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Christian Barclay 1568–1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1568

Birth Location: St Cyrus, Mathers, Kincardine, Scotland, Scotland

Death Date: 1630

Death Location: Delft, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Father: George Mathers

Mother: Elizabeth Erskine

Spouse(s): Sir Ruthven

Children(s): William (Ruffin)

The story of Christian Barclay began in 1568 in St Cyrus, Mathers, Kincardine, Scotland, Scotland. Christian Barclay married Sir William Ruthven, and had children including William Earl Gowrie Ruthven Ruffin. Christian Barclay passed away in 1630 in Delft, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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Biography

  • The story of Christian Barclay began in 1568 in St Cyrus, Mathers, Kincardine, Scotland, Scotland.
  • Christian Barclay married Sir William Ruthven, and had children including William Earl Gowrie Ruthven Ruffin.
  • Christian Barclay passed away in 1630 in Delft, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Mathers
1536–1607
Birth Location: St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Erskine
1538–1575
Birth Location: St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sir Ruthven
1569–1634
Birth Location: Ballindean, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

William (Ruffin)
1594–1670
Birth Location: Scotland
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Christian Barclay's Ancestors

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Christian Barclay
1568–1630
Birth Place: St Cyrus, Mathers, Kincardine, Scotland, Scotland
Parents
George Barclay, Lord of Mathers
1536–1607
St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Isobel Margaret (Mary) Wood) Erskine
1538–1575
St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (David Barclay, 9th Laird of Mather,) Knight
1515–1560
St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Lady (Mary) Rait
1516–1600
Bervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christian Barclay's Descendants

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Christian Barclay (1568–1630) m. Sir (William) Ruthven (1569–1634)
  1. 1. William (Earl Gowrie Ruthven) (Ruffin) 1594–1670 m. Dorothea Stewart 1596–1673
    1. 1. Katherine (Ruffin - Whitehead - Thornton -) Bathe 1632–1687 m. Arthur (Edmund Whitehead (Immigrant) Quaker buried Pagencreek) Church 1623–1655 m. John Bathe 1631–1687 m. Edward Thornton 1632–1676
      1. 1. Arthur (II William) Whitehead 1648–1711 m. Mary Godwin 1643–1710
        1. 1. Col. (William West) Whitehead 1672–1750 m. Rachel (Mary Lewis) McKinney 1674–1764 m. Mary Kirk 1672–1710

Christian Barclay's Timeline

2 Records

1568
1568
Birth of Christian Barclay in St Cyrus, Mathers, Kincardine, Scotland, Scotland
St Cyrus, Mathers, Kincardine, Scotland, Scotland
1630
1630
Age 62
Death of Christian Barclay in Delft, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Delft, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: St Cyrus, Mathers, Kincardine, Scotland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Delft, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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