Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

William Glasgow

1880 – 1939-12-09

Glasgow-3377 · 1 mapped association

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United KingdomGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
6Close relations
3Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1880 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death
1939-12-09 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Ralph Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Margaret (Blair) Glasgow
Children
Agnes Blair GlasgowLiving person (details withheld)Mary Jackson GlasgowWilliam Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3377
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
5

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 positionWilliam Glasgow (1914)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionAgnes Blair Glasgow (1906)
Paternal grandmother positionMary Jackson Glasgow (1908)

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

Possible fathers5 leads

Automated fit40/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1840–1902Generation40 years age gapRecorded placesRasharkin, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom · 58 East Rose St, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · Gortereghy townlandIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Birth-Order Gap · Local Same-Spouse Child Window · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternSame-spouse child windowJane (Graham) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1906), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate already has another child named William Glasgow (Glasgow-939) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1906), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1859–1882) (+6; other parent Jane (Graham) Glasgow)
  • same-couple children Emily Glasgow (1877) and Matilda (Glasgow) Chalmers (1882) bracket the subject in the same specific birth locality (+10; strong household-placement clue, not proof)
  • the subject fills a 5-year gap between those same-couple, same-locality children (+4; corroborated missing birth-order slot)
  • known spouse Jane (Graham) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (41) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Ellen +8 (16 public profiles) (+8 total)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate already has another child named William Glasgow (Glasgow-939) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit37/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1839–?Generation41 years age gapRecorded placesMilton, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Waterhouse) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (41) at the subject's birth (+7)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1906), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Waterhouse) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (41) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit24/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1837–1894Generation43 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • known spouse Wilhelmina (Husband) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1906), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Wilhelmina (Husband) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit23/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1840–?Generation40 years age gapRecorded placesCumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United KingdomIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Mary (Marshall) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1906), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom is 18.9 km from the subject's birth-period Glasgow (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Mary (Marshall) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • a candidate spouse matches the second dated daughter Mary Jackson Glasgow, the expected mother position (+3; Mary in 254 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit22/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1840–?Generation40 years age gapRecorded placesKirkurdIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Jean (Watson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (39) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1906), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1906), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Jean (Watson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (39) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit82/100
Strong Multi-Factor Lead
Dates1860–?Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Sibling Birth · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Exact Sibling Profiles · Parental Couple Structure · Sibling Parental CoupleCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate is already linked as parent of 3 exact subject sibling profiles (+24): James Glasgow, Ralph Glasgow, Ellen Dennil Glasgow
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)

candidate's household recorded Ellen Dennil Glasgow in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • candidate is the spouse of the linked opposite-sex parent (+8; tree couple clue)
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1906), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate has another child, Ralph Glasgow, born 8 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Mary Jackson Glasgow, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Mary in 254 profiles)
  • candidate is already linked as parent of 3 exact subject sibling profiles (+24): James Glasgow, Ralph Glasgow, Ellen Dennil Glasgow
  • the candidate and the subject's linked father Ralph Glasgow are jointly recorded as parents of 3 exact sibling profiles (+14; strong couple-structure clue)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: candidate's household recorded Ellen Dennil Glasgow in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Automated fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1847–?Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

only broad locality, ordinary naming and chronology support the match (score capped at 39 until a higher-information tree or record clue is found)

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  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1906), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Mary Jackson Glasgow, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Mary in 254 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: only broad locality, ordinary naming and chronology support the match (score capped at 39 until a higher-information tree or record clue is found)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit32/100
Weak Lead
Dates1840–?Generation40 years age gapRecorded placesCumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United KingdomIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1906), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1906), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom is 18.9 km from the subject's birth-period Glasgow (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Mary Jackson Glasgow, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Mary in 254 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit32/100
Weak Lead
Dates1839–?Generation41 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 41-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • possible 41-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1906), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1860–?Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1906), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1906), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Mary Jackson Glasgow, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Mary in 254 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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

William GlasgowGlasgow-1109

Automated fit51/100
Similar Person
Dates1880–1952Places59 McKechnie St, Calton, Glasgow → Rothesay, Bute, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Automated fit50/100
Similar Person
Dates1880–1951PlacesAuckland, New Zealand → Waihi Public Hospital, Waikato, New ZealandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: William

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: William

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1880

Profile-stated birthplace: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow

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-3377

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.9 claims
2Tree Only
1Unknown

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.

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. tree_only Unsourced family tree handed down to M Glasgow.
  2. unknown myHeritage
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3377
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-3377 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-04-29.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United KingdomWikiTree profile field
deathGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United KingdomWikiTree profile field
marriage1905-07-14Calton Parish Church, Glasgow, ScotlandWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsRalph GlasgowGlasgow-33831860-00-00 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1920-11-07 · 37 Soho St., Camlachie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
ChildrenAgnes Blair GlasgowGlasgow-33811906-05-03 · Glasgow Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland · 1971-00-00 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
ChildrenMary Jackson GlasgowGlasgow-33821908-00-00 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1978-00-00 · East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
ChildrenJohnGlasgow-33781911-00-00 · New York · 0000-00-00
ChildrenWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-33791914-00-00 · 1925-01-08 · Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
ChildrenAlexanderGlasgow-33801924-00-00 · New York, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsEllen Dennil GlasgowGlasgow-33861881-11-15 · Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
SiblingsRalph GlasgowGlasgow-33851888-00-00 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJames GlasgowGlasgow-33841891-00-00 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
SpousesMargaret GlasgowBlair-146411886-00-00 · 0000-00-00 · Scotland · 1905-07-14 · Calton Parish Church, Glasgow, Scotland

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography William was born in 1880. He passed away in 1939.
  • Name William Glasgow Birth Circa 1880 Marriage Marriage to: Maggie Blair July 14 1905 Calton Parish Church, Glasgow Residence Niagara Falls Ward 9, Niagara, New York, United States 1920 Residence Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States 1930 Death Dec 9 1939 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Sources

    • myHeritage

Profile source citations

  1. Unsourced family tree handed down to M Glasgow.
  2. myHeritage
Full captured biography text
Biography
William was born in 1880. He passed away in 1939.
 
Unsourced family tree handed down to M Glasgow.

Name William Glasgow
Birth Circa 1880
Marriage Marriage to: Maggie Blair
July 14 1905
 Calton Parish Church, Glasgow
Residence Niagara Falls Ward 9, Niagara, New York, United States
1920
Residence Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States
1930
Death Dec 9 1939
 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sources
* myHeritage
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

William was born in 1880.  He passed away in 1939.
<ref>
Unsourced family tree handed down to [[Glasgow-933|M Glasgow]].
</ref>

Name	William Glasgow
Birth	Circa 1880
Marriage	Marriage to: Maggie Blair
July 14 1905
  Calton Parish Church, Glasgow
Residence	Niagara Falls Ward 9, Niagara, New York, United States
1920
Residence	Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States
1930
Death	Dec 9 1939
  Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  
== Sources ==
<references />
* myHeritage