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Clarify Barbara’s documented 1611 maternity and unresolved parents and marriage; preserve birth-estimate reasoning, namesake records, FamilySearch conflation warning and all citations. Add the protocol evidence and cautiously stated family hypotheses.
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Replacement profile6'''Barbara Glasgow''' is documented as the mother of [[Little-6307|Catharine Little]], born 9 September and baptised 29 September 1611 in Edinburgh parish, Midlothian. Her parents, actual birth date and birthplace, marriage and death have not been established. The baptism names [[Little-6308|Johne Little]] as Catharine's father; it establishes co-parenthood, but not a marriage between him and Barbara.
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Current profile7'''Barbara Glasgow''' was born circa 1586, likely in Scotland.<ref name="BirthEst">This birth year is estimated based on the 1611 birth of her daughter Catharine, assuming Barbara was in her early-to-mid-twenties at the time, a common age for mothers in this era. This is a genealogical estimation only and is not based on a birth record.</ref> Her parentage and specific place of birth remain unknown.
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Current profile9Barbara emerges in the historical record through her connection to the Little family in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. In the early 17th century, Edinburgh was a significant administrative and religious center. Barbara's only confirmed vital event documented so far is the birth and baptism of her daughter in 1611, recorded in the Edinburgh Parish register (Midlothian). The details are:<ref name="Catharine1611">"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4N-CDX : 16 September 2021), Johne Little in entry for Catharine Little, 1611. Citing Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Details also corroborated by FindMyPast transcription.</ref>
Replacement profile8Barbara emerges in the historical record through her connection to the Little family in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. In the early 17th century, Edinburgh was a significant administrative and religious center. Barbara's only confirmed vital event documented so far is the birth and baptism of her daughter in 1611, recorded in the Edinburgh Parish register (Midlothian). The details are:<ref name="Catharine1611">"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4N-CDX : 16 September 2021), Johne Little in entry for Catharine Little, 1611. Citing Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Details also corroborated by FindMyPast transcription.</ref>
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Current profile11* '''Child''': [[Little-6307|Catharine Little]] (Born: 9 Sep 1611, Baptised: 29 Sep 1611)
Replacement profile10* '''Child''': [[Little-6307|Catharine Little]] (Born: 9 Sep 1611, Baptised: 29 Sep 1611)
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Current profile15This baptism likely took place at one of the main churches serving Edinburgh parish at the time, such as the High Kirk (St Giles'), St Cuthbert's, or perhaps Canongate Kirk. No further information about Barbara, such as a marriage record to Johne Little or a death record, has yet been definitively linked to this profile.
Replacement profile14No marriage record to Johne Little or death record has yet been definitively linked to Barbara.
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Replacement profile17=== Birth estimate and church identification ===
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Replacement profile19Barbara has been estimated to have been born circa 1586, possibly in Scotland.<ref name="BirthEst">This birth year is estimated based on the 1611 birth of her daughter Catharine, assuming Barbara was in her early-to-mid-twenties at the time, a common age for mothers in this era. This is a genealogical estimation only and is not based on a birth record.</ref> This calculation assumes that she was about 25 in 1611. It does not establish her actual age or birthplace; Edinburgh is the location of her daughter's recorded birth and baptism.
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Replacement profile21The High Kirk (St Giles'), St Cuthbert's and Canongate Kirk have been suggested as possible baptismal churches. No cited record identifies the church, and the suggestion remains unverified.
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Replacement profile23=== Parentage and relationships ===
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Replacement profile25[[Glasgow-3522|William Glasgow]] and [[Herbison-439|Margaret Herbesoun]] are possible parents whose relationship to Barbara remains unproved. Glasgow town-clerk protocols 2903 and 2916 (1586) identify the couple as parents of [[Glasgow-1099|George Glasgow]]; neither names Barbara or calls her George's sister. George's description as son and heir does not mean that he was their only child, but it supplies no relationship to Barbara.<ref name="GlasgowProtocols1586">Robert Renwick, ed., ''Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow'', vol. 9, [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc01scogoog/page/n113/mode/2up protocol 2903, printed p. 103, 15 July 1586], and [https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc01scogoog/page/n116/mode/2up protocol 2916, printed p. 107, 1 September 1586].</ref>
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Replacement profile27No Barbara Glasgow/Johne Little marriage has been identified in the published Edinburgh marriage register for 1595–1700. Same-name John Little identities remain unresolved; the negative search does not prove that Catharine's parents never married. Johne is her proved co-parent, while marriage remains unproved.
