Individual research record
Mary (Glasgow) Montgomery
1820 – 1898
Glasgow-3957 · 2 mapped associations
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- Birth
- 1820 · Ireland
- Death
- 1898 · Crankill, Craigs, County Antrim, Ireland
- Parents
- Hugh Glasgowunmarked
- Spouses
- Thomas Montgomery
- Children
- John Montgomery
- Gender
- Female
- WikiTree
- Glasgow-3957
- 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
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.
Possible fathers5 leads
Possible Father
Alexander GlasgowGlasgow-544
- plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Sarah (Unknown) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (31) at the subject's birth (+7)
- same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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- plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1817–1827) (+6; other parent Sarah (Unknown) Glasgow)
- known spouse Sarah (Unknown) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (31) at the subject's birth (+7)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
Possible Father
David GlasgowGlasgow-2972
- plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Ann (Warwick) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (30) at the subject's birth (+7)
- a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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- plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
- a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
- known spouse Ann (Warwick) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (30) at the subject's birth (+7)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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Possible Father
James GlasgowGlasgow-3126
- plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Betsy A (Sleator) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
- same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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- plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
- another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
- known spouse Betsy A (Sleator) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
Possible Father
John GlasgowGlasgow-3443
- plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Mary (Unknown) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+7)
- same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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- plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
- known spouse Mary (Unknown) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+7)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
Possible Father
Robert GlasgowGlasgow-546
- plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Margaret (Cunningham) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (17) at the subject's birth (+7)
- same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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- plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
- known spouse Margaret (Cunningham) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (17) at the subject's birth (+7)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
Possible mothers5 leads
Possible Mother
Mary (Unknown) GlasgowUnknown-719714
- plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- weak broad-area overlap: antrim (+1; not a locality match)
- candidate and subject share the given name Mary (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 254 public profiles)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- weak broad-area overlap: antrim (+1; not a locality match)
- candidate and subject share the given name Mary (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 254 public profiles)
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
Possible Mother
Mary ArthurArthur-2480
- possible 46-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
- same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- possible 46-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
- a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
- candidate and subject share the given name Mary (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 254 public profiles)
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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Possible Mother
Mary GlasgowGlasgow-3989
- bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 37 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
- weak broad-area overlap: antrim (+1; not a locality match)
- candidate and subject share the given name Mary (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 254 public profiles)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 37 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
- weak broad-area overlap: antrim (+1; not a locality match)
- candidate and subject share the given name Mary (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 254 public profiles)
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
Possible Mother
Mary GlasgowGlasgow-3021
- possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- candidate and subject share the given name Mary (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 254 public profiles)
locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- candidate and subject share the given name Mary (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 254 public profiles)
Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible Mother
Mary Anne (Henry) GlasgowHenry-6408
- plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
- candidate and subject share the given name Mary (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 254 public profiles)
same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
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- plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
- candidate and subject share the given name Mary (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 254 public profiles)
Deductions and cautions: 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.
No sufficiently similar same-name person is currently indexed.
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
Mary married Thomas Montgomery in 1862 and named her father as Hugh Glasgow, weaver. Her age and locality strongly fit the Mary Glasgow described as [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]]'s niece in 1851. If the identification is correct, Hugh was Robert's brother. No compatible WikiTree profile for this Hugh has been identified.
Hugh Glasgow, 23, weaver of Liminary, married Ann Wilson in 1852, and Eliza Glasgow, 21, of Liminary, married William Montgomery in 1854. Both named a father Hugh Glasgow, weaver. They are proved children of an elder Hugh and are plausible siblings of Mary, but Mary's register supplies no residence and does not prove that all three named the same man.
Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.2 records
Recent-edit profile location: Crankill, Craigs, County Antrim — locality not yet geocoded
Crankill, Craigs, County Antrim — locality not yet geocoded
Added from the 6 August 2026 recent-edit reconciliation; profile fields are research leads, not source evidence.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3957
No sufficiently specific citation match found.
