Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

David Glasgow

before 1755 – ?

Glasgow-3593 · 1 mapped association

Rathdowney townland — County Laois (estimated)→Death place unknown
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
3Close relations
3Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
before 1755 · Rathdowney townland — County Laois (estimated)
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Anne (Ford) Glasgow
Children
Margaret GlasgowThomas Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3593
Research clusters
Rathdowney County Laois profile family
Mapped descendants
4

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 positionThomas Glasgow (1777)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionMargaret Glasgow (1774)
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 0 support · 0 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.

Estimate and relationship notes
  • Estimated from the earliest mapped residence record (c.1755).

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 fit21/100
Weak Lead
Dates1712–?Generationnominally 43 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Broad Migration · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Mary (Crauford) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (34) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • 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); candidate's household recorded Mary Glasgow in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland within 4 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 43 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Mary (Crauford) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (34) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Michael +14 (6 public profiles; subject branch: Michael Glasgow; candidate branch: Michael Glasgow) (+14 total)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): canada

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate's household recorded Mary Glasgow in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland within 4 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Automated fit18/100
Weak Lead
Dates1715–?Generationat most 40 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland · EdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 40 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Thomas in 86 profiles)

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 most 40 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Thomas in 86 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 fit12/100
Weak Lead
Dates1700–?Generationnominally 55 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesLivingston, West Lothian, Scotland · Livingston — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 55 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Thomas in 86 profiles)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 55 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Thomas in 86 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing)

Automated fit9/100
Weak Lead
Dates1725–?Generationat most 30 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 30 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1743–1757) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate's household recorded William Glasgow in Livingston, Linlithgowshire, Scotland within 2 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 30 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1743–1757) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Thomas in 86 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate's household recorded William Glasgow in Livingston, Linlithgowshire, Scotland within 2 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Automated fit21/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1731–1793Generationat most 24 years age gapRecorded placesKilwaughter, Larne, County Antrim, Ireland · Newberry, South Carolina, United States · KilwaughterIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Migration · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Mary (Crosier) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+3)

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 most 24 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Mary (Crosier) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit37/100
Weak Lead
Dates1715–?Generationnominally 40 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Collateral Naming · Great-Grandparent Name Echo · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 40 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Michael +16 (6 public profiles; niece/nephew Michael Glasgow, sibling Michael Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+16 total)

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 nominally 40 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Michael +16 (6 public profiles; niece/nephew Michael Glasgow, sibling Michael Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+16 total)
  • candidate's parents' names recur among the subject's grandchildren: Michael +7 (+7 total; weak multigeneration clue)

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

Automated fit37/100
Weak Lead
Dates1710–?Generationat most 45 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Collateral Naming · Great-Grandparent Name Echo · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 45 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Michael +16 (6 public profiles; niece/nephew Michael Glasgow, sibling Michael Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+16 total)

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 most 45 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Michael +16 (6 public profiles; niece/nephew Michael Glasgow, sibling Michael Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+16 total)
  • candidate's parents' names recur among the subject's grandchildren: Michael +7 (+7 total; weak multigeneration clue)

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 fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1706–?Generationnominally 49 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Collateral Naming · Great-Grandparent Name Echo · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • less typical 49-year parent-child age gap (+2)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Michael +16 (6 public profiles; niece/nephew Michael Glasgow, sibling Michael Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+16 total)

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

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  • less typical 49-year parent-child age gap (+2)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Michael +16 (6 public profiles; niece/nephew Michael Glasgow, sibling Michael Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+16 total)
  • candidate's parents' names recur among the subject's grandchildren: Michael +7 (+7 total; weak multigeneration clue)

