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Catalogue · 27 Sep 2026

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.

Birthbefore 1632
DeathDate not established · Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LocalityBiggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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What the research found

Summary of the research

Overall conclusion

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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 datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
John Glasgow
1608–c. 1685
fatherUnassessed father linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Isobel (Unknown) Glasgow
c. 1610–date not established
motherUnassessed mother linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Children 2John Glasgowc. 1650–date not establishedWilliam Glasgowc. 1670–date not established
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
John Glasgow
c. 1650–date not established
sonUnassessed son linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
William Glasgow
c. 1670–date not established
sonUnassessed son linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Brothers and sisters 1James Glasgowc. 1634–date not established
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
James Glasgow
c. 1634–date not established
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Life and records

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Birth

Subject

Life events

Profile-stated death place: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Record association

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Biggar — Lanarkshire

Record detail

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Sources

The only source so far is the WikiTree profile itselfReferences and source limitations
  1. 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.

Current captured WikiTree biography

Read-only capture used for the comparison above.

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Current profile1'''⚠️ Paleographic Warning:'''
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Current profile3This profile is based on a testament written in 17th-century Secretary Hand. Due to the ornate and inconsistent handwriting style, all names, places, and relationships should be considered '''tentative''' and subject to '''revision''' pending further document comparison or corroboration. Interpretations are paleographically informed but speculative.
Replacement profile5This profile is based on a testament written in 17th-century Secretary Hand. Due to the ornate and inconsistent handwriting style, all names, places, and relationships should be considered '''tentative''' and subject to '''revision''' pending further document comparison or corroboration. Interpretations are paleographically informed but speculative.
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Current profile5== Biography ==
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Current profile7''This profile is a placeholder for a 17th-century Glasgow individual from Lanarkshire, possibly the son of [[Glasgow-3019|John Glasgow (abt.1610–bef.1653)]], and part of an early Glasgow family line based near Biggar.''
Replacement profile8''This profile is a placeholder for a 17th-century Glasgow individual from Lanarkshire, possibly the son of [[Glasgow-3019|John Glasgow (abt.1610–bef.1653)]], and part of an early Glasgow family line based near Biggar.''
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Current profile9This man was active in '''Quothquan''' parish, in the rural uplands west of '''Biggar''', on the Lanarkshire–Peeblesshire border.
Replacement profile10This man was active in '''Quothquan''' parish, in the rural uplands west of '''Biggar''', on the Lanarkshire–Peeblesshire border.
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Current profile11He is identified in the '''13 July 1662''' testament dative of John Glasgow as his '''lawful son and executor dative'''. The estate was confirmed in the '''Lanark Commissary Court''' (CC14/5/6), where he gave oath and produced an inventory of goods. A man named '''James Glasgow''', described as John’s brother, also appeared and gave assurance.
Replacement profile12He is identified in the '''13 July 1662''' testament dative of John Glasgow as his '''lawful son and executor dative'''. The estate was confirmed in the '''Lanark Commissary Court''' (CC14/5/6), where he gave oath and produced an inventory of goods. A man named '''James Glasgow''', described as John’s brother, also appeared and gave assurance.
Current profile12
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Current profile13This individual was the same '''John Glasgow''' who appears again in a separate testament dative dated '''25 March 1685''' (CC14/5/12), also in Quothquan, suggesting he survived his father by several decades and managed property in the same location.
Replacement profile14This individual was the same '''John Glasgow''' who appears again in a separate testament dative dated '''25 March 1685''' (CC14/5/12), also in Quothquan, suggesting he survived his father by several decades and managed property in the same location.
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Current profile15He may have been born between '''1630 and 1635''', which would make him old enough to serve as legal executor in 1662. No spouse or children are yet confirmed.
Replacement profile16He may have been born between '''1630 and 1635''', which would make him old enough to serve as legal executor in 1662. No spouse or children are yet confirmed.
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Replacement profile18== Research Notes ==
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Replacement profile19=== Current research ===
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Replacement profile21No 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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Replacement profile23This assessment draws on the cited records and public source material.<ref name="ProjectSource1">[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search-records/legal-records/wills ScotlandsPeople wills].</ref>
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Current profile17== Sources ==
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Current profile19* Lanark Commissary Court Records:
Replacement profile27* Lanark Commissary Court Records:
Current profile20** '''13 Jul 1662''' – Testament of John Glasgow, naming son as executor (CC14/5/6)
Replacement profile28** '''13 Jul 1662''' – Testament of John Glasgow, naming son as executor (CC14/5/6)
Current profile21** '''25 Mar 1685''' – Testament of John Glasgow in Quothquan (CC14/5/12)
Replacement profile29** '''25 Mar 1685''' – Testament of John Glasgow in Quothquan (CC14/5/12)
Current profile22** '''27 May 1650''' – Entry for John Glasgow in Quothquan (CC14/5/5)
Replacement profile30** '''27 May 1650''' – Entry for John Glasgow in Quothquan (CC14/5/5)
Current profile23* Testament images and transcription via ScotlandsPeople
Replacement profile31* Testament images and transcription via ScotlandsPeople
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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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