Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

James Glasgow

before 1880 – ?

Glasgow-3703 · 1 mapped association

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom→Death place unknown
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
1Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
before 1880 · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Unknown Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3703
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 positionUnknown Glasgow (1899)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
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 fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1855–1923Generationat most 25 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom · EdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Local Sibling Birth · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: edinburgh (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Redhead) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+3)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 25 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: edinburgh (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate has another child, Elizabeth Steele Redhead Glasgow, born 13 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+2; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Redhead) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+3)

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

Automated fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1832–?Generationat most 48 years age gapRecorded placesHaddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United KingdomIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Christina (Cumming) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (38) at the subject's birth (+3)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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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 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom is 25.5 km from the subject's birth-period Edinburgh (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Christina (Cumming) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (38) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • 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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1832–1884Generationat most 48 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburghIndependent 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: edinburgh (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 48 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 most 48 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: edinburgh (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate has another child, Isabella Lawson Glasgow, born 15 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 fit11/100
Weak Lead
Dates1839–?Generationat most 41 years age gapRecorded placesCrichton, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom · Midlothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Mary Anne (Leitch) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (41) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 41 years (+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 at most 41 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Mary Anne (Leitch) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (41) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)

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

Automated fit11/100
Weak Lead
Dates1832–?Generationat most 48 years age gapRecorded placesCrichton, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom · Midlothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Mary Ann (Leitch) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (48) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 48 years (+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 at most 48 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Mary Ann (Leitch) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (48) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1857–?Generationat most 23 years age gapRecorded placesWallsend, Northumberland, England, United KingdomIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Local Sibling Birth · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), 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)
  • candidate has another child, Elizabeth Steele Redhead Glasgow, born 13 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+2; possible sibling-household clue)

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 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has another child, Elizabeth Steele Redhead Glasgow, born 13 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+2; possible sibling-household clue)

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

Automated fit24/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1850–?Generationat most 30 years age gapRecorded placesSaint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom · EdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: edinburgh (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), 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)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • 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 (1899), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: edinburgh (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit24/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1842–?Generationat most 38 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · EdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent 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 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 38 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 38 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), 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)

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

Automated fit24/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1842–?Generationat most 38 years age gapRecorded placesSaint George, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · EdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: edinburgh (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 38 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 38 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: edinburgh (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

Automated fit24/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1842–?Generationat most 38 years age gapRecorded placesEdinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · EdinburghIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent 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 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 38 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 38 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1899), 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)

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-3476

Automated fit48/100
Similar Person
Dates1880–?PlacesBallymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, United KingdomParent 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
Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1878–1946PlacesIdaville, Lincoln Township, White, Indiana, United States → Bluff Point, Pike Township, Jay, Indiana, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

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.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1880

Profile-stated birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh

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-3703

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.2 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 "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLS7-Y9SC : Fri Mar 08 04:30:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Glasgow and James Glasgow, 13 May 1899.
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3703
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-3703 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-09-29.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenUnknown GlasgowGlasgow-37021899-05-13 · Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLS7-Y9SC : Fri Mar 08 04:30:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Glasgow and James Glasgow, 13 May 1899. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
James was born before 1880. 
Sources
* "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLS7-Y9SC : Fri Mar 08 04:30:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Glasgow and James Glasgow, 13 May 1899.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

James was born before 1880. 
== Sources ==
<references />
* "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLS7-Y9SC : Fri Mar 08 04:30:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Glasgow and James Glasgow, 13 May 1899.