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== Biography ==

'''Robert Glasgow''' was born circa '''1520'''. He was a resident and citizen of Glasgow during the mid-16th century, active in civic life between at least 1551 and 1575. He appears in the civic records, particularly ''The Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', primarily as a witness and later as a property owner, identified by his occupation as a fisher.


=== Early Civic Appearances ===

On 21 May 1551 Robert witnessed the sale of a Glasgow tenement to [[Glasgow-1097|Archibald Glasgow]] and Isobell Newlands.<ref name="P84">Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 1, protocol 84, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc07robegoog/page/n59/mode/2up 21 May 1551, printed p. 31].</ref> The record places Robert with Archibald but does not state their relationship.

On 10 May 1554 Robert and David Mathy were named together among the ''comburgesses'' of Glasgow while witnessing the same sasines.<ref name="P183">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 1, protocols 183-184, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc07robegoog/page/n90/mode/2up 10 May 1554, printed p. 63].</ref> This is a direct personal association between the Glasgow and Mathie families.

Protocol 266 again expressly described him as a burgess when he witnessed a property transaction on 17 February 1555/56.<ref name="P266">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocol 266, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n18/mode/2up 17 February 1555/56, printed pp. 2-3].</ref>

Robert continued to appear in the South Port and Clyde-bridge property district. He witnessed William Hall's sasine and immediate resale on 26 July 1557.<ref name="P372">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocols 372-373, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n51/mode/2up 26 July 1557, printed p. 35].</ref> In November 1557, protocols 401 and 403 described a tenement bounded by Robert Glesgw's lands on the south and John Glesgw's lands on the west.<ref name="P401">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocols 401 and 403, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n57/mode/2up 8 and 26 November 1557, printed pp. 41-42].</ref> Robert witnessed a further transaction in the same district on 20 February 1559/60, and three sasines of 18 April 1560 used his lands as a boundary; one of them also named John's lands on the west.<ref name="P525">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocols 525-526, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n93/mode/2up 20 February 1559/60, printed p. 76].</ref><ref name="P544">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocols 544-546, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n98/mode/2up 18 April 1560, printed pp. 80-81].</ref> These adjoining holdings establish a close property association with John, but the records state no kinship.

=== Marriage and Property Ownership ===

Robert married '''[[Rolland-239|Margaret Rowand]]''' (born c. 1535), likely around '''1551'''. By 1572, they were established citizens involved in property transactions. Protocols 1903 and 1904 call Robert and Margaret spouses when they sold property on '''12 February 1572/3'''.<ref name=Protocols1903-1904>Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 6, protocols 1903-1904, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc01renwgoog/page/n121/mode/2up 12 February 1572/73].</ref> The record details the transaction:

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''Robert Glasgow, citizen of Glasgow, and Margaret Rowand, spouses, sold to James Rowand a tenement [...] This property, fore and back, with its pertinents, was situated on the west side of the street leading from the market cross to the South Port. It was bordered by the lands of the late Andrew Dunlop to the north, the lands of [[Glasgow-1093|John Glasgow]] to the west, the chaplainry lands of St. Roche to the south, and the street on the east. Sasine was given by Archibald Lyone, bailie, and ratified by Margaret Rowand in the absence of her husband.''<ref name=Protocols1903-1904 />
— ''12 February 1572–3, 8 a.m.''
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This entry confirms Robert's marriage, his status as a property-holding citizen, and the specific location of his tenement near the market cross and South Port. It also places [[Glasgow-1093|John Glasgow]] (presumably the same fisher mentioned earlier) as the owner of the adjacent property to the west. Protocol 2125 again expressly calls Robert and Margaret Rowand spouses in a property reversion on '''7 February 1574/75'''.<ref name=Protocol2125>Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 7, protocol 2125, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/page/n102/mode/2up 7 February 1574/75], printed p. 86.</ref> This proves Robert was alive on that date.

=== Family ===

On '''23 October 1596''', Ninian Glasgow was admitted as a burgess as the “second son to Robert G., fisher, burgess.”<ref name=Burgesses1596>James R. Anderson, ed., ''Burgesses & Guild Brethren of Glasgow, 1573-1750'' (1925), [https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso43scotuoft/page/24/mode/2up p. 24], 23 October 1596.</ref> This directly proves that [[Glasgow-3188|Ninian Glasgow]] was Robert's second son and describes Robert as a fisher and burgess. Ninian's 1613 testament independently names “Johne glasgw his brother,” proving that Robert had another son named John who was alive on 10 January 1613.<ref>National Records of Scotland, Glasgow Commissary Court, CC9/7/9, images 142-145, testament testamentar and inventory of Ninian Glasgow, made 10 January 1613 and confirmed 8 May 1613.</ref> That John's identity remains unresolved. [[Glasgow-1030|John Glasgow]] is attached as an uncertain candidate; he must not be conflated with [[Glasgow-3181|John Glasgow of Hirmanscheillis]], who died in 1576. The records do not prove that Margaret Rowand was the mother of either son.

=== Death ===

Robert's date of death is currently unknown, but he was alive on 7 February 1574/75. The 1580 Kilbride charter is a probable later appearance; if the cross-record identification is correct, he was alive on 9 February 1580. The exact date of death remains unknown.


=== Burgh account, 1573-1574 ===

The Glasgow burgh accounts for 1573-1574 record eight shillings described as outstanding and not in use of payment from "Robert Glasgow tenement."<ref name="BurghAccounts1573">''Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Glasgow'', accounts for 1573-1574, printed p. 453. [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-V3DN-P9VH-Q FamilySearch image].</ref> This property occurrence falls between Robert and Margaret Rowand's documented tenement transaction of February 1572/73 and their property reversion of February 1574/75. The date, city and property context strongly support attribution to this Robert, although the account itself gives no occupation, spouse or relative.

