Skip to page content
Home/People/Thomas Glasgow
Catalogue · 27 Sep 2026

Researched biography · Glasgow-3285

Thomas Glasgow

13 November 1684

Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

How to read the evidence
View on WikiTreeExplore familyOriginal notes and downloads

About Thomas

The transcript-validated apprenticeship record for Thomas Glasgow, 11 Oct 1699, Edinburgh, is assigned to this profile by the completed person-level WikiTree audit. This assignment does not merge any other same-name event.

Birth13 November 1684 · Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
DeathDate not established
LocalityEdinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Connected pages

Other pages on this site that name Thomas Glasgow: family studies, places, source pages and other people's research.

Family and study pages 1 page
Sources 3 source pages
Latest findings about this person 1 finding
Research and WikiTree study pages 2 pages
Mentioned in other people's research 1 person

What the research found

Summary of the research

Findmypast Glasgow surname evidence

This summary is given in full at the top of the page.

What the records show

Source findings
  • SCOT/EDINBURGH/APPRENTICES/0005163/1 Findmypast transcript: Apprentice first name: Thomas; Apprentice last name: Glasgow; Category: Education & work; Collections from: Great Britain, Scotland; Country: Scotland; County: Midlothian; Event date: 11 Oct 1699; Father first name: James; Father last name: Glasgow; Father occupation: Weaver; First name(s): Thomas; Last name: Glasgow; Master first name: James; Master last name: Affleck; Notes: Youngest son. Father and master both burgesses; Place: Edinburgh; Record set: Scotland, Edinburgh Apprentices 1583-1800; Role: Apprentice; Subcategory: Apprentices; Trade: Baxter; Year: 1699 (captured 2026-09-03T21:36:07.054Z).
  • Findmypast record IDs: SCOT/EDINBURGH/APPRENTICES/0005163/1.
  • Stable research/source ID: fmp-glasgow-1d1ee2ce10d6.

Still open

Questions the records have not yet answered, suggested next searches and suggested corrections.

Recommended action

Add the record as supporting evidence while preserving all existing sources and uncertain relationships. Do not infer an unstated birth place, parent, spouse, or child.

Family and relationships

Unless a link is marked otherwise, the family links below come from the WikiTree family tree and have not yet been checked against original records.

How to read the evidence What “Documented”, “Probable”, “Possible” and “Unassessed tree link” mean.

Parents 2James Glasgowc. 1655–date not establishedIsobell (Duffe) Glasgow1660–date not established
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
James Glasgow
c. 1655–date not established		fatherUnassessed father linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Isobell (Duffe) Glasgow
1660–date not established		motherUnassessed mother linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Children 1Thomas Glasgowc. 15 June 1715–date not established
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
Thomas Glasgow
c. 15 June 1715–date not established		sonUnassessed son linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Brothers and sisters 5Jean Glasgow13 April 1677–date not establishedJames Glasgow16 March 1679–date not establishedJames Glasgowc. 18 April 1680–date not establishedMary Glasgow23 April 1682–date not establishedMargaret Glasgowc. 20 March 1691–date not established
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
Jean Glasgow
13 April 1677–date not established		siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
James Glasgow
16 March 1679–date not established		siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
James Glasgow
c. 18 April 1680–date not established		siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Mary Glasgow
23 April 1682–date not established		siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Margaret Glasgow
c. 20 March 1691–date not established		siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Life and records

Explore the dated recordsChronology, roles and locations

Historical chronology

Birth

Subject

Life events

Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Apprenticeship 11 Oct 1699

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Edinburgh, Scotland

Record detail

Transcript-validated Glasgow-surname record. IDs: SCOT/EDINBURGH/APPRENTICES/0005163/1. Separate events/people are not merged without evidence.

Source register · Open record

Sources

Browse 1 source recordReferences and source limitations

  1. Apprenticeship 11 Oct 1699

    1699 · Edinburgh, Scotland · Source association

    Transcript-validated Glasgow-surname record. IDs: SCOT/EDINBURGH/APPRENTICES/0005163/1. Separate events/people are not merged without evidence.

    Open cited record or transcription · Back to chronology

Each entry is a separately identified record. Shared URLs may represent one transcription or search page containing more than one record; they are not independent confirmations.

Original notes and downloadsNotes as written, replaced interpretations, comparisons and data exports

The material the page is built from: research notes as originally written, earlier interpretations that have been replaced, automated comparisons and data downloads. The account above is the current one; nothing here overrides it.

Research notes as originally written

Current conclusion — Findmypast Glasgow surname evidence fmp-glasgow-1d1ee2ce10d6

The transcript-validated apprenticeship record for **Thomas Glasgow**, 11 Oct 1699, Edinburgh, is assigned to this profile by the completed person-level WikiTree audit. This assignment does not merge any other same-name event.

