Individual research record
William Glasgow
c. 1656 – ?
Glasgow-591 · 1 mapped association
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- Birth
- c. 1656 · Glasgow, Scotland
- Death
- Not recorded · Ireland
- Parents
- Not recorded
- Spouses
- Not recorded
- Children
- John Glasgow
- Gender
- Male
- WikiTree
- Glasgow-591
- Research clusters
- Descendants of Hugh Glasgow (c.1706)
- Mapped descendants
- 34
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
John GlasgowGlasgow-1088
- plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
only broad locality, ordinary naming and chronology support the match (score capped at 39 until a higher-information tree or record clue is found)
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- plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
- known spouse Margaret (Sluman) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (36) at the subject's birth (+3)
- candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: only broad locality, ordinary naming and chronology support the match (score capped at 39 until a higher-information tree or record clue is found)
Possible Father
William GlasgowGlasgow-1556
- plausible 44-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- plausible 44-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
- candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Possible Father
William GlasgowGlasgow-992
- plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
candidate's child David Glasgow (Glasgow-1518) is also a plausible father in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back); candidate already has another child named William Glasgow (Glasgow-1521) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
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- plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
- a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
- candidate has another child, William Glasgow, born 8 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)
- known spouse Bessie (Howie) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (36) at the subject's birth (+3)
- candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: candidate's child David Glasgow (Glasgow-1518) is also a plausible father in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back); candidate already has another child named William Glasgow (Glasgow-1521) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
Possible Father
Robert GlasgowGlasgow-1078
- plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
- candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
- candidate has another child, James Glasgow, born 11 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+2; possible sibling-household clue)
- known spouse Jonet (Cunningham) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (32) at the subject's birth (+3)
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
Possible Father
John GlasgowGlasgow-3015
- plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Helen (Patoune) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (38) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
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- plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- known spouse Helen (Patoune) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (38) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)
Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
Possible mothers5 leads
Possible Mother
Helen (Patoune) GlasgowPatoune-11
- plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)
locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)
Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible Mother
Bessie (Howie) GlasgowHowie-1119
- plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
- candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
candidate's child Margaret Glasgow (Glasgow-1523) is also a plausible mother in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back); candidate already has another child named William Glasgow (Glasgow-1521) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
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- plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
- a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
- candidate has another child, William Glasgow, born 8 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)
Deductions and cautions: candidate's child Margaret Glasgow (Glasgow-1523) is also a plausible mother in the subject's birth locality (−6; current tree places this candidate one generation farther back); candidate already has another child named William Glasgow (Glasgow-1521) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
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Possible Mother
Jonet (Glasgow) StewartGlasgow-3061
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
- candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- less typical 49-year parent-child age gap (+2)
- candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
- a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
Possible Mother
Margaret (Sluman) GlasgowSluman-45
- plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)
same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
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- plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)
Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
Possible Mother
Jonet (Cunningham) GlasgowCunningham-22604
- plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate has another child, James Glasgow, born 11 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+2; possible sibling-household clue)
same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
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- plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1681), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate has another child, James Glasgow, born 11 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+2; possible sibling-household clue)
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.
Same-name candidate
William GlasgowGlasgow-3080
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 4 (+18)
- matching child name: John Glasgow
No indexed conflict
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 4 (+18)
- matching child name: John Glasgow
Conflicts: No indexed conflict
Same-name candidate
William Walter GlasgowGlasgow-1026
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 8 (+10)
- overlapping locality (+8)
No indexed conflict
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 8 (+10)
- overlapping locality (+8)
- matching child name: John Glasgow
Conflicts: No indexed conflict
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
No reviewed record identifies Glasgow-591's father or proves which Scottish William became the ancestor remembered in the late Tyrone family history. The Cavers Covenanter is now the strongest identified candidate because a man in his immediate 1679 prisoner sequence, James Young, is documented among survivors who later went to Ulster. That remains FAN evidence, not a migration or father-son record for William.
Public Y-DNA results provisionally connect the William-attributed line to the later Kilwaughter line within the broader R-FT25406 paternal cluster. The William-attributed Big-Y tester is confirmed R-FT20271; the Robert-c.1710 and James-1731 kits are only STR-grouped in the parent FT25406 subgroup and require Big-Y confirmation. This supports older shared paternal ancestry, not the paper identity of William or descent from him.
Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Traditional Scotland-to-Ireland migration
Northern Ireland region — exact county unproved
A late family history says the ancestor remained in 'northern Ireland' after the 1689 campaign; it names no county and does not prove his relationship to Hugh-548.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-591
No sufficiently specific citation match found.
Precision: Regional family-tradition point
Case-file source findingsSource extracts and analysis regenerated from findings.md.1 section(s)
Source findings
| Source | Finding | Assessment for Glasgow-591 |
|---|---|---|
William Melanchthon Glasgow, *History of the Glasgow Family*, sources/william_melanchthon_glasgow_family_history.pdf | Says an ancestor William came from Scotland and remained in northern Ireland after the 1689 campaign; gives no parents, baptism, Scottish parish or unit. | Family tradition only; does not identify a father or Scottish profile. |
Paton, ed., *Register of the Privy Council of Scotland*, 3rd ser., vol. IX (1684), pp. 473, 483, 673; sources/privy_council_* | Names William Glasgow as William Leeden's servant at Ormiston among a Cavers-area group. | Possible Scottish candidate; no age, parents or Irish link. |
| Ordnance Survey, Roxburghshire Name Book, vol. 8 | Places this Ormiston in Cavers parish, Roxburghshire. | Corrects the profile's East Lothian interpretation. |
Thomson, *A Cloud of Witnesses*, sources/thomson_cloud_of_witnesses.pdf | Lists John and William Glasgow under Cavers and marks both as wreck survivors. | No age, parents, kinship or later destination; does not establish migration to Ireland. |
Grant, *Commissariot Record of Lanark*, p. 38, sources/commissariot_of_lanark_testament_index_1595-1800.pdf | Indexes a different William at Quothquan on 9 April 1673. | Candidate lead only; no relationship to Glasgow-591. New-person draft is stored surname-wide. |
| Registry memorial 71,498, vol. 101, p. 337 | A 1725 lease says Cavankilgreen, County Tyrone, was occupied by [—] Glasgow; the abstract omits or could not read the forename. | Highest-value Irish identity lead. The original could name William, John or another person, but the abstract proves no identity. |
| Registry memorial 38,213, vol. 57, p. 235 | John Glasgow, gentleman of Gortigillagh, County Leitrim, witnessed a Johnston-network agreement in 1728. | Competing John candidate for the next generation; no connection to Glasgow-591 or Tyrone. |
| Grant, *Commissariot Record of Lanark*, p. 38 | Quothquan/Quodquen testament entries occur for James Glasgow, webster (1624); John (1650 and 1662); William (1673, NRS CC14/5/9); and John of Quothquan/Libberton (1685). | Establishes a multigenerational local Glasgow cluster rather than an isolated same-name William. The index supplies no Cavers or Ulster bridge. |
| Ulster-Scots Agency, *The Covenanters in Ulster* | James Young, two names after William in the Cavers survivor sequence, was among known wreck survivors later in Ulster. | Material FAN/migration-route evidence for the Cavers candidate; it does not say William migrated. |
| FamilyTreeDNA Glasgow project, public results as reviewed 9 August 2026 | B696189, attributed to William born 1655 Scotland, is confirmed R-FT20271. Kits 254947 (Robert c.1710 Northern Ireland) and B835762 (James William 1731 Ireland) are placed from STRs in the working FT25406 subgroup and explicitly require Big-Y upgrades. FT20271 is downstream of FT25406; the project's then-current estimate placed its MRCA around 1600 CE. | Real provisional paternal-cluster connection, not proof of the submitted genealogies. Participant ancestor labels and MRCA estimates are not documentary evidence and may be revised. |
| 2016 professional genetic-genealogy report cited in the supplied research output; full citation not supplied | Before the present FT25406/FT20271 labels, the report grouped kit 254947 with four other kits as a distinct genetic group; four reported Northern Irish origins. | Independent historical support that the grouping predates current project labels, but the report must be recovered before use as a formal citation. |
Live candidate captures in captures/ | Glasgow-1521's citation conflicts internally; Glasgow-1605 is only a Polwarth baptism; Glasgow-2462 is an Inveresk child; Glasgow-2731 is a Hawick father. | None supplies a two-location or relational record connecting it to Glasgow-591. |
Profile-specific consequences are stored in each affected case, not here: Glasgow-1521, Glasgow-1605, Glasgow-2462, Glasgow-3362, Glasgow-3370, Glasgow-3587, Scott-69166, Glasgow-1498, Glasgow-2731, Glasgow-3331, Glasgow-3296, Glasgow-3019 and Glasgow-3332.