== Research Notes ==

=== Probable parentage ===

[[Glasgow-1098|William Glasgow]] is the leading and '''probable''' father of Robert, but the relationship remains marked uncertain because no record explicitly calls Robert his son. The assessment rests on several details operating together:

* William's documented son [[Glasgow-1093|John Glasgow]] and Robert repeatedly held land around the same compact South Port and Clyde-bridge property group in 1557-73.<ref name="P401"/><ref name="P544"/>
* In 1572/73 Robert and Margaret Rowand dealt with a tenement adjoining John's land, and a John Glasgow, fisher, witnessed the transaction.<ref name="Protocols1903-1904"/>
* Robert and John were described together as fishers in 1573.<ref name="P2002">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 7, protocol 2002, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/page/n52/mode/2up 19 December 1573], printed p. 36.</ref>
* Robert had witnessed [[Glasgow-1097|Archibald Glasgow]]'s 1551 purchase of a parcel whose exact east-of-Bargill boundary was in John's hands by 1554/55.<ref name="P84"/><ref name="ArchibaldParcel">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 1, protocol 205, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc07robegoog/page/n97/mode/2up 31 January 1554/55], printed p. 69.</ref>

This is stronger than a shared surname or neighbourhood alone: it combines property, occupation and a repeated three-man association. John's service as William's sole heir is consistent with male primogeniture and does not exclude younger sons who established neighbouring holdings. The principal alternative is that the later fisher John was Robert's own son rather than William's son; both generations of John were alive during part of this period. Cousinship also remains possible. Those alternatives prevent a confident relationship status.

[[Brade-232|Esbell Brade]] is William's documented wife and mother of John, but no record identifies her as Robert's mother. Her attachment therefore remains uncertain. An uncited MyHeritage tree reportedly gave Robert a birth about 1502 and named William and Esbell as parents; it is a research lead only and does not override the contemporary chronology.

=== Family and other claims ===

[[Rolland-239|Margaret Rowand]] is Robert's documented spouse, although the records do not establish a marriage about 1551 or identify her parents. Her relationship to James Rowand, who acquired the couple's property, remains worth investigating. [[Glasgow-3188|Ninian Glasgow]] is a documented son; the record-defined son John was alive in 1613, but his identity with [[Glasgow-1030|John Glasgow]] remains uncertain.

Robert's relationship to Archibald is probably close, but the witness record does not explicitly call them brothers. Earlier descendant compilations proposed wider connections through Herbison, Stewart, Howie, Cunningham, Edmonstone, Hamilton, Ivey, Johnson, Gammon and Dauge families. Those lines require their own documentary chains and cannot establish Robert's parentage. A reported "Bigger 1625" reference has not been identified and remains unusable pending a full citation.

Robert's occupation as a fisher is independently supported by protocol 2002. The exact roles of Archibald Lyone, Robert Steward, Robert Herbertsone, John Woddrop, Archibald Herbertsone, Andrew Huchesone, Duncan Lennox, John Wilsone, Hugh Blair, John Maxwell of Bogtoun, Andrew Farie and Andrew Dunlop remain associate-network questions rather than kinship evidence.

=== Mathie–Glencairn connection ===

David Mathy had a documented son John in 1571. That son may be the John Mathie who appeared as a writer in 1574 and was admitted with the Earl of Glencairn’s burgess group in 1583.<ref name="MathieJohn">Robert Renwick, ed., Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, vol. 6, protocol 1798, 25 October 1571, printed p. 70, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc05scogoog digitised volume]; vol. 4, protocol 1036, 4 August 1574, printed p. 19, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc07scogoog digitised volume]; James R. Anderson, ed., Burgesses & Guild Brethren of Glasgow, 1573–1750, [https://electricscotland.com/history/records/scottishrecordso43scotuoft.pdf entry for 8 February 1582/83].</ref>

Tutory retours entered in 1607 identify the deceased John Mathie of Ibert’s full brother Matthew as a Glasgow burgess and name four of John’s lawful children.<ref name="Ibert1607">Inquisitionum ad Capellam Domini Regis Retornatarum ... Abbreviatio, vol. 2, tutory retours 100–101, 20 January 1607, [https://books.google.com/books?id=PiVDAAAAcAAJ digitised volume]; underlying register, National Records of Scotland, [https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/browsetreeview.aspx?reference=C22 C22/3].</ref> The family therefore remained connected with both Glasgow burgh society and the Glencairn estate network. If [[Glasgow-1030|John Glasgow]] was Robert’s son, his 1618 marriage to [[Mathie-159|Jonet Mathie]] may have continued the relationship first documented between Robert and David Mathy in 1554.

=== Kilbride land, 1580 ===

On 9 February 1580 a charter of the church lands of the vicarage of Kilbride in Cunninghame, Ayrshire, named “Robertum Glasgw” among the occupiers, together with Robert Andro, Robert Boyd, Thomas Young, Robert Dunlop, Jonet Hunter, Robert Andro younger, John Wilson and John Young. The charter was confirmed under the Great Seal on 15 February 1581/82.<ref name="Kilbride1580">John Maitland Thomson, ed., ''Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum'', vol. 5, A.D. 1580–1593 (Edinburgh, 1888), no. 324, [https://archive.org/details/registrummagnisi05scot/page/104/mode/2up pp. 104–105], charter dated at Glasgow 9 February 1580 and confirmed 15 February 1581/82.</ref>

The former [[Glasgow-3919]] held this Kilbride occurrence. It has been combined with this profile as the leading identity: the rare name, five-year interval after Robert and Margaret Rowand's 1575 city property act,<ref>Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 7, protocol 2125, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/page/n102/mode/2up printed p. 86], 7 February 1574/75.</ref> and documented Mathie–Glencairn connection support one man's move or land interest in Cunninghame. Dunlop, Wilson and Young are also surnames found in the wider associated network, but shared surnames alone do not prove kinship. The charter does not call the Kilbride occupier a fisher, burgess, husband of Margaret Rowand or former Glasgow resident, so the identification remains probable rather than directly proved.

The separate profile estimated birth about 1560 solely from adult occupancy in 1580; no birth record supported that year. It is compatible with the older profile's circa 1520 estimate because both are approximate adult-status inferences. If this identification is correct, Robert lived after 9 February 1580. Seek a later deed naming both his Kilbride holding and wife, occupation or Glasgow tenement to confirm the bridge.

