Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Alexander Glasgow

1900-06-26 – 1980-12-27

Glasgow-948 · 1 mapped association

58 East Rose St, Calton, Glasgow16 Queen Elizabeth Sq., Glasgow

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
9Close relations
3Evidence items
7Candidate leads
Birth
1900-06-26 · 58 East Rose St, Calton, Glasgow
Death
1980-12-27 · 16 Queen Elizabeth Sq., Glasgow
Parents
Alexander Glasgowconfident
Spouses
Bridget Airlie
Children
Alexander Clarkson GlasgowAndrew GlasgowGeorge Milliken GlasgowJames GlasgowJohn Airlie GlasgowMary Airlie GlasgowWilliam Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-948
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
11

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 positionAlexander Clarkson Glasgow (1922)
Maternal grandfather positionJohn Airlie Glasgow (1923)
Maternal grandmother positionMary Airlie Glasgow (1928)
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 0 support · 1 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.

Estimate and relationship notes
  • 1 parent reference point outside the current export.

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

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

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit45/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1882–1959Generation18 years age gapRecorded places59 McKechnie St, Glasgow · 34 Brandon St, Glasgow · 59 McKechnie St,Glasgow.Independent clue breadth · 6Age · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 18-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 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1922), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Alexander Clarkson Glasgow, the expected father position (+4; Alexander in 59 profiles)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Alexander +5 (59 public profiles; niece/nephew Alexander Glasgow, sibling Alexander Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus); Andrew +3 (31 public profiles; niece/nephew Andrew Glasgow) (+8 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Automated fit44/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1881–1960Generation19 years age gapRecorded places81 East John St,Glasgow. · Stobhill Hospital,Glasgow.Independent clue breadth · 5Age · Local Same-Spouse Child Window · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowRobert GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: east, glasgow (+6)
  • candidate's birth is 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1922), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 41 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1922), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: east, glasgow (+6)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1899–1905) (+6; other parent Robert Glasgow)
  • same-couple children Robert Glasgow (1899) and Matilda Glasgow (1901) bracket the subject in the same specific birth locality (+10; strong household-placement clue, not proof)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit41/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1873–1935Generation27 years age gapRecorded places36 Graham Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow · Lightburn Hospital, Barlornock, Glasgow · 36 Graham Street,Bridgeton,Glasgow.Independent clue breadth · 5Age · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 27-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 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1922), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: glasgow (+6)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Alexander +5 (59 public profiles; niece/nephew Alexander Glasgow, sibling Alexander Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus); Andrew +3 (31 public profiles; niece/nephew Andrew Glasgow) (+8 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Automated fit36/100
Weak Lead
Dates1875–1956Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesJackson Township, Washington, Iowa, United States · Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1922), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Irene +14 (4 public profiles; niece/nephew Irene Grace (Glasgow) Parker) (+14 total)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1922), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Irene +14 (4 public profiles; niece/nephew Irene Grace (Glasgow) Parker) (+14 total)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit36/100
Weak Lead
Dates1872–1933Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesRiverside, Washington, Iowa, United States · Seattle, King, Washington, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1922), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Irene +14 (4 public profiles; niece/nephew Irene Grace (Glasgow) Parker) (+14 total)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1922), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Irene +14 (4 public profiles; niece/nephew Irene Grace (Glasgow) Parker) (+14 total)

Deductions and cautions: 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.

Automated fit36/100
Similar Person
Dates1803–?PlacesColinton, Midlothian, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • matching child name: James Glasgow
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: Alexander, John

record-derived birth estimates differ by 97; retained without deduction

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • matching child name: James Glasgow
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: Alexander, John

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 97; retained without deduction

Automated fit27/100
Similar Person
Dates1890–1969PlacesNewcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom → Gateshead, County Durham, England, United KingdomParent comparisonSame parent name; profile identity unproved
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 10 (+10)
  • same parent name without a shared profile ID: Alexander Glasgow (+2)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 10 (+10)
  • same parent name without a shared profile ID: Alexander Glasgow (+2)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: Alexander

Conflicts: unassessed father 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
b. 1900

Profile-stated birthplace: 58 East Rose St, Calton, Glasgow.

