Individual research record

James Glasgow

1688 – ?

Glasgow-3526 · 1 mapped association

Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland→Death place unknown

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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records

2Close relations

2Evidence items

12Candidate leads

Birth: 1688 · Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
Death: Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents: Not recorded
Spouses: Not recorded
Children: Helen GlasgowJohn Glasgow
Gender: Male
WikiTree: Glasgow-3526
Research clusters: Scotland One-Tree profile leads
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 positionJohn Glasgow (1717)

Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Maternal grandmother positionHelen Glasgow (1714)

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

Possible Father

Alexander GlasgowGlasgow-3118

Automated fit44/100

Moderate Lead

Dates1650–?Generation38 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent

Strongest signals

plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kirknewton west lothian (+10)
candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1714), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1714), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kirknewton west lothian (+10)
same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
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 Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (38) at the subject's birth (+3)

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

Possible Father

William Walter GlasgowGlasgow-1026

Automated fit39/100

Weak Lead

Dates1664–1784Generationat least 24 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · County Tyrone, Northern, Ireland · County Tyrone — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Local Same-Spouse Child Window · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowAnn (McCook) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent

Strongest signals

candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1714), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
known spouse Ann (McCook) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+3)

candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-1025) 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 24 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1714), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1682–1705) (+6; other parent Ann (McCook) Glasgow)
same-couple children Bessie Glasgow (1682) and John Glasgow (1702) bracket the subject in the same specific birth locality (+10; strong household-placement clue, not proof)
known spouse Ann (McCook) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+3)

Deductions and cautions: candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-1025) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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Possible Father

John GlasgowGlasgow-3012

Automated fit39/100

Weak Lead

Dates1649–?Generation39 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent

Strongest signals

plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kirknewton west lothian (+10)
known spouse Margaret (Currie) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (38) at the subject's birth (+7)

candidate's household recorded Charles James Glasgow in Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland within 2 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1714), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kirknewton west lothian (+10)
same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
known spouse Margaret (Currie) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (38) at the subject's birth (+7)
candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: candidate's household recorded Charles James Glasgow in Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland within 2 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Possible Father

Walter GlasgowGlasgow-1554

Automated fit39/100

Weak Lead

Dates1649–?Generation39 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent

Strongest signals

plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

candidate's child William Walter Glasgow (Glasgow-1026) is also a plausible father in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back)

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plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1714), 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's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Helen +8 (28 public profiles; sibling Helen Glasgow) (+8 total)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: candidate's child William Walter Glasgow (Glasgow-1026) is also a plausible father in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back)

Possible Father

Andrew GlasgowGlasgow-1319

Automated fit39/100

Weak Lead

Dates1645–?Generation43 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent

Strongest signals

plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

candidate's child William Glasgow (Glasgow-3974) is also a plausible father in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back)

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plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1714), 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's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Helen +8 (28 public profiles; sibling Helen Glasgow) (+8 total)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: candidate's child William Glasgow (Glasgow-3974) is also a plausible father in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back)

Possible mothers5 leads

Possible Mother

Marion GlasgowGlasgow-3025

Automated fit45/100

Moderate Lead

Dates1655–?Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent

Strongest signals

plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kirknewton west lothian (+10)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1714), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kirknewton west lothian (+10)
same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Helen +8 (28 public profiles; sibling Helen Glasgow) (+8 total)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Possible Mother

Helen GlasgowGlasgow-3024

Automated fit39/100

Weak Lead

Dates1652–?Generation36 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Child Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent

Strongest signals

plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kirknewton west lothian (+10)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

only broad locality, ordinary naming and chronology support the match (score capped at 39 until a higher-information tree or record clue is found)

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plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1714), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kirknewton west lothian (+10)
same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
candidate's given name recurs among another recorded child (+3; Helen occurs in 28 public profiles)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: only broad locality, ordinary naming and chronology support the match (score capped at 39 until a higher-information tree or record clue is found)

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Possible Mother

Isobel GlasgowGlasgow-2454

Automated fit38/100

Weak Lead

Dates1648–?Generation40 years age gapRecorded placesMid Calder, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · Mid CalderIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent

Strongest signals

plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1714), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1714), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
mapped Mid Calder is 3.9 km from the subject's birth-period Kirknewton — West Lothian (+3; one or both placements are unproved)
same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Helen +8 (28 public profiles; sibling Helen Glasgow) (+8 total)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Possible Mother

Margaret GlasgowGlasgow-3366

Automated fit37/100

Weak Lead

Dates1643–?Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent

Strongest signals

possible 45-year parent-child age gap (+10)
same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kirknewton west lothian (+10)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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possible 45-year parent-child age gap (+10)
candidate's birth is 71 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1714), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: kirknewton west lothian (+10)
same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Helen +8 (28 public profiles; sibling Helen Glasgow) (+8 total)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Possible Mother

Jonet GlasgowGlasgow-3099

Automated fit36/100

Weak Lead

Dates1653–?Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · EdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent

Strongest signals

plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1714), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1714), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
mapped Edinburgh is 16.2 km from the subject's birth-period Kirknewton — West Lothian (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Helen +8 (28 public profiles; sibling Helen Glasgow) (+8 total)
3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

James GlasgowGlasgow-3104

Automated fit43/100

Similar Person

Dates1689–?PlacesKilwinning, Ayrshire, ScotlandParent 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

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Same-name candidate

James GlasgowGlasgow-1547

Automated fit40/100

Similar Person

Dates1702–?PlacesKirknewton, Linlithgowshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed

Why it may fit

same first and last name (+18)
birth years within 14 (+2)
shared recorded place (+20)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail

same first and last name (+18)
birth years within 14 (+2)
shared recorded place (+20)

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. 1688

Profile-stated birthplace: Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland

Kirknewton — West Lothian

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-3526

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement/parish 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.

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-3526 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-04-27.

Profile location claims

Event	Date	Location	Status
birth	—	Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland	WikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

Relationship	Person	WikiTree ID	Dates and places returned
Children	Helen Glasgow	Glasgow-3527	1714-09-11 · Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
Children	John Glasgow	Glasgow-3525	1717-03-31 · Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Biography James was born in 1688. Sources
- "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-6JT : 16 September 2021), John Glasgow, 1717.

Profile source citations

"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-6JT : 16 September 2021), John Glasgow, 1717. source link 1

Full captured biography text

Biography
James was born in 1688. 
Sources
* "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-6JT : 16 September 2021), John Glasgow, 1717.

Raw WikiTree biography markup

== Biography ==

James was born in 1688. 
== Sources ==
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* "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-6JT : 16 September 2021), John Glasgow, 1717.