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Current profile4'''Robert Glasgow''' was born circa '''1520'''. He was a resident and citizen of Glasgow during the mid-16th century, active in civic life between at least 1551 and 1575. He appears in the civic records, particularly ''The Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', primarily as a witness and later as a property owner, identified by his occupation as a fisher.

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Current profile9On 21 May 1551 Robert witnessed the sale of a Glasgow tenement to [[Glasgow-1097|Archibald Glasgow]] and Isobell Newlands.<ref name="P84">Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 1, protocol 84, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc07robegoog/page/n59/mode/2up 21 May 1551, printed p. 31].</ref> The record places Robert with Archibald but does not state their relationship.

Replacement profile9On 21 May 1551 Robert witnessed the sale of a Glasgow tenement to [[Glasgow-1097|Archibald Glasgow]] and Isobell Newlands.<ref name="P84">Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 1, protocol 84, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc07robegoog/page/n59/mode/2up 21 May 1551, printed p. 31].</ref> The record places Robert with Archibald but does not state their relationship.

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Current profile11On 10 May 1554 Robert and David Mathy were named together among the ''comburgesses'' of Glasgow while witnessing the same sasines.<ref name="P183">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 1, protocols 183-184, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc07robegoog/page/n90/mode/2up 10 May 1554, printed p. 63].</ref> This is a direct personal association between the Glasgow and Mathie families.

Replacement profile11On 10 May 1554 Robert and David Mathy were named together among the ''comburgesses'' of Glasgow while witnessing the same sasines.<ref name="P183">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 1, protocols 183-184, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc07robegoog/page/n90/mode/2up 10 May 1554, printed p. 63].</ref> This is a direct personal association between the Glasgow and Mathie families.

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Current profile13Protocol 266 again expressly described him as a burgess when he witnessed a property transaction on 17 February 1555/56.<ref name="P266">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocol 266, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n18/mode/2up 17 February 1555/56, printed pp. 2-3].</ref>

Replacement profile13Protocol 266 again expressly described him as a burgess when he witnessed a property transaction on 17 February 1555/56.<ref name="P266">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocol 266, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n18/mode/2up 17 February 1555/56, printed pp. 2-3].</ref>

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Current profile15Robert continued to appear in the South Port and Clyde-bridge property district. He witnessed William Hall's sasine and immediate resale on 26 July 1557.<ref name="P372">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocols 372-373, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n51/mode/2up 26 July 1557, printed p. 35].</ref> In November 1557, protocols 401 and 403 described a tenement bounded by Robert Glesgw's lands on the south and John Glesgw's lands on the west.<ref name="P401">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocols 401 and 403, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n57/mode/2up 8 and 26 November 1557, printed pp. 41-42].</ref> Robert witnessed a further transaction in the same district on 20 February 1559/60, and three sasines of 18 April 1560 used his lands as a boundary; one of them also named John's lands on the west.<ref name="P525">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocols 525-526, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n93/mode/2up 20 February 1559/60, printed p. 76].</ref><ref name="P544">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocols 544-546, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n98/mode/2up 18 April 1560, printed pp. 80-81].</ref> These adjoining holdings establish a close property association with John, but the records state no kinship.

Replacement profile15Robert continued to appear in the South Port and Clyde-bridge property district. He witnessed William Hall's sasine and immediate resale on 26 July 1557.<ref name="P372">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocols 372-373, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n51/mode/2up 26 July 1557, printed p. 35].</ref> In November 1557, protocols 401 and 403 described a tenement bounded by Robert Glesgw's lands on the south and John Glesgw's lands on the west.<ref name="P401">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocols 401 and 403, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n57/mode/2up 8 and 26 November 1557, printed pp. 41-42].</ref> Robert witnessed a further transaction in the same district on 20 February 1559/60, and three sasines of 18 April 1560 used his lands as a boundary; one of them also named John's lands on the west.<ref name="P525">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocols 525-526, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n93/mode/2up 20 February 1559/60, printed p. 76].</ref><ref name="P544">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocols 544-546, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n98/mode/2up 18 April 1560, printed pp. 80-81].</ref> These adjoining holdings establish a close property association with John, but the records state no kinship.

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Current profile19Robert married '''[[Rolland-239|Margaret Rowand]]''' (born c. 1535), likely around '''1551'''. By 1572, they were established citizens involved in property transactions. Protocols 1903 and 1904 call Robert and Margaret spouses when they sold property on '''12 February 1572/3'''.<ref name=Protocols1903-1904>Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 6, protocols 1903-1904, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc01renwgoog/page/n121/mode/2up 12 February 1572/73].</ref> The record details the transaction:

Replacement profile19Robert married '''[[Rolland-239|Margaret Rowand]]''' (born c. 1535), likely around '''1551'''. By 1572, they were established citizens involved in property transactions. Protocols 1903 and 1904 call Robert and Margaret spouses when they sold property on '''12 February 1572/3'''.<ref name=Protocols1903-1904>Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 6, protocols 1903-1904, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc01renwgoog/page/n121/mode/2up 12 February 1572/73].</ref> The record details the transaction:

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Current profile22''Robert Glasgow, citizen of Glasgow, and Margaret Rowand, spouses, sold to James Rowand a tenement [...] This property, fore and back, with its pertinents, was situated on the west side of the street leading from the market cross to the South Port. It was bordered by the lands of the late Andrew Dunlop to the north, the lands of [[Glasgow-1093|John Glasgow]] to the west, the chaplainry lands of St. Roche to the south, and the street on the east. Sasine was given by Archibald Lyone, bailie, and ratified by Margaret Rowand in the absence of her husband.''<ref name=Protocols1903-1904 />

Replacement profile22''Robert Glasgow, citizen of Glasgow, and Margaret Rowand, spouses, sold to James Rowand a tenement [...] This property, fore and back, with its pertinents, was situated on the west side of the street leading from the market cross to the South Port. It was bordered by the lands of the late Andrew Dunlop to the north, the lands of [[Glasgow-1093|John Glasgow]] to the west, the chaplainry lands of St. Roche to the south, and the street on the east. Sasine was given by Archibald Lyone, bailie, and ratified by Margaret Rowand in the absence of her husband.''<ref name=Protocols1903-1904 />

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Current profile26This entry confirms Robert's marriage, his status as a property-holding citizen, and the specific location of his tenement near the market cross and South Port. It also places [[Glasgow-1093|John Glasgow]] (presumably the same fisher mentioned earlier) as the owner of the adjacent property to the west. Protocol 2125 again expressly calls Robert and Margaret Rowand spouses in a property reversion on '''7 February 1574/75'''.<ref name=Protocol2125>Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 7, protocol 2125, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/page/n102/mode/2up 7 February 1574/75], printed p. 86.</ref> This proves Robert was alive on that date.

