Glasgow Surname Project

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Rosanna Unknown

before 1778 – c. 1822-10-23

Unknown-761034 · 1 mapped association

Birthplace unknownDeath place unknown

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
3Close relations
2Evidence items
3Candidate leads
Birth
before 1778 · Place not recorded
Death
c. 1822-10-23 · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Alexander Glasgow
Children
Daniel GlasgowThomas Glasgow
Gender
Female
WikiTree
Unknown-761034
Research clusters
Descendants of Unknown Glasgow (before 1740)
Mapped descendants
17

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 positionDaniel Glasgow (1796)
Maternal grandfather positionThomas Glasgow (1815)
Maternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 0 support · 1 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

Possible mothers3 leads

Automated fit14/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1750–?Generationat most 28 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1796), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 28 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

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

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 28 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1796), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

Automated fit11/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1761–?Generationat most 17 years age gapRecorded placesLincolnshire, EnglandIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 35 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1796), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 17 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

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

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 17 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 35 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1796), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

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

Show 1 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit11/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1760–?Generationat most 18 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 36 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1796), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 18 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

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

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at most 18 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 36 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1796), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

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

How parent leads are calculated

Automated leads use birth surnames—not married surnames—as parental eligibility, role-specific biological age limits, bounded and approximate-date uncertainty, household chronology, specific time-aware localities, mapped distance, tenancy succession, migration destinations and sex-aware Scottish naming positions across generations. People already attached as the subject's parents stay in the identity summary and are excluded from this alternative-candidate list, regardless of relationship confidence. The main calibration uses clues available on disconnected profiles; existing parent and sibling links are retained as comparison context rather than treated as transferable evidence. Common ordered names and grandparent-to-child echoes receive a small non-zero weight, so a John or James match can support several independent criteria without producing a lead alone. Rare names, repeated bearers and bundles across otherwise distinct branches receive substantially more weight according to catalogue frequency. An exact migration place is weighted by its rarity and repetition across both branches; a shared destination country is worth only one point. Extra weight is added only when at least three independent clue types converge: naming, locality, specific migration, household chronology or collateral networks. Sparse profiles retain a clearly labelled chronology-only fallback instead of disappearing. Countries, states, counties and research clusters do not count as a shared locality, and fallback, broad representative or kin-inferred coordinates are excluded from distance scoring. Shared descendant profiles are removed before branch-name comparison. A candidate already recorded as a parent-in-law is excluded. A confident or independently supported parent is treated as settled; uncertain and unassessed attachments remain open to alternative comparison. A different linked parent, an uncle/aunt or grandparent path, and a matching existing child profile prevent an alternative from being classified as a strong direct-parent lead until the underlying tree conflict or duplicate is resolved. Familiar forms such as Bessie are normalised. Surname remains an eligibility filter worth zero points.

Naming customs, shared farms and occupations are circumstantial. Children, spouses and collateral relatives may be missing, and tree-derived family networks are not independent evidence. Scores rank research leads; they do not prove parentage.

No sufficiently similar same-name person is currently indexed.

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

Unknown-761034 · updated 2026-07-19

Rosanna is named with an older Alexander in a 2007 descendant account as the parent of Thomas Glasgow of Lisnagaver. No contemporary record establishes her maiden surname, birth, marriage, death, or all three proposed children. She is a useful uncertain working mother, but her live birth year 1790 is impossible if Daniel, born about 1795/96, remains her son. Use born before about 1780, uncertain, or leave the birth blank.

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Case-file source findingsSource extracts and analysis regenerated from findings.md.1 section(s)

Source findings

Unknown-761034 · updated 2026-07-19

SourceFindingAssessment
2007 Genes Reunited descendant accountNames Alexander and Rosanna as parents of Thomas of Lisnagaver and reports Rosanna's death about 23 October 1822.Late descendant testimony; useful but not contemporary proof.
Daniel Glasgow's civil death and original willDaniel was born about 1795/96 and directly called Thomas his brother.Makes a 1790-born mother impossible; proves Daniel-Thomas siblinghood, not Rosanna's maternity.
Kilrea clockmaker evidenceDaniel Glasgow and James Shaw were both clockmakers in the district.Does not prove Rosanna's surname was Shaw or that James was her brother.
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.4 claims
1Secondary
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

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

Machine-readable dossier

WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot

Unknown-761034 was captured 2026-08-19T15:39:04+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-19.

