Individual research record
James Henry Glasgow
1885 – 1967-03-08
Glasgow-581 · 1 mapped association
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- Birth
- 1885 · Auckland, New Zealand
- Death
- 1967-03-08 · Papakura, New Zealand
- Parents
- James GlasgowunmarkedMargaret (Dougall) Glasgowunmarked
- Spouses
- Jessie Evelyn (Kern) Glasgow
- Children
- Bryan Dougal GlasgowCecil James GlasgowDavid John GlasgowDorothy Joyce (Glasgow) RyderGladys Maisey (Glasgow) McDowellMargaret Merle (Glasgow) Tree
- Gender
- Male
- WikiTree
- Glasgow-581
- Research clusters
- Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
- Mapped descendants
- 9
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 · 2 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
Charles GlasgowGlasgow-2511
- plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Mary (Straughair) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (19) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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- plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: zealand (+1; not a locality match)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
- known spouse Mary (Straughair) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (19) at the subject's birth (+7)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Dorothy +12 (13 public profiles; subject branch: Dorothy Joyce (Glasgow) Ryder; candidate branch: Dorothy Catherine (Glasgow) McCabe) (+12 total)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
Possible Father
William GlasgowGlasgow-1776
- plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Amy Alice (Gurney) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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- plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: zealand (+1; not a locality match)
- a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
- candidate has another child, Amy Ethel (Glasgow) Bovill, born 2 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
- known spouse Amy Alice (Gurney) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (18) 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
William Thompson GlasgowGlasgow-2759
- plausible 42-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Marion Cameron (Younger) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (29) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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- plausible 42-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: zealand (+1; not a locality match)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1884–1894) (+6; other parent Marion Cameron (Younger) Glasgow)
- known spouse Marion Cameron (Younger) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (29) at the subject's birth (+7)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
Possible Father
Edwin C GlasgowGlasgow-2548
- plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Letitia Lane (Leavitt) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (33) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- known spouse Letitia Lane (Leavitt) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (33) at the subject's birth (+7)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible Father
William GlasgowGlasgow-3836
- plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Jean (Watson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (44) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- known spouse Jean (Watson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (44) at the subject's birth (+7)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible mothers5 leads
Possible Mother
Mary (Straughair) GlasgowStraughair-7
- plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: auckland (+6)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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- plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: auckland (+6)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Dorothy +12 (13 public profiles; subject branch: Dorothy Joyce (Glasgow) Ryder; candidate branch: Dorothy Catherine (Glasgow) McCabe) (+12 total)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
Possible Mother
Amy Alice (Gurney) GlasgowGurney-1439
- plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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- plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: zealand (+1; not a locality match)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
- candidate has another child, Amy Ethel (Glasgow) Bovill, born 2 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Possible Mother
Marion Cameron (Younger) GlasgowYounger-1253
- plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: zealand (+1; not a locality match)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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- plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: zealand (+1; not a locality match)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1884–1894) (+6; other parent William Thompson Glasgow)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
Possible Mother
Elizabeth (Cook) GlasgowCook-57071
- plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1874–1893) (+6; other parent John Baigrie Glasgow)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1874–1893) (+6; other parent John Baigrie Glasgow)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible Mother
Margaret (Patton) GlasgowPatton-6453
- plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1909), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Margaret Merle (Glasgow) Tree, the expected mother position for a male subject (+3; catalogue rarity 0, Margaret in 208 profiles)
- family naming controls: 0 supporting and 2 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); 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.
Same-name candidate
James Henry GlasgowGlasgow-2293
- 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)
Same-name candidate
James Earnest GlascoGlasco-125
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 2 (+25)
- death years within 3 (+5)
unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 2 (+25)
- death years within 3 (+5)
Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)
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
Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Profile-stated birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-581
Candidate matched on record type, year; inspect before treating it as the underlying record.
Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.20 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.
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.5 sources
Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.
- derivative "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", (digital index), Department of Internal Affairs (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/) N.Z. Crown Copyright.
