Clan Barclay History Print

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Barclay is of territorial origin probably from
the town of Berkeley in Gloucestershire, Eng-
land. Several individuals of the name are
found in Scotland in the twelfth century.
Walter de Berchelai or Berkelai held the high
office of Chamberlain of Scotland in 1165, was
present in curia regis at Lanark in that year,
and witnessed several charters of William the
Lion. The Barclays possessed considerable estates
in various parts of Aberdeenshire and Banffshire,
and were hereditary sheriffs of the latter
county. They are also found settled in Ayrshire
in beginning of the fifteenth century.