Glasgow Surname Project

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William Glasgow

1671-09-24 – ?

Glasgow-3974 · 1 mapped association

Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland→Death place unknown
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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
1Close relations
3Evidence items
7Candidate leads
Birth
1671-09-24 · Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Andrew Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3974
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
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 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

No named children are recoverable, so child-naming analysis cannot be run.

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-2731

Automated fit38/100
Similar Person
Dates1670–?PlacesRoxburghshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Open side-by-side comparison
Automated fit36/100
Similar Person
Dates1664–1784PlacesKirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland → County Tyrone, Northern, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 7 (+10)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 7 (+10)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no 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.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1671

Profile-stated birthplace: Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Kirknewton — West Lothian

One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.

One-Tree profile leadderivative
Source and mapping detail

"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch, William Glasgow, baptised 24 September 1671, son of Andro Glasgow; FamilySearch record (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-F2B) (accessed 11 February 2020).

Candidate matched on record type, year; inspect before treating it as the underlying record.

Precision: Settlement/parish centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.3 claims
2Derivative
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.

Next records to inspect

  1. baptism — Priority 1 — inspect the original 1671 baptism.
Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.3 sources

Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.

  1. derivative "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch, William Glasgow, baptised 24 September 1671, son of Andro Glasgow; FamilySearch record (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-F2B) (accessed 11 February 2020).
  2. derivative He is distinct from William Glasgow, husband of Ann McCook. Bessie Glasgow was recorded on 21 April 1682 as a daughter of William Glasgow and Ann McCook. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch, Bessie Glasgow, 1682; FamilySearch record (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-ZQN).
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3974
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-3974 was captured 2026-08-09T11:27:23+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-07.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, ScotlandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsAndrew GlasgowGlasgow-13191645-00-00 · Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsBessie GlasgowGlasgow-14931666-05-29 · Kirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography William Glasgow was baptised on 24 September 1671 in Kirknewton parish, Midlothian, Scotland. The parish index names his father as Andro Glasgow. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch, William Glasgow, baptised 24 September 1671, son of Andro Glasgow; FamilySearch record (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-F2B) (accessed 11 February 2020).
  • No later record has yet been securely identified as belonging to this William. Research NotesIdentity This profile represents the William Glasgow baptised at Kirknewton on 24 September 1671, son of Andro Glasgow.
  • Bessie Glasgow was recorded on 21 April 1682 as a daughter of William Glasgow and Ann McCook. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch, Bessie Glasgow, 1682; FamilySearch record (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-ZQN).
  • The William baptised in September 1671 was only ten years old when Bessie was recorded. He therefore cannot reasonably have been the William who was married to Ann McCook and fathered Bessie.
  • The marriage to Ann and the family associated with her belong to William Glasgow, not this profile. Birth and baptism The indexed record establishes William's baptism on 24 September 1671.
  • A birth date of 9 September 1671 has appeared in derivative material. The original Old Parish Register should be inspected before that date is treated as established.
  • The event occurred in Kirknewton parish, Midlothian. Later catalogue descriptions may call the parish "Kirknewton and East Calder", but that should not be interpreted as evidence that William was born at East Calder. Father William's baptism names his father as Andro Glasgow.
  • The original parish entry should be examined for residence, occupation, witnesses or other details capable of strengthening the identification of Andro with Glasgow-1319. Later life No reliable evidence has yet established William's marriage, children, adult residence, occupation, migration or death.

  • marriage to Ann McCook;

    • parentage of Bessie Glasgow;
    • parentage of William Glasgow;
    • the middle name "Walter";
    • an association with Drummore;
    • migration to County Tyrone;
    • death in 1716;
    • descent of later Irish or American Glasgow families.

