Glasgow Surname Project

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James Glasgow

1748 – 1812

Glasgow-3991 · 1 mapped association

Larne, County Antrim, Ireland→Larne, County Antrim, Ireland
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
4Close relations
4Evidence items
7Candidate leads
Birth
1748 · Larne, County Antrim, Ireland
Death
1812 · Larne, County Antrim, Ireland
Parents
Hugh GlasgowdocumentedAnn Glasgow Unknownconfident
Spouses
Jane Glasgow Unknown
Children
Ann Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3991
Research clusters
Ireland 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 positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionAnn Glasgow (1768)
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 mothers5 leads

Automated fit3/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1728–?Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesKilwaughter, Larne, County Antrim, Ireland · KilwaughterIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: larne (+6)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1768), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent)

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  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1768), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: larne (+6)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent)

Automated fit3/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1715–1765Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesPortglenone — regional family-tradition referenceIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Candidate-Family Tradition · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1768), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Hugh +3 (36 public profiles) (+3 total)

a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1768), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Hugh +3 (36 public profiles) (+3 total)
  • the candidate's own child family has 2 known-position naming matches (+3; branch-level validation)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit0/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1740–1811Generationnominally 8 years; approximate dates permit about 15–18 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · Nelson, Kentucky, United States · Ireland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–18 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 28 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1768), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); 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 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–18 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 28 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1768), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit0/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1740–?Generationnominally 8 years; approximate dates permit about 15–18 years age gapRecorded placesRoxburghshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–18 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 28 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1768), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–18 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 28 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1768), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit0/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1738–?Generationnominally 10 years; approximate dates permit about 15–20 years age gapRecorded placesKilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilbirnie — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · 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 30 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1768), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Show complete scoring
  • 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 30 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1768), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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-1431

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1748–?PlacesPlaces not recordedParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

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Same-name candidate

James GlasgowGlasgow-3124

Automated fit38/100
Similar Person
Dates1750–?PlacesCounty Leitrim, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

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

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

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

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

Current conclusion

Glasgow-3991 · updated 2026-08-11

The published Larne Parish Churchyard monument directly identifies James as a son of Hugh and Ann Glasgow. He died 14 April 1812 aged 64, placing his birth approximately between 15 April 1747 and 14 April 1748. The same inscription names his wife Jane and daughter Ann Glasgow-3992.

This man cannot be the already-established ropemaker Glasgow-1509: he was only about twelve or thirteen when the ropewalk was advertised in January 1761. The new separate profile correctly prevents that chronological conflation.

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1748

Profile-stated birthplace: Larne, County Antrim, Ireland

County Antrim — exact locality unproved

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-3991

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: County-level representative point

Case-file source findingsSource extracts and analysis regenerated from findings.md.1 section(s)

Source findings

Glasgow-3991 · updated 2026-08-11

SourceFindingAssessment
Bigger and Hughes, Larne Parish Churchyard inscriptions, *Ulster Journal of Archaeology* 6 (1900), p. 47James Glasgow their Son died 14 April 1812 aged 64; wife Jane died 21 July 1820 aged 79; daughter Ann died 25 May 1832 aged 64.Direct published monument transcription proving the parent, spouse and child relationships and age-derived dates.
*Belfast News-Letter* search, 2 January 1761A James Glasgow, ropemaker from Belfast, advertised a newly erected ropewalk at Larne.Chronological exclusion: the monument James was too young to be this adult tradesman. The item-level image/citation should still be saved.
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.9 claims
2Unknown
1Derivative
1Tree Only

Documented or strongly supported

James Glasgow was son of Hugh Glasgow

proved1 linked evidence item

Bigger and Hughes's Larne inscription explicitly calls the man who died 14 April 1812 aged 64 their Son after Hugh and Ann.

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.4 sources

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

  1. unknown Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim, p. 47, Glasgow monument inscription.
  2. unknown Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim, p. 47, Glasgow armorial monument.
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3991
  4. derivative Bigger and Hughes's Larne inscription
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-3991 was captured 2026-08-11T19:49:25+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-11.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Larne, County Antrim, IrelandWikiTree profile field
death—Larne, County Antrim, IrelandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsHugh GlasgowGlasgow-15031705-00-00 · Larne, County Antrim, Ireland · 1767-07-08
ParentsAnn GlasgowUnknown-7630101711-00-00 · 1786-06-08
ChildrenAnn GlasgowGlasgow-39921768-00-00 · Larne, County Antrim, Ireland · 1832-05-25
SiblingsJean GlasgowGlasgow-15061731-00-00 · County Antrim, Ireland · 1733-01-08
SiblingsRose GlasgowGlasgow-15071735-00-00 · County Antrim, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsMary GlasgowGlasgow-15081736-00-00 · County Antrim, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsHugh GlasgowGlasgow-15101745-00-00 · County Antrim · 1756-00-00
SpousesJane GlasgowUnknown-7634211750-00-00 · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography James Glasgow was born about 1748, the son of Hugh Glasgow and his wife Ann Glasgow. His approximate year of birth is calculated from his age at death. Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim, p. 47, Glasgow monument inscription.
  • The family monument explicitly identifies James as the son of Hugh and Ann Glasgow. Hugh died on 8 July 1767, aged 62, and Ann died on 8 June 1786, aged 75.
  • James married Jane, whose maiden name is not given in the monument inscription. Jane was born about 1741, based on her recorded age at death.
  • Ann Glasgow, born about 1768; died 25 May 1832, aged 64.
  • James died on 14 April 1812, aged 64. His stated age places his birth approximately between 15 April 1747 and 14 April 1748.
  • His wife Jane survived him. She died on 21 July 1820, aged 79. Family Monument The Glasgow armorial monument records Hugh Glasgow and Ann Glasgow, followed by:
  • :James Glasgow their Son who died the 14th of April 1812 aged 64 years. Also his wife Jane Glasgow died 21st July 1820 aged 79 years. And of Ann Glasgow, Daughter to the last named who died the 25th May 1832 aged 64 years.
  • The same monument also commemorates eleven children of Hugh and Ann, naming a daughter Jane as "the first" and a son Hugh as "the last". James is recorded separately and explicitly described as "their Son". Research Notes James's exact date and place of birth have not yet been established. His birth year of about 1748 is derived from his stated age of 64 at his death on 14 April 1812.

