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Catalogue · 27 Sep 2026

Researched biography · Glasgow-3589

Marjorie Glasgow

c. 1575 (inherited estimated date and place; the testament establishes neither a birth event nor Marjorie's birthplace)

Hirmanscheillis, Midlothian, Scotland

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About Marjorie

The testament names Marjory as John Glasgow's lawful child. It does not establish her inherited c.1575 birth estimate or Hirmanscheillis location, a later identity, or Margaret Hutcheson's maternity.

Birthc. 1575 (inherited estimated date and place; the testament establishes neither a birth event nor Marjorie's birthplace) · Hirmanscheillis, Midlothian, Scotland
DeathDate not established
LocalityHirmanscheillis, Midlothian, Scotland
Last reviewed21 September 2026

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What the research found

Summary of the research

Overall conclusion

The accepted human reading of John Glasgow's CC8/8/5 testament names Katherine and Marjory (m[ar]iory) as John's lawful children and executors-dative. The earlier model reading Androw/Andrew is superseded and is not a competing current reading. The testament therefore supports Marjorie as a named lawful child of John Glasgow (Glasgow-3181).

The record does not establish a later adult identity, a birth or death date, or a birth/death place for Marjorie, and the possessive before lauchfull barnis is not securely distinguished as his or thair, so Margaret's maternity is not securely proved.

Because no evidenced replacement parents are available, retain the attached John Glasgow (Glasgow-3181) and Margaret Hutcheson (Hutcheson-1656), marking the father relationship proved and the mother relationship uncertain.

What the records show

Source findings
Source Finding Assessment
National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh Commissary Court, CC8/8/5, images 276–277; published index, p. 109 The accepted human reading names Katherine and Marjory (m[ar]iory) as John's lawful children and executors-dative. The earlier model reading Androw/Andrew is superseded. Names Marjorie as a lawful child of John; does not prove a later adult identity, her vital dates, or Margaret's maternity.
FamilySearch, “England, Deaths and Burials, 1538–1991,” Margaret Glasko, Norwich, 22 August 1588 A Margaret Glasko was buried in Norwich. A real but excluded lead: different forename, no Scottish household bridge, and no evidence that this profile represents her.

Identity and family

Relationship and identity assessment
  • John Glasgow-3181: proved father in the testament's lawful-children clause.
  • Margaret/Hutcheson-1656: documented widow of John; retain as an uncertain mother because the possessive before lauchfull barnis is unresolved.
  • Katherine Glasgow-3590: a proved child in the same source household and a probable sibling; the record names them together.
  • The superseded Andrew reading does not establish another child or an identity lead to Glasgow-3163. Do not rename or merge Marjorie to Andrew.
Duplicate audit — 8 September 2026

The complete John-household search establishes Glasgow-3589 as the profile created for the Marjorie reading. Do not merge or rename Glasgow-3589 to Andrew.

Still open

Questions the records have not yet answered, suggested next searches and suggested corrections.

Recommended amendments

Correct the biography to the accepted Marjorie reading, retain both attached parents with the father proved and the mother uncertain, and keep the Norwich citation as an explicitly excluded lead. Do not delete attached parents unless a sourced replacement identity is established.

Unresolved priorities

Search for an independent record of a Marjorie Glasgow in this household to establish her later identity, dates and place.

Family and relationships

Unless a link is marked otherwise, the family links below come from the WikiTree family tree and have not yet been checked against original records.

Parents 2✓ John Glasgowc. 1540–November 1576Margaret (Hutcheson) Glasgow1550–date not established
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
John Glasgow
c. 1540–November 1576
fatherDocumented fatherThe maintained research assesses this relationship; the linked record and qualification explain what is established.
Margaret (Hutcheson) Glasgow
1550–date not established
motherPossible motherThe maintained research assesses this relationship; the linked record and qualification explain what is established.
Brothers and sisters 1Katherine Glasgowbefore 1575–date not established
Person and datesRelationshipCurrent assessmentWhy this relationship is shown
Katherine Glasgow
before 1575–date not established
siblingUnassessed sibling linkFrom the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Life and records

Explore the dated recordsChronology, roles and locations

Historical chronology

Profile-stated birthplace: Hirmanscheillis, Midlothian, Scotland

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Hirmanscheillis — Midlothian locality unresolved

Record detail

The profile snapshot records this fact, but it is not an independent historical record; the linked historical evidence is assessed separately.

