Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Robert Glasgow

1724 – ?

Glasgow-3457 · 1 mapped association

Ayrshire, Scotland→Death place unknown
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1724 · Ayrshire, Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Mary (Borland) Glasgow
Children
David Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3457
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 positionDavid Glasgow (1744)
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 fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1678–?Generationat least 46 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Mary (Simpson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (36) at the subject's birth (+3)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 46 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Mary (Simpson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (36) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Robert (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 165 public profiles)

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

Automated fit24/100
Weak Lead
Dates1690–1754Generation34 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · At Sea · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Margaret (Davidson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (34) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Margaret (Davidson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (34) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Robert (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 165 public profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit22/100
Weak Lead
Dates1690–?Generation34 years age gapRecorded placesCarnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland · Carnwath — LanarkshireIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)

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

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  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Katherine (Wilson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (34) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Robert (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 165 public profiles)

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

Automated fit21/100
Weak Lead
Dates1693–1766Generationat least 31 years age gapRecorded placesKilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilbirnie — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Margaret (Allan) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (16) at the subject's birth (+3)

candidate already has another child named Robert (Glasgow) Glasgow of Montgreenan (Glasgow-1076) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 31 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Margaret (Allan) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (16) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Robert (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 165 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: candidate already has another child named Robert (Glasgow) Glasgow of Montgreenan (Glasgow-1076) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit19/100
Weak Lead
Dates1670–?Generationat least 54 years age gapRecorded placesAyr, Ayrshire, Scotland · AyrIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 54 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 54 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Robert (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 165 public profiles)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit29/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1690–?Generation34 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowHugh GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+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 (1710–1726) (+6; other parent Hugh Glasgow)

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

Automated fit26/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1688–?Generation36 years age gapRecorded placesAyrshire, Scotland · Ayrshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit25/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1695–1747Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesKilbirnie — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJohn Glasgow MACurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)

candidate already has another child named Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-1132) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+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 (1718–1738) (+6; other parent John Glasgow MA)

Deductions and cautions: candidate already has another child named Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-1132) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit23/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1703–?Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Broad Geography · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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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 (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

Automated fit23/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1702–?Generation22 years age gapRecorded placesKilbirnie — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Broad Geography · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1744), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

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

Robert GlasgowGlasgow-2425

Automated fit48/100
Similar Person
Dates1724–?PlacesMoneymore, County Galway, Ireland → United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)

No indexed conflict

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

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Same-name candidate

Robert GlasgowGlasgow-3479

Automated fit44/100
Similar Person
Dates1720–?PlacesIrvine, Ayrshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

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
b. 1724

Profile-stated birthplace: Ayrshire, Scotland

Ayrshire — exact locality unproved

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-3457

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: County-level representative point

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.3 claims
1Derivative
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.2 sources

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

  1. derivative "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY88-4FC : 11 February 2020), David Glasgow, 1744.
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3457
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-3457 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-04-24.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Ayrshire, ScotlandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenDavid GlasgowGlasgow-34561744-07-20 · Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SpousesMary GlasgowBorland-14781724-00-00 · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY88-4FC : 11 February 2020), David Glasgow, 1744. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Robert was born in 1724. 
Sources
* "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY88-4FC : 11 February 2020), David Glasgow, 1744.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

Robert was born in 1724. 
== Sources ==
<references />
* "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY88-4FC : 11 February 2020), David Glasgow, 1744.