Robertha "Bertha" "Roberta' Barclay

1863 - 1938  (74 years)

• Name	Robertha "Bertha" "Roberta' Barclay
  Born	22 Sep 1863	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211469517
  Name	Bertha Barclay
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1938	764 Vine St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-92058
  Died	31 Jan 1938	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I92058	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Captain James Barclay,   b. 23 Oct 1826, , Scotland ,   d. 9 Feb 1912, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mary Goodess,   b. 2 Jan 1828, , Scotland ,   d. 17 Apr 1870, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)
  Married	10 Jul 1848	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [5]
  Family ID	F257543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ROBERTA BARCLAY PRESTON, Feb, 1 - Roberta Barclay, for years a well known resident of this town, passed awaylat her home here yesterday in her 75th year. Born in Guelph, she went as young girl to Winnipeg where her father, Capt. James Barclay, had the contract to build Stoney Mountain Penitentiary. Educated at St. Mary's Academy. Miss Barclay returned to Guelph upon her father's retirement from business. Later the family took up residence at Blair, Athol, in the Village of Blair. Later, Miss Barclay and her niece, Miss Rita Armstrong, moved to Preston. A lifelong member of the Presbyterian church, Miss Barclay was active in the Ladies Aid Society and the Women's Missionary Society. She was interested as well in the Victorian Order of Nurses and was a charter member of the Preston chapter, IODE. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. James Stirton of Winnipeg and Mrs. W. G. O'Brien of Kingman. Arizona. and her niece, Miss Armstrong of Preston. Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Tue, Feb 1, 1938 Page 13

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 14. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 13. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 12. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Robert Barclay, d. 764 Vine, Preston, Ontario, 31 Jan 1938, b. 22 Sep 1863 Guelph, d/o James Barclay and Mary Goodess, buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph [S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910. NameJames Barclay Marriage Date10 Jul 1848 Marriage PlaceSaint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland SpouseMary Goodess FHL Film Number1066766

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Sep 1863 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Jan 1938 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth