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Walter XVI Barclay 1530–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Cullen Castle, Auchindown, Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 Apr 1587

Death Location: Slain by William Meldrum Montcoffer in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Partick GGF

Mother: Anna GGM

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lady

Children(s): Lady Innes, Patrick Barclay, Lady Towie, Lillias Gordon, Robert Barclay, Marjorie Towie, Isobel Barclay, Dr Barclay, Alexander Barclay, Grace Barclay, George Barclay, Walter Barclay

The story of Walter XVI Barclay began in 1530 in Cullen Castle, Auchindown, Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom. Walter XVI Barclay married Elizabeth Elspeth Hay Lady, and had children including Alexander Barclay, Dr William Barclay, George Barclay, Grace Barclay, Isobel Barclay, Lady Christiana Barclay Of Towie, Lady Jean Rose Barclay Innes, Lillias Lucy Barclay Of Towie Gordon, Marjorie Barclay Of Towie, Patrick Barclay, Robert Barclay, Walter Barclay. Walter XVI Barclay passed away in 1587 in Slain by William Meldrum Montcoffer in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter XVI Barclay began in 1530 in Cullen Castle, Auchindown, Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Walter XVI Barclay married Elizabeth Elspeth Hay Lady, and had children including Alexander Barclay, Dr William Barclay, George Barclay, Grace Barclay, Isobel Barclay, Lady Christiana Barclay Of Towie, Lady Jean Rose Barclay Innes, Lillias Lucy Barclay Of Towie Gordon, Marjorie Barclay Of Towie, Patrick Barclay, Robert Barclay, Walter Barclay.
  • Walter XVI Barclay passed away in 1587 in Slain by William Meldrum Montcoffer in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Partick GGF
1505–1558
Birth Location: Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland
PG
Anna GGM
1507–1547
Birth Location: Boyne Castle, Banff, Banffshire, or Glenorchy, Lorn, Scotland
AG

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lady
1534–1594
Birth Location: Dalgetty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
EL

Children(s)

Lady Innes
1550–1607
Birth Location: Cullen Castle, Auchindown, Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom
LI
Patrick Barclay
1552–1627
Birth Location: Cullen, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
PB
Lady Towie
1568–1630
Birth Location: St Cyrus, Mathers, Kincardineshire, Scotland
LT
Lillias Gordon
1554–1568
Birth Location: Cullen, Auldhaven, Banffshire, Scotland
LG
Robert Barclay
1557–1627
Birth Location: Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland
RB
Marjorie Towie
1566–
Birth Location: Castle Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland
MT
Isobel Barclay
1568–
Birth Location: Castle Cullen, Auldhaven, Banffshire, Scotland
IB
Dr Barclay
1570–1630
Birth Location: Aberdeen or Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland
DB
Alexander Barclay
1562–1630
Birth Location: Cullen, Auldhaven, Banffshire, Scotland
AB
Grace Barclay
1573–
Birth Location: Cullen, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland
GB
George Barclay
1576–1630
Birth Location: Cullen, Banffshire or Knockleith, Aberdeenshire or Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Walter Barclay
1560–1630
Birth Location: Cullen, Auldhaven, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland
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Walter Barclay's Ancestors

Self
Walter Barclay
1530–1587
Birth Place: Cullen Castle, Auchindown, Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Partick XV Barclay 14th GGF
1505–1558
Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland
Anna (Ogilvie 14th) GGM
1507–1547
Boyne Castle, Banff, Banffshire, or Glenorchy, Lorn, Scotland
Grandparents
John Barclay
1482–1528
Banff, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Barclay
1483–
Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet (Abernethy 15th) GGM
1489–1540
Haddington, Haddingtonshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Saltoun
1454–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Barclay's Descendants

1.
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Walter (XVI) Barclay (1530–25 Apr 1587) m. Elizabeth (Elspeth Hay) Lady (1534–9 Feb 1594)
  1. 1. Lady (Jean Rose Barclay \) Innes 1550–1607
  2. 2. Patrick Barclay 1552–1627
  3. 3. Lady (Christiana Barclay, of) Towie 1568–1630
  4. 4. Lillias ((Lucy) Barclay, of Towie \) Gordon 1554–1568
  5. 5. Robert Barclay 1557–1627
  6. 6. Marjorie (Barclay, of) Towie 1566–
  7. 7. Isobel Barclay 1568–
  8. 8. Dr (William) Barclay 1570–1630
  9. 9. Alexander Barclay 1562–1630
  10. 10. Grace Barclay 1573–
  11. 11. George Barclay 1576–1630
  12. 12. Walter Barclay 1560–1630

Walter Barclay's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Walter XVI Barclay in Cullen Castle, Auchindown, Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cullen Castle, Auchindown, Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom
1587
25 Apr 1587
Age 57
Death of Walter XVI Barclay in Slain by William Meldrum Montcoffer in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Slain by William Meldrum Montcoffer in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Cullen Castle, Auchindown, Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1587
    Event Place: Slain by William Meldrum Montcoffer in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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