Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

William Glasgow

before 1840-01-01 – c. 1901-01-01

Glasgow-3671 · 1 mapped association

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom→Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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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
before 1840-01-01 · Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death
c. 1901-01-01 · Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Alice Duncan
Children
Ada (Glasgow) Cameron
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3671
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
1

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 positionAda (Glasgow) Cameron (1860)
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 fit14/100
Weak Lead
Dates1816–1894Generationat most 24 years age gapRecorded placesTennessee · Union County, IllinoisIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 24 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); no known spouse has a plausible maternal age at the subject's birth (−6; an unknown spouse remains possible)

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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 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father William Glasgow shares the subject's common given name (+2; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, William in 223 public profiles; WikiTree: relationship status unmarked; weak alone)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); no known spouse has a plausible maternal age at the subject's birth (−6; an unknown spouse remains possible)

Automated fit11/100
Weak Lead
Dates1795–?Generationnominally 45 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesBarony, Lanarkshire, Scotland · Calton, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · Lanarkshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Janet (Thomson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 45 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)

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

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 45 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Janet (Thomson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit10/100
Weak Lead
Dates1792–1865Generationat most 48 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone, Ireland · Gortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom · Gortin townland — Oritor/DerryloranIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Migration · Collateral Naming · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Ann (McCormack) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (45) at the subject's birth (+3)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 48 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Ann (McCormack) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (45) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ada +14 (7 public profiles; niece/nephew Ada (Glasgow) Atcheson) (+14 total)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): new zealand

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Automated fit8/100
Weak Lead
Dates1816–?Generationnominally 24 years; true gap uncertain age gapRecorded placesEdinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · EdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 24 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of nominally 24 years; true gap uncertain (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)

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

Automated fit8/100
Weak Lead
Dates1795–?Generationat most 45 years age gapRecorded placesKilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland · Ayrshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), 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)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

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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 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit19/100
Weak Lead
Dates1831–1900Generationnominally 9 years; approximate dates permit about 15–19 years age gapRecorded placesNew BrunswickIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • 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 29 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ada +14 (7 public profiles; sibling Ada Atcheson) (+14 total)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (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 29 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ada +14 (7 public profiles; sibling Ada Atcheson) (+14 total)

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit6/100
Weak Lead
Dates1794–1847Generationat most 46 years age gapRecorded placesSouth Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJames GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 46 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • subject birth boundary overlaps children attributed to the same parental couple (1817–1855) (+3; other parent James Glasgow)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 46 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject birth boundary overlaps children attributed to the same parental couple (1817–1855) (+3; other parent James Glasgow)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Ada +14 (7 public profiles; subject branch: Ada (Glasgow) Cameron; candidate branch: Ada Lutitia (Glasgow) Dempsey) (+14 total)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit3/100
Weak Lead
Dates1817–1892Generationat most 23 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · New Brunswick, Canada · County Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 23 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Ada +14 (7 public profiles; subject branch: Ada (Glasgow) Cameron; candidate branch: Ada (Glasgow) Atcheson) (+14 total)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 23 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Ada +14 (7 public profiles; subject branch: Ada (Glasgow) Cameron; candidate branch: Ada (Glasgow) Atcheson) (+14 total)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1790–1871Generationat most 50 years age gapRecorded placesBallymoney, County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom · Tamlaght O'Crilly civil parishIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • less typical 50-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): Ada +14 (7 public profiles; niece/nephew Ada (Glasgow) Atcheson) (+14 total)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • less typical 50-year parent-child age gap (+2)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), 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): Ada +14 (7 public profiles; niece/nephew Ada (Glasgow) Atcheson) (+14 total)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Automated fit14/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1820–?Generationat most 20 years age gapRecorded placesCarrigaline — County CorkIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 20 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 most 20 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1860), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

William GlasgowGlasgow-1910

Automated fit48/100
Similar Person
Dates1840–1908PlacesIreland, United Kingdom → Greenwood Township, St. Clair, Michigan, United StatesParent 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

William GlasgowGlasgow-3836

Automated fit48/100
Similar Person
Dates1840–?PlacesKirkurdParent 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
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.3 claims
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.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. unknown is my great-great grandfather - don't know actual birth death dates
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3671
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-3671 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-09-09.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United KingdomWikiTree profile field
death—Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United KingdomWikiTree profile field
marriage1855-00-00Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United KingdomWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenAda CameronGlasgow-36771860-00-00 · Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00 · Dunedin, New Zealand
SpousesAliceDuncan-274151840-01-01 · Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1860-01-01 · 1855-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography is my great grand father William was born before 1840. He passed away about 1901. Sources

    • is my great-great grandfather - don't know actual birth death dates

Profile source citations

  1. is my great-great grandfather - don't know actual birth death dates
Full captured biography text
Biography
is my great grand father
William was born before 1840. He passed away about 1901.
Sources
* is my great-great grandfather - don't know actual birth death dates
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
is my great grand father
William was born before 1840.  He passed away about 1901.
== Sources ==
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* is my great-great grandfather - don't know actual birth death dates