58 East Rose St, Calton, Glasgow.

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-948

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.16 claims
2Tree Only
1Unknown

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.3 sources

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

  1. tree_only Family information from unsourced tree handed down to Mark Glasgow.
  2. unknown MyHeritage profile: Alexander Glasgow (https://www.myheritage.com/profile-374185811-2000170/alexander-glasgow)
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-948
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-948 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-08-29.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth58 East Rose St, Calton, Glasgow.WikiTree profile field
death16 Queen Elizabeth Sq., Glasgow.WikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsAlexander GlasgowGlasgow-9371871-04-22 · Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1924-01-29 · Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
ParentsMaryClarkson-19231862-11-01 · Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1937-00-00 · Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
ChildrenAlexander Clarkson GlasgowGlasgow-12801922-09-22 · 89 King St, Calton, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1994-06-30 · 27 Elphinstone Cres, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
ChildrenJohn Airlie GlasgowGlasgow-12811923-12-17 · 89 King St, Calton, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1977-12-29 · Heathfield Hospital, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
ChildrenJames GlasgowGlasgow-12821925-02-12 · 89 King St, Calton, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1995-08-03 · Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
ChildrenAndrew GlasgowGlasgow-12831927-02-03 · Duke St Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1978-01-07 · 18 Shilton Dr, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
ChildrenMary Airlie GlasgowGlasgow-12861928-00-00 · 2008-00-00
ChildrenWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-12841928-00-00 · 2007-00-00
ChildrenGeorge Milliken GlasgowGlasgow-12871934-00-00 · 1983-00-00
SiblingsThomas GlasgowGlasgow-36431890-00-00 · 1903-00-00 · Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
SiblingsJane Graham GlasgowGlasgow-9461892-11-19 · 5 Comelypark Street, Calton, , Glasgow. · 1976-02-18 · 42 Moredun St, Glasgow.
SiblingsJohn Clarkson Glasgow IGlasgow-10201894-11-01 · Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · 1936-03-31
SiblingsArchiebald Clarkson GlasgowGlasgow-9471898-02-11 · 534 Gallowgate, Glasgow · 1927-12-04 · Duke St, Hospita, Glasgow.
SiblingsSarah Coulter GlasgowGlasgow-9491903-01-03 · 58 East Rose St, Calton, Glasgow. · 1903-08-03
SiblingsMary Leckie Clarkson GlasgowGlasgow-9501904-07-05 · 58 East Rose St,Calton,Glasgow. · 1984-04-07 · 191 Makinfauld Rd,Glasgow.
SpousesBridgetAirlie-131898-11-16 · Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · 1977-11-10 · Oatlands, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Alexander Glasgow was the son of Alexander Glasgow and Mary Clarkson. He was born on 26 June 1900 at 58 East Rose Street, Dennistoun, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Family information from unsourced tree handed down to Mark Glasgow.
  • His father, Alexander, was born on 22 April 1871 at 36 Graham Street, Calton, Glasgow. His mother, Mary Clarkson, was born on 1 November 1862 at 5 Single Row, Ironworks, Kilwinning. Siblings (from family notes)

    • Mary Leckie Clarkson Goldstein, born Glasgow
    • Jane Graham Clark, born Glasgow
    • John Clarkson Glasgow
    • Archibald Clarkson Glasgow
    • Sarah Coulter Glasgow
    • Thomas Jones (relationship uncertain) Marriage and children Alexander married Bridget Airlie on 24 September 1920 in the Episcopal Church, Brook Street, Glasgow. Bridget was born on 16 November 1898 at 13 Crown Street, Gorbals, Glasgow.
  • Their children included

    • William Glasgow
    • James Glasgow
    • Alexander (Alex) Clarkson Glasgow
    • John Airlie Glasgow
    • Mary (May) Airlie Clarkson O’Neill, born Glasgow
    • Andrew Glasgow
    • One additional child (name not recorded) Death and burial Alexander died on 27 December 1980 at 16 Queen Elizabeth Square, Glasgow, aged 80. He was buried on 31 December 1980 at Daldowie Crematorium, Glasgow. Research Notes An alternate version of this profile previously listed Robert Glasgow and Jane Graham as parents. This conflicts with the information here, which points to Alexander Glasgow (b. 1871) and Mary Clarkson. Civil registration records should be consulted to confirm parentage. Sources
    • MyHeritage profile: Alexander Glasgow (https://www.myheritage.com/profile-374185811-2000170/alexander-glasgow)

Profile source citations

  1. Family information from unsourced tree handed down to Mark Glasgow.
  2. MyHeritage profile: Alexander Glasgow (https://www.myheritage.com/profile-374185811-2000170/alexander-glasgow) source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Alexander Glasgow was the son of Alexander Glasgow and Mary Clarkson. 
He was born on 26 June 1900 at 58 East Rose Street, Dennistoun, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Family information from unsourced tree handed down to Mark Glasgow. 