Precision: County-level representative point
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.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3957
No sufficiently specific citation match found.
Precision: Country-level representative point
Case-file source findingsSource extracts and analysis regenerated from findings.md.1 section(s)
Source findings
| Source | Finding | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 census, Glenleslie household 23 | Mary Glasgow, 34, unmarried, Antrim-born linen weaver, was Robert's niece. | Direct relationship to Robert; later identity remains inferential. |
| 1862 marriage register | Mary Glasgow, full age and unmarried, married Thomas Montgomery; her father was Hugh Glasgow, weaver. | Direct marriage and father evidence. Local copy. |
| 1898 death register | Mary Montgomery died at Crankill on 22 March 1898, aged 79; son John was informant. | Implies birth about 1818/19, close to the census niece's about 1816/17. Local copy. |
| Hugh Glasgow marriage, 1852 | Hugh, 23, weaver of Liminary, named father Hugh Glasgow, weaver. | Proves one child of the elder Hugh. |
| Eliza Glasgow marriage, 1854 | Eliza, 21, of Liminary, named father Hugh Glasgow, weaver. | Proves a second child and likely sibling of Hugh junior. |
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.5 claims
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
Detach [[Glasgow-3956|Joseph Glasgow]] as Mary's father. The register explicitly names Hugh. If this Mary is Robert's census niece, Hugh is Robert's probable brother. A second record linking Mary or Hugh specifically to Glenleslie is still required before that sibling relationship is treated as proved.
Mary's son John is proved only by his presence as informant at her 1898 death. No Ballymena birth, marriage, 1901 Crankill household, or age-compatible later record has yet connected a John Montgomery to parents Thomas Montgomery and Mary Glasgow. He may have been born before civil birth registration began in
- The inspected 1893 Ballymena death of a Thomas Montgomery describes a
widower and therefore cannot be Mary's husband, because Mary lived until 1898.
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.4 sources
Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.
- original General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1862/09623/5489617.pdf), Ballymena district, Thomas Montgomery and Mary Glasgow, 13 September 1862.
- original General Register Office of Ireland, civil death register (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1898/05842/4654852.pdf), Ballymena district, Mary Montgomery, 22 March 1898.
- original 1851 Census of Ireland (https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Dunaghy/Glenleslie/23/), Glenleslie household 23.
- tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3957
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced
WikiTree profile information
Glasgow-3957
Mary Montgomery
Updated 2026-08-19
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Glasgow-3957 was captured 2026-08-19T09:47:48+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-19.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | Ireland | WikiTree profile field |
| death | — | Crankill, Craigs, County Antrim, Ireland | WikiTree profile field |
| marriage | 1862-09-13 | Rasharkin, County Antrim, Ireland | WikiTree relationship field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents | Hugh Glasgow | Glasgow-3956 | 1802-00-00 · 0000-00-00 |
| Children | John Montgomery | Montgomery-24355 | 1863-00-00 · 0000-00-00 |
| Spouses | Thomas Montgomery | Montgomery-24354 | 1817-00-00 · 0000-00-00 · 1862-09-13 · Rasharkin, County Antrim, Ireland |
Profile categories
Estimated_Birth_Date Glasgow Name Study Glasgow_Name_Study
Record-bearing passages
- Biography Mary Glasgow was born about 1818 in County Antrim, Ireland. She was a linen weaver and the daughter of Hugh Glasgow, also a weaver. No compatible WikiTree profile has yet been identified for Hugh.
- Mary married Thomas Montgomery on 13 September 1862. The civil register describes her as of full age and unmarried and names her father as Hugh Glasgow, weaver. General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1862/09623/5489617.pdf), Ballymena district, Thomas Montgomery and Mary Glasgow, 13 September 1862.
