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Barclay McFerson
Samuel Barclay

Born 1816 Ireland
Partner Agnes McFerson
Occ. Schoolmaster & Land Surveyor
Death Dec. 1878 Greenfields Wigtown

Father   Andrew Barclay
Mother  Agnes Hall
Agnes McFerson
Born 1821 in Stoneykirk Wigtown Scotland
Death

Partner Samuel Barclay

Father  Unknown
Mother Unknown
Mary Ann Flannagan
Born
Death

Married  Samuel Barclay 9 Jan. 1845 Stoneykirk Wigtown

Father unknown
Mother unknown
Auchentibbert today
and Catherine were living
there in
1841
Extract from Wigtownshire Free Press

At Auchentibbert, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 6thinst., by the Rev. J.J. Campbell, Mr Samuel Barclay, to Miss Mary Ann Flanagan.
Children of Samuel Barclay and Agnes McFerson
Census of 1841 Parish of Stoneykirk, Auchentibbert

Barclay Agnes       50  Ireland  9 10 4 Auchentibbert
Barclay Andrew     55 ag.lab. Ireland  9 10 4 Auchentibbert
Barclay Catherine  18mnths 9 10 4 Auchentibbert
Barclay Samuel     25 Schoolmaster Ireland 9 10 4 Auchentibbert
Extract from the Old Statistical Account of Scotland vol.II, 790-91 p.54

Of Stoneykirk.....There are two schools in the parish, both in wretched
order as to houses; and the salary only 100 merks.  There may be
above 130 scholars at them, for four months in the year, but after the
1st if March the number declines down to 20 or thereabouts. -
Rev. Henry Blain
About Samuel Barclay

On the 1841 census above, it states that Samuel was a schoolmaster
So when we found the Death of Samuel Barclay at Greenfields Wigtown
in December of 1878 and it said his occupation was Land Surveyor
We were a wee bit confused, until a kind contributor sent the above
extract from the Statistical Accound of Scotland.
In those days you could not just work for four months of the year and
be idle the rest.
This explains his dual occupation
Samuel was also a Surveyor                                                  

Left and above is a small sample of Samuels work as a surveyor, the survey was of Little Aird work he carried out for The Rt.Hon.The Earl of Stair and is dated and signed on the 9th October 1869.    More                          

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