Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Thomas Glasgow

1684-11-13 – ?

Glasgow-3285 · 1 mapped association

Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland→Death place unknown
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
3Close relations
3Evidence items
2Candidate leads
Birth
1684-11-13 · Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
James GlasgowconfidentIsobell (Duffe) Glasgowconfident
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Thomas Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3285
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
1

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 positionThomas Glasgow (1715)
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 candidate met the minimum age, location or family-naming threshold.

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

Thomas GlasgowGlasgow-1311

Automated fit22/100
Similar Person
Dates1666–?PlacesSaint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandParent comparisonDifferent marked-confident fathers
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 18 (+2)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

marked-confident fathers are different (−18)

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

Conflicts: marked-confident fathers are different (−18)

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

Thomas GlasgowGlasgow-3556

Automated fit20/100
Similar Person
Dates1671–1695PlacesLifford, Clonleigh, County Donegal, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 13 (+2)

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 13 (+2)

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
b. 1684

Profile-stated birthplace: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Edinburgh

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

One-Tree profile leadderivative
Source and mapping detail

"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-N9X : 11 February 2020), James Glascow in entry for Thomas Glascow, 1684.

Candidate matched on record type, year; inspect before treating it as the underlying record.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.9 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.0 open

No formal open question is recorded for this person.

Next records to inspect

  1. marriage — The primary research goal is to locate a marriage record for Thomas Glasgow in the Edinburgh parish registers, dated before June 1715.
  2. death — A search for a death or burial record for Thomas should be conducted in the Edinburgh parish records for any time after June 1715.
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 "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-N9X : 11 February 2020), James Glascow in entry for Thomas Glascow, 1684.
  2. derivative "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch ( : 11 February 2020), Thomas Glasgow in entry for Thomas Glasgow, 1715.
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3285
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-3285 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-04-06.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJames GlasgowGlasgow-26821655-00-00 · Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ParentsIsobell GlasgowDuffe-181660-00-00 · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenThomas GlasgowGlasgow-12431715-06-15 · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJean GlasgowGlasgow-30881677-04-13 · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJames GlasgowGlasgow-31031679-03-16 · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJames GlasgowGlasgow-33681680-04-18 · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsMary GlasgowGlasgow-32841682-04-23 · Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsMargaret GlasgowGlasgow-26811691-03-20 · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Thomas Glasgow was christened on 13 November 1684 in Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian, Scotland. His parents were recorded as James Glasgow and Isobell (Duffe) Glasgow. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-N9X : 11 February 2020), James Glascow in entry for Thomas Glascow, 1684.

  • He is the father of at least one son:

    • Thomas Glasgow, christened on 15 June 1715 in Edinburgh Parish. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch ( : 11 February 2020), Thomas Glasgow in entry for Thomas Glasgow, 1715.
  • The name of his wife, the mother of his son, has not yet been found in the records.

  • His known siblings include:

    • Jean Glasgow
    • James Glasgow
    • James Glasgow
    • Mary Glasgow
    • Margaret Glasgow Research Notes
    • The primary research goal is to locate a marriage record for Thomas Glasgow in the Edinburgh parish registers, dated before June 1715. This would identify his wife.
    • A search for a death or burial record for Thomas should be conducted in the Edinburgh parish records for any time after June 1715.
    • Additional children for Thomas may be found by searching the Edinburgh parish registers between his likely marriage (c. 1705-1715) and his potential death.
  • Further research is needed to identify his wife and to find a death or burial record for him. Sources

Profile source citations

  1. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-N9X : 11 February 2020), James Glascow in entry for Thomas Glascow, 1684. source link 1
  2. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch ( : 11 February 2020), Thomas Glasgow in entry for Thomas Glasgow, 1715.
Full captured biography text
Biography
Thomas Glasgow was christened on 13 November 1684 in Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian, Scotland. His parents were recorded as James Glasgow and Isobell (Duffe) Glasgow. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-N9X : 11 February 2020), James Glascow in entry for Thomas Glascow, 1684. 

He is the father of at least one son:
* Thomas Glasgow, christened on 15 June 1715 in Edinburgh Parish. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch ( : 11 February 2020), Thomas Glasgow in entry for Thomas Glasgow, 1715. 

The name of his wife, the mother of his son, has not yet been found in the records. 

His known siblings include:
* Jean Glasgow
* James Glasgow
* James Glasgow
* Mary Glasgow
* Margaret Glasgow
Research Notes
* The primary research goal is to locate a marriage record for Thomas Glasgow in the Edinburgh parish registers, dated before June 1715. This would identify his wife.
* A search for a death or burial record for Thomas should be conducted in the Edinburgh parish records for any time after June 1715.
* Additional children for Thomas may be found by searching the Edinburgh parish registers between his likely marriage (c. 1705-1715) and his potential death.

Further research is needed to identify his wife and to find a death or burial record for him.
Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
Thomas Glasgow was christened on 13 November 1684 in Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian, Scotland. His parents were recorded as [[Glasgow-2682|James Glasgow]] and [[Duffe-18|Isobell (Duffe) Glasgow]].<ref name="Baptism1684">"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-N9X : 11 February 2020), James Glascow in entry for Thomas Glascow, 1684.</ref>

He is the father of at least one son:
* [[Glasgow-1243|Thomas Glasgow]], christened on 15 June 1715 in Edinburgh Parish.<ref name="SonBaptism1715">"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch ({{FamilySearch Record |   F3BT-24K }} : 11 February 2020), Thomas Glasgow in entry for Thomas Glasgow, 1715.</ref>

The name of his wife, the mother of his son, has not yet been found in the records.{{citation needed}}

His known siblings include:
* [[Glasgow-3088|Jean Glasgow]]
* [[Glasgow-3103|James Glasgow]]
* [[Glasgow-3368|James Glasgow]]
* [[Glasgow-3284|Mary Glasgow]]
* [[Glasgow-2681|Margaret Glasgow]]


== Research Notes ==
*  The primary research goal is to locate a marriage record for Thomas Glasgow in the Edinburgh parish registers, dated before June 1715. This would identify his wife.
*   A search for a death or burial record for Thomas should be conducted in the Edinburgh parish records for any time after June 1715.
*   Additional children for Thomas may be found by searching the Edinburgh parish registers between his likely marriage (c. 1705-1715) and his potential death.

Further research is needed to identify his wife and to find a death or burial record for him.


== Sources ==
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