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.8 claims
Documented or strongly supported
No reviewed record identifies the father of Glasgow-591, and the profile's identity as a particular Scottish William is itself unproved.
The late family history expressly calls the early ancestry obscure and supplies no birth, father, unit, or contemporary record. Neither the Polwarth baptism nor the Cavers records connect their William to the Irish ancestor.
The 1684 Privy Council record places a William Glasgow as William Leeden's servant at Ormiston in Cavers parish, Roxburghshire; it does not record a birth or parents.
The printed volume's three indexed occurrences place William in a Cavers-area group, while the Roxburghshire name book identifies Ormiston within Cavers. Identity with the 1679 Cavers prisoner is strong but indirect; identity with Glasgow-591 is unproved.
Glasgow-1605's attachment to Glasgow-2462 is unsupported by the cited Polwarth baptism index.
The index identifies the child's father only as William Glasgow. The selected father is profiled from an Inveresk 1639 baptism but has no cited wife, Polwarth residence, or relationship record. Glasgow-1497 is not the live attached father and is irrelevant.
The Lanark Commissariot index records a testament for William Glasgow in Quothquan on 9 April 1673, but the index does not identify his relatives.
The original testament is the best new candidate-parent lead because it may name children or other kin. Until it is read, this William cannot be identified as Glasgow-591's father or attached to a profile.
A complete FreeREG sweep of Cavers baptisms and marriages for 1694-1750 found GLASGOW and GLASGON as the only relevant surname forms but no record naming a father of any William.
The register surname list was checked, both spellings were searched, and the six returned entries were preserved. FreeREG has no Cavers burials in the period. The 1694 duplicate transcriptions also conflict on date and on whether an abode was given.
Glasgow-3331's attachments as father of Glasgow-1498 and Glasgow-2731 are unsupported by the profiles' cited evidence.
Glasgow-3331 says no spouse or children are confirmed; Glasgow-1498 says no reliable father was found; Glasgow-2731 says his parentage is unknown. No profile cites a relational record for either attachment.
Working hypotheses and conflicts
No claims in this category have been formally assessed.
Case-file assessments
Y-DNA identity boundary
Kit B696189 proves that its tested direct-paternal line is R-FT20271. It does not independently prove that the earliest man in that chain is this profile or that the later family tradition correctly identifies William's Scottish life. Until the tester-to-root generations are audited, public summaries should call it the reported William c.1655 line, not a proved Glasgow-591 result.
Potential-father scoring review — 10 August 2026
John Glasgow (Glasgow-1088) is chronologically capable of fathering William, but the comparison supplies only a 37-year age gap, the broad word “Glasgow” in their Scottish locations, and the common name John among William's descendants. John's documented household moved from Glasgow to Duddingston; William's birthplace is guessed and his Irish migration rests on later family tradition. The match should remain below the actionable threshold unless a specific parish, migration or relationship record joins the two men.
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
- Polwarth-OPR-1658-04-04 — Inspect the original baptism image for abode, occupation, witnesses, marginal notes, or nearby entries omitted from the index.
- CH2/721/1 — Search Polwarth kirk-session minutes, 1652-1668, for the Glasgow household and identifying context around the 1656 and 1658 baptisms.
- GD158/779-808 — Search Hume of Polwarth tacks and rentals for a William Glasgow household, occupation, or movement during the relevant period.
- E69/21/1/31 — Inspect the missing 1694 Cavers hearth-tax page for Ormiston, Hummelknows, and Glasgow householders; absence would remain limited because servants may not be listed.
- GD1/461 — Search Kerr family of Cavers rentals, accounts, and tenant papers for the Glasgow and Leeden households.
