Individual research record
Alexander Glasgow
1650 – ?
Glasgow-3118 · 1 mapped association
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- Birth
- 1650 · Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
- Death
- Not recorded · Place not recorded
- Parents
- John Glasgowuncertain
- Spouses
- Margaret Glasgow Smith
- Children
- Agnes GlasgowAlexander GlasgowAndrew Glasgow
- Gender
- Male
- WikiTree
- Glasgow-3118
- Research clusters
- Scotland One-Tree profile leads
- Mapped descendants
- 114
Comparison context
These child positions and checks are the subject details used to rank possible parents below.
Naming sequence used by the parentage model
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.
Possible fathers5 leads
Possible Father
John GlasgowGlasgow-1084
- known spouse Issobell (Porteous) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (33) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: calder (+6)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)
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- bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 34 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
- candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: calder (+6)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1643–1652) (+6; other parent Issobell (Porteous) Glasgow)
- candidate has another child, Anne Glasgow, born 2 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
- known spouse Issobell (Porteous) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (33) at the subject's birth (+7)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Agnes +5 (46 public profiles; subject branch: Agnes Glasgow; candidate branch: Agnes Glasgow, Agnes Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus); Jean +5 (42 public profiles; subject branch: Jean Glasgow, Jean Glasgow; candidate branch: Jean Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)
Possible Father
John GlasgowGlasgow-1604
- plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
- candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)
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- plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Marion +10 (23 public profiles; subject branch: Marion Glasgow; candidate branch: Marion Glasgow, Marion Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus); Jean +9 (42 public profiles; subject branch: Jean Glasgow, Jean Glasgow; candidate branch: Jean Glasgow, Jean Glasgow; +6 repetition bonus); Alexander +7 (59 public profiles; subject branch: Alexander Glasgow, Alexander Glasgow; candidate branch: Alexander Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus) (+34 total including +8 multi-name bonus)
- uncommon spouse surnames recur across the subject and candidate branches: Cunningham +4 (+4 total)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)
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Possible Father
James GlasgowGlasgow-1150
- plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Bessie (Whyte) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (19) at the subject's birth (+7)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); candidate's household recorded Helen Glasgow in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)
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- plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- mapped Musselburgh / Inveresk is 23.6 km from the subject's birth-period Kirknewton — West Lothian (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
- known spouse Bessie (Whyte) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (19) at the subject's birth (+7)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Katherine +12 (8 public profiles; subject branch: Katherine (Glasgow) Nicol; candidate branch: Katherine Glasgow); Marion +8 (23 public profiles; subject branch: Marion Glasgow; candidate branch: Marion Glasgow); Andrew +7 (31 public profiles; subject branch: Andrew Glasgow, Andrew Glasgow; candidate branch: Andrew Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus) (+35 total including +8 multi-name bonus)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); candidate's household recorded Helen Glasgow in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)
Possible Father
Hugh GlasgowGlasgow-1603
- possible 50-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
- candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
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- possible 50-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Alexander +7 (59 public profiles; subject branch: Alexander Glasgow, Alexander Glasgow; candidate branch: Alexander Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus); Jean +5 (42 public profiles; subject branch: Jean Glasgow, Jean Glasgow; candidate branch: Jean Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus); Janet +3 (43 public profiles; subject branch: Janet Glasgow; candidate branch: Janet Glasgow) (+23 total including +8 multi-name bonus)
- uncommon spouse surnames recur across the subject and candidate branches: Cunningham +4 (+4 total)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
Possible Father
Alexander GlasgowGlasgow-1148
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
- candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- known spouse Jannet (Clerk) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+3)
a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)
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- bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 47 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
- candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- mapped Musselburgh / Inveresk is 23.6 km from the subject's birth-period Kirknewton — West Lothian (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- known spouse Jannet (Clerk) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+3)
- candidate and subject share the given name Alexander (+5; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 59 public profiles)
- candidate's name matches the first dated son Alexander Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+6; catalogue rarity 1, Alexander in 59 profiles)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)
Possible mothers5 leads
Possible Mother
Agnes (Duncan) GlasgowDuncan-16106
- plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate's household recorded Robert Glasgow in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland within 5 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)
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- plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
- candidate's given name recurs among another recorded child (+1; Agnes occurs in 46 public profiles)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Katherine +12 (8 public profiles; subject branch: Katherine (Glasgow) Nicol; candidate branch: Katherine Glasgow); Marion +8 (23 public profiles; subject branch: Marion Glasgow; candidate branch: Marion Glasgow); Andrew +7 (31 public profiles; subject branch: Andrew Glasgow, Andrew Glasgow; candidate branch: Andrew Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus) (+35 total including +8 multi-name bonus)
Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate's household recorded Robert Glasgow in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland within 5 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)
Possible Mother
Issobell (Porteous) GlasgowPorteous-912
- plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- mapped Edinburgh is 16.2 km from the subject's birth-period Kirknewton — West Lothian (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- mapped Edinburgh is 16.2 km from the subject's birth-period Kirknewton — West Lothian (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1643–1652) (+6; other parent John Glasgow)
- candidate has another child, Anne Glasgow, born 2 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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Possible Mother
Marioune GlasgowGlasgow-1429
- plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
- candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- mapped Musselburgh / Inveresk is 23.6 km from the subject's birth-period Kirknewton — West Lothian (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- candidate's parents' names recur among the subject's grandchildren: Alexander +1 (+1 total; weak multigeneration clue)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
Possible Mother
Agnes GlasgowGlasgow-993
- plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
- candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- mapped Musselburgh / Inveresk is 23.6 km from the subject's birth-period Kirknewton — West Lothian (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- candidate's given name recurs among another recorded child (+1; Agnes occurs in 46 public profiles)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
Possible Mother
Bessie GlasgowGlasgow-1155
- possible 15-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
- candidate's birth is 38 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), 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 38 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1673), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
- mapped Inveresk is 23.6 km from the subject's birth-period Kirknewton — West Lothian (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- candidate's parents' names recur among the subject's grandchildren: Alexander +1 (+1 total; weak multigeneration clue)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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
Alexander GlasgowGlasgow-1141
- same first and last name (+18)
- shared recorded place (+20)
- child given-name pattern overlaps: Alexander
record-derived birth estimates differ by 53; retained without deduction
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- shared recorded place (+20)
- child given-name pattern overlaps: Alexander
Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 53; retained without deduction
Same-name candidate
Alexander GlasgowGlasgow-3101
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 9 (+10)
uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 9 (+10)
Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)
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
Current conclusion
James Glasgow (Glasgow-1150) cannot be ruled out biologically, but the automated score materially overstates the case. James married Bessie Whyte at Edinburgh on 6 July 1649 and their known children begin there in 1651. Alexander's 1650 Kirknewton birth is an estimate derived from a 1667 marriage record; no record names James as his father, and a different father is currently attached uncertainly.
Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Profile-stated birthplace: Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3118
No sufficiently specific citation match found.
Precision: Settlement/parish centrepoint
Case-file source findingsSource extracts and analysis regenerated from findings.md.1 section(s)
Source findings
| Source | Finding | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander's cited 1667 marriage index | Establishes a same-name marriage, not Alexander's birth or father. | Birth and parentage remain unproved. |
| James Glasgow profile and Edinburgh records | James married in Edinburgh in 1649 and his known children were recorded there from 1651. | Chronologically possible, but no direct Kirknewton or parent-child bridge. |
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.8 claims
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.
Case-file priorities and cautions
Recommended action
Retain as a weak household comparison only. Do not promote on descendant names without an original baptism, testament or same-parish household record.
Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.2 sources
Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced
WikiTree profile information
Glasgow-3118
Alexander Glasgow
Updated 2026-08-10
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Glasgow-3118 was captured 2026-08-11T11:27:28+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-10.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | WikiTree profile field |
| marriage | 1667-10-18 | Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland | WikiTree relationship field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents | John Glasgow | Glasgow-3610 | 1626-02-18 · Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. · 0000-00-00 |
| Children | Alexander Glasgow | Glasgow-1314 | 1673-07-07 · Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00 |
| Children | Agnes Glasgow | Glasgow-1312 | 1677-02-28 · Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00 |
| Children | Andrew Glasgow | Glasgow-1546 | 1685-00-00 · Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00 |
| Siblings | Margaret Glasgow | Glasgow-3112 | 1646-11-11 · Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00 |
| Siblings | John Glasgow | Glasgow-3012 | 1649-04-04 · Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00 |
| Spouses | Margaret Glasgow | Smith-230509 | 1650-00-00 · 0000-00-00 · 1667-10-18 · Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland |
Record-bearing passages
Biography Alexander was born in 1650. Sources
- "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY9W-TPB : 11 February 2020), Alexander Glasgow, 1667.
Profile source citations
- "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY9W-TPB : 11 February 2020), Alexander Glasgow, 1667. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography Alexander was born in 1650. Sources * "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY9W-TPB : 11 February 2020), Alexander Glasgow, 1667.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography == Alexander was born in 1650. == Sources == <references /> * "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY9W-TPB : 11 February 2020), Alexander Glasgow, 1667.