Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Ralph Glasgow

1860 – 1920-11-07

Glasgow-3383 · 1 mapped association

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom37 Soho St., Camlachie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
6Close relations
2Evidence items
11Candidate leads
Birth
1860 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death
1920-11-07 · 37 Soho St., Camlachie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Parents
Ralph Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Mary (Jackson) Glasgow
Children
Ellen Dennil GlasgowJames GlasgowRalph GlasgowWilliam Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3383
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
9

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 positionRalph Glasgow (1888)
Maternal grandfather positionJames Glasgow (1891)
Maternal grandmother positionEllen Dennil Glasgow (1881)
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

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 fit48/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1840–1902Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesRasharkin, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom · 58 East Rose St, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · Gortereghy townlandIndependent clue breadth · 9Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Sibling Birth · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowJane (Graham) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
  • 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 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1880), 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)
  • candidate has another child, Mary Glasgow, born 7 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Jane (Graham) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (21) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Ellen +8 (16 public profiles; subject branch: Ellen Dennil Glasgow; candidate branch: Ellen Jane (Glasgow) Barr); Agnes +5 (46 public profiles; subject branch: Agnes Blair Glasgow; candidate branch: Agnes Glasgow, Agnes Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+17 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
  • 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 fit38/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1811–1861Generation49 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Cape Supreme Court, Cape TownIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 49-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • known spouse Mary (McCaughan) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (43) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

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  • possible 49-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1880), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • known spouse Mary (McCaughan) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (43) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Ellen +8 (16 public profiles; subject branch: Ellen Dennil Glasgow; candidate branch: Ellen Jane (Glasgow) Barr); Agnes +5 (46 public profiles; subject branch: Agnes Blair Glasgow; candidate branch: Agnes Glasgow, Agnes Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+17 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
  • 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 fit33/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1839–?Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesMilton, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-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 (21) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

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  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1880), 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 (21) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • 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)

Automated fit24/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1813–1875Generation47 years age gapRecorded placesCalton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Lanarkshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Broad Geography · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Sibling Birth · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 47-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1880), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • possible 47-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1880), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: lanarkshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate has another child, Mary Glasgow, born 13 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+2; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Janet (Smith) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (38) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ralph +14 (10 public profiles; niece/nephew Ralph Glasgow, sibling Ralph Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)
  • 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 fit23/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1820–?Generation40 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1880), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1880), 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)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
  • candidate has another child, Elizabeth Locke Glasgow, born 7 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit51/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1830–1909Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 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

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  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1880), 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)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ralph +14 (10 public profiles; niece/nephew Ralph Glasgow, sibling Ralph Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Automated fit51/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1828–1905Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-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

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1880), 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 sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ralph +14 (10 public profiles; niece/nephew Ralph Glasgow, sibling Ralph Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit51/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1821–?Generation39 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 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

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  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1880), 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)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ralph +14 (10 public profiles; niece/nephew Ralph Glasgow, sibling Ralph Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Automated fit40/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1844–1926Generation16 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • 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

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 36 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1880), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • 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 sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ralph +14 (10 public profiles; niece/nephew Ralph Glasgow, sibling Ralph Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Automated fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1839–?Generation21 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
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+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 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1880), 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: only broad locality, ordinary naming and chronology support the match (score capped at 39 until a higher-information tree or record clue is found)

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

Ralph GlasgowGlasgow-2703

Automated fit13/100
Similar Person
Dates1835–?PlacesPlaces not recordedParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 25; retained without deduction; unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 25; retained without deduction; unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

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. 1860

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-3383

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.7 claims
2Tree 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.0 open

No formal open question is recorded for this person.

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.2 sources

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

  1. tree_only https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-737050161-1-500086/ralph-glasgow-in-myheritage-family-trees
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3383
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-3383 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-04-22.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United KingdomWikiTree profile field
death37 Soho St., Camlachie, Glasgow, LanarkshireWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsRalph GlasgowGlasgow-33871834-01-01 · 1881-04-00
ChildrenWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-33771880-00-00 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1939-12-09
ChildrenEllen Dennil GlasgowGlasgow-33861881-11-15 · Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
ChildrenRalph GlasgowGlasgow-33851888-00-00 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
ChildrenJames GlasgowGlasgow-33841891-00-00 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
SpousesMary GlasgowJackson-693601860-00-00 · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-737050161-1-500086/ralph-glasgow-in-myheritage-family-trees source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Ralph was born in 1860. 
Sources
* https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-737050161-1-500086/ralph-glasgow-in-myheritage-family-trees
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

Ralph was born in 1860. 
== Sources ==
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* https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-737050161-1-500086/ralph-glasgow-in-myheritage-family-trees