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Matthew Waddell Barclay 1898 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1898

Birth Location: Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1978

Death Location: Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Father: Matthew Barclay

Mother: Catherine Lambie

Spouse(s): Mary McMurdo

Children(s): Matthew Barclay

The story of Matthew Waddell Barclay Jr. began in 1898 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Matthew Waddell Barclay Jr. married Mary McMurdo, and had children including Matthew Barclay. Matthew Waddell Barclay Jr. passed away in 1978 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Waddell Barclay Jr. began in 1898 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Matthew Waddell Barclay Jr. married Mary McMurdo, and had children including Matthew Barclay.
  • Matthew Waddell Barclay Jr. passed away in 1978 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Barclay's Ancestors

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Matthew Barclay
1898 – 1978
Birth Place: Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Matthew Waddell Barclay
1858 – 1925
Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Catherine Lambie
1864 – 1940
Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas Barclay
1820 – 1863
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cecilia Waddell
1819 – 1888
Easterhouse, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John Lambie
1828 – 1896
Gortin, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Isabella Taylor
1829 – 1907
Newmills, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Barclay
1775 – 1855
Elizabeth Cross
1781 – 1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Barclay
1748 –
Mary Robison
1746 –
Alexander Cross
1758 –
Margaret Gray
1760 –

Matthew Barclay's Descendants

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Matthew (Waddell) Barclay (10 Apr 1898 – 1978) m. Mary McMurdo
  1. 1. Matthew Barclay (1948 – 10 Apr 2014) m. Grace (Thomson Black) Lowe (28 September 1950 – 2 September 2009)
    1. 1. Melissa Cliff (1983 – )

Matthew Barclay's Timeline

2 Records

1898
10 Apr 1898
Birth of Matthew Waddell Barclay Jr. in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1978
1978
Age 80
Death of Matthew Waddell Barclay Jr. in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland
Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1898
    Event Place: Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1978
    Event Place: Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

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