John Barclay in Gooslone

Not the same as John Barclay and not the husband of Elspeth Balvaird

• The Margaret Barclay who was baptized in Midlothian is not the same as the Margaret Robison who married Andrew Robison. Margaret Barclay who married Andrew Robinson was the daughter of John Barclay in Gooslone (this profile)
• I think Peter Barclay, if he was born/baptized in Kilbirnie, is more likely related to John Barclay in Gooslone.

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Inconsistencies

The Margaret Barclay who was daughter of John Barclay & Elspeth Balvaird was christened 20 Apr 1686 in Iversesk & Musselbrugh, Midlothian, Scotland.

A different Margaret Barclay was baptized 31 Oct 1685 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. Her father was also a John Barclay, but the baptismal record says he was John Barclay in Gooslone. Gooslone was in the vicinity of Kilwinning & Dalry in Ayrshire. This is about 100 miles from where John Barclay & Elspeth Balvaird were in Midlothian, on opposite coasts.

The Margaret de Barclay who married a Hugh Ross lived in the 1300s, not the 1700s. There was also Margaret Graham who married first a John de Barclay and secondly a Hugh Ross.

There is no evidence that Hugh Ross of Balblair married a Margaret Barclay.

Same as https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/GWM5-YC1

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References

• Not this John Barclay: From ScotlandsPeople: Surname Forename Parents/Other details Gender Birth Date Parish Number Ref Parish BARCLAY JOHN JOHN BARCLAY/JEAN JAMISON FR85 (FR85) M 07/12/1690 599 10 / 72 KILWINNING