Thomas Christian Barclay (1907 - 1992)

Born 4 Apr 1907 in 15 Balfour St, Launceston, Tasmania

Ancestors

Husband of Janet Mary (Player) Barclay — married 14 Mar 1936 in St Johns, Toorak, Victoria

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1992 at age 85 in Adelaide, South Australia

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Biography

He is the son of Francis Barclay and Emily Christian. He probably married Janet Mary Player in 1936 in Victoria. ^[1]

Newspaper Clippings

From The Mercury, Wednesday 26 May 1937

Mrs. F. D. Barclay returned home on Saturday after spending an enjoyable holiday of about six weeks in Victoria, and visiting her son and daughter-in law, Mr. and Mrs. T. Barclay, at Broken Hill.

From The Barrier Miner, Monday 28 July 1941

In The Social Spotlight

MR. AND MRS. T. BARCLAY, with their small daughter Alison Mary, will leave in about three weeks time for Fiji, where Mr. Barclay will take up his new appointment on the Loloma gold mine. Their home will be quite near that of Mr. and Mrs. D. Mitchell, who will be remembered by many here. Mr. Mitchell worked on the Zinc Corporation, and Mrs. Mit- chell was Miss Warburton before her marriage.

From, The Examiner, Wednesday 19 February 1947

AFTER five and a half years in Fiji, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Barclay are visiting Launceston. With them are their two children. Alison and David. They are staying with Mr. Barclay's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Barclay, of Neika Av., and expect to be in Launceston for two months.

Sources

• Article on Marriage, The Argus, Monday 16 March 1936

• Paul Bech, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Paul and others.

1. ↑ Entered by Paul Bech, Oct 6, 2011