Source findings

- [SCOT/EDINBURGH/APPRENTICES/0005163/1 Findmypast transcript](https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=SCOT%2FEDINBURGH%2FAPPRENTICES%2F0005163%2F1&tab=this): Apprentice first name: Thomas; Apprentice last name: Glasgow; Category: Education & work; Collections from: Great Britain, Scotland; Country: Scotland; County: Midlothian; Event date: 11 Oct 1699; Father first name: James; Father last name: Glasgow; Father occupation: Weaver; First name(s): Thomas; Last name: Glasgow; Master first name: James; Master last name: Affleck; Notes: Youngest son. Father and master both burgesses; Place: Edinburgh; Record set: Scotland, Edinburgh Apprentices 1583-1800; Role: Apprentice; Subcategory: Apprentices; Trade: Baxter; Year: 1699 (captured 2026-09-03T21:36:07.054Z).
- Findmypast record IDs: `SCOT/EDINBURGH/APPRENTICES/0005163/1`.
- Stable research/source ID: `fmp-glasgow-1d1ee2ce10d6`.

Recommended action — fmp-glasgow-1d1ee2ce10d6

Add the record as supporting evidence while preserving all existing sources and uncertain relationships. Do not infer an unstated birth place, parent, spouse, or child.
Research data and downloads