Replacement profile26This entry confirms Robert's marriage, his status as a property-holding citizen, and the specific location of his tenement near the market cross and South Port. It also places [[Glasgow-1093|John Glasgow]] (presumably the same fisher mentioned earlier) as the owner of the adjacent property to the west. Protocol 2125 again expressly calls Robert and Margaret Rowand spouses in a property reversion on '''7 February 1574/75'''.<ref name=Protocol2125>Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 7, protocol 2125, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/page/n102/mode/2up 7 February 1574/75], printed p. 86.</ref> This proves Robert was alive on that date.

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Current profile30On '''23 October 1596''', Ninian Glasgow was admitted as a burgess as the “second son to Robert G., fisher, burgess.”<ref name=Burgesses1596>James R. Anderson, ed., ''Burgesses & Guild Brethren of Glasgow, 1573-1750'' (1925), [https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso43scotuoft/page/24/mode/2up p. 24], 23 October 1596.</ref> This directly proves that [[Glasgow-3188|Ninian Glasgow]] was Robert's second son and describes Robert as a fisher and burgess. Ninian's 1613 testament independently names “Johne glasgw his brother,” proving that Robert had another son named John who was alive on 10 January 1613.<ref>National Records of Scotland, Glasgow Commissary Court, CC9/7/9, images 142-145, testament testamentar and inventory of Ninian Glasgow, made 10 January 1613 and confirmed 8 May 1613.</ref> That John's identity remains unresolved. [[Glasgow-1030|John Glasgow]] is attached as an uncertain candidate; he must not be conflated with [[Glasgow-3181|John Glasgow of Hirmanscheillis]], who died in 1576. The records do not prove that Margaret Rowand was the mother of either son.

Replacement profile30On '''23 October 1596''', Ninian Glasgow was admitted as a burgess as the “second son to Robert G., fisher, burgess.”<ref name=Burgesses1596>James R. Anderson, ed., ''Burgesses & Guild Brethren of Glasgow, 1573-1750'' (1925), [https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso43scotuoft/page/24/mode/2up p. 24], 23 October 1596.</ref> This directly proves that [[Glasgow-3188|Ninian Glasgow]] was Robert's second son and describes Robert as a fisher and burgess. Ninian's 1613 testament independently names “Johne glasgw his brother,” proving that Robert had another son named John who was alive on 10 January 1613.<ref>National Records of Scotland, Glasgow Commissary Court, CC9/7/9, images 142-145, testament testamentar and inventory of Ninian Glasgow, made 10 January 1613 and confirmed 8 May 1613.</ref> That John's identity remains unresolved. [[Glasgow-1030|John Glasgow]] is attached as an uncertain candidate; he must not be conflated with [[Glasgow-3181|John Glasgow of Hirmanscheillis]], who died in 1576. The records do not prove that Margaret Rowand was the mother of either son.

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Current profile34Robert's date of death is currently unknown, but he was alive on 7 February 1574/75. The 1580 Kilbride charter is a probable later appearance; if the cross-record identification is correct, he was alive on 9 February 1580. The exact date of death remains unknown.

Replacement profile34Robert's date of death is currently unknown, but he was alive on 7 February 1574/75. The 1580 Kilbride charter is a probable later appearance; if the cross-record identification is correct, he was alive on 9 February 1580. The exact date of death remains unknown.

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Current profile39The Glasgow burgh accounts for 1573-1574 record eight shillings described as outstanding and not in use of payment from "Robert Glasgow tenement."<ref name="BurghAccounts1573">''Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Glasgow'', accounts for 1573-1574, printed p. 453. [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-V3DN-P9VH-Q FamilySearch image].</ref> This property occurrence falls between Robert and Margaret Rowand's documented tenement transaction of February 1572/73 and their property reversion of February 1574/75. The date, city and property context strongly support attribution to this Robert, although the account itself gives no occupation, spouse or relative.

Replacement profile39The Glasgow burgh accounts for 1573-1574 record eight shillings described as outstanding and not in use of payment from "Robert Glasgow tenement."<ref name="BurghAccounts1573">''Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Glasgow'', accounts for 1573-1574, printed p. 453. [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-V3DN-P9VH-Q FamilySearch image].</ref> This property occurrence falls between Robert and Margaret Rowand's documented tenement transaction of February 1572/73 and their property reversion of February 1574/75. The date, city and property context strongly support attribution to this Robert, although the account itself gives no occupation, spouse or relative.

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Current profile45[[Glasgow-1098|William Glasgow]] is the leading and '''probable''' father of Robert, but the relationship remains marked uncertain because no record explicitly calls Robert his son. The assessment rests on several details operating together:

Replacement profile45[[Glasgow-1098|William Glasgow]] is the leading and '''probable''' father of Robert, but the relationship remains marked uncertain because no record explicitly calls Robert his son. The assessment rests on several details operating together:

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Current profile47* William's documented son [[Glasgow-1093|John Glasgow]] and Robert repeatedly held land around the same compact South Port and Clyde-bridge property group in 1557-73.<ref name="P401"/><ref name="P544"/>

Replacement profile47* William's documented son [[Glasgow-1093|John Glasgow]] and Robert repeatedly held land around the same compact South Port and Clyde-bridge property group in 1557-73.<ref name="P401"/><ref name="P544"/>

Current profile48* In 1572/73 Robert and Margaret Rowand dealt with a tenement adjoining John's land, and a John Glasgow, fisher, witnessed the transaction.<ref name="Protocols1903-1904"/>