  • Those claims either belong to William Glasgow or remain independently unproved. Priority Research

    • Priority 1 — inspect the original 1671 baptism. ** Obtain the original Kirknewton Old Parish Register image corresponding to the FamilySearch index. ** Transcribe the complete entry. ** Record any separate birth date, residence, father's occupation, witnesses or other relatives.
  • Priority 1 — reconstruct the Andro Glasgow household. ** Search Kirknewton parish registers for all children of Andro/Andrew Glasgow. ** Search surname variants including Glasgow, Glasgo, Glascow and Glassgow. ** Compare residences and witnesses across the entries to determine whether they belong to one household.
  • Priority 2 — trace William after childhood. ** Search Kirknewton and neighbouring Midlothian parishes from approximately 1687 onwards. ** Prioritise records giving a residence, occupation, spouse, father or recurring witnesses. ** Distinguish these records from the older William Glasgow and Ann McCook household.
  • Priority 2 — test possible adult identities rather than assuming them. ** Compare any later William Glasgow candidate by age, parish, associates and family structure. ** Do not attach the Drummore, County Tyrone or "Walter" traditions without an independent documentary bridge. Sources

Profile source citations

  1. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch, William Glasgow, baptised 24 September 1671, son of Andro Glasgow; FamilySearch record (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-F2B) (accessed 11 February 2020). source link 1
  2. He is distinct from William Glasgow, husband of Ann McCook. Bessie Glasgow was recorded on 21 April 1682 as a daughter of William Glasgow and Ann McCook. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch, Bessie Glasgow, 1682; FamilySearch record (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-ZQN). source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
William Glasgow was baptised on 24 September 1671 in Kirknewton parish, Midlothian, Scotland. The parish index names his father as Andro Glasgow. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch, William Glasgow, baptised 24 September 1671, son of Andro Glasgow; FamilySearch record (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-F2B) (accessed 11 February 2020). 

His father is represented on WikiTree by Andrew Glasgow.

No later record has yet been securely identified as belonging to this William.
Research NotesIdentity
This profile represents the William Glasgow baptised at Kirknewton on 24 September 1671, son of Andro Glasgow. 

He is distinct from William Glasgow, husband of Ann McCook.

Bessie Glasgow was recorded on 21 April 1682 as a daughter of William Glasgow and Ann McCook. "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch, Bessie Glasgow, 1682; FamilySearch record (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-ZQN). 

The William baptised in September 1671 was only ten years old when Bessie was recorded. He therefore cannot reasonably have been the William who was married to Ann McCook and fathered Bessie.

The marriage to Ann and the family associated with her belong to William Glasgow, not this profile.
Birth and baptism
The indexed record establishes William's baptism on 24 September 1671. 

A birth date of 9 September 1671 has appeared in derivative material. The original Old Parish Register should be inspected before that date is treated as established.

The event occurred in Kirknewton parish, Midlothian. Later catalogue descriptions may call the parish "Kirknewton and East Calder", but that should not be interpreted as evidence that William was born at East Calder.
Father
William's baptism names his father as Andro Glasgow. 

The father is currently identified on WikiTree as Andrew Glasgow.

The original parish entry should be examined for residence, occupation, witnesses or other details capable of strengthening the identification of Andro with Glasgow-1319.
Later life
No reliable evidence has yet established William's marriage, children, adult residence, occupation, migration or death.

He should not inherit claims formerly attached to the conflated profile concerning:

* marriage to Ann McCook;
* parentage of Bessie Glasgow;
* parentage of William Glasgow;
* the middle name "Walter";
* an association with Drummore;
* migration to County Tyrone;
* death in 1716;
* descent of later Irish or American Glasgow families.

Those claims either belong to William Glasgow or remain independently unproved.
Priority Research
* Priority 1 — inspect the original 1671 baptism.
** Obtain the original Kirknewton Old Parish Register image corresponding to the FamilySearch index.
** Transcribe the complete entry.
** Record any separate birth date, residence, father's occupation, witnesses or other relatives.

* Priority 1 — reconstruct the Andro Glasgow household.
** Search Kirknewton parish registers for all children of Andro/Andrew Glasgow.
** Search surname variants including Glasgow, Glasgo, Glascow and Glassgow.
** Compare residences and witnesses across the entries to determine whether they belong to one household.

* Priority 2 — trace William after childhood.
** Search Kirknewton and neighbouring Midlothian parishes from approximately 1687 onwards.
** Prioritise records giving a residence, occupation, spouse, father or recurring witnesses.
** Distinguish these records from the older William Glasgow and Ann McCook household.

