Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Magdalene (Guthrie) Glasgow

c. 1718 – ?

Guthrie-777 · 1 mapped association

ScotlandDeath place unknown

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
8Close relations
2Evidence items
2Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1718 · Scotland
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
John Glasgow
Children
Andrew GlasgowBetty (Glasgow) NicholJanet GlasgowJean GlasgowKatherine (Glasgow) NicolMagdalen GlasgowMargaret Glasgow
Gender
Female
WikiTree
Guthrie-777
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
7

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 positionAndrew Glasgow (1747)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionJean Glasgow (1745)
Paternal grandmother positionMagdalen Glasgow (1749)

Known-position checks: 1 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.

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

No candidate met the minimum age, location or family-naming threshold.

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 fit18/100
Similar Person
Dates1664–?PlacesEdinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 54; retained without deduction

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

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 54; retained without deduction

Automated fit18/100
Similar Person
Dates1756–?PlacesLivingston, Linlithgowshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 38; retained without deduction

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

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 38; retained without deduction

How duplicate leads are calculated

Dates are eligibility gates, not merely deductions: chronologically impossible people are excluded. Dates, places, spouses, parent certainty and children's profiles and names are then compared. A high score is a prompt to inspect records, not a merge recommendation.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1718

Profile-stated birthplace: Scotland

Scotland — exact locality unproved

One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.

One-Tree profile leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Guthrie-777

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Country-level representative point

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.9 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
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced

WikiTree profile information

Guthrie-777

Magdalene (Guthrie) Glasgow

Updated 2023-01-02

Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20

Machine-readable dossier

WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot

Guthrie-777 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2023-01-02.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthScotlandWikiTree profile field
marriage1738-06-23Penicuik, Midlothian, ScotlandWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenJean GlasgowGlasgow-13321745-02-03 · West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenAndrew GlasgowGlasgow-13331747-01-11 · West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenMagdalen GlasgowGlasgow-13311749-01-29 · West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenJanet GlasgowGlasgow-13291751-08-18 · West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenMargaret GlasgowGlasgow-13301753-12-13 · West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
ChildrenMiss Betty NicholGlasgow-821755-00-00 · 0000-00-00
ChildrenKatherine NicolGlasgow-801756-00-00 · West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · 0000-00-00
SpousesJohn GlasgowGlasgow-811709-00-00 · Kirknewton and East Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00 · 1738-06-23 · Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Profile categories

Estimated_Birth_Date

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Based on the date of her marriage, Magdalene Guthrie would have been born around 1718.
  • Magdalene married John Glasgow on 23 June 1738 in the parish of Penicuik, Midlothian. Marriage: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Magdalen Guthrie marriage to John Glasgow on or after 23 Jun 1738 in Penicuik, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 697, Ref 30/103, Frame 672.
  • The couple had at least five children: #Jean Glasgow (baptised West Calder, Midlothian 3 February 1745) Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Jean Glasgow born or baptised on 3 Feb 1745, daughter of John Glasgow & Magdalen Guthry, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/176, Frame 128. #Andrew Glasgow ((baptised West Calder, Midlothian 11 January 1747) Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Andrew Glasgow born or baptised on 11 Jan 1747, son of John Glasgow & Magdalen Guthrie, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/177, Frame 129. #Magdalen Glasgow ((baptised West Calder, Midlothian 29 January 1749) Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Magdalen Glasgow born or baptised on 29 Jan 1749, daughter of John Glasgow & Magdalen Guthrie, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/185, Frame 133. #Janet Glasgow ((baptised West Calder, Midlothian 18 August 1751) Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Janet Glasgow born or baptised on 18 Aug 1751, daughter of John Glasgow & Magdalene Guthrie, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/196, Frame 138. #Margaret Glasgow ((baptised West Calder, Midlothian 13 December 1753) Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Margaret Glasgow born or baptised on 13 Dec 1753, daughter of John Glasgow & Magdalene Guthrie, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/198, Frame 140. #Miss Betty (Glasgow) Nichol (1755 - ) #Miss Katherine (Glasgow) Nicol (1756 - ) SourcesAcknowledgments Thanks to Helen Haston for starting this profile.