Birth

Subject

Life events

Hirmanscheillis, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

The only source so far is the WikiTree profile itselfReferences and source limitations
  1. Profile-stated birthplace: Hirmanscheillis, Midlothian, Scotland

    b. 1575 · Hirmanscheillis — Midlothian locality unresolved · Source association

    The profile snapshot records this fact, but it is not an independent historical record; the linked historical evidence is assessed separately.

Each entry is a separately identified record. Shared URLs may represent one transcription or search page containing more than one record; they are not independent confirmations.

Suggested profile text

WikiTree profile and prepared draft

WikiTree profile text

The prepared text for the public WikiTree profile, kept here so it can be compared with the current profile.

The prepared amendment is already on WikiTree; no pending biography change.

Compared with Glasgow-3589, captured 2026-09-30 · unknown revision.

Current captured WikiTree biography

Read-only capture used for the comparison above.

Side-by-side comparison of the live and replacement profiles

No biography changes in this draft.

Current profileReplacement profile
Current profile1== Biography ==
Replacement profile1== Biography ==
Current profile2
Replacement profile2
Current profile3Marjorie Glasgow was born before 1576. She was a lawful daughter of [[Glasgow-3181|John Glasgow]] in Hirmanscheillis and Margaret Hoghame, represented on WikiTree by [[Hutcheson-1656|Margaret Hutcheson]].
Replacement profile3Marjorie Glasgow was born before 1576. She was a lawful daughter of [[Glasgow-3181|John Glasgow]] in Hirmanscheillis and Margaret Hoghame, represented on WikiTree by [[Hutcheson-1656|Margaret Hutcheson]].
Current profile4
Replacement profile4
Current profile5John's testament dative, processed in 1577, records that Margaret Hoghame gave up his inventory on behalf of their lawful children Katherine and Marjorie Glasgow, who were appointed executors-dative.<ref name="JohnTestament">National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh Commissary Court, CC8/8/5, images 276–277, testament dative of John Glasgow in Hirmanscheillis, processed 1577; working transcription of the original manuscript.</ref>
Replacement profile5John's testament dative, processed in 1577, records that Margaret Hoghame gave up his inventory on behalf of their lawful children Katherine and Marjorie Glasgow, who were appointed executors-dative.<ref name="JohnTestament">National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh Commissary Court, CC8/8/5, images 276–277, testament dative of John Glasgow in Hirmanscheillis, processed 1577; working transcription of the original manuscript.</ref>
Current profile6
Replacement profile6
Current profile7== Research Notes ==
Replacement profile7== Research Notes ==
Current profile8
Replacement profile8
Current profile9=== Name reading ===
Replacement profile9=== Name reading ===
Current profile10
Replacement profile10
Current profile11The second child's forename is read from the manuscript as ''m[ar]iory'', modernised as Marjorie, following the accepted human reading of the original register (NRS CC8/8/5, images 276–277). The earlier model reading "Androw" is superseded and is not a competing current reading. Accepting the name does not by itself establish a later adult identity for this Marjorie.
Replacement profile11The second child's forename is read from the manuscript as ''m[ar]iory'', modernised as Marjorie, following the accepted human reading of the original register (NRS CC8/8/5, images 276–277). The earlier model reading "Androw" is superseded and is not a competing current reading. Accepting the name does not by itself establish a later adult identity for this Marjorie.
Current profile12
Replacement profile12
Current profile13=== Maternity ===
Replacement profile13=== Maternity ===
Current profile14
Replacement profile14
Current profile15The testament calls Katherine and Marjorie John's lawful bairns and names Margaret as John's widow, but the possessive before "lauchfull barnis" is not securely distinguished as "his" or "thair", so Margaret's maternity is not securely proved and remains unproven pending direct evidence.
Replacement profile15The testament calls Katherine and Marjorie John's lawful bairns and names Margaret as John's widow, but the possessive before "lauchfull barnis" is not securely distinguished as "his" or "thair", so Margaret's maternity is not securely proved and remains unproven pending direct evidence.
Current profile16
Replacement profile16
Current profile17An earlier version associated this profile with a Margaret Glasko buried at Norwich, England, on 22 August 1588.<ref name="Norwich">"England, Deaths and Burials, 1538–1991", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J87G-3P8), entry for Margaret Glasko, 22 August 1588.</ref> That record concerns Margaret, while the Scottish testament names this daughter Marjorie; no record connects the Norwich burial to the Hirmanscheillis family. It is therefore retained here only as an excluded same-name lead.
Replacement profile17An earlier version associated this profile with a Margaret Glasko buried at Norwich, England, on 22 August 1588.<ref name="Norwich">"England, Deaths and Burials, 1538–1991", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J87G-3P8), entry for Margaret Glasko, 22 August 1588.</ref> That record concerns Margaret, while the Scottish testament names this daughter Marjorie; no record connects the Norwich burial to the Hirmanscheillis family. It is therefore retained here only as an excluded same-name lead.
Current profile18
Replacement profile18
Current profile19== Sources ==
Replacement profile19== Sources ==
Current profile20<references />
Replacement profile20<references />
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Research notes as originally written

