Individual research record
Margaret (Rolland) Glasgow
c. 1535 – ?
Rolland-239 · 1 mapped association
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- Birth
- c. 1535 · Glasgow
- Death
- Not recorded · Place not recorded
- Parents
- James Rollandunmarked
- Spouses
- Robert Glasgow
- Children
- Margaret (Glasgow) Edstoun
- Gender
- Female
- WikiTree
- Rolland-239
- Research clusters
- Scotland One-Tree profile leads
- Mapped descendants
- 1
Comparison context
These child positions and checks are the subject details used to rank possible parents below.
Naming sequence used by the parentage model
Known-position checks: 0 support · 0 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.
Relationship comparison
Potential parents or duplicates
Compare scored leads with the subject details above—not proof.
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.
Same-name candidate
Margaret (Herbison) GlasgowHerbison-439
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 5 (+18)
- shared recorded place (+20)
unassessed father attachments differ (−5)
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 5 (+18)
- shared recorded place (+20)
Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)
Same-name candidate
Margaret (Graham) GlasgowGraham-38221
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 15 (+2)
- shared recorded place (+20)
No indexed conflict
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 15 (+2)
- shared recorded place (+20)
Conflicts: No indexed conflict
How duplicate leads are calculated
Dates are eligibility gates, not merely deductions: chronologically impossible people are excluded. Dates, places, spouses, parent certainty and children's profiles and names are then compared. A high score is a prompt to inspect records, not a merge recommendation.
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Research & records
Latest case researchThe current conclusion from the durable research case file.Updated
Current conclusion
Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-1096), born about 1520, Glasgow is Margaret's confirmed spouse. Three contemporary protocol instruments name them as spouses. No reviewed record gives Margaret's birth date, parents, or a marriage date.
Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Profile-stated birthplace: Glasgow
One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Rolland-239
No sufficiently specific citation match found.
Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality
Case-file source findingsSource extracts and analysis regenerated from findings.md.1 section(s)
Source findings
| Source | Finding | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Renwick, ed., *Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow*, vol. 6, protocols 1903-1904, 12 February 1572/73 | James Rolland resigned a tenement to Robert Glasgow and Margaret Rolland, spouses; the next instrument again names them as spouses and records Margaret's separate ratification. | Direct spouse and property evidence. The source does not say James was Margaret's father or brother. |
| Renwick, *Protocols*, vol. 7, protocol 2125, 7 February 1574/75 | Robert Glasgow and Margaret Rowand, spouses, dealt with reversions concerning their South Port tenement. | Independent direct spouse evidence and a dated occurrence for Margaret. |
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.4 claims
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.4 open
Which records prove the subject's identity across events?
No current conclusion recorded.
Missing bridge: Not specified
Which original or indexed records identify the parents?
No current conclusion recorded.
Missing bridge: A contemporary record explicitly identifying the parent or parents.
Which spouses and children are directly supported by records?
No current conclusion recorded.
Missing bridge: Not specified
What conflicts or same-name conflations must be resolved?
No current conclusion recorded.
Missing bridge: Not specified
Case-file priorities and cautions
Recommended correction applied
Verified live 19 August 2026: protocols 1903–1904 and 2125 now prove Robert Glasgow as the confident spouse and document the Rowand spelling. Birth remains an uncertain estimate with birthplace unknown; the unsupported 1551 marriage date was removed, and no relationship to James Rolland is inferred.
Recommended correction following location audit
Retain or restore Glasgow as Margaret's uncertain birthplace. Her documented marriage and family context place her there, so it is plausible and no reviewed evidence concretely conflicts with it.
Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.3 sources
Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.
- unknown Robert Renwick, ed., Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, vol. 6, protocols 1903–1904, 12 February 1572/73 (https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc01renwgoog/page/n121/mode/2up).
- unknown Robert Renwick, ed., Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, vol. 7, protocol 2125, 7 February 1574/75 (https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/page/n102/mode/2up).
