Glasgow Surname Project

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Barbara (Glasgow) Wilson

c. 1590 – ?

Glasgow-3182 · 1 mapped association

Birthplace unknown→South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
1Close relations
3Evidence items
10Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1590 · Place not recorded
Death
Not recorded · South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
John Wilson
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Female
WikiTree
Glasgow-3182
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
0

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 positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
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 named children are recoverable, so child-naming analysis cannot be run.

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.

No sufficiently similar same-name person is currently indexed.

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

Glasgow-3182

Father assessment: father not identified; uncertain.

Barbara married, or had a marriage/proclamation entry with, Johne Wilsoune at South Leith in 1611. She is a chronologically possible match for the Barbara Glasgow who mothered Catharine Little at Edinburgh in September 1611, but the records do not prove they were the same woman. Do not merge the profiles.

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1590

Profile-stated death place: South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

South Leith

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

One-Tree profile leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3182

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Parish/settlement centrepoint

Case-file source findingsSource extracts and analysis regenerated from findings.md.1 section(s)

Source findings

Glasgow-3182

SourceFindingAssessment
Captured WikiTree profile and disambiguation notesThe profile supplies no parentage record and distinguishes several contemporary Barbara Glasgows without assigning this woman to a father.Negative parentage result.
South Leith OPR reference 692/2 90/219 as transcribed in the live profile“GLASCOW BARBARA” and “JOHNE WILSOUNE” are indexed on 20 September 1611 at South Leith.Direct couple evidence, but no parents, age or previous history.
FamilySearch marriage index XYML-ZBB, as quoted on Glasgow-567The same name pair is reported there with a date of 26 November 1611.Date conflict. Inspect the original OPR page and distinguish proclamation from marriage before changing the live date.
Catharine Little's 29 September 1611 baptism indexBarbara Glasgow is named as Catharine's mother at Edinburgh; Johne Little is named as father.Makes the Wilson bride a possible later identity, but supplies no direct link to her.
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.2 claims
2Derivative
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.4 open

Which records prove the subject's identity across events?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: Not specified

Which original or indexed records identify the parents?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: A contemporary record explicitly identifying the parent or parents.

Which spouses and children are directly supported by records?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: Not specified

What conflicts or same-name conflations must be resolved?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: Not specified

Case-file priorities and cautions

Recommended correction applied

Glasgow-3182

Verified live 19 August 2026: both 20 September and 26 November 1611 are documented as unresolved marriage/proclamation dates. The unsupported death place was removed, birth remains uncertain, and the adult-Barbara identities remain explicit no-merge candidates.

Recommended correction following location audit

Glasgow-3182

Retain or restore South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland as the uncertain death location. It remains unproved because of the unresolved Barbara identities, but no reviewed evidence concretely conflicts with it.

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. derivative South Leith OPR transcription, “GLASCOW BARBARA—JOHNE WILSOUNE,” 20 September 1611, parish 692/2, reference 90/219, FR2993.
  2. derivative “Scotland, Marriages, 1561–1910,” FamilySearch XYML-ZBB (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYML-ZBB), Barbara Glasgow and Johne Wilsoune, 26 November 1611.
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3182
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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-3182 was captured 2026-08-19T14:01:18+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-19.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
death—South Leith, Midlothian, ScotlandWikiTree profile field
marriage1611-09-20South Leith, Midlothian, ScotlandWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
SpousesJohn WilsonWilson-1266961590-00-00 · 0000-00-00 · 1611-09-20 · South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Profile categories