Replacement profile48* In 1572/73 Robert and Margaret Rowand dealt with a tenement adjoining John's land, and a John Glasgow, fisher, witnessed the transaction.<ref name="Protocols1903-1904"/>

Current profile49* Robert and John were described together as fishers in 1573.<ref name="P2002">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 7, protocol 2002, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/page/n52/mode/2up 19 December 1573], printed p. 36.</ref>

Replacement profile49* Robert and John were described together as fishers in 1573.<ref name="P2002">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 7, protocol 2002, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/page/n52/mode/2up 19 December 1573], printed p. 36.</ref>

Current profile50* Robert had witnessed [[Glasgow-1097|Archibald Glasgow]]'s 1551 purchase of a parcel whose exact east-of-Bargill boundary was in John's hands by 1554/55.<ref name="P84"/><ref name="ArchibaldParcel">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 1, protocol 205, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc07robegoog/page/n97/mode/2up 31 January 1554/55], printed p. 69.</ref>

Replacement profile50* Robert had witnessed [[Glasgow-1097|Archibald Glasgow]]'s 1551 purchase of a parcel whose exact east-of-Bargill boundary was in John's hands by 1554/55.<ref name="P84"/><ref name="ArchibaldParcel">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 1, protocol 205, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc07robegoog/page/n97/mode/2up 31 January 1554/55], printed p. 69.</ref>

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Current profile52This is stronger than a shared surname or neighbourhood alone: it combines property, occupation and a repeated three-man association. John's service as William's sole heir is consistent with male primogeniture and does not exclude younger sons who established neighbouring holdings. The principal alternative is that the later fisher John was Robert's own son rather than William's son; both generations of John were alive during part of this period. Cousinship also remains possible. Those alternatives prevent a confident relationship status.

Replacement profile52This is stronger than a shared surname or neighbourhood alone: it combines property, occupation and a repeated three-man association. John's service as William's sole heir is consistent with male primogeniture and does not exclude younger sons who established neighbouring holdings. The principal alternative is that the later fisher John was Robert's own son rather than William's son; both generations of John were alive during part of this period. Cousinship also remains possible. Those alternatives prevent a confident relationship status.

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Current profile54[[Brade-232|Esbell Brade]] is William's documented wife and mother of John, but no record identifies her as Robert's mother. Her attachment therefore remains uncertain. An uncited MyHeritage tree reportedly gave Robert a birth about 1502 and named William and Esbell as parents; it is a research lead only and does not override the contemporary chronology.

Replacement profile54[[Brade-232|Esbell Brade]] is William's documented wife and mother of John, but no record identifies her as Robert's mother. Her attachment therefore remains uncertain. An uncited MyHeritage tree reportedly gave Robert a birth about 1502 and named William and Esbell as parents; it is a research lead only and does not override the contemporary chronology.

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Current profile58[[Rolland-239|Margaret Rowand]] is Robert's documented spouse, although the records do not establish a marriage about 1551 or identify her parents. Her relationship to James Rowand, who acquired the couple's property, remains worth investigating. [[Glasgow-3188|Ninian Glasgow]] is a documented son; the record-defined son John was alive in 1613, but his identity with [[Glasgow-1030|John Glasgow]] remains uncertain.

Replacement profile58[[Rolland-239|Margaret Rowand]] is Robert's documented spouse, although the records do not establish a marriage about 1551 or identify her parents. Her relationship to James Rowand, who acquired the couple's property, remains worth investigating. [[Glasgow-3188|Ninian Glasgow]] is a documented son; the record-defined son John was alive in 1613, but his identity with [[Glasgow-1030|John Glasgow]] remains uncertain.

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Current profile60Robert's relationship to Archibald is probably close, but the witness record does not explicitly call them brothers. Earlier descendant compilations proposed wider connections through Herbison, Stewart, Howie, Cunningham, Edmonstone, Hamilton, Ivey, Johnson, Gammon and Dauge families. Those lines require their own documentary chains and cannot establish Robert's parentage. A reported "Bigger 1625" reference has not been identified and remains unusable pending a full citation.

Replacement profile60Robert's relationship to Archibald is probably close, but the witness record does not explicitly call them brothers. Earlier descendant compilations proposed wider connections through Herbison, Stewart, Howie, Cunningham, Edmonstone, Hamilton, Ivey, Johnson, Gammon and Dauge families. Those lines require their own documentary chains and cannot establish Robert's parentage. A reported "Bigger 1625" reference has not been identified and remains unusable pending a full citation.

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Current profile62Robert's occupation as a fisher is independently supported by protocol 2002. The exact roles of Archibald Lyone, Robert Steward, Robert Herbertsone, John Woddrop, Archibald Herbertsone, Andrew Huchesone, Duncan Lennox, John Wilsone, Hugh Blair, John Maxwell of Bogtoun, Andrew Farie and Andrew Dunlop remain associate-network questions rather than kinship evidence.

Replacement profile62Robert's occupation as a fisher is independently supported by protocol 2002. The exact roles of Archibald Lyone, Robert Steward, Robert Herbertsone, John Woddrop, Archibald Herbertsone, Andrew Huchesone, Duncan Lennox, John Wilsone, Hugh Blair, John Maxwell of Bogtoun, Andrew Farie and Andrew Dunlop remain associate-network questions rather than kinship evidence.