Current conclusion

The accepted human reading of John Glasgow's `CC8/8/5` testament names
Katherine and **Marjory** (`m[ar]iory`) as John's lawful children and
executors-dative. The earlier model reading Androw/Andrew is superseded and is
not a competing current reading. The testament therefore supports Marjorie as a
named lawful child of
[John Glasgow (Glasgow-3181)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3181).

The record does not establish a later adult identity, a birth or death date, or
a birth/death place for Marjorie, and the possessive before *lauchfull barnis*
is not securely distinguished as *his* or *thair*, so Margaret's maternity is
not securely proved.

Because no evidenced replacement parents are available, retain the attached
[John Glasgow (Glasgow-3181)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-3181) and
[Margaret Hutcheson (Hutcheson-1656)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hutcheson-1656),
marking the father relationship proved and the mother relationship uncertain.

Source findings

| Source | Finding | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh Commissary Court, `CC8/8/5`, images 276–277; [published index, p. 109](https://archive.org/details/commissariotreco16scot/page/n117/mode/2up?q=Glasgow) | The accepted human reading names Katherine and Marjory (`m[ar]iory`) as John's lawful children and executors-dative. The earlier model reading Androw/Andrew is superseded. | Names Marjorie as a lawful child of John; does not prove a later adult identity, her vital dates, or Margaret's maternity. |
| [FamilySearch, “England, Deaths and Burials, 1538–1991,” Margaret Glasko, Norwich, 22 August 1588](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J87G-3P8) | A Margaret Glasko was buried in Norwich. | A real but excluded lead: different forename, no Scottish household bridge, and no evidence that this profile represents her. |

Relationship and identity assessment

- John Glasgow-3181: **proved father** in the testament's lawful-children clause.
- Margaret/Hutcheson-1656: **documented widow** of John; retain as an **uncertain**
  mother because the possessive before *lauchfull barnis* is unresolved.
- Katherine Glasgow-3590: a proved child in the same source household and a
  probable sibling; the record names them together.
- The superseded Andrew reading does not establish another child or an
  identity lead to Glasgow-3163. Do not rename or merge Marjorie to Andrew.

Duplicate audit — 8 September 2026

The complete John-household search establishes Glasgow-3589 as the profile
created for the Marjorie reading. Do not merge or rename Glasgow-3589 to Andrew.

Recommended amendments

Correct the biography to the accepted Marjorie reading, retain both attached
parents with the father proved and the mother uncertain, and keep the Norwich
citation as an explicitly excluded lead. Do not delete attached parents unless a
sourced replacement identity is established.

Unresolved priorities

Search for an independent record of a Marjorie Glasgow in this household to
establish her later identity, dates and place.
Automated parent comparison (research aid, not a recommendation)

Stored scores are preserved for audit only. They are not probabilities or genealogical evidence, and a reviewed exclusion remains excluded.

  • George Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • Geillis Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • Katherine (Glasgow) Weir: 0/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • Margaret Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • Elizat Stevinsoun: 0/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • Isabella Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • Ninian Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • Archibald Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • Robert Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: competing linked parent
  • Stephen Glasgow: 0/100 · Stored classification: conflicting tree generation
Research data and downloads

Person data (JSON) · Family network

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