Estimated_Birth_Date Glasgow_Name_Study

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Barbara Glasgow married, or had a marriage/proclamation entry with, Johne Wilsoune at South Leith in 1611. The South Leith OPR transcription gives 20 September 1611 (692/2 90/219, FR2993), while a FamilySearch marriage index gives 26 November 1611. South Leith OPR transcription, “GLASCOW BARBARA—JOHNE WILSOUNE,” 20 September 1611, parish 692/2, reference 90/219, FR2993. “Scotland, Marriages, 1561–1910,” FamilySearch XYML-ZBB (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYML-ZBB), Barbara Glasgow and Johne Wilsoune, 26 November 1611.
  • The original register is needed to determine whether the dates represent proclamation and marriage or a transcription error. The spouse is supported, but the exact marriage date remains unresolved. Research Notes No reviewed record identifies Barbara's parents. Her birth about 1590 is an uncertain estimate from the 1611 marriage; no birthplace is proved, and South Leith is not a documented death place.
  • Other adult Barbara Glasgows appear at Edinburgh in 1611 and 1616: Barbara Glasgow, mother of Catharine Little, and Barbara Glasgow, wife of George Johnstoun. Either may be the same woman, but no record proves an identity. Barbara Glasgow, baptised in 1617, is a later child. Do not merge the adult profiles without an identity bridge. Sources

Profile source citations

  1. South Leith OPR transcription, “GLASCOW BARBARA—JOHNE WILSOUNE,” 20 September 1611, parish 692/2, reference 90/219, FR2993.
  2. “Scotland, Marriages, 1561–1910,” FamilySearch XYML-ZBB (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYML-ZBB), Barbara Glasgow and Johne Wilsoune, 26 November 1611. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Barbara Glasgow married, or had a marriage/proclamation entry with, Johne Wilsoune at South Leith in 1611. The South Leith OPR transcription gives 20 September 1611 (692/2 90/219, FR2993), while a FamilySearch marriage index gives 26 November 1611. South Leith OPR transcription, “GLASCOW BARBARA—JOHNE WILSOUNE,” 20 September 1611, parish 692/2, reference 90/219, FR2993. “Scotland, Marriages, 1561–1910,” FamilySearch XYML-ZBB (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYML-ZBB), Barbara Glasgow and Johne Wilsoune, 26 November 1611. 

The original register is needed to determine whether the dates represent proclamation and marriage or a transcription error. The spouse is supported, but the exact marriage date remains unresolved.
Research Notes
No reviewed record identifies Barbara's parents. Her birth about 1590 is an uncertain estimate from the 1611 marriage; no birthplace is proved, and South Leith is not a documented death place.

Other adult Barbara Glasgows appear at Edinburgh in 1611 and 1616: Barbara Glasgow, mother of Catharine Little, and Barbara Glasgow, wife of George Johnstoun. Either may be the same woman, but no record proves an identity. Barbara Glasgow, baptised in 1617, is a later child. Do not merge the adult profiles without an identity bridge.
Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
{{Estimated Date|Birth}}

== Biography ==
{{One Name Study|name=Glasgow}}

Barbara Glasgow married, or had a marriage/proclamation entry with, [[Wilson-126696|Johne Wilsoune]] at South Leith in 1611. The South Leith OPR transcription gives 20 September 1611 (692/2 90/219, FR2993), while a FamilySearch marriage index gives 26 November 1611.<ref>South Leith OPR transcription, “GLASCOW BARBARA—JOHNE WILSOUNE,” 20 September 1611, parish 692/2, reference 90/219, FR2993.</ref><ref>“Scotland, Marriages, 1561–1910,” FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYML-ZBB XYML-ZBB], Barbara Glasgow and Johne Wilsoune, 26 November 1611.</ref>

The original register is needed to determine whether the dates represent proclamation and marriage or a transcription error. The spouse is supported, but the exact marriage date remains unresolved.

== Research Notes ==

No reviewed record identifies Barbara's parents. Her birth about 1590 is an uncertain estimate from the 1611 marriage; no birthplace is proved, and South Leith is not a documented death place.

Other adult Barbara Glasgows appear at Edinburgh in 1611 and 1616: [[Glasgow-567|Barbara Glasgow]], mother of Catharine Little, and [[Glasgow-3302|Barbara Glasgow]], wife of George Johnstoun. Either may be the same woman, but no record proves an identity. [[Glasgow-1102|Barbara Glasgow]], baptised in 1617, is a later child. Do not merge the adult profiles without an identity bridge.

== Sources ==
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