BARCLAY, WILLIAM PATRICK [SSNE 559]

Surname

BARCLAY, BARCLAIJ

First name

WILLIAM PATRICK

Nationality

SCOTO-SWEDISH

Social status

NOBLE

Education

UNIVERSITY

Text source

William Patrick Barclay was the son of John Barclay [SSNE 1937/9?] and he enrolled at Uppsala University with his brothers Gustav [SSNE 558], John [SSNE 549] and Carl Magnus [SSNE 561]. He entered military service as a pikeman with Deling's Skane regiment in 1663. In the army he became a cornett with Colonel Kock's squadron and a lieutenant with the Uppland regiment in 1672. Barclay later also served as a lieutenant with Wittenberg's Smaland cavalry before becoming a master of horse. Barclay married Maria Furmark

Swedish Riksarkiv, Drottning Hedvig Eleonoras Arkiv, vol. 1. Enskilda Personer till Hedvig Eleonora, K172 - Martia Furmark, n.d.; Andersson et al, Uppsala Universitets Matrikel, (Uppsala, 1900-1911); T. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907), Supplement, pp.215-267; Svenska Adelns Attartavlor, vol. 1; H. Marryat, One Year in Sweden, including a visit to the isle of Gotland (London, 1862), p.486.

Service record

SWEDEN, UPPSALA

Arrived 1659-01-01

Departed 1659-12-31

Capacity STUDENT, purpose ACADEMIC

SWEDEN, WITTENBERG'S SMALAND CAVALRY

Arrived 1663-01-01, as PIKEMAN

Departed 1672-12-31, as MASTER OF HORSE

Capacity MASTER OF HORSE, purpose MILITARY