Barclay Family Collection 2015

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: Alexander and Beattie Constable Family Portrait; Studio portrait of Alexander Constable (rear, wearing a dark suit, 1883-1945) and his family. In front of him on the left is his son Bill, his son Jack standing in the centre, and his wife Beattie (née Duncan, 1884-1955) seated wearing a light coloured dress with a book in her lap. At the front is their daughter Mina Constable.

: Alexander, George, And Jack Constable; Photo of three men in the Constable family posing in front of the porch of a house. From left to right are Alexander, George, and Jack Constable. Alexander and George are wearing suit jackets and holding tobacco pipes, with Jack wearing a cardigan and holding a tobacco pipe in his teeth.

: Bank Of Toronto Promissory Note; Scan of a Bank of Toronto promissory note that shows Mary Duncan promising to pay the sum of $20 to Simmons and Co., a furrier based in Barrie. The note is dated 12 February 1909 with payment due by July 1909. Mary was the daughter of William Duncan and Elizabeth Barclay.

: Barclay Family Bible; Scan of a page of the Francis and Agnes (née Beattie) Barclay family bible, which lists the birth dates of their ten children as well as their own. The list contains two separate entries for George Barclay, which is correct. The first was born on 25 May 1826 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, and died on 11 February 1831. He was buried in the Canonbie Kirkyard in plot 483. Another son born in 1834 was also given the name George.

: Barclay Family On A Wagon; Photo of the Barclay family seated in a wagon parked in front of the entrance to a house. From left to right are nephew Jack Sharpe, Dee Barclay, Margaret Barclay, an unidentified man, Eleanor Elizabeth Zeta Barclay, and Kathleen Barclay.

: Barclay Family Outside; Photo of some of the members of the Barclay family gathered around their mother Maria Louisa Barclay, seated in the wooden chair. Also pictured from left to right are: unknown woman, Dee Barclay (behind the chair), Lucy (or Lucie) Nixon the daughter of Arthur Nixon, and Eleanor Elizabeth Zeta Barclay. The back of Jack Sharpe's head is also visible in the lower right corner of the photo.

: Barclay Family Outside Their Home; Photo showing, from left to right: Jack Sharpe, Kathleen "Kit" Louise Barclay, J. Clarkson Spring, and David "Dee" Barclay reclining on the lawn in front of their home. The Barclay home was originally built in 1860 and burned down in January 2015.

: Barclay Family Photo; Photo of the Barclay family seated outside for a photo beside a large tree. From left to right are: Maria Louisa Barclay (née Nixon), Margaret Barclay, John Barclay, and David "Dee" John Carlyle Barclay. Margaret and Dee were the children of Louisa and John.

: Barclay Family Photo; Photo of the Barclay family gathered beside the stone Barclay farmhouse and seated on the ground. Pictured from left to right are Bill Cornelius, Myrtle, (illegible), Margaret, Dee, Jack Sharpe, Louisa Barclay, Kathleen "Kit", and Clarkson Spring (husband of Kit).

: Barclay Family Portrait; Studio portrait of the Barclay family. Pictured are husband and father John Barclay seated in a suit with wife and mother Maria Louisa Barclay (née Nixon) standing in a long sleeved dark dress holding their daughter Kathleen "Kit" Louise. Their only son, David "Dee" John Carlyle and daughter Georgia Agnes are posed in front of their mother. Georgia is wearing a white dress with her hair in elaborate curls. The photo also bears the mark of the photographer, Swilhin King, based in Barrie and Tottenham.

: Barclay Family Posing On A Ladder; Photo of the Barclay family posing on a ladder propped against a barn. At the bottom of the ladder holding a dog and his nephew, Jack Sharpe, is David "Dee" John Carlyle Barclay. Behind him is his fiancée Tess Beard, with his sister Kathleen at the top of the ladder.

: Barclay Family Posing With Dogs; Photo of the Barclay family posing with their dogs on the front stoop of the Barclay home. Pictured from left to right are: John and Maria Louisa Barclay, Jack Allan, Agnes Allan, and David "Dee" Barclay. John has hands resting on one dog named Dumper, and the second dog, Dollar, is sitting on Dee's lap

: Barclay Family Posing With Dogs; Photo of the Barclay family posing with their dogs on the front stoop of the Barclay home. Pictured from left to right are: John and Maria Louisa Barclay, Jack Allan, Agnes Allan, and David "Dee" Barclay. Dee has one dog, Dollar, in his lap and is reaching out to the second dog, Dumper, presumably holding a treat.

: Barclay Family Posing With Dogs; Photo of the Barclay family posing with their dogs on the front stoop of the Barclay home. Pictured from left to right are: John and Maria Louisa Barclay, their grandson Jack Sharpe, daughter Margaret Barclay, and son David "Dee" Barclay. John has hands resting on one dog named Dumper, and the second dog, Dollar, is sitting on Dee's lap.

: Barclay Family Posing With Dogs; Photo of the Barclay family posing with their dogs on the front stoop of the Barclay home. Pictured from left to right are: John and Maria Louisa Barclay, Jack Allan, Agnes Allan, and David "Dee" Barclay. Dee has one dog, Dollar, in his lap and is reaching out to the second dog, Dumper, presumably holding a treat.

