Glasgow Surname Project

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Issobell (Glasgow) Symington

1597 – ?

Glasgow-3336 · 1 mapped association

Edinburgh, ScotlandDeath place unknown

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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
1Close relations
6Evidence items
10Candidate leads
Birth
1597 · Edinburgh, Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
William Symington
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Female
WikiTree
Glasgow-3336
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.

Estimate and relationship notes
  • WikiTree marks this person as having children, but no named child profile is recoverable from this export.

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-3336

Father assessment: father not identified; uncertain.

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1597

Profile-stated birthplace: Edinburgh, 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 leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3336

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

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

Source findings

Glasgow-3336

SourceFindingAssessment
Scotland OPR marriage and baptism entries cited in the captured WikiTree profileThe records establish Issobell's marriage and children but do not name her parents.Direct family evidence, negative for parentage.
Henry Paton, ed., *The Register of Marriages for the Parish of Edinburgh, 1595-1700*, printed p. 267, 10 June 1619; local extractIsobel Glasgow married William Symountoun, tailor. The same surname page records Margaret Glasgow marrying a cordiner in 1611 and Barbara Glasgow marrying a cordiner in 1616.Direct spouse, date and husband's occupation evidence. The cluster is a useful kinship hypothesis but supplies no father.
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.2 claims
3Derivative
2Original
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

Recommendation

Glasgow-3336

Add William Symountoun's occupation and the published-register citation. Keep Isobel's parentage unknown. Test the Tailors incorporation and Edinburgh proclamation records for father, cautioner or marriage-right evidence before connecting her to Margaret-3598 or either adult Barbara.

Recommended correction applied

Glasgow-3336

Verified live 19 August 2026: the 10 June 1619 marriage, William Symountoun's tailor occupation and the published-register citation are live. The birth estimate is uncertain and no parents are inferred from the craft cluster.

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.6 sources

Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.

  1. derivative "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/) : accessed 9 April 2025), Williame Symountoun born or baptised on 2 May 1620, son of Williame Symountoun & Issobell Glesgow, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 20/284, Frame 527.
  2. derivative "Scotland, Extracted Parish Records, 1571-1997," database, ( : accessed 9 April 2025), Isobel Glasgow marriage to William Symountoun on 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; citing Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Title Various publications of parish and probate records.
  3. original "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910," database, ( : accessed 9 April 2025), Issobell Glasgow marriage to Williame Symountoun on 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; citing Original data Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, 2013.
  4. original "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, ( : accessed 9 April 2025), Williame Symountoun baptism on 2 May 1620, son of Williame Symountoun & Issobell Glesgow, in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; citing Original data Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, 2013.
  5. derivative ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 9 April 2025), Issobell Glasgow marriage to Williame Symountoun on or after 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 430/120, Frame 721.
  6. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3336
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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-3336 was captured 2026-08-18T15:04:41+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-04-10.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthEdinburgh, ScotlandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenMargaret SymingtonSymington-7221620-00-00 · 0000-00-00
ChildrenWilliam SymingtonSymington-7241620-05-02 · Scotland · 0000-00-00 · England
SpousesWilliam SymingtonSymington-7211587-00-00 · Douglas, Lanark, Scotland · 1642-07-20 · Hardington, Somerset, England · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Issobell was born in 1597.
  • "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/) : accessed 9 April 2025), Issobell Glasgow marriage to Williame Symountoun on or after 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 430/120, Frame 721. "Scotland, Extracted Parish Records, 1571-1997," database, ( : accessed 9 April 2025), Isobel Glasgow marriage to William Symountoun on 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; citing Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Title Various publications of parish and probate records. "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910," database, ( : accessed 9 April 2025), Issobell Glasgow marriage to Williame Symountoun on 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; citing Original data Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, 2013. and started havng children in 1620. "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/) : accessed 9 April 2025), Williame Symountoun born or baptised on 2 May 1620, son of Williame Symountoun & Issobell Glesgow, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 20/284, Frame 527. "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, ( : accessed 9 April 2025), Williame Symountoun baptism on 2 May 1620, son of Williame Symountoun & Issobell Glesgow, in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; citing Original data Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, 2013. Sources

    • ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 9 April 2025), Issobell Glasgow marriage to Williame Symountoun on or after 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 430/120, Frame 721.

Profile source citations

  1. "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/) : accessed 9 April 2025), Issobell Glasgow marriage to Williame Symountoun on or after 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 430/120, Frame 721. source link 1
  2. "Scotland, Extracted Parish Records, 1571-1997," database, ( : accessed 9 April 2025), Isobel Glasgow marriage to William Symountoun on 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; citing Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Title Various publications of parish and probate records.
  3. "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910," database, ( : accessed 9 April 2025), Issobell Glasgow marriage to Williame Symountoun on 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; citing Original data Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, 2013.
  4. "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/) : accessed 9 April 2025), Williame Symountoun born or baptised on 2 May 1620, son of Williame Symountoun & Issobell Glesgow, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 20/284, Frame 527. source link 1
  5. "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, ( : accessed 9 April 2025), Williame Symountoun baptism on 2 May 1620, son of Williame Symountoun & Issobell Glesgow, in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; citing Original data Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 9 April 2025), Issobell Glasgow marriage to Williame Symountoun on or after 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 430/120, Frame 721.
Full captured biography text
Biography
Issobell was born in 1597. 

 "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/) : accessed 9 April 2025), Issobell Glasgow marriage to Williame Symountoun on or after 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 430/120, Frame 721. "Scotland, Extracted Parish Records, 1571-1997," database, ( : accessed 9 April 2025), Isobel Glasgow marriage to William Symountoun on 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; citing Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Title Various publications of parish and probate records. "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910," database, ( : accessed 9 April 2025), Issobell Glasgow marriage to Williame Symountoun on 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; citing Original data Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, 2013. and started havng children in 1620. "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/) : accessed 9 April 2025), Williame Symountoun born or baptised on 2 May 1620, son of Williame Symountoun & Issobell Glesgow, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 20/284, Frame 527. "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, ( : accessed 9 April 2025), Williame Symountoun baptism on 2 May 1620, son of Williame Symountoun & Issobell Glesgow, in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; citing Original data Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, 2013. 
Sources
* ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 9 April 2025), Issobell Glasgow marriage to Williame Symountoun on or after 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 430/120, Frame 721.
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== Biography ==

Issobell was born in 1597. 

<ref>"Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, ([https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] : accessed 9 April 2025), Issobell Glasgow marriage to Williame Symountoun on or after 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 430/120, Frame 721.</ref><ref>"Scotland, Extracted Parish Records, 1571-1997," database, ({{Ancestry Record|61544|30438}} : accessed 9 April 2025), Isobel Glasgow marriage to William Symountoun on 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; citing Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Title Various publications of parish and probate records.</ref><ref>"Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910," database, ({{Ancestry Record|60144|3232351}} : accessed 9 April 2025), Issobell Glasgow marriage to Williame Symountoun on 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; citing Original data Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, 2013.</ref> and started havng children in 1620. <ref>"Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, ([https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] : accessed 9 April 2025), Williame Symountoun born or baptised on 2 May 1620, son of Williame Symountoun & Issobell '''Glesgow''', in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 20/284, Frame 527.</ref><ref>"Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, ({{Ancestry Record|60143|18383188}} : accessed 9 April 2025), Williame Symountoun baptism on 2 May 1620, son of Williame Symountoun & Issobell Glesgow, in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; citing Original data Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, 2013.</ref>
== Sources ==
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* ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 9 April 2025), Issobell Glasgow marriage to Williame Symountoun on or after 10 Jun 1619 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 430/120, Frame 721.