- tree_only WikiTree profile export for Rolland-239
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WikiTree profile information
Rolland-239
Margaret (Rolland) Glasgow
Updated 2026-08-19
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Rolland-239 was captured 2026-08-19T14:01:18+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-19.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | Glasgow | WikiTree profile field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents | James Rolland | Rolland-259 | 1520-00-00 · 1572-00-00 |
| Children | Margaret Edstoun | Glasgow-3613 | 0000-00-00 · 1580-11-08 · Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland |
| Spouses | Robert Glasgow | Glasgow-1096 | 1520-00-00 · Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · 1572-00-00 · High Street, Merchant City, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · 0000-00-00 |
Record-bearing passages
- Biography Margaret Rolland, also recorded as Rowand, was the wife of Robert Glasgow, a fisher and Glasgow burgess.
- On 12 February 1572/73, James Rolland resigned a tenement to Robert Glasgow and Margaret Rolland, expressly described as spouses. The following instrument again named the couple and recorded Margaret's separate ratification. Robert Renwick, ed., Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, vol. 6, protocols 1903–1904, 12 February 1572/73 (https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc01renwgoog/page/n121/mode/2up).
- On 7 February 1574/75, Robert Glasgow and Margaret Rowand, spouses, dealt with reversions concerning their South Port tenement. Robert Renwick, ed., Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, vol. 7, protocol 2125, 7 February 1574/75 (https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/page/n102/mode/2up). Research Notes These instruments directly prove Margaret's marriage to Robert and her Glasgow property dealings. They do not give her birth date, parents or marriage date. The structured birth about 1535 is retained only as an uncertain estimate, and the reported 1551 marriage is unproved.
- James Rolland's role in the 1573 property transaction does not establish that he was Margaret's father or brother. No such relationship should be inferred without another record. Sources
Profile source citations
- Robert Renwick, ed., Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, vol. 6, protocols 1903–1904, 12 February 1572/73 (https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc01renwgoog/page/n121/mode/2up). source link 1
- Robert Renwick, ed., Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, vol. 7, protocol 2125, 7 February 1574/75 (https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/page/n102/mode/2up). source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography Margaret Rolland, also recorded as Rowand, was the wife of Robert Glasgow, a fisher and Glasgow burgess. On 12 February 1572/73, James Rolland resigned a tenement to Robert Glasgow and Margaret Rolland, expressly described as spouses. The following instrument again named the couple and recorded Margaret's separate ratification. Robert Renwick, ed., Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, vol. 6, protocols 1903–1904, 12 February 1572/73 (https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc01renwgoog/page/n121/mode/2up). On 7 February 1574/75, Robert Glasgow and Margaret Rowand, spouses, dealt with reversions concerning their South Port tenement. Robert Renwick, ed., Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, vol. 7, protocol 2125, 7 February 1574/75 (https://archive.org/details/abstractsprotoc00robegoog/page/n102/mode/2up). Research Notes These instruments directly prove Margaret's marriage to Robert and her Glasgow property dealings. They do not give her birth date, parents or marriage date. The structured birth about 1535 is retained only as an uncertain estimate, and the reported 1551 marriage is unproved. James Rolland's role in the 1573 property transaction does not establish that he was Margaret's father or brother. No such relationship should be inferred without another record. Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography == Margaret Rolland, also recorded as '''Rowand''', was the wife of [[Glasgow-1096|Robert Glasgow]], a fisher and Glasgow burgess. On 12 February 1572/73, James Rolland resigned a tenement to Robert Glasgow and Margaret Rolland, expressly described as spouses. The following instrument again named the couple and recorded Margaret's separate ratification.<ref>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> On 7 February 1574/75, Robert Glasgow and Margaret '''Rowand''', spouses, dealt with reversions concerning their South Port tenement.<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 7 February 1574/75].</ref> == Research Notes == These instruments directly prove Margaret's marriage to Robert and her Glasgow property dealings. They do not give her birth date, parents or marriage date. The structured birth about 1535 is retained only as an uncertain estimate, and the reported 1551 marriage is unproved. James Rolland's role in the 1573 property transaction does not establish that he was Margaret's father or brother. No such relationship should be inferred without another record. == Sources == <references />