* Priority 2 — test possible adult identities rather than assuming them.
** Compare any later William Glasgow candidate by age, parish, associates and family structure.
** Do not attach the Drummore, County Tyrone or "Walter" traditions without an independent documentary bridge.
Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

'''William Glasgow''' was baptised on 24 September 1671 in Kirknewton parish, Midlothian, Scotland. The parish index names his father as '''Andro Glasgow'''.<ref name="Baptism1671">"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch, William Glasgow, baptised 24 September 1671, son of Andro Glasgow; [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-F2B FamilySearch record] (accessed 11 February 2020).</ref>

His father is represented on WikiTree by [[Glasgow-1319|Andrew Glasgow]].

No later record has yet been securely identified as belonging to this William.

== Research Notes ==

=== Identity ===

This profile represents the William Glasgow baptised at Kirknewton on 24 September 1671, son of Andro Glasgow.<ref name="Baptism1671" />

He is distinct from [[Glasgow-1026|William Glasgow]], husband of [[McCook-217|Ann McCook]].

[[Glasgow-1545|Bessie Glasgow]] was recorded on 21 April 1682 as a daughter of William Glasgow and Ann McCook.<ref name="Bessie1682">"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch, Bessie Glasgow, 1682; [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4K-ZQN FamilySearch record].</ref>

The William baptised in September 1671 was only ten years old when Bessie was recorded. He therefore cannot reasonably have been the William who was married to Ann McCook and fathered Bessie.

The marriage to Ann and the family associated with her belong to [[Glasgow-1026|William Glasgow]], not this profile.

=== Birth and baptism ===

The indexed record establishes William's baptism on 24 September 1671.<ref name="Baptism1671" />

A birth date of 9 September 1671 has appeared in derivative material. The original Old Parish Register should be inspected before that date is treated as established.

The event occurred in Kirknewton parish, Midlothian. Later catalogue descriptions may call the parish "Kirknewton and East Calder", but that should not be interpreted as evidence that William was born at East Calder.

=== Father ===

William's baptism names his father as '''Andro Glasgow'''.<ref name="Baptism1671" />

The father is currently identified on WikiTree as [[Glasgow-1319|Andrew Glasgow]].

The original parish entry should be examined for residence, occupation, witnesses or other details capable of strengthening the identification of Andro with Glasgow-1319.

=== Later life ===

No reliable evidence has yet established William's marriage, children, adult residence, occupation, migration or death.

He should not inherit claims formerly attached to the conflated profile concerning:

* marriage to [[McCook-217|Ann McCook]];
* parentage of [[Glasgow-1545|Bessie Glasgow]];
* parentage of [[Glasgow-1318|William Glasgow]];
* the middle name "Walter";
* an association with Drummore;
* migration to County Tyrone;
* death in 1716;
* descent of later Irish or American Glasgow families.

Those claims either belong to [[Glasgow-1026|William Glasgow]] or remain independently unproved.

=== Priority Research ===

* '''Priority 1 — inspect the original 1671 baptism.'''
** Obtain the original Kirknewton Old Parish Register image corresponding to the FamilySearch index.
** Transcribe the complete entry.
** Record any separate birth date, residence, father's occupation, witnesses or other relatives.

* '''Priority 1 — reconstruct the Andro Glasgow household.'''
** Search Kirknewton parish registers for all children of Andro/Andrew Glasgow.
** Search surname variants including Glasgow, Glasgo, Glascow and Glassgow.
** Compare residences and witnesses across the entries to determine whether they belong to one household.

* '''Priority 2 — trace William after childhood.'''
** Search Kirknewton and neighbouring Midlothian parishes from approximately 1687 onwards.
** Prioritise records giving a residence, occupation, spouse, father or recurring witnesses.
** Distinguish these records from the older [[Glasgow-1026|William Glasgow]] and [[McCook-217|Ann McCook]] household.

* '''Priority 2 — test possible adult identities rather than assuming them.'''
** Compare any later William Glasgow candidate by age, parish, associates and family structure.
** Do not attach the Drummore, County Tyrone or "Walter" traditions without an independent documentary bridge.

== Sources ==

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