- Mary died at Crankill on 22 March 1898, aged seventy-nine. Her son John Montgomery was present at the death. General Register Office of Ireland, civil death register (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1898/05842/4654852.pdf), Ballymena district, Mary Montgomery, 22 March 1898. Research Notes Mary is probably the unmarried thirty-four-year-old linen weaver recorded as The niece of Robert Glasgow at Glenleslie in 1851. 1851 Census of Ireland (https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Dunaghy/Glenleslie/23/), Glenleslie household 23. If the identification is correct, Mary's father Hugh was probably Robert's brother. The match is strong but still indirect.
- Joseph Glasgow was previously attached as Mary's father through a misreading of the marriage register. The original certificate clearly names her father as Hugh Glasgow, weaver, so Joseph was detached. Sources
Profile source citations
- General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1862/09623/5489617.pdf), Ballymena district, Thomas Montgomery and Mary Glasgow, 13 September 1862. source link 1
- General Register Office of Ireland, civil death register (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1898/05842/4654852.pdf), Ballymena district, Mary Montgomery, 22 March 1898. source link 1
- 1851 Census of Ireland (https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Dunaghy/Glenleslie/23/), Glenleslie household 23. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography Mary Glasgow was born about 1818 in County Antrim, Ireland. She was a linen weaver and the daughter of Hugh Glasgow, also a weaver. No compatible WikiTree profile has yet been identified for Hugh. Mary married Thomas Montgomery on 13 September 1862. The civil register describes her as of full age and unmarried and names her father as Hugh Glasgow, weaver. General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1862/09623/5489617.pdf), Ballymena district, Thomas Montgomery and Mary Glasgow, 13 September 1862. Mary died at Crankill on 22 March 1898, aged seventy-nine. Her son John Montgomery was present at the death. General Register Office of Ireland, civil death register (https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1898/05842/4654852.pdf), Ballymena district, Mary Montgomery, 22 March 1898. Research Notes Mary is probably the unmarried thirty-four-year-old linen weaver recorded as The niece of Robert Glasgow at Glenleslie in 1851. 1851 Census of Ireland (https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Dunaghy/Glenleslie/23/), Glenleslie household 23. If the identification is correct, Mary's father Hugh was probably Robert's brother. The match is strong but still indirect. Joseph Glasgow was previously attached as Mary's father through a misreading of the marriage register. The original certificate clearly names her father as Hugh Glasgow, weaver, so Joseph was detached. Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]
== Biography ==
{{Ireland Native}}
{{Estimated Date}}
'''Mary Glasgow''' was born about 1818 in County Antrim, Ireland. She was a
linen weaver and the daughter of '''Hugh Glasgow''', also a weaver. No compatible
WikiTree profile has yet been identified for Hugh.
Mary married Thomas Montgomery on 13 September 1862. The civil register
describes her as of full age and unmarried and names her father as Hugh Glasgow,
weaver.<ref name="Marriage1862">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1862/09623/5489617.pdf General Register Office of Ireland, civil marriage register], Ballymena district, Thomas Montgomery and Mary Glasgow, 13 September 1862.</ref>
Mary died at Crankill on 22 March 1898, aged seventy-nine. Her son John
Montgomery was present at the death.<ref name="Death1898">[https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1898/05842/4654852.pdf General Register Office of Ireland, civil death register], Ballymena district, Mary Montgomery, 22 March 1898.</ref>
== Research Notes ==
Mary is probably the unmarried thirty-four-year-old linen weaver recorded as
The niece of [[Glasgow-1367|Robert Glasgow]] at Glenleslie in 1851.<ref>[https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1851/Antrim/Kilconway/Dunaghy/Glenleslie/23/ 1851 Census of Ireland], Glenleslie household 23.</ref> If the identification is correct, Mary's father Hugh was probably Robert's brother. The match is strong but still indirect.
[[Glasgow-3956|Joseph Glasgow]] was previously attached as Mary's father through
a misreading of the marriage register. The original certificate clearly names
her father as Hugh Glasgow, weaver, so Joseph was detached.
== Sources ==
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