Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

John Glasgow

1808 – ?

Glasgow-3463 · 1 mapped association

Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom→Death place unknown
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
5Close relations
1Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1808 · Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Mary (Boyd) Glasgow
Children
James GlasgowJohn GlasgowRobert GlasgowWilliam Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3463
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
5

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 Glasgow (1831)
Maternal grandfather positionJohn Glasgow (1834)
Maternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 0 support · 1 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 fit33/100
Weak Lead
Dates1779–?Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Janet (Thomson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), 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 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Janet (Thomson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) 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)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

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

Automated fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1780–1817Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesCalliaqua, Saint George, Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), 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)

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  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1778–?Generationat least 30 years age gapRecorded placesKilloquin electoral divisionIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Repeated Marriage Surnames · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowRosanna UnknownCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Rosanna Unknown had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (30) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 30 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 30 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), 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 (30) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • uncommon spouse surnames recur across the subject and candidate branches: Boyd +6 (+6 total)

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

Automated fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1784–1865Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesSymington, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Ayrshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), 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)
  • 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)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

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

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1783–1873Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesSymington, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Lanarkshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Margaret (Graham) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), 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 Margaret (Graham) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) 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)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1790–?Generation18 years age gapRecorded placesWythe County Virginia · Pulaski County VirginiaIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)

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

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  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William 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 fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1778–1822Generationat least 30 years age gapRecorded placesKilloquin electoral divisionIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Repeated Marriage Surnames · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowOlder Alexander GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 30 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)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 30 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), 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)
  • uncommon spouse surnames recur across the subject and candidate branches: Boyd +6 (+6 total)

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 fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1783–?Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William 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
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William 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 fit18/100
Weak Lead
Dates1783–1814Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesScotland, United KingdomIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), 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 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), 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)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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

Automated fit18/100
Weak Lead
Dates1765–?Generation43 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 43-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)

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

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  • possible 43-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1831), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William 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)

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

John GlasgowGlasgow-2407

Automated fit57/100
Similar Person
Dates1809–1874PlacesCounty Antrim, Ireland → Cross, Ballyclug, County Antrim, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • matching child name: James Glasgow

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • matching child name: James Glasgow

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-3051

Automated fit54/100
Similar Person
Dates1791–?PlacesKilmarnock, Ayrshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 17 (+2)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 17 (+2)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • matching child name: John Glasgow

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. 1808

Profile-stated birthplace: Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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-3463

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: County-level representative point

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.6 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-3463
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-3463 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-04-24.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Ayrshire, Scotland, United KingdomWikiTree profile field
marriage1830-08-30Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland, United KingdomWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-34661831-00-00 · Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
ChildrenJohn GlasgowGlasgow-34671834-00-00 · Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
ChildrenRobert GlasgowGlasgow-34641837-00-00 · Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00
ChildrenJames GlasgowGlasgow-34621843-00-00 · Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SpousesMary GlasgowBoyd-245191811-00-00 · 0000-00-00 · 1830-08-30 · Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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
John was born in 1808. 

Might be the same person as Glasgow-1355
Sources
* Source:
1861 Scotland Census
MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10978/1861-scotland-census

Record:
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10978-275282/james-glasgow-in-1861-scotland-census
James Glasgow in household of John Glasgow

Citation:
James Glasgow
Birth: Circa 1843 - Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Residence: Apr 7 1861 - Gateside, Beith (Ayr), Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents: John Glasgow, Mary Glasgow
Brother: Robert Glasgow
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

John was born in 1808. 

Might be the same person as Glasgow-1355
== Sources ==
<references />
* Source:
1861 Scotland Census
MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10978/1861-scotland-census

Record:
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10978-275282/james-glasgow-in-1861-scotland-census
James Glasgow in household of John Glasgow

Citation:
James Glasgow
Birth: Circa 1843 - Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Residence: Apr 7 1861 - Gateside, Beith (Ayr), Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents: John Glasgow, Mary Glasgow
Brother: Robert Glasgow