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

Automated fit21/100
Weak Lead
Dates1721–?Generationat most 34 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Broad Migration · Candidate-Family Tradition · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 34 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate's household recorded Mary Glasgow in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland within 4 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 34 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Michael +14 (6 public profiles; subject branch: Michael Glasgow; candidate branch: Michael Glasgow) (+14 total)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): canada
  • the candidate's own child family has 2 known-position naming matches (+3; branch-level validation)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate's household recorded Mary Glasgow in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland within 4 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Automated fit19/100
Weak Lead
Dates1700–?Generationat most 55 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Collateral Naming · Great-Grandparent Name Echo · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Michael +16 (6 public profiles; niece/nephew Michael Glasgow, sibling Michael Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+16 total)
  • candidate's parents' names recur among the subject's grandchildren: Michael +7 (+7 total; weak multigeneration clue)

chronologically conflicting 55-year parent-child age gap (−8); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1774), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Michael +16 (6 public profiles; niece/nephew Michael Glasgow, sibling Michael Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+16 total)
  • candidate's parents' names recur among the subject's grandchildren: Michael +7 (+7 total; weak multigeneration clue)

Deductions and cautions: chronologically conflicting 55-year parent-child age gap (−8); 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

David GlasgowGlasgow-1644

Automated fit34/100
Similar Person
Dates1836–1915PlacesKillycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom → Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • matching child name: Margaret Glasgow
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: Thomas

record-derived birth estimates differ by 81; retained without deduction

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • matching child name: Margaret Glasgow
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: Thomas

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 81; retained without deduction

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

David GlasgowGlasgow-1647

Automated fit32/100
Similar Person
Dates1836–1883PlacesKillycurragh, Derryloran, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom → Ballynagilly, Lissan, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • matching child name: Margaret Glasgow

record-derived birth estimates differ by 81; retained without deduction

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • matching child name: Margaret Glasgow

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 81; retained without deduction

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
c.1755

Parent of Margaret-3594 and Thomas-3592

Rathdowney townland — County Laois

One-Tree attaches David as father of two profiles whose births are placed at Rathdowney. The point represents family context; the export does not directly state David's residence or birthplace.

One-Tree relational contextunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3593

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Inferred family-location point

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.4 claims
1Derivative
1Tree Only
1Unknown

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.4 open

Which records prove the subject's identity across events?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: Not specified

Which original or indexed records identify the parents?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: A contemporary record explicitly identifying the parent or parents.

Which spouses and children are directly supported by records?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: Not specified

What conflicts or same-name conflations must be resolved?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: Not specified

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.3 sources

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

  1. derivative "Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37J-FNN6 : Sat Mar 29 09:11:05 UTC 2025), Entry for David Glascow and Anne Ford, 14 Sep 1773.
  2. unknown https://irelandxo.com/ireland/laois/rathdowney-laois/message-board/searching-information-parents-thomas-glasgow
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3593
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-3593 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-07-08.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
marriage1773-09-14Rathdowney, Queen's County, IrelandWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenMargaret GlasgowGlasgow-35941774-07-05 · Rathdowney, Queen's County, Ireland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenThomas GlasgowGlasgow-35921777-05-01 · Rathdowney, Queen's County, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SpousesAnne GlasgowFord-281751759-00-00 · 0000-00-00 · 1773-09-14 · Rathdowney, Queen's County, Ireland

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. "Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37J-FNN6 : Sat Mar 29 09:11:05 UTC 2025), Entry for David Glascow and Anne Ford, 14 Sep 1773. source link 1
  2. https://irelandxo.com/ireland/laois/rathdowney-laois/message-board/searching-information-parents-thomas-glasgow source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
David was born before 1755 "Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37J-FNN6 : Sat Mar 29 09:11:05 UTC 2025), Entry for David Glascow and Anne Ford, 14 Sep 1773. 
Research Notes
Possibly David Glasgow (1744-)
Sources
* https://irelandxo.com/ireland/laois/rathdowney-laois/message-board/searching-information-parents-thomas-glasgow
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

David was born before 1755<ref>"Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37J-FNN6 : Sat Mar 29 09:11:05 UTC 2025), Entry for David Glascow and Anne Ford, 14 Sep 1773.</ref>

== Research Notes ==

Possibly [[Glasgow-3456|David Glasgow (1744-)]]

== Sources ==
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* https://irelandxo.com/ireland/laois/rathdowney-laois/message-board/searching-information-parents-thomas-glasgow