Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

John Glasgow

1813 – ?

Glasgow-3140 · 1 mapped association

Ireland, United Kingdom→Death place unknown
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
4Close relations
3Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1813 · Ireland, United Kingdom
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Robert GlasgowconfidentCatherine (Unknown) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Elizabeth (Fee) Glasgow
Children
Samuel Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3140
Research clusters
East Antrim/Kilwaughter cluster
Mapped descendants
29

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 positionSamuel Glasgow (1841)
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 fit9/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1760–?Generation53 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · CookstownIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Migration · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 53-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 81 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → William Glasgow (+3)

a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • possible 53-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 81 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1799–1815) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → William Glasgow (+3)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: David +7 (39 public profiles; subject branch: David Glasgow; candidate branch: David Glasgow, David Charles Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus); Alexander +5 (59 public profiles; subject branch: Alexander Glasgow; candidate branch: Alexander Glasgow, Alexander Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus); George +3 (61 public profiles; subject branch: George Glasgow; candidate branch: George Henry Glasgow) (+23 total including +8 multi-name bonus)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): australia

Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit7/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1779–?Generation34 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Janet (Thomson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (30) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Janet (Thomson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (30) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → William Glasgow (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit6/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1789–?Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Ireland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Ann (Warwick) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent)

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Ann (Warwick) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent)

Automated fit4/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1790–?Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)

a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit4/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1780–?Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesBaronyIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Jean (Lang) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (33) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Jean (Lang) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (33) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit13/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1790–?Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesWythe County Virginia · Pulaski County VirginiaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowWilliam GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1812–1821) (+6; other parent William Glasgow)

a different mother 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 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1812–1821) (+6; other parent William Glasgow)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother 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 fit13/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1788–1867Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesFranceIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1804–1827) (+6)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different mother 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 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1804–1827) (+6)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother 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 mothers
Automated fit12/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1783–1848Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesCookstownIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationSame-spouse child windowJohn GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → Jane Glasgow (+3)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John B Glasgow Jr. (Glasgow-1967) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1811–1814) (+6; other parent John Glasgow)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → Jane Glasgow (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John B Glasgow Jr. (Glasgow-1967) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Possible Mother

Mary ArthurArthur-2480

Automated fit10/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1774–1859Generation39 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · Londonderry, Guernsey, Ohio, United States · InishrushIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJohn GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1617) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1799–1815) (+6; other parent John Glasgow)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1617) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit9/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1786–?Generation27 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJohn GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1808–1820) (+6; other parent John Glasgow)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1464) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1841), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1808–1820) (+6; other parent John Glasgow)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1464) 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

John GlasgowGlasgow-705

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1812–1881PlacesVirginia, United States → Cokato, Wright, Minnesota, United StatesParent 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

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-2537

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1815–1896PlacesGortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom → Cluntyganny, Lissan, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction); uncertain mother attachments differ (no deduction)

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

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction); uncertain mother 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
b. 1813

Profile-stated birthplace: Ireland

Ireland — exact locality unproved

One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources. Attached parent profile(s): Glasgow-1367, Unknown-540856.

One-Tree profile leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3140

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Country-level representative point

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.11 claims
2Tree Only
1Original

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.3 sources

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

  1. tree_only Unsourced family tree handed down to M Glasgow.
  2. original "Ireland, Civil Registration, 1845-1913", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGV8-PMH8 : Mon Mar 04 17:10:36 UTC 2024), Entry for William Gilmer and Margaret Anne Glasgow, 25 Jun 1857.
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3140
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-3140 was captured 2026-08-09T11:27:23+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-06.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—IrelandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsRobert GlasgowGlasgow-13671779-00-00 · County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
ParentsCatherine GlasgowUnknown-5408561783-00-00 · 0000-00-00
ChildrenSamuel GlasgowGlasgow-7851841-05-12 · Ireland · 1916-03-11 · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
SiblingsHugh GlasgowGlasgow-39561801-00-00 · 0000-00-00
SiblingsMargaret WintersGlasgow-10531801-00-00 · Dunaghy, Kilconway, Antrim · 0000-00-00
SiblingsRobert Glasgow SrGlasgow-10491811-00-00 · Donbought, Dunaghy, Antrim, Ireland · 1888-01-10 · Plainfield, Will, Illinois, United States
SiblingsWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-13871811-00-00 · Dunaghy, Killcondray, Antrim · 0000-00-00
SiblingsUnknown YoungGlasgow-39551818-00-00 · 0000-00-00
SiblingsSamuel GlasgowGlasgow-10521822-00-00 · 0000-00-00
SpousesElizabeth GlasgowFee-6811817-00-00 · Ireland · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography John Glasgow was born before 1820 in Ireland. He married Elizabeth Fee before 1845 in Northern Ireland.

  • John was born in 1813. He is the son of Robert Glasgow and Catherine Unknown. Sources

Profile source citations

  1. Unsourced family tree handed down to M Glasgow.
  2. "Ireland, Civil Registration, 1845-1913", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGV8-PMH8 : Mon Mar 04 17:10:36 UTC 2024), Entry for William Gilmer and Margaret Anne Glasgow, 25 Jun 1857. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
John Glasgow was born before 1820 in Ireland. He married Elizabeth Fee before 1845 in Northern Ireland. 
 
Unsourced family tree handed down to M Glasgow.

John was born in 1813. He is the son of Robert Glasgow and Catherine Unknown.
Sources
* "Ireland, Civil Registration, 1845-1913", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGV8-PMH8 : Mon Mar 04 17:10:36 UTC 2024), Entry for William Gilmer and Margaret Anne Glasgow, 25 Jun 1857.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography == 

John Glasgow was born before 1820 in Ireland. He married Elizabeth Fee before 1845 in Northern Ireland. 
<ref>
Unsourced family tree handed down to [[Glasgow-933|M Glasgow]].
</ref>

John was born in 1813. He is the son of [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]] and [[Unknown-540856|Catherine Unknown]].

== Sources ==
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* "Ireland, Civil Registration, 1845-1913", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGV8-PMH8 : Mon Mar 04 17:10:36 UTC 2024), Entry for William Gilmer and Margaret Anne Glasgow, 25 Jun 1857.