  • Jane's maiden surname is currently unknown. The inscription calls her "his wife Jane Glasgow", which records her married surname rather than establishing Glasgow as her birth surname. Sources

    • Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim, p. 47, Glasgow armorial monument.

Profile source citations

  1. Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim, p. 47, Glasgow monument inscription.
  2. Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim, p. 47, Glasgow armorial monument.
Full captured biography text
Biography
James Glasgow was born about 1748, the son of Hugh Glasgow and his wife Ann Glasgow. His approximate year of birth is calculated from his age at death. Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim, p. 47, Glasgow monument inscription. 

The family monument explicitly identifies James as the son of Hugh and Ann Glasgow. Hugh died on 8 July 1767, aged 62, and Ann died on 8 June 1786, aged 75. 

James married Jane, whose maiden name is not given in the monument inscription. Jane was born about 1741, based on her recorded age at death. 

James and Jane had at least one known child:

* Ann Glasgow, born about 1768; died 25 May 1832, aged 64. 

James died on 14 April 1812, aged 64. His stated age places his birth approximately between 15 April 1747 and 14 April 1748.

His wife Jane survived him. She died on 21 July 1820, aged 79. 
Family Monument
The Glasgow armorial monument records Hugh Glasgow and Ann Glasgow, followed by:

:James Glasgow their Son who died the 14th of April 1812 aged 64 years. Also his wife Jane Glasgow died 21st July 1820 aged 79 years. And of Ann Glasgow, Daughter to the last named who died the 25th May 1832 aged 64 years. 

The same monument also commemorates eleven children of Hugh and Ann, naming a daughter Jane as "the first" and a son Hugh as "the last". James is recorded separately and explicitly described as "their Son". 
Research Notes
James's exact date and place of birth have not yet been established. His birth year of about 1748 is derived from his stated age of 64 at his death on 14 April 1812.

The wording concerning the eleven children of Hugh and Ann should not be interpreted as proving that the younger Hugh was their youngest child. The monument appears to refer to a particular group of children buried or commemorated there, while James is subsequently identified separately as their son.

Jane's maiden surname is currently unknown. The inscription calls her "his wife Jane Glasgow", which records her married surname rather than establishing Glasgow as her birth surname.
Sources
* Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim, p. 47, Glasgow armorial monument.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

'''James Glasgow''' was born about 1748, the son of '''Hugh Glasgow''' and his wife '''Ann Glasgow'''. His approximate year of birth is calculated from his age at death.<ref name="Armorial">''Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim'', p. 47, Glasgow monument inscription.</ref>

The family monument explicitly identifies James as the son of Hugh and Ann Glasgow. Hugh died on 8 July 1767, aged 62, and Ann died on 8 June 1786, aged 75.<ref name="Armorial" />

James married '''Jane''', whose maiden name is not given in the monument inscription. Jane was born about 1741, based on her recorded age at death.<ref name="Armorial" />

James and Jane had at least one known child:

* '''Ann Glasgow''', born about 1768; died 25 May 1832, aged 64.<ref name="Armorial" />

James died on '''14 April 1812''', aged 64.<ref name="Armorial" /> His stated age places his birth approximately between 15 April 1747 and 14 April 1748.

His wife Jane survived him. She died on '''21 July 1820''', aged 79.<ref name="Armorial" />

=== Family Monument ===

The Glasgow armorial monument records Hugh Glasgow and Ann Glasgow, followed by:

:''James Glasgow their Son who died the 14th of April 1812 aged 64 years. Also his wife Jane Glasgow died 21st July 1820 aged 79 years. And of Ann Glasgow, Daughter to the last named who died the 25th May 1832 aged 64 years.''<ref name="Armorial" />

The same monument also commemorates eleven children of Hugh and Ann, naming a daughter Jane as "the first" and a son Hugh as "the last". James is recorded separately and explicitly described as "their Son".<ref name="Armorial" />

=== Research Notes ===

James's exact date and place of birth have not yet been established. His birth year of about 1748 is derived from his stated age of 64 at his death on 14 April 1812.

The wording concerning the eleven children of Hugh and Ann should not be interpreted as proving that the younger Hugh was their youngest child. The monument appears to refer to a particular group of children buried or commemorated there, while James is subsequently identified separately as their son.

Jane's maiden surname is currently unknown. The inscription calls her "his wife Jane Glasgow", which records her married surname rather than establishing Glasgow as her birth surname.

== Sources ==

<references />

* ''Armorial Sculptured Stones of the County Antrim'', p. 47, Glasgow armorial monument.