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Replacement profile29The household or immediate collateral circle of [[Glasgow-3188|Ninian Glasgow]] is a possible family origin. Ninian's son Robert was a cordiner; his probable son William moved into Leith, and William's son entered a cordiner apprenticeship. The possible later Barbara records concern South Leith and an Edinburgh cordiner. These occupational and geographical correspondences supply a hypothesis, not proof that Barbara was Ninian's daughter or niece. The hypothesis also depends on resolving whether the adult Barbara records concern one woman.
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Current profile17=== Disambiguation: Contemporaries and Potential Conflation ===
Replacement profile31=== Disambiguation: Contemporaries and Potential Conflation ===
Current profile18Extreme caution is required when researching Barbara Glasgow in early 17th century Edinburgh and its surrounds, as several women shared this name. The Barbara Glasgow documented as mother to Catharine Little must be carefully distinguished from other known individuals, including:
Replacement profile32Barbara Glasgow occurs in several early seventeenth-century Edinburgh and Leith records. The maternity, Wilson marriage and Johnstoun marriage may represent different adult women or successive events in one woman's life; continuity has not been proved. The following identities and records require comparison:
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Current profile20* '''Barbara Glasgow, wife of George Johnstoun:''' (Likely [[Glasgow-3302|Barbara (Glasgow) Johnson (abt.1600–)]]). FamilySearch profile 9VM1-52D appears to '''conflate''' this woman's records with the mother of Catharine Little. Records associated with this Barbara include:
Replacement profile34* '''Barbara Glasgow, wife of George Johnstoun:''' (Likely [[Glasgow-3302|Barbara (Glasgow) Johnson (abt.1600–)]]). [https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9VM1-52D FamilySearch profile 9VM1-52D] appears to '''conflate''' this woman's records with the mother of Catharine Little. Records associated with this Barbara include:
Current profile21** Marriage to George Johnstoun on 21 November 1616 in Edinburgh Parish.<ref name="JohnstounMarriage1616">"Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYMH-HZJ : 11 February 2020), Barbara Glasgow in entry for George Johnstoun, 1616.</ref>
Replacement profile35** Marriage to George Johnstoun on 21 November 1616 in Edinburgh Parish.<ref name="JohnstounMarriage1616">"Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYMH-HZJ : 11 February 2020), Barbara Glasgow in entry for George Johnstoun, 1616.</ref>
Current profile22** Several children christened in Edinburgh Parish with George Johnstoun between 1617 and 1627, including Daniell (1617)<ref name="Daniell1617">"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1YQ-BX4 : 16 September 2021), Barbara Glasgow in entry for Daniell Johnestoun, 1617.</ref> and Archebald (1618).<ref name="Archebald1618">"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1Y3-2XL : 16 September 2021), Barbara Glasgow in entry for Archebald Johnstoun, 1618.</ref> (Other children mentioned in the source list for FS profile 9VM1-52D include Marione, Margaret, James, and Catharine Johnstoun).
Replacement profile36** Several children christened in Edinburgh Parish with George Johnstoun between 1617 and 1627, including Daniell (1617)<ref name="Daniell1617">"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1YQ-BX4 : 16 September 2021), Barbara Glasgow in entry for Daniell Johnestoun, 1617.</ref> and Archebald (1618).<ref name="Archebald1618">"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1Y3-2XL : 16 September 2021), Barbara Glasgow in entry for Archebald Johnstoun, 1618.</ref> (Other children mentioned in the source list for FS profile 9VM1-52D include Marione, Margaret, James, and Catharine Johnstoun).
Current profile23** The estimated birth year of c. 1596 associated with FS profile 9VM1-52D fits this Barbara (wife of George Johnstoun) better than it fits the mother of Catharine Little.
Replacement profile37** The estimated birth year of c. 1596 associated with FS profile 9VM1-52D would make the Johnstoun bride about 20 in 1616, but the mother of Catharine about 15 in 1611. This age comparison has favoured distinguishing the records; both birth estimates are conjectural and cannot establish separate identities.
