Brief Life History of Margaret
Margaret Barclay was born about 1824, in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom as the daughter of Robert Barclay and Janet Barbour. She married Andrew Aitken on 11 July 1846, in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She died on 17 November 1874, in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland, at the age of 51.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Margaret Barclay in entry for Janet Aitken, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Margaret Barclay in entry for Jane Aitken, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Margaret Barclay in entry for Janet Aitken, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Spouse and Children
1825–1872 Male
1824–1874 Female
Children (4)
1847– Female
1852–1919 Female
1855– Female
1859– Male
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1830
Age 6
1832 · The Scottish Reform Act
Age 8
1838 · Jenners Department Store Opens its doors
Age 14
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name of English origin, from any of several places so called, such as Berkley in Somerset or Berkeley in Gloucestershire, both named in Old English with be(o)rc ‘birch’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
History: The surname was brought to Scotland from southwestern England in the 12th century; Walter de Berchelai or Berkelai was Chamberlain of Scotland in 1165. It was long assumed that they were from the family that held Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, but the historian G. W. S. Barrow (1973, The Kingdom of the Scots) adduced evidence that they are more probably from Berkley in Somerset.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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