Researched biography · Glasgow-3331
John Glasgow
before 1632
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
About John
No reviewed record identifies Glasgow-1498 or Glasgow-2731 as this John's sons. His own biography says no children are confirmed. The published Lanark index also contains separate John Glasgow testament entries dated 1650, 1662 and 1685; their identities must not be collapsed from the index alone. Glasgow-3019 now redirects to attached father Glasgow-1086. Reinspection of CC14/5/12 shows that the 1685 John had widow Jonet (surname provisionally Kinnie), but the record names no child. It therefore does not prove this father-son edge.
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Places 1 place
Sources 8 source pages
Mentioned in other people's research 4 people
- Jhone Glasgow2 sections of notes
- John Glasgow2 sections of notes
- William Glasgow (Glasgow-2731)1 section of notes
- William Glasgow (Glasgow-591)1 section of notes
What the research found
Summary of the research
Overall conclusion
This summary is given in full at the top of the page.
What the records show
Source findings
| Source | Finding | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
Live capture ../Glasgow-591/captures/20260716T214155Z_Glasgow-3331.json |
Biography says no spouse or children are confirmed, while two sons are attached. | Internal contradiction requiring review. |
Thomson, A Cloud of Witnesses, local copy ../../surname-research/pre-1700/sources/thomson_cloud_of_witnesses.pdf |
John Glasgow of Cavers is listed without parents. | Does not support Glasgow-1498 as this man's son. |
FamilySearch X11X-46N |
Names William Glasgo as Margaret's father at Hawick; does not name William's parents. | Does not support Glasgow-2731 as this man's son. |
Grant, Commissariot Record of Lanark, p. 38, local copy ../Glasgow-591/sources/commissariot_of_lanark_testament_index_1595-1800.pdf |
Indexes John Glasgow in Quodquen on 27 May 1650, 13 January 1662 and 25 March 1685. | At least three deceased estates; originals required to establish relationships and distinguish identities. |
| NRS CC14/5/12, images 67–68 | The 1685 John of Quothquan had widow Jonet; no child is named. | Negative for using this testament to prove Glasgow-3331 as his son. The separate 1662 original, read on 10 September 2026, does not support the lawful-son reading either (see below). |
Source findings — the 1662 Quothquan testament read from the original, 10 September 2026
The original of John Glasgow's Lanark testament dative and inventory (National Records of Scotland, Lanark Commissary Court, CC14/5/6, images 138–139; ScotlandsPeople wills; indexed 13 January 1662) was inspected in full on 10 September 2026 and re-read the same day. It concerns the late John Glasgow in Quodquen (Quothquan), Libberton parish, sheriffdom of Lanark, who died in 1661; the month is illegible. The giver-up in the executor-dative passage reads as Thomas Glasgow (moderate confidence); the words after his name, and his exact capacity, are unread. James Hamilton appears only as commissary of Lanark.
Both reviews rejected the earlier reading 'John Glasgow lawfull sone' at the head of image 139: no kinship word is legible there. The original therefore does not support the profile narrative's statement, noted above, that this testament names the younger John as lawful son and executor. It supplies no parent–child relationship and no identity bridge to Glasgow-3331 or Glasgow-1086; the reviewers keep the 1650, 1661/62 and 1685 Quothquan Johns as separate record-defined people. Grade: unresolved. This is not proof that Glasgow-3331 was not the deceased's son.
Recorded in research/transcriptions/originals-2026-09-10-reread/john-lanark-1662.json (10 September 2026); carried into this file on 7 October 2026.
Identity and family
Potential-father review — 10 August 2026
John Glasgow (Glasgow-1086) is now returned by the live WikiTree relationship data as this John's attached father. He belongs in the identity summary, not as an alternative potential father. The profile narrative says the 1662 testament names the younger John as lawful son and executor, but retains a palaeographic warning; this remains a source-verification question rather than an automated candidate.
Family and relationships
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Parents 2John Glasgow1608–c. 1685Isobel (Unknown) Glasgowc. 1610–date not established
| Person and dates | Relationship | Current assessment | Why this relationship is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Glasgow 1608–c. 1685 | father | Unassessed father link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
| Isobel (Unknown) Glasgow c. 1610–date not established | mother | Unassessed mother link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
Children 2John Glasgowc. 1650–date not establishedWilliam Glasgowc. 1670–date not established
| Person and dates | Relationship | Current assessment | Why this relationship is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Glasgow c. 1650–date not established | son | Unassessed son link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
| William Glasgow c. 1670–date not established | son | Unassessed son link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
Brothers and sisters 1James Glasgowc. 1634–date not established
| Person and dates | Relationship | Current assessment | Why this relationship is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Glasgow c. 1634–date not established | sibling | Unassessed sibling link | From the family tree; not yet checked against records. |
Life and records
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Historical chronology
Birth
Subject
Life eventsProfile-stated death place: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Record association
Records mentioning this personRecord detail
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Sources
The only source so far is the WikiTree profile itselfReferences and source limitations
Profile-stated death place: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
b. 1632 · Biggar — Lanarkshire · Source association
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Mark attached children Glasgow-1498/2731 uncertain; distinguish the 1650/1662/1685 estates and require the original 1662 estate before resolving identity.
Compared with Glasgow-3331, captured 2026-08-10T14:12:13+00:00 · 2025-07-11.
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Research notes as originally written
Current conclusion
No reviewed record identifies Glasgow-1498 or Glasgow-2731 as this John's sons. His own biography says no children are confirmed. The published Lanark index also contains separate John Glasgow testament entries dated 1650, 1662 and 1685; their identities must not be collapsed from the index alone. Glasgow-3019 now redirects to attached father [[Glasgow-1086]]. Reinspection of CC14/5/12 shows that the 1685 John had widow Jonet (surname provisionally Kinnie), but the record names no child. It therefore does not prove this father-son edge.
Source findings
| Source | Finding | Assessment | | --- | --- | --- | | Live capture `../Glasgow-591/captures/20260716T214155Z_Glasgow-3331.json` | Biography says no spouse or children are confirmed, while two sons are attached. | Internal contradiction requiring review. | | Thomson, *A Cloud of Witnesses*, local copy `../../surname-research/pre-1700/sources/thomson_cloud_of_witnesses.pdf` | John Glasgow of Cavers is listed without parents. | Does not support Glasgow-1498 as this man's son. | | FamilySearch `X11X-46N` | Names William Glasgo as Margaret's father at Hawick; does not name William's parents. | Does not support Glasgow-2731 as this man's son. | | Grant, *Commissariot Record of Lanark*, p. 38, local copy `../Glasgow-591/sources/commissariot_of_lanark_testament_index_1595-1800.pdf` | Indexes John Glasgow in Quodquen on 27 May 1650, 13 January 1662 and 25 March 1685. | At least three deceased estates; originals required to establish relationships and distinguish identities. | | NRS CC14/5/12, images 67–68 | The 1685 John of Quothquan had widow Jonet; no child is named. | Negative for using this testament to prove Glasgow-3331 as his son. The separate 1662 original, read on 10 September 2026, does not support the lawful-son reading either (see below). |
Potential-father review — 10 August 2026
[John Glasgow (Glasgow-1086)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1086) is now returned by the live WikiTree relationship data as this John's attached father. He belongs in the identity summary, not as an alternative potential father. The profile narrative says the 1662 testament names the younger John as lawful son and executor, but retains a palaeographic warning; this remains a source-verification question rather than an automated candidate.
Source findings — the 1662 Quothquan testament read from the original, 10 September 2026
The original of John Glasgow's Lanark testament dative and inventory (National Records of Scotland, Lanark Commissary Court, CC14/5/6, images 138–139; [ScotlandsPeople wills](https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search-records/legal-records/wills); indexed 13 January 1662) was inspected in full on 10 September 2026 and re-read the same day. It concerns the late John Glasgow in Quodquen (Quothquan), Libberton parish, sheriffdom of Lanark, who died in 1661; the month is illegible. The giver-up in the executor-dative passage reads as **Thomas Glasgow** (moderate confidence); the words after his name, and his exact capacity, are unread. James Hamilton appears only as commissary of Lanark. Both reviews rejected the earlier reading 'John Glasgow lawfull sone' at the head of image 139: no kinship word is legible there. The original therefore does not support the profile narrative's statement, noted above, that this testament names the younger John as lawful son and executor. It supplies no parent–child relationship and no identity bridge to Glasgow-3331 or Glasgow-1086; the reviewers keep the 1650, 1661/62 and 1685 Quothquan Johns as separate record-defined people. Grade: unresolved. This is not proof that Glasgow-3331 was not the deceased's son. Recorded in `research/transcriptions/originals-2026-09-10-reread/john-lanark-1662.json` (10 September 2026); carried into this file on 7 October 2026.
Automated parent comparison (research aid, not a recommendation)
Stored scores are preserved for audit only. They are not probabilities or genealogical evidence, and a reviewed exclusion remains excluded.
- John Glasgow: 7/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
- John Glasgow: 6/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
- Rot. Glasgow: 4/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
- Jonet (Glasgow) Stewart: 3/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
- Bessie (Robertson) Glasgow: 3/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
- William Glasgow: 3/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
- Robert Glasgow I: 3/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
- Barbara (Glasgow) Wilson: 2/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
- Catherine (Weir) Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
- Elizabeth Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
Research data and downloads
Person data (JSON) · Family network
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