Glasgow Surname Project

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David Glasgow

1830 – ?

Glasgow-3451 · 1 mapped association

Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom→Death place unknown
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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
1Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1830 · Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Ann Hutchison
Children
Ann Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3451
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
1

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 positionAnn Glasgow (1850)
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 fit35/100
Weak Lead
Dates1785–?Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburgh, Scotland · EdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Local Sibling Birth · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: edinburgh (+10)
  • known spouse Jean (Bryce) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (44) at the subject's birth (+7)

candidate's child John Glasgow (Glasgow-1464) is also a plausible father in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back)

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  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: edinburgh (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate has another child, Jean Glasgow, born 12 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+2; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Jean (Bryce) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (44) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: candidate's child John Glasgow (Glasgow-1464) is also a plausible father in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back)

Automated fit33/100
Weak Lead
Dates1798–?Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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 (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Kirknewton — West Lothian is 16.2 km from the subject's birth-period Edinburgh (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name David (+5; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 39 public profiles)
  • 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 fathers
Automated fit28/100
Weak Lead
Dates1803–?Generation27 years age gapRecorded placesColinton, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom · Midlothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Broad Geography · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Local Sibling Birth · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowMargaret (Murray) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Margaret (Murray) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

candidate's household recorded John Glasgow in Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: midlothian (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1829–1840) (+6; other parent Margaret (Murray) Glasgow)
  • candidate has another child, Isabella Glasgow, born 10 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Margaret (Murray) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: candidate's household recorded John Glasgow in Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Automated fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1789–?Generation41 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Ireland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Ann (Warwick) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Ann (Warwick) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name David (+5; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 39 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit13/100
Weak Lead
Dates1804–?Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesButeshire, Scotland, United KingdomIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Agnes Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (17) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded Isabella (Glasgow) Traill in Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom within 7 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Agnes Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (17) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name David (+5; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 39 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded Isabella (Glasgow) Traill in Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom within 7 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit22/100
Weak Lead
Dates1804–?Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesCurrie, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom · Currie — MidlothianIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Local Sibling Birth · Mapped Proximity · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowAlexander GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Currie — Midlothian is 9.9 km from the subject's birth-period Edinburgh (+2; one or both placements are unproved)

candidate's household recorded John Glasgow in Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Currie — Midlothian is 9.9 km from the subject's birth-period Edinburgh (+2; one or both placements are unproved)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1829–1840) (+6; other parent Alexander Glasgow)
  • candidate has another child, Isabella Glasgow, born 10 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)

Deductions and cautions: candidate's household recorded John Glasgow in Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Automated fit20/100
Weak Lead
Dates1786–?Generation44 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 44-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: edinburgh (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

candidate's child Elizabeth Glasgow (Glasgow-1465) is also a plausible mother in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back)

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  • possible 44-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: edinburgh (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate has another child, Jean Glasgow, born 12 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+2; possible sibling-household clue)

Deductions and cautions: candidate's child Elizabeth Glasgow (Glasgow-1465) is also a plausible mother in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back)

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Automated fit7/100
Weak Lead
Dates1816–?Generationnominally 14 years; approximate dates permit about 15–24 years age gapRecorded placesMidlothian, Scotland · Midlothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Child Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 14-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–24 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 34 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • weak broad-area overlap: midlothian (+1; not a locality match)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 14-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–24 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 34 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • weak broad-area overlap: midlothian (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's given name recurs among another recorded child (+1; Ann occurs in 41 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

Automated fit5/100
Weak Lead
Dates1810–?Generationat least 20 years age gapRecorded placesLiberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Lanarkshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Child Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 20 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 20 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's given name recurs among another recorded child (+1; Ann occurs in 41 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit2/100
Weak Lead
Dates1806–?Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesBarony, Lanark, ScotlandIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Child Naming · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded Alexander Glasgow in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom within 7 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1850), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate's given name recurs among another recorded child (+1; Ann occurs in 41 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded Alexander Glasgow in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom within 7 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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

David GlasgowGlasgow-692

Automated fit36/100
Similar Person
Dates1833–?PlacesCounty Tyrone, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Same-name candidate

David GlasgowGlasgow-3899

Automated fit28/100
Similar Person
Dates1824–1911PlacesColeraine, County Londonderry, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 6 (+10)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 6 (+10)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison
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. 1830

Profile-stated birthplace: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, 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-3451

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.3 claims
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.0 open

No formal open question is recorded for this person.

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.1 source

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

  1. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3451
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-3451 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-04-24.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenAnn GlasgowGlasgow-34521850-02-28 · Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SpousesAnnHutchison-44601830-00-00 · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

No structured source citation was recoverable from the profile biography.

Other external links in the profile

Full captured biography text
Biography
David was born in 1830. 
Sources
* Source:
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30226/scotland-births-baptisms-1564-1950

Record:
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-30226-4589255/ann-glasgow-in-scotland-births-baptisms
Ann Glasgow
Country: United Kingdom; State: Scotland; Film: 1066762

Citation:
David Glasgow
Daughter: Ann Glasgow
Birth of daughter: Feb 28 1850 - Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Christening of daughter: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Wife: Ann Hutchison
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

David was born in 1830. 
== Sources ==
<references />
* Source:
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30226/scotland-births-baptisms-1564-1950

Record:
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-30226-4589255/ann-glasgow-in-scotland-births-baptisms
Ann Glasgow
Country: United Kingdom; State: Scotland; Film: 1066762

Citation:
David Glasgow
Daughter: Ann Glasgow
Birth of daughter: Feb 28 1850 - Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Christening of daughter: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Wife: Ann Hutchison