Glasgow Surname Project

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Eliza Glasgow

1814-08-28 – 1887-02-04

Glasgow-4025 · 1 mapped association

County Tyrone, IrelandDeath place unknown

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
1Close relations
4Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1814-08-28 · County Tyrone, Ireland
Death
1887-02-04 · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
William Glasgow
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Female
WikiTree
Glasgow-4025
Research clusters
Ireland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
4

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.

Estimate and relationship notes
  • WikiTree marks this person as having children, but no named child profile is recoverable from this export.

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

Eliza A GlasgowGlasgow-2740

Automated fit18/100
Similar Person
Dates1843–?PlacesTennessee, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 29; retained without deduction

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

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 29; retained without deduction

Automated fit18/100
Similar Person
Dates1850–?PlacesAhoghill, County Antrim, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 36; retained without deduction

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

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 36; retained without deduction

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-4025

Eliza was born 28 August 1814 in County Tyrone and married William Glasgow (Glasgow-1969) at Auburn, New York, on 4 August 1836. The 1888 Hillsdale biography proves that Glasgow was her birth surname. Unknown-571955 now redirectss to the corrected profile.

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1814

Profile-stated birthplace: County Tyrone, Ireland

County Tyrone — 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-4025

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-4025

The 1888 Hillsdale biography, p. 395 says Eliza came to the United States with two brothers at about age eighteen and distinguishes her Glasgow family from William's.

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.2 claims
2Unknown
1Derivative
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.

Case-file assessments

Parentage and sibling assessment

Glasgow-4025

Eliza's parents remain unknown. Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-1171), born about 1809 in County Tyrone and later living in Cayuga County, is a plausible brother candidate, but no source proves the relationship. Do not attach him without direct family evidence.

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
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-4025 was captured 2026-08-20T16:24:57+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-20.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthCounty Tyrone, IrelandWikiTree profile field
marriage1836-08-04Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United StatesWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenWesley Clark GlasgowGlasgow-19711842-04-28 · Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States · 1886-03-30 · LaGrange, Bloomfield Township, LaGrange, Indiana, United States
ChildrenSilas William GlasgowGlasgow-19721844-10-02 · 1913-12-10 · Jonesville, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
ChildrenJulia Anne HowlettGlasgow-19731852-02-04 · Michigan, United States · 1945-08-12 · Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, United States
ChildrenCassius Lee GlasgowGlasgow-19741858-02-16 · Jonesville, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States · 1933-12-18 · Nashville, Barry, Michigan, United States
SpousesWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-19691811-02-11 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1897-11-25 · Jonesville, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States · 1836-08-04 · Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States

Profile categories

Glasgow Name Study Glasgow_Name_Study

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Eliza Glasgow was born on 28 August 1814 in County Tyrone, Ireland. The 1888 biographical account of her husband, William Glasgow, identifies her maiden surname as Glasgow and states that William's family and Eliza's family were distinct despite sharing the surname. Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888), p. 395 (https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chpm/page/395/mode/1up); transcription (https://www.migenweb.org/hillsdale/bios/bios-g.html).
  • Eliza emigrated to the United States with two brothers when she was about eighteen. She married William at Auburn, New York, on 4 August 1836. The couple later settled in Fayette Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan, and had four named children: Wesley Clark, Silas William, Julia Anne, and Cassius Lee.
  • Eliza died on 4 February 1887. Research Notes Eliza's parents have not been identified. Robert Glasgow, born in County Tyrone about 1809 and later resident in Cayuga County, New York, is a plausible candidate for one of the two brothers who travelled with her, but no record presently proves that relationship. Sources

Profile source citations

  1. Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888), p. 395 (https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chpm/page/395/mode/1up); transcription (https://www.migenweb.org/hillsdale/bios/bios-g.html). source link 1 source link 2
  2. Eliza died on 4 February 1887.
  3. History of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Philadelphia: Everts & Abbott, 1879), p. 263 (https://archive.org/details/bad0928.0001.001.umich.edu/page/263/mode/1up). source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Eliza Glasgow was born on 28 August 1814 in County Tyrone, Ireland. The 1888 biographical account of her husband, William Glasgow, identifies her maiden surname as Glasgow and states that William's family and Eliza's family were distinct despite sharing the surname. Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888), p. 395 (https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chpm/page/395/mode/1up); transcription (https://www.migenweb.org/hillsdale/bios/bios-g.html). 

Eliza emigrated to the United States with two brothers when she was about eighteen. She married William at Auburn, New York, on 4 August 1836. The couple later settled in Fayette Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan, and had four named children: Wesley Clark, Silas William, Julia Anne, and Cassius Lee. 

Eliza died on 4 February 1887. 
Research Notes
Eliza's parents have not been identified. Robert Glasgow, born in County Tyrone about 1809 and later resident in Cayuga County, New York, is a plausible candidate for one of the two brothers who travelled with her, but no record presently proves that relationship.
Sources
* History of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Philadelphia: Everts & Abbott, 1879), p. 263 (https://archive.org/details/bad0928.0001.001.umich.edu/page/263/mode/1up).
Raw WikiTree biography markup
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[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]

== Biography ==

Eliza Glasgow was born on 28 August 1814 in County Tyrone, Ireland. The 1888 biographical account of her husband, [[Glasgow-1969|William Glasgow]], identifies her maiden surname as Glasgow and states that William's family and Eliza's family were distinct despite sharing the surname.<ref name="Hillsdale1888">''Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Michigan'' (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888), [https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chpm/page/395/mode/1up p. 395]; [https://www.migenweb.org/hillsdale/bios/bios-g.html transcription].</ref>

Eliza emigrated to the United States with two brothers when she was about eighteen. She married William at Auburn, New York, on 4 August 1836. The couple later settled in Fayette Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan, and had four named children: [[Glasgow-1971|Wesley Clark]], [[Glasgow-1972|Silas William]], [[Glasgow-1973|Julia Anne]], and [[Glasgow-1974|Cassius Lee]].<ref name="Hillsdale1888" />

Eliza died on 4 February 1887.<ref>{{FindAGrave|46451652}}</ref>

== Research Notes ==

Eliza's parents have not been identified. [[Glasgow-1171|Robert Glasgow]], born in County Tyrone about 1809 and later resident in Cayuga County, New York, is a plausible candidate for one of the two brothers who travelled with her, but no record presently proves that relationship.

== Sources ==
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* ''History of Hillsdale County, Michigan'' (Philadelphia: Everts & Abbott, 1879), [https://archive.org/details/bad0928.0001.001.umich.edu/page/263/mode/1up p. 263].