Andrew Glasgow

Palaeographic note:

The identity and territorial description below are verified from the National Records of Scotland catalogue and the heading of the testament register. The spouse and four children are included because the relevant names and relationship terms can be read securely from the supplied register images.

Original spellings are retained where quoted. Modern forms of the forenames are supplied for clarity. The children's surname is inferred from their father because the manuscript gives only their forenames in the family clause. Cancelled text is treated as cancelled and is not counted as part of the operative wording.
Biography
Andro Glasgw was described in his testament as:

"Andro Glasgw in Corstoun in the parochin of Caldercleir within the schirefdom of Edinburgh"

His testament testamentar and inventar survives in the records of the Commissary Court of Edinburgh under National Records of Scotland reference CC8/8/32. National Records of Scotland, CC8/8/32, Commissary Court of Edinburgh, Testament of Andro Glasgw, 1598. 

The register copy states that the testament was:

"maid and gevin vp be him self vpoun the sext day of Februar"

The year is written in the manuscript as Jaj vC lxxxxvij — 1597 as written. The opening also records that Andro died in February of the stated year, although the precise day of his death has not yet been read securely. The National Records of Scotland catalogue dates the testament to 1598.
Family
Andro Glasgw's spouse was Jonet Andersone, modernised as Janet Anderson.

She is named in the introductory portion of the testament in the phrase:

"pairtlie maid and gevin vp be Jonet Andersone"

A later distribution clause refers to Andro's "said spous", linking that description to the previously named Jonet Andersone.

The testament explicitly names four children, described collectively as Andro's:

"said four bairnis"

They were:

* Marioune Glasgw — modernised as Marion; the surname is inferred from her father and is not repeated beside her forename in the testament
* James Glasgw — surname inferred from his father
* Andro Glasgw — modernised as Andrew; surname inferred from his father
* Williame Glasgw — modernised as William; surname inferred from his father

The relevant family line contains a cancelled occurrence of Jonet immediately before the four children's names. The operative wording may be represented as:

 Jonet Marioune James Andro and Williame his said four bairnis

The cancelled name appears to have been a scribal false start, probably repeating the spouse's name before the clerk began listing the children. It should not be interpreted as an additional child.

No child named Jon is identified in this family clause. The earlier proposed reading of "Jon ... his son" resulted from incorrectly separating the name Jonet Andersone.
Children
* Marioune Glasgw — named as one of Andro's four bairns. Marion Glasgow is a cautious identity candidate only; her existing uncertain parent topology is preserved and she is not attached here.
* James Glasgw — named as one of Andro's four bairns. James Glasgow remains an uncertain identity candidate; the forename alone does not prove that profile's identity.
* Andro Glasgw — named as one of Andro's four bairns and represented by Andrew Glasgow.
* Williame Glasgw — named as one of Andro's four bairns and represented by William Glasgow.

The testament does not state the children's ages, birth order, dates of birth, marital status or later residences. The existing John and David links are retained as uncertain topology, but neither name appears among the four children in the testament.
Research Notes
* The manuscript heading identifies the record as a testament testamentar and inventar, not a testament dative.
* The manuscript year, 1597 as written, and the NRS catalogue year, 1598, are both retained without attempting an Old Style/New Style calendar conversion.
* The marginal annotation clearly includes Julij 1598, but the expression identifying the precise day is not presently secure enough to publish.
* Corstoun has not been equated with a more precise modern locality. The only location asserted here is the manuscript's description: Corstoun in the parish of Caldercleir, within the sheriffdom of Edinburgh.
* Jonet Andersone is securely identified as Andro's spouse through the combination of her full name in the introductory section and the later reference to his "said spous".
* Four children are explicitly identified by forename and described collectively as Andro's "said four bairnis": Marioune, James, Andro and Williame.
* The surname Glasgw is not written after each child's forename in the family clause. It is inferred from their stated relationship to Andro Glasgw.
* The cancelled occurrence of "Jonet" is not evidence of a fifth child.
* The testament does not establish any relationship between this family and other Glasgw, Glasgow, Andersone or Anderson families.
* The lower part of the second supplied register image begins a separate testament. Names and information from that later entry must not be attributed to Andro Glasgw.
* Highest-value unresolved estate searches are NRS GD150/696-757 (Barony of Caldercleir) and GD150/2027-2060 (Midlothian rentals), especially records covering about 1550-1605 for Corstoun/Corston and Glasgow surname variants.
Sources

'''Palaeographic note:'''

The identity and territorial description below are verified from the National Records of Scotland catalogue and the heading of the testament register. The spouse and four children are included because the relevant names and relationship terms can be read securely from the supplied register images.