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenDaniel GlasgowGlasgow-38961796-00-00 · 1871-10-16 · Kilrea, County Londonderry, Ireland
ChildrenThomas GlasgowGlasgow-9871815-00-00 · County Antrim, Ireland · 1870-06-21 · Lisnagaver, County Antrim, Ireland
SpousesAlexander GlasgowGlasgow-39041778-00-00 · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Rosanna's maiden surname, birth and death are not established by a contemporary record. A 2007 descendant account names an older Alexander Glasgow and Rosanna as parents of Thomas Glasgow of Lisnagaver and reports Rosanna's death about 23 October 1822. 2007 Genes Reunited descendant account (https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_topics/thread/465937), naming Alexander and Rosanna as Thomas Glasgow's parents and reporting Rosanna's death. This is late descendant testimony rather than contemporary proof.
  • Rosanna's structured birth is retained as before 1778, an uncertain working boundary rather than a known birth year. The former 1790 estimate was impossible if Daniel Glasgow, born about 1795/96, was her son. Daniel's civil death and will support his age and identify Thomas as his brother, but do not prove Rosanna as their mother. Research Notes The attached Alexander is retained as an uncertain spouse. Daniel and Thomas are retained as uncertain sons. Alexander Glasgow has also been proposed as a son in the working reconstruction, but no contemporary record presently proves Rosanna's maternity for any of the three.
  • Rosanna's last name at birth remains Unknown. The shared clockmaking occupation of Daniel Glasgow and James Shaw does not prove that Rosanna was a Shaw or that James was her brother. Sources

Profile source citations

  1. 2007 Genes Reunited descendant account (https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_topics/thread/465937), naming Alexander and Rosanna as Thomas Glasgow's parents and reporting Rosanna's death. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Rosanna's maiden surname, birth and death are not established by a contemporary record. A 2007 descendant account names an older Alexander Glasgow and Rosanna as parents of Thomas Glasgow of Lisnagaver and reports Rosanna's death about 23 October 1822. 2007 Genes Reunited descendant account (https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_topics/thread/465937), naming Alexander and Rosanna as Thomas Glasgow's parents and reporting Rosanna's death. This is late descendant testimony rather than contemporary proof.

Rosanna's structured birth is retained as before 1778, an uncertain working boundary rather than a known birth year. The former 1790 estimate was impossible if Daniel Glasgow, born about 1795/96, was her son. Daniel's civil death and will support his age and identify Thomas as his brother, but do not prove Rosanna as their mother.
Research Notes
The attached Alexander is retained as an uncertain spouse. Daniel and Thomas are retained as uncertain sons. Alexander Glasgow has also been proposed as a son in the working reconstruction, but no contemporary record presently proves Rosanna's maternity for any of the three.

Rosanna's last name at birth remains Unknown. The shared clockmaking occupation of Daniel Glasgow and James Shaw does not prove that Rosanna was a Shaw or that James was her brother.
Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
Rosanna's maiden surname, birth and death are not established by a contemporary record. A 2007 descendant account names an older [[Glasgow-3904|Alexander Glasgow]] and Rosanna as parents of [[Glasgow-987|Thomas Glasgow]] of Lisnagaver and reports Rosanna's death about 23 October 1822.<ref name=DescendantAccount>[https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_topics/thread/465937 2007 Genes Reunited descendant account], naming Alexander and Rosanna as Thomas Glasgow's parents and reporting Rosanna's death.</ref> This is late descendant testimony rather than contemporary proof.

Rosanna's structured birth is retained as '''before 1778''', an uncertain working boundary rather than a known birth year. The former 1790 estimate was impossible if [[Glasgow-3896|Daniel Glasgow]], born about 1795/96, was her son. Daniel's civil death and will support his age and identify Thomas as his brother, but do not prove Rosanna as their mother.

== Research Notes ==
The attached Alexander is retained as an uncertain spouse. Daniel and Thomas are retained as uncertain sons. [[Glasgow-951|Alexander Glasgow]] has also been proposed as a son in the working reconstruction, but no contemporary record presently proves Rosanna's maternity for any of the three.

Rosanna's last name at birth remains '''Unknown'''. The shared clockmaking occupation of Daniel Glasgow and James Shaw does not prove that Rosanna was a Shaw or that James was her brother.

== Sources ==
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