Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Alexander Glasgow

1835 – 1917-04-01

Glasgow-3454 · 1 mapped association

Ireland, United Kingdom→Riverside, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
3Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1835 · Ireland, United Kingdom
Death
1917-04-01 · Riverside, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States
Parents
David Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Elizabeth Lontry
Children
William A Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3454
Research clusters
Unplaced Irish profile leads through 1850
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 positionWilliam A Glasgow (1875)
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 fit21/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1804–1898Generation31 years age gapRecorded placesIreland, United Kingdom · Montober, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom · Kildress civil parishIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowMary Anne (Henry) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 71 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Mary Anne (Henry) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (33) at the subject's birth (+3)

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

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  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 71 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1827–1844) (+6; other parent Mary Anne (Henry) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Mary Anne (Henry) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (33) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son William A 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)

Automated fit19/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1811–1861Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Cape Supreme Court, Cape TownIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Broad Migration · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowMary (McCaughan) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Mary (McCaughan) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1834–1847) (+6; other parent Mary (McCaughan) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Mary (McCaughan) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Alexander (+5; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 59 public profiles)
  • the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father Alexander Glasgow shares the subject's common given name (+3; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, Alexander in 59 public profiles; Working; low-to-moderate; weak alone)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit16/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1813–?Generation22 years age gapRecorded placesIreland, United Kingdom · Ireland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Fee) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Fee) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Automated fit15/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1795–?Generation40 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · Henry, Ohio, United States · Ireland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Betsy A (Sleator) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 80 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), 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 80 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
  • known spouse Betsy A (Sleator) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Automated fit15/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1795–1850Generation40 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States · Ireland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Mary (Unknown) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (35) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 80 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 80 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
  • known spouse Mary (Unknown) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (35) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit28/100
Weak Lead
Dates1811–?Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesCloghgaldanagh townland (estimated) · Cloghgaldanagh townlandIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William A Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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

Automated fit21/100
Weak Lead
Dates1802–1888Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesDerryloran, Cookstown Co Tyrone, Ireland · Montober, County Tyrone, Ireland · CookstownIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowWilliam GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1827–1844) (+6; other parent William Glasgow)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1827–1844) (+6; other parent William Glasgow)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William A Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit17/100
Weak Lead
Dates1790–?Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesWythe County Virginia · Pulaski County VirginiaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 45-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 85 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William A Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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

Show complete scoring
  • possible 45-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 85 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William A Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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

Automated fit15/100
Weak Lead
Dates1814–1887Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone, Ireland · County Tyrone — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William A Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William A Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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

Automated fit7/100
Weak Lead
Dates1815–1850Generationat least 20 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), 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)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William A Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 20 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1875), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William A Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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

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.

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1844–1934PlacesIreland, United Kingdom → Belle Center, Logan County, Ohio, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 9 (+10)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 9 (+10)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Open side-by-side comparison
Automated fit36/100
Similar Person
Dates1840–?PlacesBridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)

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.4 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.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/sources/LBXW-PZH
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3454
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-3454 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-04-24.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—IrelandWikiTree profile field
death—Riverside, Quincy, Adams, IllinoisWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsDavid GlasgowGlasgow-34531803-00-00 · Ireland · 1866-03-13 · LaPorte, Indiana, United States
ChildrenWilliam A GlasgowGlasgow-34551875-00-00 · Illinois, United States · 1965-00-00
SpousesElizabethLontry-11845-00-00 · England · 0000-00-00 · Illinois

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/sources/LBXW-PZH source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Alexander was born in 1835. He was the son of David Glasgow. He passed away in 1917.
Sources
* https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/sources/LBXW-PZH
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

Alexander was born in 1835. He was the son of [[Glasgow-3453|David Glasgow]]. He passed away in 1917.
== Sources ==
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* https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/sources/LBXW-PZH