwinning, Ayrshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 9 (+10)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 9 (+10)

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

Latest case researchThe current conclusion from the durable research case file.Updated

Conclusion

Glasgow-3103

James was baptised at Edinburgh on 16 March 1679 to James Glasgow and Elizabeth/Isobell Duffe. Another son James was baptised to the same parents on 18 April 1680. These are consecutive child records, not demonstrated duplicate profiles; the repeated name strongly suggests the elder child died young.

No inspected record identifies the 1679 child as the James who later married Jean Dobie. The 1699 baptism of Peter proves an adult father James and may prove Jean as mother when the original is checked, but it does not state which infant James survived.

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1679

Profile-stated birthplace: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Edinburgh

One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.

One-Tree profile leadderivative
Source and mapping detail

"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-Q9J : 11 February 2020), James Glasgow in entry for James Glasgow, 1679.

Candidate matched on record type, year; inspect before treating it as the underlying record.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.11 claims
4Derivative
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.

Next records to inspect

  1. marriage — Inspect the original 1698 marriage and 1699 baptism entries for residences, occupations, witnesses and the mother's name.

Case-file priorities and cautions

Recommended update

Glasgow-3103

  • Retain Glasgow-3368 as a distinct sibling.
  • Mark Jean Dobie and children uncertain on this profile pending burial/marriage evidence.
  • Search for the elder James's burial between March 1679 and April 1680.
  • Do not merge the brothers.

See the graph-claim audit.

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.5 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://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-Q9N : 11 February 2020), James Glasgow, 1679.
  2. derivative “Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,” index entry for James Glasgow, baptised 18 April 1680 at Edinburgh, son of James Glasgow and Elizabeth/Isobell Duffe.
  3. derivative "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3BL-B2K : 11 February 2020), Peter Glasgow, 1699.
  4. derivative "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-Q9J : 11 February 2020), James Glasgow in entry for James Glasgow, 1679.
  5. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3103
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-3103 was captured 2026-08-19T15:12:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-19.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandWikiTree profile field
marriage1698-07-28Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJames GlasgowGlasgow-26821655-00-00 · Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ParentsIsobell GlasgowDuffe-181660-00-00 · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenPeter GlasgowGlasgow-31021699-05-28 · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenRobert GlasgowGlasgow-24731703-01-07 · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJean GlasgowGlasgow-30881677-04-13 · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJames GlasgowGlasgow-33681680-04-18 · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsMary GlasgowGlasgow-32841682-04-23 · Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsThomas GlasgowGlasgow-32851684-11-13 · Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsMargaret GlasgowGlasgow-26811691-03-20 · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SpousesJean GlasgowDobie-4491680-00-00 · 0000-00-00 · 1698-07-28 · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography James Glasgow was baptised at Edinburgh on 16 March 1679, a son of James Glasgow and Elizabeth or Isobell Duffe. “Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,” FamilySearch database, James Glasgow, 1679 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-Q9N). Same-name sibling The same parents had another son named James Glasgow, baptised on 18 April 1680. “Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,” index entry for James Glasgow, baptised 18 April 1680 at Edinburgh, son of James Glasgow and Elizabeth/Isobell Duffe. The two baptism dates represent consecutive child records, not a demonstrated duplicate index entry. James Glasgow (1680-) is therefore retained as a separate same-name sibling and must not be merged with this profile.
  • Reuse of the name James strongly suggests that the elder child may have died before the younger child's baptism, but no burial or other survival record has yet been found to prove that conclusion. Survival and later family uncertainty This profile is attached to Jean Dobie, with a marriage dated 28 July 1698, and to sons Peter Glasgow and Robert Glasgow. Those links are retained as uncertain.

  • The 1699 baptism index for Peter proves an adult father named James Glasgow. “Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,” FamilySearch database, Peter Glasgow, 1699 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3BL-B2K). The exposed citation does not identify whether that father was the child baptised in 1679 or his same-name brother baptised in 1680, and the original image must be checked to confirm whether Jean Dobie is named as Peter's mother. No inspected record yet bridges either infant James to the 1698 marriage or proves the parentage of Robert. Research Notes

    • Search Edinburgh burials between 16 March 1679 and 18 April 1680 for the elder James.
    • Inspect the original 1698 marriage and 1699 baptism entries for residences, occupations, witnesses and the mother's name.
    • Treat the problem as one of survival and adult identity, not as a duplicate-profile problem.
    • Retain Jean Dobie, Peter and Robert as uncertain relationships pending that evidence. Sources
    • "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3BL-B2K : 11 February 2020), Peter Glasgow, 1699.
    • "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-Q9N : 11 February 2020), James Glasgow, 1679.
    • "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-Q9J : 11 February 2020), James Glasgow in entry for James Glasgow, 1679.