His father, Alexander, was born on 22 April 1871 at 36 Graham Street, Calton, Glasgow. 
His mother, Mary Clarkson, was born on 1 November 1862 at 5 Single Row, Ironworks, Kilwinning. 
Siblings (from family notes)
* Mary Leckie Clarkson Goldstein, born Glasgow 
* Jane Graham Clark, born Glasgow 
* John Clarkson Glasgow 
* Archibald Clarkson Glasgow 
* Sarah Coulter Glasgow 
* Thomas Jones (relationship uncertain)
Marriage and children
Alexander married Bridget Airlie on 24 September 1920 in the Episcopal Church, Brook Street, Glasgow. 
Bridget was born on 16 November 1898 at 13 Crown Street, Gorbals, Glasgow. 

Their children included 
* William Glasgow 
* James Glasgow 
* Alexander (Alex) Clarkson Glasgow 
* John Airlie Glasgow 
* Mary (May) Airlie Clarkson O’Neill, born Glasgow 
* Andrew Glasgow 
* One additional child (name not recorded)
Death and burial
Alexander died on 27 December 1980 at 16 Queen Elizabeth Square, Glasgow, aged 80. 
He was buried on 31 December 1980 at Daldowie Crematorium, Glasgow. 
Research Notes
An alternate version of this profile previously listed Robert Glasgow and Jane Graham as parents. This conflicts with the information here, which points to Alexander Glasgow (b. 1871) and Mary Clarkson. Civil registration records should be consulted to confirm parentage. 
Sources
* MyHeritage profile: Alexander Glasgow (https://www.myheritage.com/profile-374185811-2000170/alexander-glasgow)
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

Alexander Glasgow was the son of [[Glasgow-937|Alexander Glasgow]] and Mary Clarkson.  
He was born on 26 June 1900 at 58 East Rose Street, Dennistoun, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.<ref>Family information from unsourced tree handed down to [[Glasgow-933|Mark Glasgow]].</ref>  

His father, Alexander, was born on 22 April 1871 at 36 Graham Street, Calton, Glasgow.  
His mother, Mary Clarkson, was born on 1 November 1862 at 5 Single Row, Ironworks, Kilwinning.  

=== Siblings (from family notes) ===
* Mary Leckie Clarkson Goldstein, born Glasgow  
* Jane Graham Clark, born Glasgow  
* John Clarkson Glasgow  
* Archibald Clarkson Glasgow  
* Sarah Coulter Glasgow  
* Thomas Jones (relationship uncertain)

=== Marriage and children ===
Alexander married Bridget Airlie on 24 September 1920 in the Episcopal Church, Brook Street, Glasgow.  
Bridget was born on 16 November 1898 at 13 Crown Street, Gorbals, Glasgow.  

Their children included  
* William Glasgow  
* James Glasgow  
* Alexander (Alex) Clarkson Glasgow  
* John Airlie Glasgow  
* Mary (May) Airlie Clarkson O’Neill, born Glasgow  
* Andrew Glasgow  
* One additional child (name not recorded)

=== Death and burial ===
Alexander died on 27 December 1980 at 16 Queen Elizabeth Square, Glasgow, aged 80.  
He was buried on 31 December 1980 at Daldowie Crematorium, Glasgow.  

== Research Notes ==
An alternate version of this profile previously listed [[Glasgow-938|Robert Glasgow]] and [[Graham-21720|Jane Graham]] as parents. This conflicts with the information here, which points to Alexander Glasgow (b. 1871) and Mary Clarkson. Civil registration records should be consulted to confirm parentage.  

== Sources ==
<references />  

* MyHeritage profile: [https://www.myheritage.com/profile-374185811-2000170/alexander-glasgow Alexander Glasgow]