Profile source citations

  1. Marriage: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Magdalen Guthrie marriage to John Glasgow on or after 23 Jun 1738 in Penicuik, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 697, Ref 30/103, Frame 672. source link 1
  2. Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Jean Glasgow born or baptised on 3 Feb 1745, daughter of John Glasgow & Magdalen Guthry, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/176, Frame 128. source link 1
  3. Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Andrew Glasgow born or baptised on 11 Jan 1747, son of John Glasgow & Magdalen Guthrie, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/177, Frame 129. source link 1
  4. Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Magdalen Glasgow born or baptised on 29 Jan 1749, daughter of John Glasgow & Magdalen Guthrie, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/185, Frame 133. source link 1
  5. Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Janet Glasgow born or baptised on 18 Aug 1751, daughter of John Glasgow & Magdalene Guthrie, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/196, Frame 138. source link 1
  6. Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Margaret Glasgow born or baptised on 13 Dec 1753, daughter of John Glasgow & Magdalene Guthrie, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/198, Frame 140. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Based on the date of her marriage, Magdalene Guthrie would have been born around 1718.

Magdalene married John Glasgow on 23 June 1738 in the parish of Penicuik, Midlothian. Marriage: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Magdalen Guthrie marriage to John Glasgow on or after 23 Jun 1738 in Penicuik, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 697, Ref 30/103, Frame 672. 

The couple had at least five children:
#Jean Glasgow (baptised West Calder, Midlothian 3 February 1745) Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Jean Glasgow born or baptised on 3 Feb 1745, daughter of John Glasgow & Magdalen Guthry, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/176, Frame 128. 
#Andrew Glasgow ((baptised West Calder, Midlothian 11 January 1747) Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Andrew Glasgow born or baptised on 11 Jan 1747, son of John Glasgow & Magdalen Guthrie, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/177, Frame 129. 
#Magdalen Glasgow ((baptised West Calder, Midlothian 29 January 1749) Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Magdalen Glasgow born or baptised on 29 Jan 1749, daughter of John Glasgow & Magdalen Guthrie, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/185, Frame 133. 
#Janet Glasgow ((baptised West Calder, Midlothian 18 August 1751) Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Janet Glasgow born or baptised on 18 Aug 1751, daughter of John Glasgow & Magdalene Guthrie, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/196, Frame 138. 
#Margaret Glasgow ((baptised West Calder, Midlothian 13 December 1753) Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Margaret Glasgow born or baptised on 13 Dec 1753, daughter of John Glasgow & Magdalene Guthrie, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/198, Frame 140. 
#Miss Betty (Glasgow) Nichol (1755 - ) 
#Miss Katherine (Glasgow) Nicol (1756 - ) 
SourcesAcknowledgments
Thanks to Helen Haston for starting this profile.

Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Helen and others.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
{{Estimated Date}}
== Biography ==

Based on the date of her marriage, Magdalene Guthrie would have been born around 1718.

Magdalene married [[Glasgow-81|John Glasgow]] on 23 June 1738 in the parish of Penicuik, Midlothian.<ref>'''Marriage''': "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Magdalen Guthrie marriage to John Glasgow on or after 23 Jun 1738 in Penicuik, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 697, Ref 30/103, Frame 672.</ref> 

The couple had at least five children:
#[[Glasgow-1332|Jean Glasgow]] (baptised West Calder, Midlothian 3 February 1745)<ref>'''Birth or Baptism''': "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Jean Glasgow born or baptised on 3 Feb 1745, daughter of John Glasgow & Magdalen Guthry, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/176, Frame 128.</ref>
#[[Glasgow-1333|Andrew Glasgow]] ((baptised West Calder, Midlothian 11 January 1747)<ref>'''Birth or Baptism''': "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Andrew Glasgow born or baptised on 11 Jan 1747, son of John Glasgow & Magdalen Guthrie, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/177, Frame 129.</ref>
#[[Glasgow-1331|Magdalen Glasgow]] ((baptised West Calder, Midlothian 29 January 1749)<ref>'''Birth or Baptism''': "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Magdalen Glasgow born or baptised on 29 Jan 1749, daughter of John Glasgow & Magdalen Guthrie, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/185, Frame 133.</ref>
#[[Glasgow-1329|Janet Glasgow]] ((baptised West Calder, Midlothian 18 August 1751)<ref>'''Birth or Baptism''': "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Janet Glasgow born or baptised on 18 Aug 1751, daughter of John Glasgow & Magdalene Guthrie, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/196, Frame 138.</ref>
#[[Glasgow-1330|Margaret Glasgow]] ((baptised West Calder, Midlothian 13 December 1753)<ref>'''Birth or Baptism''': "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Margaret Glasgow born or baptised on 13 Dec 1753, daughter of John Glasgow & Magdalene Guthrie, in West Calder, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 701, Ref 10/198, Frame 140.</ref>
#[[Glasgow-82|Miss Betty (Glasgow) Nichol]] (1755 - ){{citation needed}}
#[[Glasgow-80|Miss Katherine (Glasgow) Nicol]] (1756 - ){{citation needed}}


== Sources ==
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== Acknowledgments ==

Thanks to [[Haston-8 | Helen Haston]] for starting this profile.

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