Original spellings are retained where quoted. Modern forms of the forenames are supplied for clarity. The children's surname is inferred from their father because the manuscript gives only their forenames in the family clause. Cancelled text is treated as cancelled and is not counted as part of the operative wording.

== Biography ==

'''Andro Glasgw''' was described in his testament as:

<blockquote>
"Andro Glasgw in Corstoun in the parochin of Caldercleir within the schirefdom of Edinburgh"
</blockquote>

His '''testament testamentar and inventar''' survives in the records of the Commissary Court of Edinburgh under National Records of Scotland reference '''CC8/8/32'''.<ref>National Records of Scotland, CC8/8/32, Commissary Court of Edinburgh, ''Testament of Andro Glasgw'', 1598.</ref>

The register copy states that the testament was:

<blockquote>
"maid and gevin vp be him self vpoun the sext day of Februar"
</blockquote>

The year is written in the manuscript as '''Jaj vC lxxxxvij''' — 1597 as written. The opening also records that Andro died in February of the stated year, although the precise day of his death has not yet been read securely. The National Records of Scotland catalogue dates the testament to '''1598'''.

== Family ==

Andro Glasgw's spouse was '''Jonet Andersone''', modernised as Janet Anderson.

She is named in the introductory portion of the testament in the phrase:

<blockquote>
"pairtlie maid and gevin vp be Jonet Andersone"
</blockquote>

A later distribution clause refers to Andro's '''"said spous"''', linking that description to the previously named Jonet Andersone.

The testament explicitly names four children, described collectively as Andro's:

<blockquote>
"said four bairnis"
</blockquote>

They were:

* '''Marioune''' Glasgw — modernised as Marion; the surname is inferred from her father and is not repeated beside her forename in the testament
* '''James''' Glasgw — surname inferred from his father
* '''Andro''' Glasgw — modernised as Andrew; surname inferred from his father
* '''Williame''' Glasgw — modernised as William; surname inferred from his father

The relevant family line contains a cancelled occurrence of '''Jonet''' immediately before the four children's names. The operative wording may be represented as:

<blockquote>
<del>Jonet</del> Marioune James Andro and Williame his said four bairnis
</blockquote>

The cancelled name appears to have been a scribal false start, probably repeating the spouse's name before the clerk began listing the children. It should not be interpreted as an additional child.

No child named '''Jon''' is identified in this family clause. The earlier proposed reading of "Jon ... his son" resulted from incorrectly separating the name '''Jonet Andersone'''.

== Children ==

* '''Marioune Glasgw''' — named as one of Andro's four bairns. [[Glasgow-3062|Marion Glasgow]] is a cautious identity candidate only; her existing uncertain parent topology is preserved and she is not attached here.
* '''James Glasgw''' — named as one of Andro's four bairns. [[Glasgow-991|James Glasgow]] remains an uncertain identity candidate; the forename alone does not prove that profile's identity.
* '''Andro Glasgw''' — named as one of Andro's four bairns and represented by [[Glasgow-4006|Andrew Glasgow]].
* '''Williame Glasgw''' — named as one of Andro's four bairns and represented by [[Glasgow-4007|William Glasgow]].

The testament does not state the children's ages, birth order, dates of birth, marital status or later residences. The existing [[Glasgow-1561|John]] and [[Glasgow-1028|David]] links are retained as uncertain topology, but neither name appears among the four children in the testament.

== Research Notes ==

* The manuscript heading identifies the record as a '''testament testamentar and inventar''', not a testament dative.
* The manuscript year, 1597 as written, and the NRS catalogue year, 1598, are both retained without attempting an Old Style/New Style calendar conversion.
* The marginal annotation clearly includes '''Julij 1598''', but the expression identifying the precise day is not presently secure enough to publish.
* Corstoun has not been equated with a more precise modern locality. The only location asserted here is the manuscript's description: Corstoun in the parish of Caldercleir, within the sheriffdom of Edinburgh.
* Jonet Andersone is securely identified as Andro's spouse through the combination of her full name in the introductory section and the later reference to his "said spous".
* Four children are explicitly identified by forename and described collectively as Andro's "said four bairnis": Marioune, James, Andro and Williame.
* The surname '''Glasgw''' is not written after each child's forename in the family clause. It is inferred from their stated relationship to Andro Glasgw.
* The cancelled occurrence of "Jonet" is not evidence of a fifth child.
* The testament does not establish any relationship between this family and other Glasgw, Glasgow, Andersone or Anderson families.
* The lower part of the second supplied register image begins a separate testament. Names and information from that later entry must not be attributed to Andro Glasgw.
* Highest-value unresolved estate searches are NRS GD150/696-757 (Barony of Caldercleir) and GD150/2027-2060 (Midlothian rentals), especially records covering about 1550-1605 for Corstoun/Corston and Glasgow surname variants.

== Sources ==

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