Profile source citations

  1. “Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,” FamilySearch database, James Glasgow, 1679 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-Q9N). source link 1
  2. “Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,” index entry for James Glasgow, baptised 18 April 1680 at Edinburgh, son of James Glasgow and Elizabeth/Isobell Duffe.
  3. “Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,” FamilySearch database, Peter Glasgow, 1699 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3BL-B2K). source link 1
  4. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3BL-B2K : 11 February 2020), Peter Glasgow, 1699. source link 1
  5. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-Q9N : 11 February 2020), James Glasgow, 1679. source link 1
  6. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-Q9J : 11 February 2020), James Glasgow in entry for James Glasgow, 1679. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
James Glasgow was baptised at Edinburgh on 16 March 1679, a son of James Glasgow and Elizabeth or Isobell Duffe. “Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,” FamilySearch database, James Glasgow, 1679 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-Q9N). 
Same-name sibling
The same parents had another son named James Glasgow, baptised on 18 April 1680. “Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,” index entry for James Glasgow, baptised 18 April 1680 at Edinburgh, son of James Glasgow and Elizabeth/Isobell Duffe. The two baptism dates represent consecutive child records, not a demonstrated duplicate index entry. James Glasgow (1680-) is therefore retained as a separate same-name sibling and must not be merged with this profile.

Reuse of the name James strongly suggests that the elder child may have died before the younger child's baptism, but no burial or other survival record has yet been found to prove that conclusion.
Survival and later family uncertainty
This profile is attached to Jean Dobie, with a marriage dated 28 July 1698, and to sons Peter Glasgow and Robert Glasgow. Those links are retained as uncertain.

The 1699 baptism index for Peter proves an adult father named James Glasgow. “Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,” FamilySearch database, Peter Glasgow, 1699 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3BL-B2K). The exposed citation does not identify whether that father was the child baptised in 1679 or his same-name brother baptised in 1680, and the original image must be checked to confirm whether Jean Dobie is named as Peter's mother. No inspected record yet bridges either infant James to the 1698 marriage or proves the parentage of Robert.
Research Notes
* Search Edinburgh burials between 16 March 1679 and 18 April 1680 for the elder James.
* Inspect the original 1698 marriage and 1699 baptism entries for residences, occupations, witnesses and the mother's name.
* Treat the problem as one of survival and adult identity, not as a duplicate-profile problem.
* Retain Jean Dobie, Peter and Robert as uncertain relationships pending that evidence.
Sources
* "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3BL-B2K : 11 February 2020), Peter Glasgow, 1699.
* "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-Q9N : 11 February 2020), James Glasgow, 1679.
* "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-Q9J : 11 February 2020), James Glasgow in entry for James Glasgow, 1679.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

'''James Glasgow''' was baptised at Edinburgh on '''16 March 1679''', a son of [[Glasgow-2682|James Glasgow]] and [[Duffe-18|Elizabeth or Isobell Duffe]].<ref>“Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,” FamilySearch database, [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-Q9N James Glasgow, 1679].</ref>

=== Same-name sibling ===

The same parents had another son named '''James Glasgow''', baptised on '''18 April 1680'''.<ref>“Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,” index entry for James Glasgow, baptised 18 April 1680 at Edinburgh, son of James Glasgow and Elizabeth/Isobell Duffe.</ref> The two baptism dates represent consecutive child records, not a demonstrated duplicate index entry. [[Glasgow-3368|James Glasgow (1680-)]] is therefore retained as a separate same-name sibling and must not be merged with this profile.

Reuse of the name James strongly suggests that the elder child may have died before the younger child's baptism, but no burial or other survival record has yet been found to prove that conclusion.

=== Survival and later family uncertainty ===

This profile is attached to [[Dobie-449|Jean Dobie]], with a marriage dated 28 July 1698, and to sons [[Glasgow-3102|Peter Glasgow]] and [[Glasgow-2473|Robert Glasgow]]. Those links are retained as uncertain.

The 1699 baptism index for Peter proves an adult father named James Glasgow.<ref>“Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,” FamilySearch database, [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3BL-B2K Peter Glasgow, 1699].</ref> The exposed citation does not identify whether that father was the child baptised in 1679 or his same-name brother baptised in 1680, and the original image must be checked to confirm whether Jean Dobie is named as Peter's mother. No inspected record yet bridges either infant James to the 1698 marriage or proves the parentage of Robert.

== Research Notes ==

* Search Edinburgh burials between 16 March 1679 and 18 April 1680 for the elder James.
* Inspect the original 1698 marriage and 1699 baptism entries for residences, occupations, witnesses and the mother's name.
* Treat the problem as one of survival and adult identity, not as a duplicate-profile problem.
* Retain Jean Dobie, Peter and Robert as uncertain relationships pending that evidence.

== Sources ==

<references />

* "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3BL-B2K : 11 February 2020), Peter Glasgow, 1699.
* "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-Q9N : 11 February 2020), James Glasgow, 1679.
* "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-Q9J : 11 February 2020), James Glasgow in entry for James Glasgow, 1679.