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Current profile64=== Mathie–Glencairn connection ===

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Current profile66David Mathy had a documented son John in 1571. That son may be the John Mathie who appeared as a writer in 1574 and was admitted with the Earl of Glencairn’s burgess group in 1583.<ref name="MathieJohn">Robert Renwick, ed., Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, vol. 6, protocol 1798, 25 October 1571, printed p. 70, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc05scogoog digitised volume]; vol. 4, protocol 1036, 4 August 1574, printed p. 19, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc07scogoog digitised volume]; James R. Anderson, ed., Burgesses & Guild Brethren of Glasgow, 1573–1750, [https://electricscotland.com/history/records/scottishrecordso43scotuoft.pdf entry for 8 February 1582/83].</ref>

Replacement profile66David Mathy had a documented son John in 1571. That son may be the John Mathie who appeared as a writer in 1574 and was admitted with the Earl of Glencairn’s burgess group in 1583.<ref name="MathieJohn">Robert Renwick, ed., Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, vol. 6, protocol 1798, 25 October 1571, printed p. 70, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc05scogoog digitised volume]; vol. 4, protocol 1036, 4 August 1574, printed p. 19, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc07scogoog digitised volume]; James R. Anderson, ed., Burgesses & Guild Brethren of Glasgow, 1573–1750, [https://electricscotland.com/history/records/scottishrecordso43scotuoft.pdf entry for 8 February 1582/83].</ref>

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Current profile68Tutory retours entered in 1607 identify the deceased John Mathie of Ibert’s full brother Matthew as a Glasgow burgess and name four of John’s lawful children.<ref name="Ibert1607">Inquisitionum ad Capellam Domini Regis Retornatarum ... Abbreviatio, vol. 2, tutory retours 100–101, 20 January 1607, [https://books.google.com/books?id=PiVDAAAAcAAJ digitised volume]; underlying register, National Records of Scotland, [https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/browsetreeview.aspx?reference=C22 C22/3].</ref> The family therefore remained connected with both Glasgow burgh society and the Glencairn estate network. If [[Glasgow-1030|John Glasgow]] was Robert’s son, his 1618 marriage to [[Mathie-159|Jonet Mathie]] may have continued the relationship first documented between Robert and David Mathy in 1554.

Replacement profile68Tutory retours entered in 1607 identify the deceased John Mathie of Ibert’s full brother Matthew as a Glasgow burgess and name four of John’s lawful children.<ref name="Ibert1607">Inquisitionum ad Capellam Domini Regis Retornatarum ... Abbreviatio, vol. 2, tutory retours 100–101, 20 January 1607, [https://books.google.com/books?id=PiVDAAAAcAAJ digitised volume]; underlying register, National Records of Scotland, [https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/browsetreeview.aspx?reference=C22 C22/3].</ref> The family therefore remained connected with both Glasgow burgh society and the Glencairn estate network. If [[Glasgow-1030|John Glasgow]] was Robert’s son, his 1618 marriage to [[Mathie-159|Jonet Mathie]] may have continued the relationship first documented between Robert and David Mathy in 1554.

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Current profile70=== Kilbride land, 1580 ===

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Current profile72On 9 February 1580 a charter of the church lands of the vicarage of Kilbride in Cunninghame, Ayrshire, named “Robertum Glasgw” among the occupiers, together with Robert Andro, Robert Boyd, Thomas Young, Robert Dunlop, Jonet Hunter, Robert Andro younger, John Wilson and John Young. The charter was confirmed under the Great Seal on 15 February 1581/82.<ref name="Kilbride1580">John Maitland Thomson, ed., ''Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum'', vol. 5, A.D. 1580–1593 (Edinburgh, 1888), no. 324, [https://archive.org/details/registrummagnisi05scot/page/104/mode/2up pp. 104–105], charter dated at Glasgow 9 February 1580 and confirmed 15 February 1581/82.</ref>

Replacement profile72On 9 February 1580 a charter of the church lands of the vicarage of Kilbride in Cunninghame, Ayrshire, named “Robertum Glasgw” among the occupiers, together with Robert Andro, Robert Boyd, Thomas Young, Robert Dunlop, Jonet Hunter, Robert Andro younger, John Wilson and John Young. The charter was confirmed under the Great Seal on 15 February 1581/82.<ref name="Kilbride1580">John Maitland Thomson, ed., ''Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum'', vol. 5, A.D. 1580–1593 (Edinburgh, 1888), no. 324, [https://archive.org/details/registrummagnisi05scot/page/104/mode/2up pp. 104–105], charter dated at Glasgow 9 February 1580 and confirmed 15 February 1581/82.</ref>

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Current profile74The former [[Glasgow-3919]] held this Kilbride occurrence. It has been combined with this profile as the leading identity: the rare name, five-year interval after Robert and Margaret Rowand's 1575 city property act,<ref>Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 7, protocol 2125, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/page/n102/mode/2up printed p. 86], 7 February 1574/75.</ref> and documented Mathie–Glencairn connection support one man's move or land interest in Cunninghame. Dunlop, Wilson and Young are also surnames found in the wider associated network, but shared surnames alone do not prove kinship. The charter does not call the Kilbride occupier a fisher, burgess, husband of Margaret Rowand or former Glasgow resident, so the identification remains probable rather than directly proved.

Replacement profile74The former [[Glasgow-3919]] held this Kilbride occurrence. It has been combined with this profile as the leading identity: the rare name, five-year interval after Robert and Margaret Rowand's 1575 city property act,<ref>Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 7, protocol 2125, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/page/n102/mode/2up printed p. 86], 7 February 1574/75.</ref> and documented Mathie–Glencairn connection support one man's move or land interest in Cunninghame. Dunlop, Wilson and Young are also surnames found in the wider associated network, but shared surnames alone do not prove kinship. The charter does not call the Kilbride occupier a fisher, burgess, husband of Margaret Rowand or former Glasgow resident, so the identification remains probable rather than directly proved.

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Current profile76The separate profile estimated birth about 1560 solely from adult occupancy in 1580; no birth record supported that year. It is compatible with the older profile's circa 1520 estimate because both are approximate adult-status inferences. If this identification is correct, Robert lived after 9 February 1580. Seek a later deed naming both his Kilbride holding and wife, occupation or Glasgow tenement to confirm the bridge.

Replacement profile76The separate profile estimated birth about 1560 solely from adult occupancy in 1580; no birth record supported that year. It is compatible with the older profile's circa 1520 estimate because both are approximate adult-status inferences. If this identification is correct, Robert lived after 9 February 1580. Seek a later deed naming both his Kilbride holding and wife, occupation or Glasgow tenement to confirm the bridge.