- CC14/5/9-William-Glasgow-1673 — Inspect the original 9 April 1673 testament of William Glasgow in Quothquan, CC14/5/9, for spouse, children, executor, debts, occupation, and kin.
Case-file priorities and cautions
Surname-tradition correction
The literal claim that a Cameron paternal line first adopted Glasgow in 1689 is rejected by the older shared Glasgow Y-DNA structure. A later confusion between Cameron and Cameronian is plausible but inferential. DNA does not identify William, prove military service or supply the missing William-to-John paper link.
Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.21 sources
Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.
- derivative William Glasgow born about 1655 in Ormistone, Scotland. Book 23, Volume 9, Pages 473, 483, 673. Drown, Isabelle McLean, comp.. Scottish Covenanters Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.
- tree_only Family history document written by William Melanchthon Glasgow [https://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Glasgow-590]
- tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-591
- unknown sources/william_melanchthon_glasgow_family_history.pdf
- unknown captures/20260716T204200Z_Glasgow-591.json
- unknown captures/20260716T205843Z_Glasgow-1605.json
- unknown sources/privy_council_search_william_glasgow.json
- unknown sources/privy_council_1684_p483_snippet.png
- unknown sources/privy_council_1684_p673_snippet.png
- unknown https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Register_of_the_Privy_Council_of_Sco.html?id=zDyZs3nDbR0C
- unknown captures/20260716T205939Z_Glasgow-2462.json
- unknown captures/20260716T205845Z_Glasgow-1497.json
- unknown sources/commissariot_of_lanark_testament_index_1595-1800.pdf
- unknown https://www.tradeshouselibrary.org/uploads/4/7/7/2/47723681/the_commissariot_record_of_lanark__register_of_testaments__1595-1800_~_1903.pdf
- unknown sources/freereg_cavers_parish_register_metadata.html
- unknown sources/freereg_cavers_parish_register_unique_names.html
- unknown sources/freereg_search_glasgow_roxburghshire_1684-1750_full.html
- unknown sources/freereg_search_glasgon_cavers_1694-1750_full.html
- unknown captures/20260716T214155Z_Glasgow-3331.json
- unknown captures/20260716T213718Z_Glasgow-1498.json
- unknown captures/20260716T213717Z_Glasgow-2731.json
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WikiTree profile information
Glasgow-591
William Glasgow
Updated 2022-11-15
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Glasgow-591 was captured 2026-08-07T09:48:56+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2022-11-15.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | Glasgow, Scotland | WikiTree profile field |
| death | — | Ireland | WikiTree profile field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | John Glasgow | Glasgow-551 | 1681-00-00 · Scotland · 0000-00-00 · County Tyrone, Ireland |
Profile categories
Estimated_Birth_Date Glasgow_Name_Study
Record-bearing passages
- William Glasgow is the earliest ancestor mentioned in the family history document written by William Melanchthon Glasgow (https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/0/0a/Glasgow-590.pdf). The document suggests that William was from the city of Glasgow. Research Notes William's estimated birth year of 1656 is very roughly estimated. It is based on the assumption that he was 50 years old when his grandson Hugh (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-548) was born. Based on his grandson's estimated birth year, William's birth could reasonably been anytime between 1606 and 1670. The document by William Melanchthon Glasgow says William was sent to Ireland as a combatant during the Siege of Derry. Assuming he was between the age of 18 and 45 at that time, his birth would have been between 1644 and 1671.
- In the Scottish Covenanters Index, a William Glasgow born about 1655 Ormistone, Scotland is mentioned. William Glasgow born about 1655 in Ormistone, Scotland. Book 23, Volume 9, Pages 473, 483, 673. Drown, Isabelle McLean, comp.. Scottish Covenanters Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. . Covenanters of this period were referred to as Cameronians (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameronian). Ormiston is about seven miles southeast of Inveresk and Musselburgh, where James Glasgow (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1150) and Alexander Glasgow (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1148) lived.
- Possibly the same William Glasgow (bef.1658-) who is born before 4 Apr 1658 in Polwarth, Berwick, Scotland. (16miles)
William may have been a descendant of Glasgow-991 (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-991) and/or Glasgow-1095 (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1095). Sources
- Family history document written by William Melanchthon Glasgow [https://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Glasgow-590]
Profile source citations
- William Glasgow born about 1655 in Ormistone, Scotland. Book 23, Volume 9, Pages 473, 483, 673. Drown, Isabelle McLean, comp.. Scottish Covenanters Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.