Person data (JSON) · Family network

{
  "id": "Glasgow-3285",
  "vitals": {
    "birth": {
      "date": "1684-11-13",
      "place": "Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland",
      "status": "exact"
    },
    "death": {
      "date": null,
      "place": null,
      "status": null
    }
  },
  "relationships": {
    "parents": [
      {
        "id": "Glasgow-2682",
        "name": "James Glasgow",
        "relationship": "father",
        "status": "unknown",
        "status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
        "basis": "tree",
        "evidence_ids": [],
        "tree_relationship": true,
        "relationship_source": "wikitree_parent_field",
        "tree_status": "confident",
        "tree_status_label": "WikiTree: confident parent",
        "url": "/people/glasgow-2682.html",
        "json_url": "/people/glasgow-2682.json",
        "network_url": "/people/glasgow-2682.network.json",
        "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-2682",
        "claim_id": "C-979cdf503e89"
      },
      {
        "id": "Duffe-18",
        "name": "Isobell (Duffe) Glasgow",
        "relationship": "mother",
        "status": "unknown",
        "status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
        "basis": "tree",
        "evidence_ids": [],
        "tree_relationship": true,
        "relationship_source": "wikitree_parent_field",
        "tree_status": "confident",
        "tree_status_label": "WikiTree: confident parent",
        "url": "/people/duffe-18.html",
        "json_url": "/people/duffe-18.json",
        "network_url": "/people/duffe-18.network.json",
        "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Duffe-18",
        "claim_id": "C-f9c89ca1f9bc"
      }
    ],
    "spouses": [],
    "children": [
      {
        "id": "Glasgow-1243",
        "name": "Thomas Glasgow",
        "relationship": "son",
        "status": "unknown",
        "status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
        "basis": "tree",
        "evidence_ids": [],
        "tree_relationship": true,
        "relationship_source": "reconstructed_parent_reference",
        "tree_status": "unmarked",
        "tree_status_label": "WikiTree: relationship status unmarked",
        "url": "/people/glasgow-1243.html",
        "json_url": "/people/glasgow-1243.json",
        "network_url": "/people/glasgow-1243.network.json",
        "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1243",
        "claim_id": "C-fe1adfcb28c4"
      }
    ],
    "siblings": [
      {
        "id": "Glasgow-3088",
        "name": "Jean Glasgow",
        "relationship": "sibling",
        "status": "unknown",
        "status_label": "WikiTree relationship snapshot",
        "basis": "tree",
        "evidence_ids": [],
        "tree_relationship": true,
        "relationship_source": "wikitree_relation_snapshot",
        "url": "/people/glasgow-3088.html",
        "json_url": "/people/glasgow-3088.json",
        "network_url": "/people/glasgow-3088.network.json",
        "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3088",
        "claim_id": "C-920b9df95e1e"
      },
      {
        "id": "Glasgow-3103",
        "name": "James Glasgow",
        "relationship": "sibling",
        "status": "unknown",
        "status_label": "WikiTree relationship snapshot",
        "basis": "tree",
        "evidence_ids": [],
        "tree_relationship": true,
        "relationship_source": "wikitree_relation_snapshot",
        "url": "/people/glasgow-3103.html",
        "json_url": "/people/glasgow-3103.json",
        "network_url": "/people/glasgow-3103.network.json",
        "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3103",
        "claim_id": "C-e06d34cfdd80"
      },
      {
        "id": "Glasgow-3368",
        "name": "James Glasgow",
        "relationship": "sibling",
        "status": "unknown",
        "status_label": "WikiTree relationship snapshot",
        "basis": "tree",
        "evidence_ids": [],
        "tree_relationship": true,
        "relationship_source": "wikitree_relation_snapshot",
        "url": "/people/glasgow-3368.html",
        "json_url": "/people/glasgow-3368.json",
        "network_url": "/people/glasgow-3368.network.json",
        "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3368",
        "claim_id": "C-d6a639e426f5"
      },
      {
        "id": "Glasgow-3284",
        "name": "Mary Glasgow",
        "relationship": "sibling",
        "status": "unknown",
        "status_label": "WikiTree relationship snapshot",
        "basis": "tree",
        "evidence_ids": [],
        "tree_relationship": true,
        "relationship_source": "wikitree_relation_snapshot",
        "url": "/people/glasgow-3284.html",
        "json_url": "/people/glasgow-3284.json",
        "network_url": "/people/glasgow-3284.network.json",
        "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3284",
        "claim_id": "C-da604961accf"
      },
      {
        "id": "Glasgow-2681",
        "name": "Margaret Glasgow",
        "relationship": "sibling",
        "status": "unknown",
        "status_label": "WikiTree relationship snapshot",
        "basis": "tree",
        "evidence_ids": [],
        "tree_relationship": true,
        "relationship_source": "wikitree_relation_snapshot",
        "url": "/people/glasgow-2681.html",
        "json_url": "/people/glasgow-2681.json",
        "network_url": "/people/glasgow-2681.network.json",
        "wikitree_url": "https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-2681",
        "claim_id": "C-a238150df2d7"
      }
    ]
  },
  "claims": [
    {
      "id": "C-cd43c2668cd1",
      "type": "recorded_occurrence",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-3285"
      ],
      "claim": "Thomas Glasgow was recorded in Edinburgh, Scotland (1699).",
      "status": "proved",
      "status_label": "Documented",
      "evidence_ids": [
        "E-cd43c2668cd1"
      ],
      "notes": "Apprenticeship 11 Oct 1699",
      "provenance": "mapped_record"
    },
    {
      "id": "C-979cdf503e89",
      "type": "tree_relationship",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-3285",
        "Glasgow-2682"
      ],
      "claim": "WikiTree currently connects Thomas Glasgow and James Glasgow as father.",
      "status": "unknown",
      "status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
      "evidence_ids": [],
      "notes": "Tree structure only; no documentary conclusion is implied.",
      "provenance": "wikitree_parent_field"
    },
    {
      "id": "C-f9c89ca1f9bc",
      "type": "tree_relationship",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-3285",
        "Duffe-18"
      ],
      "claim": "WikiTree currently connects Thomas Glasgow and Isobell (Duffe) Glasgow as mother.",
      "status": "unknown",
      "status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
      "evidence_ids": [],
      "notes": "Tree structure only; no documentary conclusion is implied.",
      "provenance": "wikitree_parent_field"
    },
    {
      "id": "C-fe1adfcb28c4",
      "type": "tree_relationship",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-3285",
        "Glasgow-1243"
      ],
      "claim": "WikiTree currently connects Thomas Glasgow and Thomas Glasgow as son.",
      "status": "unknown",
      "status_label": "WikiTree tree relationship",
      "evidence_ids": [],
      "notes": "Tree structure only; no documentary conclusion is implied.",
      "provenance": "reconstructed_parent_reference"
    },
    {
      "id": "C-920b9df95e1e",
      "type": "tree_relationship",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-3285",
        "Glasgow-3088"
      ],
      "claim": "WikiTree currently connects Thomas Glasgow and Jean Glasgow as sibling.",
      "status": "unknown",
      "status_label": "WikiTree relationship snapshot",
      "evidence_ids": [],
      "notes": "Tree structure only; no documentary conclusion is implied.",
      "provenance": "wikitree_relation_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "id": "C-e06d34cfdd80",
      "type": "tree_relationship",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-3285",
        "Glasgow-3103"
      ],
      "claim": "WikiTree currently connects Thomas Glasgow and James Glasgow as sibling.",
      "status": "unknown",
      "status_label": "WikiTree relationship snapshot",
      "evidence_ids": [],
      "notes": "Tree structure only; no documentary conclusion is implied.",
      "provenance": "wikitree_relation_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "id": "C-d6a639e426f5",
      "type": "tree_relationship",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-3285",
        "Glasgow-3368"
      ],
      "claim": "WikiTree currently connects Thomas Glasgow and James Glasgow as sibling.",
      "status": "unknown",
      "status_label": "WikiTree relationship snapshot",
      "evidence_ids": [],
      "notes": "Tree structure only; no documentary conclusion is implied.",
      "provenance": "wikitree_relation_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "id": "C-da604961accf",
      "type": "tree_relationship",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-3285",
        "Glasgow-3284"
      ],
      "claim": "WikiTree currently connects Thomas Glasgow and Mary Glasgow as sibling.",
      "status": "unknown",
      "status_label": "WikiTree relationship snapshot",
      "evidence_ids": [],
      "notes": "Tree structure only; no documentary conclusion is implied.",
      "provenance": "wikitree_relation_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "id": "C-a238150df2d7",
      "type": "tree_relationship",
      "subject_ids": [
        "Glasgow-3285",
        "Glasgow-2681"
      ],
      "claim": "WikiTree currently connects Thomas Glasgow and Margaret Glasgow as sibling.",
      "status": "unknown",
      "status_label": "WikiTree relationship snapshot",
      "evidence_ids": [],
      "notes": "Tree structure only; no documentary conclusion is implied.",
      "provenance": "wikitree_relation_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "research_assessments": null,
  "shared_relationship_assertions": null,
  "relationship_history": null
}
↑ ↓ to move · Enter to open · Esc to close

Saved people and pages

Select 2 people to compare their evidence.