Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Joseph Glasgow

before 1802 – ?

Glasgow-3956 · 1 mapped association

Birthplace unknown→Death place unknown
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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
before 1802 · Place not recorded
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Robert Glasgowuncertain
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Mary Montgomery Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3956
Research clusters
Recent WikiTree profile additions (August 2026)
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 positionMary Montgomery Glasgow (1820)
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 fit24/100
Weak Lead
Dates1779–?Generationat most 23 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: location not supplied profile holding point (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Janet (Thomson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (19) at the subject's birth (+3)

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)

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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 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: location not supplied profile holding point (+10)
  • known spouse Janet (Thomson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (19) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → William Glasgow (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving)

Automated fit17/100
Weak Lead
Dates1777–1869Generationat most 25 years age gapRecorded placesMaryland · Salt Creek Township, Davis, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Margaret (Jameson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (24) at the subject's birth (+3)

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); 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 25 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Margaret (Jameson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (24) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: John Glasgow → Samuel Glasgow (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1780–1856Generationat most 22 years age gapRecorded placesRockbridge, Virginia, United States · Rock ridge, Virginia, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 22 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); 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 22 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Joseph (+5; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 39 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1763–1816Generationat most 39 years age gapRecorded placesLarne, County Antrim, Ireland · County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom · LarneIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Elizabeth Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (37) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → William Glasgow (+3)

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); 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 39 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
  • known spouse Elizabeth Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (37) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → William Glasgow (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit14/100
Weak Lead
Dates1771–?Generationat most 31 years age gapRecorded placesLincolnshire, EnglandIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Charlotte (Unknown) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (41) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → William Glasgow (+3)

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); 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 31 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Charlotte (Unknown) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (41) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → William Glasgow (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit68/100
Strong Multi-Factor Lead
Dates1783–?Generationat most 19 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Exact Sibling Profiles · Parental Couple Structure · Sibling Parental CoupleSame-spouse child windowRobert GlascoCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate is already linked as parent of 5 exact subject sibling profiles (+32): Robert Glasgow Sr, Samuel Glasgow, Margaret Glasgow, John Glasgow, Unknown (Glasgow) Young
  • candidate's birth is 37 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate is the spouse of the linked opposite-sex parent (+8; tree couple clue)

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

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  • candidate is the spouse of the linked opposite-sex parent (+8; tree couple clue)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 19 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 37 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • subject birth boundary overlaps children attributed to the same parental couple (1801–1822) (+3; other parent Robert Glasco)
  • candidate is already linked as parent of 5 exact subject sibling profiles (+32): Robert Glasgow Sr, Samuel Glasgow, Margaret Glasgow, John Glasgow, Unknown (Glasgow) Young
  • the candidate and the subject's linked father Robert Glasco are jointly recorded as parents of 5 exact sibling profiles (+14; strong couple-structure clue)

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

Automated fit20/100
Weak Lead
Dates1773–1858Generationat most 29 years age gapRecorded placesAntrim, County Antrim, Ireland · Racavan, County Antrim, Ireland · County Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationSame-spouse child windowJohn GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → Jane Glasgow (+3)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 29 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 29 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject birth boundary overlaps children attributed to the same parental couple (1799–1815) (+3; other parent John Glasgow)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → Jane Glasgow (+3)

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 fit14/100
Weak Lead
Dates1785–1853Generationat most 17 years age gapRecorded placesRockbridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia · Seaman, Adams County, Ohio, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → Jane Glasgow (+3)
  • candidate's birth is 35 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 17 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 17 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 35 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → Jane Glasgow (+3)

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

Automated fit14/100
Weak Lead
Dates1783–1848Generationat most 19 years age gapRecorded placesCookstownIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → Jane Glasgow (+3)
  • candidate's birth is 37 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 19 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 19 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 37 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → Jane Glasgow (+3)

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

Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1750–?Generationat most 52 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → Jane Glasgow (+3)

chronologically conflicting 52-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 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1820), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Glasgow → Jane Glasgow (+3)

Deductions and cautions: chronologically conflicting 52-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.

Automated fit38/100
Similar Person
Dates1807–1886PlacesBrush Creek Township, Adams, Ohio, United States → Washington, Washington, Iowa, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: Mary

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: Mary

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

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Same-name candidate

Joseph GlasgowGlasgow-714

Automated fit38/100
Similar Person
Dates1880–1920PlacesPlaces not recordedParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 78; retained without deduction

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 78; 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

Latest case researchThe current conclusion from the durable research case file.Updated

Current conclusion

Glasgow-3956 · updated 2026-08-10

The 1862 marriage formerly used to create or support this profile was misread. [[Glasgow-3957|Mary Glasgow]]'s father is Hugh Glasgow, weaver, not Joseph Glasgow. The record therefore supplies no evidence that this Joseph existed, was Mary's father, or was a son of [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]].

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.9 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.

Case-file assessments

Relationship correction

Glasgow-3956 · updated 2026-08-10

  • Detach [[Glasgow-3957|Mary Glasgow]] as Joseph's daughter.
  • Detach [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]] as Joseph's father.
  • If no independent source for Joseph exists on the live profile, treat

[[Glasgow-3956]] as an unsupported record-created profile requiring removal or repurposing, not as a member of the family.

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_1862/09623/5489617.pdf)
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3956
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-3956 was captured 2026-08-11T11:27:28+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-10.

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsRobert GlasgowGlasgow-13671779-00-00 · County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenMary MontgomeryGlasgow-39571820-00-00 · Ireland · 1898-00-00 · Crankill, Craigs, County Antrim, Ireland
SiblingsMargaret WintersGlasgow-10531801-00-00 · Dunaghy, Kilconway, Antrim · 0000-00-00
SiblingsRobert Glasgow SrGlasgow-10491811-00-00 · Donbought, Dunaghy, Antrim, Ireland · 1888-01-10 · Plainfield, Will, Illinois, United States
SiblingsWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-13871811-00-00 · Dunaghy, Killcondray, Antrim · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJohn GlasgowGlasgow-31401813-00-00 · Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsUnknown YoungGlasgow-39551818-00-00 · 0000-00-00
SiblingsSamuel GlasgowGlasgow-10521822-00-00 · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1862/09623/5489617.pdf) source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Hugh was born in 1801. He is the uncertain son of John Glasgow.
Sources
* (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1862/09623/5489617.pdf)
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

Hugh was born in 1801. He is the uncertain son of [[Glasgow-1022|John Glasgow]].
== Sources ==
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* (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1862/09623/5489617.pdf)