Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

James Glasgow

1810 – ?

Glasgow-3129 · 1 mapped association

Ireland, United Kingdom→Death place unknown
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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
1Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1810 · Ireland, United Kingdom
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
James Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
James G Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3129
Research clusters
Unplaced Irish profile leads through 1850
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 positionJames G Glasgow (1833)
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

Possible fathers5 leads

Automated fit15/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1789–?Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Ireland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Ann (Warwick) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
  • known spouse Ann (Warwick) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit15/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1785–1820Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son James G Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, James in 224 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit14/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1780–?Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesBaronyIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Jean (Lang) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (30) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); 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 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Jean (Lang) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (30) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit14/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1779–?Generation31 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Janet (Thomson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (27) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Janet (Thomson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (27) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit10/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1790–?Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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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 (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit7/100
Weak Lead
Dates1790–?Generationat least 20 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Leitrim, Ireland · County Leitrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 20 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James G Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 20 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James G Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

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

Automated fit7/100
Weak Lead
Dates1780–1825Generationat least 30 years age gapRecorded placesKells, County Antrim, Ireland · Kells, County AntrimIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 30 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James G Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 30 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James G Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit5/100
Weak Lead
Dates1798–?Generationnominally 12 years; approximate dates permit about 15–22 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 12-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–22 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 35 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named James Carmichael Glasgow (Glasgow-1487) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • the nominal 12-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–22 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 35 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James G Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named James Carmichael Glasgow (Glasgow-1487) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit4/100
Weak Lead
Dates1795–?Generation15 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 15-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 38 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James G Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show complete scoring
  • possible 15-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 38 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James G Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

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

Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1800–1879Generationnominally 10 years; approximate dates permit about 15–20 years age gapRecorded placesVirginia, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 10-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–20 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 33 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James G Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); candidate already has another child named James D Glasgow (Glasgow-69) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • the nominal 10-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–20 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 33 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James G Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); candidate already has another child named James D Glasgow (Glasgow-69) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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-1165

Automated fit58/100
Similar Person
Dates1808–1836PlacesIreland, United Kingdom → Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

James J GlasgowGlasgow-2738

Automated fit50/100
Similar Person
Dates1810–?PlacesSouth Carolina, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: James

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: James

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

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.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.3 claims
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.1 source

Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.

  1. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3129
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-3129 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-09-22.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—IrelandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJames GlasgowGlasgow-31301770-00-00 · Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenJames G GlasgowGlasgow-31281833-11-06 · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography James Glasgow was born around 1810, likely in Ireland. He was the son of James Glasgow and Peggy Slowne, both natives of Scotland who had settled in Ireland. James grew up in a family with Scottish roots, and he would go on to marry Jane Ramsey, a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, daughter of John Ramsey and Jane Patterson.
  • James and Jane had at least one son, James G. Glasgow, who was born on June 11, 1833, in Ireland. The family was part of the large wave of Irish emigrants during the 19th century. In 1851, their son James G. emigrated to the United States, eventually settling in Illinois.
  • No further details are known about James Glasgow’s later life or death, but he was part of the Glasgow family's lasting legacy in both Ireland and the United States. Sources

Profile source citations

No structured source citation was recoverable from the profile biography.

Full captured biography text
Biography
James Glasgow was born around 1810, likely in Ireland. He was the son of James Glasgow and Peggy Slowne, both natives of Scotland who had settled in Ireland. James grew up in a family with Scottish roots, and he would go on to marry Jane Ramsey, a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, daughter of John Ramsey and Jane Patterson.

James and Jane had at least one son, James G. Glasgow, who was born on June 11, 1833, in Ireland. The family was part of the large wave of Irish emigrants during the 19th century. In 1851, their son James G. emigrated to the United States, eventually settling in Illinois.

It is not known if James and Jane emigrated with their son, but their family continued to have strong connections to Ireland and Scottish heritage. James likely spent his life working in agriculture or related fields, as his son would later become a farmer in the U.S.

No further details are known about James Glasgow’s later life or death, but he was part of the Glasgow family's lasting legacy in both Ireland and the United States.
Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
 
'''James Glasgow''' was born around '''1810''', likely in '''Ireland'''. He was the son of '''James Glasgow''' and '''Peggy Slowne''', both natives of '''Scotland''' who had settled in Ireland. James grew up in a family with Scottish roots, and he would go on to marry '''Jane Ramsey''', a native of '''County Tyrone, Ireland''', daughter of '''John Ramsey''' and '''Jane Patterson'''.

James and Jane had at least one son, '''James G. Glasgow''', who was born on '''June 11, 1833''', in '''Ireland'''. The family was part of the large wave of Irish emigrants during the 19th century. In '''1851''', their son James G. emigrated to the '''United States''', eventually settling in '''Illinois'''.

It is not known if James and Jane emigrated with their son, but their family continued to have strong connections to Ireland and Scottish heritage. James likely spent his life working in agriculture or related fields, as his son would later become a farmer in the U.S.

No further details are known about James Glasgow’s later life or death, but he was part of the Glasgow family's lasting legacy in both Ireland and the United States.

== Sources ==
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