- unknown NZBDM BIRTH:1885/17466 Glasgow James Henry Parents: Margaret & James
- unknown NZBDM MARRIAGE: 1908/7881 Jessie Evelyn Kern to James Henry Glasgow
- unknown NZBDM DEATH:1967/42966 Glasgow James Henry 81Y
- tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-581
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced
WikiTree profile information
Glasgow-581
James Henry Glasgow
Updated 2023-12-06
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Glasgow-581 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2023-12-06.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | Auckland, New Zealand | WikiTree profile field |
| death | — | Papakura, New Zealand | WikiTree profile field |
| marriage | 1908-00-00 | New Zealand | WikiTree relationship field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents | James Glasgow | Glasgow-574 | 1844-05-07 · Muntober, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1941-03-03 · Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Parents | Margaret Glasgow | Dougall-64 | 1849-05-15 · Killycurragh , County Tyrone, Ireland · 1944-04-07 · Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Children | Gladys Maisey McDowell | Glasgow-2790 | 1909-05-15 · New Zealand · 1994-00-00 |
| Children | Cecil James Glasgow | Glasgow-2763 | 1911-04-25 · Auckland, New Zealand · 1988-03-30 · Ngāruawāhia, Waikato, New Zealand |
| Children | Margaret Merle Tree | Glasgow-2791 | 1915-05-01 · New Zealand · 1985-00-00 |
| Children | David John Glasgow | Glasgow-2788 | 1917-03-25 · New Zealand · 2003-00-00 |
| Children | Bryan Dougal Glasgow | Glasgow-2787 | 1920-01-11 · New Zealand · 2005-00-00 |
| Children | Dorothy Joyce Ryder | Glasgow-2789 | 1924-04-07 · New Zealand · 2015-00-00 |
| Siblings | Mary Jane Fordham | Glasgow-575 | 1876-00-00 · New Zealand · 1958-06-29 · Auckland, New Zealand |
| Siblings | William John Glasgow | Glasgow-576 | 1878-00-00 · Auckland, New Zealand · 1948-07-05 |
| Siblings | Thomas George Glasgow | Glasgow-577 | 1880-00-00 · Auckland, New Zealand · 1941-09-30 |
| Siblings | Rachel Maud Maisey | Glasgow-578 | 1882-00-00 · Auckland, New Zealand · 1922-05-15 · Waikato, New Zealand |
| Siblings | Margaret Ann Glasgow | Glasgow-579 | 1884-00-00 · Auckland, New Zealand · 0000-00-00 |
| Siblings | Sarah Ferguson Glasgow | Glasgow-580 | 1884-00-00 · Auckland, New Zealand · 1964-06-03 |
| Siblings | Clara May Sing | Glasgow-582 | 1887-00-00 · Auckland, New Zealand · 1942-06-13 · Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Siblings | David Charles Glasgow | Glasgow-583 | 1889-02-12 · Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand · 1975-04-25 · New Zealand |
| Siblings | Ellen Elizabeth Hancock | Glasgow-573 | 1891-01-08 · Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand · 1972-06-17 · Pukekohe, New Zealand |
| Siblings | Rhoda Blanch Hancock | Glasgow-584 | 1896-00-00 · Auckland, New Zealand · 1968-06-11 |
| Spouses | Jessie Evelyn Glasgow | Kern-3962 | 1888-07-27 · New Zealand · 1978-00-00 · 1908-00-00 |
Profile categories
Glasgow_Name_Study Papakura, Auckland Papakura,_Auckland
Record-bearing passages
- Biography James Henry Glasgow was born in 1885 in Auckland, New Zealand, son of James Glasgow (1844–1941) and Margaret Dougall (1849–1944).
- James died on March 8, 1967 in Papakura, New Zealand, aged 81. Sources *"Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", (digital index), Department of Internal Affairs (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/) N.Z. Crown Copyright. **NZBDM BIRTH:1885/17466 Glasgow James Henry Parents: Margaret & James **NZBDM MARRIAGE: 1908/7881 Jessie Evelyn Kern to James Henry Glasgow **NZBDM DEATH:1967/42966 Glasgow James Henry 81Y
Profile source citations
- "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", (digital index), Department of Internal Affairs (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/) N.Z. Crown Copyright. source link 1
- NZBDM BIRTH:1885/17466 Glasgow James Henry Parents: Margaret & James
- NZBDM MARRIAGE: 1908/7881 Jessie Evelyn Kern to James Henry Glasgow
- NZBDM DEATH:1967/42966 Glasgow James Henry 81Y
Full captured biography text
Biography James Henry Glasgow was born in 1885 in Auckland, New Zealand, son of James Glasgow (1844–1941) and Margaret Dougall (1849–1944). His son was Cecil James Glasgow (1911–1988). James died on March 8, 1967 in Papakura, New Zealand, aged 81. Sources *"Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", (digital index), Department of Internal Affairs (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/) N.Z. Crown Copyright. **NZBDM BIRTH:1885/17466 Glasgow James Henry Parents: Margaret & James **NZBDM MARRIAGE: 1908/7881 Jessie Evelyn Kern to James Henry Glasgow **NZBDM DEATH:1967/42966 Glasgow James Henry 81Y
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category: Papakura, Auckland]]
== Biography ==
{{One Name Study|name=Glasgow}}
James Henry Glasgow was born in 1885 in Auckland, New Zealand, son of [[Glasgow-574|James Glasgow]] (1844–1941) and [[Dougall-64|Margaret Dougall]] (1849–1944).
His son was [[Glasgow-2763|Cecil James Glasgow]] (1911–1988).
James died on March 8, 1967 in Papakura, New Zealand, aged 81.
== Sources ==
<references />
*[https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", (digital index), Department of Internal Affairs] N.Z. Crown Copyright.
**NZBDM BIRTH:1885/17466 Glasgow James Henry Parents: Margaret & James
**NZBDM MARRIAGE: 1908/7881 Jessie Evelyn Kern to James Henry Glasgow
**NZBDM DEATH:1967/42966 Glasgow James Henry 81Y