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Current profile25* '''[[Glasgow-3182|Barbara (Glasgow) Wilson (abt.1590–)]]:''' Married [[Wilson-126696|John Wilson (1590–)]] on 26 November 1611 in South Leith Parish, Midlothian (adjacent to Edinburgh).<ref name="WilsonMarriage1611"> "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYML-ZBB : 11 February 2020), Barbara Glasgow in entry for John Wilson, 1611.</ref>
Replacement profile39* '''[[Glasgow-3182|Barbara (Glasgow) Wilson (abt.1590–)]]:''' Married [[Wilson-126696|John Wilson (1590–)]] on 26 November 1611 in South Leith Parish, Midlothian (adjacent to Edinburgh).<ref name="WilsonMarriage1611"> "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYML-ZBB : 11 February 2020), Barbara Glasgow in entry for John Wilson, 1611.</ref>
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Current profile27* '''[[Glasgow-1102|Barbara Glasgow (1617-)]]:''' Baptised 29 June 1617 in Edinburgh Parish, daughter of George Glasgow and Margaret Steuart.<ref name="Barbara1617">"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-JYX : 12 February 2020), Barbara Glasgow, 1617.</ref>
Replacement profile41* '''[[Glasgow-1102|Barbara Glasgow (1617-)]]:''' Baptised 29 June 1617 in Edinburgh Parish, daughter of George Glasgow and Margaret Steuart. She cannot be the adult mother recorded in 1611.<ref name="Barbara1617">"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQC9-JYX : 12 February 2020), Barbara Glasgow, 1617.</ref>
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Current profile29Given these contemporaries, it is crucial that further research confirms any additional records genuinely belong to the Barbara Glasgow who was mother to Catharine Little in 1611.
Replacement profile43Given these contemporaries, it is crucial that further research confirms any additional records genuinely belong to the Barbara Glasgow who was mother to Catharine Little in 1611.
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Current profile31=== Research Notes ===
Replacement profile45=== Identification summary ===
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Current profile33* '''Defining Record:''' This profile represents the Barbara Glasgow named as mother to Catharine Little, born 9 Sep 1611 and baptised 29 Sep 1611, daughter of Johne Little.<ref name="Catharine1611"/>
Replacement profile47* '''Defining Record:''' This profile represents the Barbara Glasgow named as mother to Catharine Little, born 9 Sep 1611 and baptised 29 Sep 1611, daughter of Johne Little.<ref name="Catharine1611"/>
Current profile34* '''Conflation Alert:''' FamilySearch profile 9VM1-52D appears to conflate this Barbara with Barbara Glasgow, wife of George Johnstoun (married 1616). Records require careful separation.
Replacement profile48* '''Conflation Alert:''' FamilySearch profile 9VM1-52D appears to conflate this Barbara with Barbara Glasgow, wife of George Johnstoun (married 1616). Records require careful separation.
Current profile35* '''Multiple Contemporaries:''' At least three, possibly four, women named Barbara Glasgow were living/marrying/having children in the Edinburgh/Leith area between 1610-1620, complicating identification.
Replacement profile49* '''Multiple name-bearing records:''' The records have been interpreted as at least three, possibly four, Barbara Glasgows in the Edinburgh/Leith area between 1610 and 1620. The 1617 child is certainly distinct from the 1611 mother, but the number of distinct adult women remains unresolved.
Current profile36* '''Conflicting Birth Estimates:''' The speculative birth estimate of c. 1586 fits better for the mother of Catharine Little (age ~25 in 1611). The FS profile estimate of c. 1596 fits better for the wife of George Johnstoun (age ~20 at marriage in 1616).
Replacement profile50* '''Conflicting Birth Estimates:''' Circa 1586 assumes maternal age about 25 in 1611; circa 1596 assumes bridal age about 20 in 1616. These explain the competing calculations, but neither is a recorded birth date.
Current profile37* '''Parentage & Origin Unknown:''' No sources confirming parents, specific origin, marriage, or death for Barbara (Glasgow) Little have been identified.
Replacement profile51* '''Parentage & Origin Unknown:''' No sources confirming Barbara's parents, specific origin, marriage, or death have been identified.
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Replacement profile52* '''Wilson date conflict:''' The indexed Wilson marriage above is dated 26 November 1611. Research also identifies a South Leith entry dated 20 September 1611 for Barbara Glascow and Johne Wilsoune. The relationship between those dates requires the original entries; neither establishes continuity with Catharine's mother.
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