Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

James Glasgow

1730 – ?

Glasgow-3484 · 1 mapped association

Irvine, 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
1730 · Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Mary (Barber) Glasgow
Children
Margaret Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3484
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
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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 positionMargaret Glasgow (1751)
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 fit51/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1690–1764Generation40 years age gapRecorded placesKilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilbirnie — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Birth-Order Gap · Local Same-Spouse Child Window · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowAgnes (Ferguson) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-1131) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • 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 Agnes (Ferguson) Glasgow)
  • same-couple children Marion Glasgow (1724) and Hugh Glasgow (1736) bracket the subject in the same specific birth locality (+10; strong household-placement clue, not proof)
  • the subject fills a 12-year gap between those same-couple, same-locality children (+4; corroborated missing birth-order slot)
  • known spouse Agnes (Ferguson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (35) at the subject's birth (+3)

Deductions and cautions: candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-1131) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit36/100
Weak Lead
Dates1701–?Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesStevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland · Stevenston — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Mapped Proximity · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Stevenston — Ayrshire is 6.2 km from the subject's birth-period Irvine — Ayrshire (+2; one or both placements are unproved)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate has another child, Margaret Glasgow, born 1 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Margaret (Montfort) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (36) at the subject's birth (+3)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit35/100
Weak Lead
Dates1687–?Generationat least 43 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Local Sibling Birth · Mapped Proximity · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowMargaret (Martin) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • known spouse Margaret (Martin) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), 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)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 43 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Kilwinning — Ayrshire is 5.2 km from the subject's birth-period Irvine — Ayrshire (+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 (1729–1747) (+6; other parent Margaret (Martin) Glasgow)
  • candidate has another child, Andrew Glasgow, born 3 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Margaret (Martin) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Automated fit34/100
Weak Lead
Dates1693–?Generation37 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate has another child, Grizal Glasgow, born 11 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+2; possible sibling-household clue)

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

Automated fit33/100
Weak Lead
Dates1707–?Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Kilwinning — Ayrshire is 5.2 km from the subject's birth-period Irvine — Ayrshire (+2; one or both placements are unproved)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1695–1747Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesKilbirnie — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Birth-Order Gap · Broad Geography · Local Same-Spouse Child Window · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJohn Glasgow MACurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)

candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-1131) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), 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)
  • same-couple children Marion Glasgow (1724) and Hugh Glasgow (1736) bracket the subject in the same specific birth locality (+10; strong household-placement clue, not proof)
  • the subject fills a 12-year gap between those same-couple, same-locality children (+4; corroborated missing birth-order slot)

Deductions and cautions: candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-1131) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1685–?Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 45-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • possible 45-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate has another child, Robert Glasgow, born 14 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+2; possible sibling-household clue)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit24/100
Weak Lead
Dates1704–?Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Scotland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Local Sibling Birth · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowGeorge GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

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  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1729–1747) (+6; other parent George Glasgow)
  • candidate has another child, Andrew Glasgow, born 3 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)

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

Automated fit24/100
Weak Lead
Dates1694–1729Generationat least 36 years age gapRecorded placesWest Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland · West Kilbride — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Mapped Proximity · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 36 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 36 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped West Kilbride — Ayrshire is 15.1 km from the subject's birth-period Irvine — Ayrshire (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate has another child, Margaret Glasgow, born 1 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)

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

Automated fit17/100
Weak Lead
Dates1721–?Generationnominally 9 years; approximate dates permit about 15–19 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: irvine ayrshire (+10)
  • the nominal 9-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–19 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 30 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

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

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  • the nominal 9-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–19 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 30 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1751), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: irvine ayrshire (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate has another child, Michael Glasgow, born 11 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+2; possible sibling-household clue)

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (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

James GlascoGlasco-148

Automated fit48/100
Similar Person
Dates1730–1793PlacesPlaces not recordedParent 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

James GlasgowGlasgow-1970

Automated fit48/100
Similar Person
Dates1730–?PlacesScotland → Cookstown, County Tyrone, IrelandParent 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

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. 1730

Profile-stated birthplace: Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Irvine — Ayrshire

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-3484

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

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", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBLH-S61 : 16 September 2021), Margaret Glasgow, 1751.
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3484
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-3484 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-04-24.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Irvine, Ayrshire, ScotlandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenMargaret GlasgowGlasgow-34831751-08-08 · Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SpousesMary GlasgowBarber-167251730-00-00 · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBLH-S61 : 16 September 2021), Margaret Glasgow, 1751. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
James was born in 1730. 
Sources
* "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBLH-S61 : 16 September 2021), Margaret Glasgow, 1751.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

James was born in 1730. 
== Sources ==
<references />
* "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBLH-S61 : 16 September 2021), Margaret Glasgow, 1751.