- Family history document written by William Melanchthon Glasgow [https://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Glasgow-590] source link 1
Other external links in the profile
- https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/0/0a/Glasgow-590.pdf
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-590
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Derry
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-548
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameronian
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1150
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1148
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-991
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1095
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Biography A History of the Glasgow Family (https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/0/0a/Glasgow-590.pdf) written by William Melanchthon Glasgow (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-590) says William was among men from Scotland sent to relieve Protestants during the Siege of Derry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Derry). After discharge of the troops, William remained in the north of Ireland. Other family subsequently joined him. They were weavers and farmers. William Glasgow is the earliest ancestor mentioned in the family history document written by William Melanchthon Glasgow (https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/0/0a/Glasgow-590.pdf). The document suggests that William was from the city of Glasgow. Research Notes William's estimated birth year of 1656 is very roughly estimated. It is based on the assumption that he was 50 years old when his grandson Hugh (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-548) was born. Based on his grandson's estimated birth year, William's birth could reasonably been anytime between 1606 and 1670. The document by William Melanchthon Glasgow says William was sent to Ireland as a combatant during the Siege of Derry. Assuming he was between the age of 18 and 45 at that time, his birth would have been between 1644 and 1671. In the Scottish Covenanters Index, a William Glasgow born about 1655 Ormistone, Scotland is mentioned. William Glasgow born about 1655 in Ormistone, Scotland. Book 23, Volume 9, Pages 473, 483, 673. Drown, Isabelle McLean, comp.. Scottish Covenanters Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. . Covenanters of this period were referred to as Cameronians (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameronian). Ormiston is about seven miles southeast of Inveresk and Musselburgh, where James Glasgow (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1150) and Alexander Glasgow (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1148) lived. Possibly the same William Glasgow (bef.1658-) who is born before 4 Apr 1658 in Polwarth, Berwick, Scotland. (16miles) William may have been a descendant of Glasgow-991 (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-991) and/or Glasgow-1095 (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1095). Sources * Family history document written by William Melanchthon Glasgow [https://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Glasgow-590]
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== Biography ==
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A [https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/0/0a/Glasgow-590.pdf History of the Glasgow Family] written by [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-590 William Melanchthon Glasgow] says William was among men from Scotland sent to relieve Protestants during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Derry Siege of Derry]. After discharge of the troops, William remained in the north of Ireland. Other family subsequently joined him. They were weavers and farmers.
William Glasgow is the earliest ancestor mentioned in [https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/0/0a/Glasgow-590.pdf the family history document written by William Melanchthon Glasgow]. The document suggests that William was from the city of Glasgow.
== Research Notes ==
William's estimated birth year of 1656 is very roughly estimated. It is based on the assumption that he was 50 years old when [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-548 his grandson Hugh] was born. Based on his grandson's estimated birth year, William's birth could reasonably been anytime between 1606 and 1670. The document by William Melanchthon Glasgow says William was sent to Ireland as a combatant during the Siege of Derry. Assuming he was between the age of 18 and 45 at that time, his birth would have been between 1644 and 1671.
In the Scottish Covenanters Index, a William Glasgow born about 1655 Ormistone, Scotland is mentioned.<ref> William Glasgow born about 1655 in Ormistone, Scotland. Book 23, Volume 9, Pages 473, 483, 673. Drown, Isabelle McLean, comp.. <i>Scottish Covenanters Index</i> [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.</ref>. Covenanters of this period were referred to as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameronian Cameronians]. Ormiston is about seven miles southeast of Inveresk and Musselburgh, where [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1150 James Glasgow] and [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1148 Alexander Glasgow] lived.
Possibly the same [[Glasgow-1605|William Glasgow (bef.1658-)]] who is born before 4 Apr 1658 in Polwarth, Berwick, Scotland. (16miles)
William may have been a descendant of [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-991 Glasgow-991] and/or [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glasgow-1095 Glasgow-1095].
== Sources ==
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* Family history document written by William Melanchthon Glasgow [https://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Glasgow-590]