Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

William Glasgow

1820 – ?

Glasgow-3952 · 2 mapped associations

Ireland→County Limerick, Ireland
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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

2Mapped records
1Close relations
3Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1820 · Ireland
Death
Not recorded · County Limerick, Ireland
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Annie Mitchell Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3952
Research clusters
Recent WikiTree profile additions (August 2026)
Mapped descendants
0

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 positionAnnie Mitchell Glasgow (1838)
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 fit33/100
Weak Lead
Dates1779–?Generation41 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Janet (Thomson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (37) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Janet (Thomson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (37) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)

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

Automated fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1795–1860Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesCookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · Hamilton, Martin, North Carolina, United States · CookstownIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Nancy (Coburn) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Nancy (Coburn) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Annie +8 (24 public profiles; subject branch: Annie (Glasgow) Mitchell; candidate branch: Annie Clayton Glasgow) (+8 total)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit21/100
Weak Lead
Dates1799–1855Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesKillycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · Sandusky, Ohio, United States · Killycurragh townland — Oritor/DerryloranIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Nancy (Glendinning) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (17) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

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

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  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Nancy (Glendinning) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (17) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • 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 fit19/100
Weak Lead
Dates1804–1898Generation16 years age gapRecorded placesIreland, United Kingdom · Montober, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom · Kildress civil parishIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • known spouse Mary Anne (Henry) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate's birth is 34 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

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

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  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 34 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Mary Anne (Henry) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Annie +8 (24 public profiles; subject branch: Annie (Glasgow) Mitchell; candidate branch: Annie (Glasgow) Sherry) (+8 total)
  • 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: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1796–1883Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone, Ireland · Loy, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom · Loy townlandIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)

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

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • 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 fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1800–?Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesCookstownIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 38 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Annie +8 (24 public profiles; subject branch: Annie (Glasgow) Mitchell; candidate branch: Annie Clayton Glasgow) (+8 total)

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

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  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 38 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Annie +8 (24 public profiles; subject branch: Annie (Glasgow) Mitchell; candidate branch: Annie Clayton Glasgow) (+8 total)

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

Automated fit18/100
Weak Lead
Dates1802–1888Generation18 years age gapRecorded placesDerryloran, Cookstown Co Tyrone, Ireland · Montober, County Tyrone, Ireland · CookstownIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 36 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)

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

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  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 36 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Annie +8 (24 public profiles; subject branch: Annie (Glasgow) Mitchell; candidate branch: Annie (Glasgow) Sherry) (+8 total)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit17/100
Weak Lead
Dates1799–1837Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Antrim, Ireland · County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom · County Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), 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): Annie +8 (24 public profiles; niece/nephew Annie Coulson (Glasgow) Crawford) (+8 total)

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

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  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), 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): Annie +8 (24 public profiles; niece/nephew Annie Coulson (Glasgow) Crawford) (+8 total)

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

Automated fit13/100
Weak Lead
Dates1773–1858Generation47 years age gapRecorded placesAntrim, County Antrim, Ireland · Racavan, County Antrim, Ireland · County Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 47-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named William Glasgow (Glasgow-1778) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • possible 47-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Annie +12 (24 public profiles; subject branch: Annie (Glasgow) Mitchell; candidate branch: Annie Coulson (Glasgow) Crawford, Annie Ethel May (Glasgow) Sibbald; +4 repetition bonus) (+12 total)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named William Glasgow (Glasgow-1778) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit3/100
Weak Lead
Dates1810–1892Generationnominally 10 years; approximate dates permit about 15–20 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone, Ireland · Killycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · County Tyrone — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 10-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–20 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 28 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Annie +8 (24 public profiles; subject branch: Annie (Glasgow) Mitchell; candidate branch: Annie Glasgow) (+8 total)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • the nominal 10-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–20 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 28 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1838), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Annie +8 (24 public profiles; subject branch: Annie (Glasgow) Mitchell; candidate branch: Annie Glasgow) (+8 total)

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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-612

Automated fit65/100
Similar Person
Dates1822–1879PlacesIreland, United Kingdom → Middletown, Richmond, New York, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: Annie

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Same-name candidate

William GlasgowGlasgow-3497

Automated fit56/100
Similar Person
Dates1825–?PlacesIreland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • 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.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.2 records
1820

Recent-edit profile location: County Limerick — exact locality unproved

County Limerick — exact locality unproved

Added from the 6 August 2026 recent-edit reconciliation; profile fields are research leads, not source evidence.

Recent WikiTree profile leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3952

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: County-level representative point

1820

Recent-edit profile location: Ireland — exact locality unproved

Ireland — exact locality unproved

Added from the 6 August 2026 recent-edit reconciliation; profile fields are research leads, not source evidence.

Recent WikiTree profile leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3952

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Country-level representative point

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.3 claims
2Tree 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 https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1867/11507/8231940.pdf
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3952
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-3952 was captured 2026-08-07T10:30:45+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-05.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—IrelandWikiTree profile field
death—County Limerick, IrelandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenAnnie MitchellGlasgow-39511838-00-00 · County Limerick, Ireland · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1867/11507/8231940.pdf source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
William was born in 1820. 
Sources
* https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1867/11507/8231940.pdf
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

William was born in 1820. 
== Sources ==
<references />
* https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1867/11507/8231940.pdf