Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

James Glasgow

1735-11-11 – 1788-05-19

Glasgow-804 · 1 mapped association

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland→Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1735-11-11 · Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Death
1788-05-19 · Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Mary Norris
Children
James Thomas Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-804
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
2

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 positionJames Thomas Glasgow (1788)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 0 support · 0 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

Compare scored leads with the subject details above—not proof.

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

Possible fathers5 leads

Automated fit36/100
Weak Lead
Dates1707–?Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 81 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 81 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Kilwinning — Ayrshire is 22.2 km from the subject's birth-period Ayr (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son James Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, James in 224 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1700–?Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesKilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilbirnie — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 88 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 88 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son James Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, James in 224 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit28/100
Weak Lead
Dates1689–?Generation46 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Mapped Proximity · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 46-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 99 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • possible 46-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 99 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • mapped Kilwinning — Ayrshire is 22.2 km from the subject's birth-period Ayr (+1; one or both placements are unproved)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son James Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, James in 224 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit23/100
Weak Lead
Dates1718–?Generation17 years age gapRecorded placesKilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland · Kilbirnie — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 17-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • possible 17-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son James Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, James in 224 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit22/100
Weak Lead
Dates1702–?Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 86 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 86 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son James Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, James in 224 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit7/100
Weak Lead
Dates1690–?Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesSkirling, Peeblesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Skirling — PeeblesshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 45-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 98 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • possible 45-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 98 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit6/100
Weak Lead
Dates1710–?Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Antrim, Ireland · KilwaughterIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJames GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1728–1740) (+6; other parent James Glasgow)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1728–1740) (+6; other parent James Glasgow)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1725–?Generationnominally 10 years; approximate dates permit about 15–20 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Londonderry, Ireland · County Londonderry — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Migration · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · 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 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-3305) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • 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 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); candidate already has another child named James Glasgow (Glasgow-3305) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1678–1755Generation57 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · Ireland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 110 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

chronologically conflicting 57-year parent-child age gap (−8); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • candidate's birth is 110 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: chronologically conflicting 57-year parent-child age gap (−8); candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Automated fit26/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1711–?Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesKilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland · Ayrshire — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Broad Migration · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1788), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ayrshire (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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-1144

Automated fit49/100
Similar Person
Dates1731–1793PlacesKilwaughter, Larne, County Antrim, Ireland → Newberry, South Carolina, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • death years within 5 (+5)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • death years within 5 (+5)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

James GlasgowGlasgow-1509

Automated fit45/100
Similar Person
Dates1737–1802PlacesCounty Antrim, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: James

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: James

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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.

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Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1735

Profile-stated birthplace: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ayr

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-804

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

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

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.2 sources

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

  1. derivative U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s; South Carolina; Year: 1769; Page Number: 136; Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-804
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-804 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-09-20.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Ayr, Ayrshire, ScotlandWikiTree profile field
death—Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USAWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenJames Thomas GlasgowGlasgow-8031788-05-16 · Newberry County, South Carolina, USA · 1849-10-28 · Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
SpousesMaryNorris-66041748-04-05 · Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland · 1842-07-23 · Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA · 1788-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography James was born in 1735. He passed away in 1788.

  • Possibly descended from Hugh Glasgow (abt.1600-). Sources

    • U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s; South Carolina; Year: 1769; Page Number: 136; Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.

Profile source citations

  1. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s; South Carolina; Year: 1769; Page Number: 136; Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
Full captured biography text
Biography
James was born in 1735. He passed away in 1788. 

Possibly descended from Hugh Glasgow (abt.1600-).
Sources
* U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s; South Carolina; Year: 1769; Page Number: 136; Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
James was born in 1735. He passed away in 1788. 

Possibly descended from [[Glasgow-1603|Hugh Glasgow (abt.1600-)]].

== Sources ==
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* U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s; South Carolina; Year: 1769; Page Number: 136; Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.