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Pioneer - BARCLAY, Alexander
Biographical Sketches of
Early Settlers of Wellington County
Information from: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario.
Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906
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BARCLAY, Alexander
(d.), b. Aberdeen, Scot., 1790; d. in Guelph Tp., 1851. He
received a liberal education in Scot. and
afterwards was a large farmer, besides following the business of cattle
dealer on a large scale. He m. Jane Harper in Aberdeen, who was b. in 1805, and
d. in 1880. They came to Canada with considerable means in 1829, when he
purchased and set. on 100 acres of land, lot 3, con. 9C., Guelph Tp., and later
made additional purchases here and elsewhere, leaving at the time of his death
600 acres of land. He employed others to clear his farms under his
superintendence. He was a man of strong individuality
and great personal activity, and was looked upon as a leading man in
the community.
Issue: Mrs. James Milne, Mrs. Robert Shortreed, Mrs. James Cooper,
Alexander, Jr., David, James, John M., Mrs. Charles Gerrow and William.
Alexander, Jr., m. Eliza Elgie, set. Grey Co.
David m. Elizabeth Brown, set. in Eramosa, where he is a large landowner. Issue: Mrs. K. Brown, Mrs. E. Patterson, Mrs. John Sloan, Mrs. John Grady, May, Nellie, David Jr., and Delmore. James m. Ellen Stewart. Issue: James, David and Samuel. He set. Fresno Cal. and has been very successful as a fruit rancher. John M. m. Jane Hamilton. He was b. and brought up on the Guelph farm. He was general agent for L. D. Sawyer & Co., ten years, and later for John Haggard, Brampton, five years. He resided at Owen Sound for some years, owning the Stage Line between 0. S. and Collingwood. 0. S. and Wiarton, O. S. and South Hampton, and 0. S. and Meaford, which he ran successfully. He had bought 140 acres, lot 2, con. 8C., Guelph Tp., in 1868, which he rented until 1879, when he sold his other interests and moved there, where he has since resided. He carries on mixed farming, making a specialty of Lincolnshire sheep, in which he took six first prizes, one second prize and a diploma, at the Guelph Central Exhibition, 1904, and in 1905 exhibited fifteen sheep and took fourteen prizes. He also breeds Shorthorn Durham cattle, Yorkshire pigs, carriage and general purpose horses, the best in their class. Issue: Alexander, Nelson, William, Roy, at home; and Mrs. Joseph Smeltzer. Of this branch, Alexander m. Ida Burns, owns and lives on his 320 acres in Man. Issue: Florence and James. Nelson m. Rebecca Boys, and resides in Guelph. Issue: Mabel F., William, set. near Saskatoon, where he owns 320 acres, and has been very successful. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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