Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

David Glasgow

1803 – 1866-03-13

Glasgow-3453 · 1 mapped association

Ireland, United Kingdom→Laporte, Indiana, United States
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
1Close relations
3Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1803 · Ireland, United Kingdom
Death
1866-03-13 · Laporte, Indiana, United States
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Alexander Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3453
Research clusters
Unplaced Irish profile leads through 1850
Mapped descendants
2

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 positionAlexander Glasgow (1835)
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.

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
Dates1780–?Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesBaronyIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Jean (Lang) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Jean (Lang) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Alexander Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+6; catalogue rarity 1, Alexander in 59 profiles)

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

Automated fit32/100
Weak Lead
Dates1779–?Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone, Ireland · Doonbought townland · Glenleslie townlandIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Broad Migration · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowCatherine (Unknown) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Catherine (Unknown) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+3)

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

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1801–1822) (+6; other parent Catherine (Unknown) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Catherine (Unknown) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Alexander +3 (59 public profiles; subject branch: Alexander Glasgow; candidate branch: Alexander Glasgow); David +3 (39 public profiles; subject branch: David Glasgow; candidate branch: David Glasgow) (+10 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit32/100
Weak Lead
Dates1760–?Generation43 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · CookstownIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Migration · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1799–1815) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)

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

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  • plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1799–1815) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: David +7 (39 public profiles; subject branch: David Glasgow; candidate branch: David Glasgow, David Charles Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus); Alexander +5 (59 public profiles; subject branch: Alexander Glasgow; candidate branch: Alexander Glasgow, Alexander Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+16 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

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

Automated fit30/100
Weak Lead
Dates1778–?Generationat least 25 years age gapRecorded placesKilloquin electoral divisionIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Migration · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowRosanna UnknownCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Rosanna Unknown had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 25 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

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

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 25 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1796–1815) (+6; other parent Rosanna Unknown)
  • known spouse Rosanna Unknown had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Alexander Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+6; catalogue rarity 1, Alexander in 59 profiles)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

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

Automated fit17/100
Weak Lead
Dates1755–?Generationat least 48 years age gapRecorded placesRathdowney townland — County Laois (estimated) · Rathdowney townland — County LaoisIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Migration · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 80 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Anne (Ford) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (44) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 48 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 48 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 80 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Anne (Ford) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (44) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name David (+5; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 39 public profiles)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1783–?Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Migration · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowRobert GlascoCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1801–1822) (+6; other parent Robert Glasco)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1801–1822) (+6; other parent Robert Glasco)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Alexander +3 (59 public profiles; subject branch: Alexander Glasgow; candidate branch: Alexander Glasgow); David +3 (39 public profiles; subject branch: David Glasgow; candidate branch: David Glasgow) (+10 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

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

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1780–?Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesBaronyIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Alexander Glasgow, the expected father position (+4; Alexander in 59 profiles)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Alexander Glasgow, the expected father position (+4; Alexander in 59 profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit24/100
Weak Lead
Dates1778–1822Generationat least 25 years age gapRecorded placesKilloquin electoral divisionIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowOlder Alexander GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 25 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1796–1815) (+6; other parent Older Alexander Glasgow)

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

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 25 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1796–1815) (+6; other parent Older Alexander Glasgow)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Alexander Glasgow, the expected father position (+4; Alexander in 59 profiles)

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

Automated fit18/100
Weak Lead
Dates1760–?Generationat least 43 years age gapRecorded placesMidlothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 43 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Alexander Glasgow, the expected father position (+4; Alexander in 59 profiles)

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

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 43 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Alexander Glasgow, the expected father position (+4; Alexander in 59 profiles)

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

Automated fit12/100
Weak Lead
Dates1795–?Generationnominally 8 years; approximate dates permit about 15–18 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–18 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Alexander Glasgow, the expected father position (+4; Alexander in 59 profiles)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–18 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1835), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Alexander Glasgow, the expected father position (+4; Alexander in 59 profiles)

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

David GlasgowGlasgow-1654

Automated fit58/100
Similar Person
Dates1803–1864PlacesKillycurragh, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom → Killycurragh, County Tyrone, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)
  • death years within 2 (+10)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)
  • death years within 2 (+10)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

David GlasgowGlasgow-3543

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1804–?PlacesButeshire, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

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.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.2 claims
2Derivative
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.3 sources

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

  1. derivative "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1948", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ54-C3J : Wed Jul 31 22:01:28 UTC 2024), Entry for Alexander Glasgow and David Glasgow, 1 Apr 1917.
  2. derivative "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DV-5VTH : Fri Apr 04 00:58:24 UTC 2025), Entry for David Glasgow.
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3453
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-3453 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-04-24.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—IrelandWikiTree profile field
death—LaPorte, Indiana, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenAlexander GlasgowGlasgow-34541835-00-00 · Ireland · 1917-04-01 · Riverside, Quincy, Adams, Illinois

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1948", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ54-C3J : Wed Jul 31 22:01:28 UTC 2024), Entry for Alexander Glasgow and David Glasgow, 1 Apr 1917. source link 1
  2. "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DV-5VTH : Fri Apr 04 00:58:24 UTC 2025), Entry for David Glasgow. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
David was born in 1803. He passed away in 1866.
Sources
* "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1948", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ54-C3J : Wed Jul 31 22:01:28 UTC 2024), Entry for Alexander Glasgow and David Glasgow, 1 Apr 1917.
* "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DV-5VTH : Fri Apr 04 00:58:24 UTC 2025), Entry for David Glasgow.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

David was born in 1803.  He passed away in 1866.
== Sources ==
<references />
* "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1948", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ54-C3J : Wed Jul 31 22:01:28 UTC 2024), Entry for Alexander Glasgow and David Glasgow, 1 Apr 1917.
* "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DV-5VTH : Fri Apr 04 00:58:24 UTC 2025), Entry for David Glasgow.