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== Biography ==

'''Robert Glasgow''' was born circa '''1520'''. He was a resident and citizen of Glasgow during the mid-16th century, active in civic life between at least 1551 and 1575. He appears in the civic records, particularly ''The Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', primarily as a witness and later as a property owner, identified by his occupation as a fisher.


=== Early Civic Appearances ===

On 21 May 1551 Robert witnessed the sale of a Glasgow tenement to [[Glasgow-1097|Archibald Glasgow]] and Isobell Newlands.<ref name="P84">Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 1, protocol 84, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc07robegoog/page/n59/mode/2up 21 May 1551, printed p. 31].</ref> The record places Robert with Archibald but does not state their relationship.

On 10 May 1554 Robert and David Mathy were named together among the ''comburgesses'' of Glasgow while witnessing the same sasines.<ref name="P183">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 1, protocols 183-184, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc07robegoog/page/n90/mode/2up 10 May 1554, printed p. 63].</ref> This is a direct personal association between the Glasgow and Mathie families.

Protocol 266 again expressly described him as a burgess when he witnessed a property transaction on 17 February 1555/56.<ref name="P266">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocol 266, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n18/mode/2up 17 February 1555/56, printed pp. 2-3].</ref>

Robert continued to appear in the South Port and Clyde-bridge property district. He witnessed William Hall's sasine and immediate resale on 26 July 1557.<ref name="P372">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocols 372-373, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n51/mode/2up 26 July 1557, printed p. 35].</ref> In November 1557, protocols 401 and 403 described a tenement bounded by Robert Glesgw's lands on the south and John Glesgw's lands on the west.<ref name="P401">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocols 401 and 403, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n57/mode/2up 8 and 26 November 1557, printed pp. 41-42].</ref> Robert witnessed a further transaction in the same district on 20 February 1559/60, and three sasines of 18 April 1560 used his lands as a boundary; one of them also named John's lands on the west.<ref name="P525">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocols 525-526, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n93/mode/2up 20 February 1559/60, printed p. 76].</ref><ref name="P544">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 2, protocols 544-546, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc08scogoog/page/n98/mode/2up 18 April 1560, printed pp. 80-81].</ref> These adjoining holdings establish a close property association with John, but the records state no kinship.

=== Marriage and Property Ownership ===

Robert married '''[[Rolland-239|Margaret Rowand]]''' (born c. 1535), likely around '''1551'''. By 1572, they were established citizens involved in property transactions. Protocols 1903 and 1904 call Robert and Margaret spouses when they sold property on '''12 February 1572/3'''.<ref name=Protocols1903-1904>Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 6, protocols 1903-1904, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc01renwgoog/page/n121/mode/2up 12 February 1572/73].</ref> The record details the transaction:

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''Robert Glasgow, citizen of Glasgow, and Margaret Rowand, spouses, sold to James Rowand a tenement [...] This property, fore and back, with its pertinents, was situated on the west side of the street leading from the market cross to the South Port. It was bordered by the lands of the late Andrew Dunlop to the north, the lands of [[Glasgow-1093|John Glasgow]] to the west, the chaplainry lands of St. Roche to the south, and the street on the east. Sasine was given by Archibald Lyone, bailie, and ratified by Margaret Rowand in the absence of her husband.''<ref name=Protocols1903-1904 />
— ''12 February 1572–3, 8 a.m.''
</blockquote>

This entry confirms Robert's marriage, his status as a property-holding citizen, and the specific location of his tenement near the market cross and South Port. It also places [[Glasgow-1093|John Glasgow]] (presumably the same fisher mentioned earlier) as the owner of the adjacent property to the west. Protocol 2125 again expressly calls Robert and Margaret Rowand spouses in a property reversion on '''7 February 1574/75'''.<ref name=Protocol2125>Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 7, protocol 2125, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/page/n102/mode/2up 7 February 1574/75], printed p. 86.</ref> This proves Robert was alive on that date.

=== Family ===

On '''23 October 1596''', Ninian Glasgow was admitted as a burgess as the “second son to Robert G., fisher, burgess.”<ref name=Burgesses1596>James R. Anderson, ed., ''Burgesses & Guild Brethren of Glasgow, 1573-1750'' (1925), [https://archive.org/details/scottishrecordso43scotuoft/page/24/mode/2up p. 24], 23 October 1596.</ref> This directly proves that [[Glasgow-3188|Ninian Glasgow]] was Robert's second son and describes Robert as a fisher and burgess. Ninian's 1613 testament independently names “Johne glasgw his brother,” proving that Robert had another son named John who was alive on 10 January 1613.<ref>National Records of Scotland, Glasgow Commissary Court, CC9/7/9, images 142-145, testament testamentar and inventory of Ninian Glasgow, made 10 January 1613 and confirmed 8 May 1613.</ref> That John's identity remains unresolved. [[Glasgow-1030|John Glasgow]] is attached as an uncertain candidate; he must not be conflated with [[Glasgow-3181|John Glasgow of Hirmanscheillis]], who died in 1576. The records do not prove that Margaret Rowand was the mother of either son.

=== Death ===

Robert's date of death is currently unknown, but he was alive on 7 February 1574/75. The 1580 Kilbride charter is a probable later appearance; if the cross-record identification is correct, he was alive on 9 February 1580. The exact date of death remains unknown.


=== Burgh account, 1573-1574 ===

The Glasgow burgh accounts for 1573-1574 record eight shillings described as outstanding and not in use of payment from "Robert Glasgow tenement."<ref name="BurghAccounts1573">''Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Glasgow'', accounts for 1573-1574, printed p. 453. [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-V3DN-P9VH-Q FamilySearch image].</ref> This property occurrence falls between Robert and Margaret Rowand's documented tenement transaction of February 1572/73 and their property reversion of February 1574/75. The date, city and property context strongly support attribution to this Robert, although the account itself gives no occupation, spouse or relative.

== Research Notes ==

=== Probable parentage ===

[[Glasgow-1098|William Glasgow]] is the leading and '''probable''' father of Robert, but the relationship remains marked uncertain because no record explicitly calls Robert his son. The assessment rests on several details operating together:

* William's documented son [[Glasgow-1093|John Glasgow]] and Robert repeatedly held land around the same compact South Port and Clyde-bridge property group in 1557-73.<ref name="P401"/><ref name="P544"/>
* In 1572/73 Robert and Margaret Rowand dealt with a tenement adjoining John's land, and a John Glasgow, fisher, witnessed the transaction.<ref name="Protocols1903-1904"/>
* Robert and John were described together as fishers in 1573.<ref name="P2002">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 7, protocol 2002, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/page/n52/mode/2up 19 December 1573], printed p. 36.</ref>
* Robert had witnessed [[Glasgow-1097|Archibald Glasgow]]'s 1551 purchase of a parcel whose exact east-of-Bargill boundary was in John's hands by 1554/55.<ref name="P84"/><ref name="ArchibaldParcel">Renwick, ''Abstracts of Protocols'', vol. 1, protocol 205, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc07robegoog/page/n97/mode/2up 31 January 1554/55], printed p. 69.</ref>

This is stronger than a shared surname or neighbourhood alone: it combines property, occupation and a repeated three-man association. John's service as William's sole heir is consistent with male primogeniture and does not exclude younger sons who established neighbouring holdings. The principal alternative is that the later fisher John was Robert's own son rather than William's son; both generations of John were alive during part of this period. Cousinship also remains possible. Those alternatives prevent a confident relationship status.

[[Brade-232|Esbell Brade]] is William's documented wife and mother of John, but no record identifies her as Robert's mother. Her attachment therefore remains uncertain. An uncited MyHeritage tree reportedly gave Robert a birth about 1502 and named William and Esbell as parents; it is a research lead only and does not override the contemporary chronology.

=== Family and other claims ===

[[Rolland-239|Margaret Rowand]] is Robert's documented spouse, although the records do not establish a marriage about 1551 or identify her parents. Her relationship to James Rowand, who acquired the couple's property, remains worth investigating. [[Glasgow-3188|Ninian Glasgow]] is a documented son; the record-defined son John was alive in 1613, but his identity with [[Glasgow-1030|John Glasgow]] remains uncertain.

Robert's relationship to Archibald is probably close, but the witness record does not explicitly call them brothers. Earlier descendant compilations proposed wider connections through Herbison, Stewart, Howie, Cunningham, Edmonstone, Hamilton, Ivey, Johnson, Gammon and Dauge families. Those lines require their own documentary chains and cannot establish Robert's parentage. A reported "Bigger 1625" reference has not been identified and remains unusable pending a full citation.

Robert's occupation as a fisher is independently supported by protocol 2002. The exact roles of Archibald Lyone, Robert Steward, Robert Herbertsone, John Woddrop, Archibald Herbertsone, Andrew Huchesone, Duncan Lennox, John Wilsone, Hugh Blair, John Maxwell of Bogtoun, Andrew Farie and Andrew Dunlop remain associate-network questions rather than kinship evidence.

=== Mathie–Glencairn connection ===

David Mathy had a documented son John in 1571. That son may be the John Mathie who appeared as a writer in 1574 and was admitted with the Earl of Glencairn’s burgess group in 1583.<ref name="MathieJohn">Robert Renwick, ed., Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, vol. 6, protocol 1798, 25 October 1571, printed p. 70, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc05scogoog digitised volume]; vol. 4, protocol 1036, 4 August 1574, printed p. 19, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc07scogoog digitised volume]; James R. Anderson, ed., Burgesses & Guild Brethren of Glasgow, 1573–1750, [https://electricscotland.com/history/records/scottishrecordso43scotuoft.pdf entry for 8 February 1582/83].</ref>

Tutory retours entered in 1607 identify the deceased John Mathie of Ibert’s full brother Matthew as a Glasgow burgess and name four of John’s lawful children.<ref name="Ibert1607">Inquisitionum ad Capellam Domini Regis Retornatarum ... Abbreviatio, vol. 2, tutory retours 100–101, 20 January 1607, [https://books.google.com/books?id=PiVDAAAAcAAJ digitised volume]; underlying register, National Records of Scotland, [https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/browsetreeview.aspx?reference=C22 C22/3].</ref> The family therefore remained connected with both Glasgow burgh society and the Glencairn estate network. If [[Glasgow-1030|John Glasgow]] was Robert’s son, his 1618 marriage to [[Mathie-159|Jonet Mathie]] may have continued the relationship first documented between Robert and David Mathy in 1554.

=== Kilbride land, 1580 ===

On 9 February 1580 a charter of the church lands of the vicarage of Kilbride in Cunninghame, Ayrshire, named “Robertum Glasgw” among the occupiers, together with Robert Andro, Robert Boyd, Thomas Young, Robert Dunlop, Jonet Hunter, Robert Andro younger, John Wilson and John Young. The charter was confirmed under the Great Seal on 15 February 1581/82.<ref name="Kilbride1580">John Maitland Thomson, ed., ''Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum'', vol. 5, A.D. 1580–1593 (Edinburgh, 1888), no. 324, [https://archive.org/details/registrummagnisi05scot/page/104/mode/2up pp. 104–105], charter dated at Glasgow 9 February 1580 and confirmed 15 February 1581/82.</ref>

The former [[Glasgow-3919]] held this Kilbride occurrence. It has been combined with this profile as the leading identity: the rare name, five-year interval after Robert and Margaret Rowand's 1575 city property act,<ref>Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 7, protocol 2125, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/page/n102/mode/2up printed p. 86], 7 February 1574/75.</ref> and documented Mathie–Glencairn connection support one man's move or land interest in Cunninghame. Dunlop, Wilson and Young are also surnames found in the wider associated network, but shared surnames alone do not prove kinship. The charter does not call the Kilbride occupier a fisher, burgess, husband of Margaret Rowand or former Glasgow resident, so the identification remains probable rather than directly proved.

The separate profile estimated birth about 1560 solely from adult occupancy in 1580; no birth record supported that year. It is compatible with the older profile's circa 1520 estimate because both are approximate adult-status inferences. If this identification is correct, Robert lived after 9 February 1580. Seek a later deed naming both his Kilbride holding and wife, occupation or Glasgow tenement to confirm the bridge.

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