: Barclay Family With Nephew Jack; Photo showing members of the Barclay family posing for a photo in front of a barn or storage shed with a wooden ladder leaning against the wall. In the back left is David "Dee" John Carlyle beside his sister Margaret, both of whom are posing on the ladder. On the right is Kathleen Louise holding their nephew, baby Jack Telford Denis Sharpe. Jack's parents were Eleanor Elizabeth Zeta Barclay and Telford Wright Sharpe, who married in August 1916 in Alliston, ON. Jack was raised on the Barclay farm while his mother was away working as a nurse. Jack also had a sister named Evelyn Arloah Sharpe, who was born in 1917.

: Barclay Farm; Photo of five men and one woman standing in front of the barn on the Barclay family farm. The men are mostly wearing overalls with the one woman wearing a long skirt and light coloured blouse. The man on the far left is David "Dee" Barclay, and the man in the middle is holding a small puppy.

: Barclay House; Photo showing the exterior of the Barclay House located near the intersection of Yonge St. and Innisfil Beach Road. A man and a young boy stand near the window on the right side of the house, with two mature trees in front. The home was originally built in 1860 and burned down in January 2015.

: Barclay House Newspaper Article; Scan of a newspaper article clipping written by Jean Saunter titled "House to be a tea room." The article details June Chambers' plan to convert the historic home of the Barclay family, located near the intersection of Yonge St. and Innisfil Beach Rd., into a tea room and craft store with all manner of handmade items, including raspberry vinegar. The location would be open five days a week from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

: Barclay House Tea Room And Craft Shop; Scan of the back cover of a promotional leaflet for the Barclay House Tea Room and Craft Shop. This side features a map indicating the location of the house relative to Churchill, Bradford, and highway 400.

: Barclay House Tea Room And Craft Shop; Scan of the front cover a promotional leaflet for the Barclay House Tea Room and Craft Shop including a drawing of the exterior of the building. The house was originally built in 1860 and burned down in January 2015.

: Barclay House Tea Room And Craft Shop; Scan of the middle page of a promotional leaflet for the Barclay House Tea Room and Craft Shop. It includes the following text: "Barclay House \u2026 where you can enjoy Tea or Lunch in a peaceful setting of a century ago. \u2026 learn something of the original family life in those times. ... bring pleasure to your life or to someone else with well made pioneer hand crafts, pottery, baskets, quilted items. Open weekends 11 - 5 May to Dec. and Wed. thru Sun. during July and Aug. Lunch 11:30 - 2:00 (Reservations appreciated) J. Chambers, prop. 1-705-436-3869 Home telephone 1-416-775-7144."

: Bedroom In The Barclay House; Colour photo of a bedroom in the Barclay House when it functioned as a tea room. The image shows a quilt on the bed with a wooden nightstand near the bed. The stand also has a white porcelain jug and bowl on it. The house was originally built in 1860 and burned down in January 2015.

: Bill From Simmons And Co. April 1909; A bill issued to Mary Duncan of Stroud from Simmons and Co. Furriers Etc. in the amount of $20, dated to 15 April 1909.

: Bill From Simmons And Co. February 1909; A bill issued to Mary Duncan of Stroud from Simmons and Co. Furriers Etc. in the amount of $20, dated to 13 February 1909.

: Birth Certificate For Zeta Barclay; Scan of a birth certificate for Eleanor Elizabeth Zeta Barclay, who was born on 29 November 1892. Her father was John Barclay, whose occupation is listed as "farmer", and her mother was Maria Louisa Nixon. She was born in Simcoe County, Innisfil Township, and the certificate was registered on 2 January 1892. The certifcate was likely a reissue as the Registrar General signed the certificate in Toronto on 8 November 1944. The certificate has an intricate border, bears the Ontario coat of arms at the top, and has a seal in the bottom left corner.

: Birth Certificate Of Beaty (Beattie) Duncan; Scan of the birth certificate issued to Beaty (Beattie) Duncan, born on 24 April 1884 in Innisfil Township. Registration of her birth occurred on 23 May 1884, and the certificate itself was issued on 7 December 1951 in Toronto. The certificate is trimmed in a blue design and bears the coat of arms of the Ontario government. It is unknown why the name is spelled as "Beaty" on the certificate as her whole name was Agnes Beattie Duncan. She later married Alexander Constable on 20 November 1907.

: Constable Family Photo; Photo of Jack Constable (left), Beattie Constable (née Duncan), and her husband Alexander Constable (right) wearing a suit and fedora. Beattie is wearing a darm dress and the group is posed in front of the porch of a house.

: Cradle Roll Certificate For Ralph George Constable; Colour Scan of the Cradle Roll Certificate through the Presbyterian Church in Canada for Ralph George Constable. The text reads: "This certifies that Ralph George Constable born Aug. 30, 1920 was enrolled as a member of the Cradle Roll Department of the Stroud Presbyterian School." The date and and baptized spaces are blank, and the enrolled date is listed as November 1920. It is signed by Minister Wallace Johnstone, W.J. Goodfellow as S.S. Superintendent and Mrs. C. F. Robertson as Supt. Cradle Roll Dept. The certificate itself is in colour with a mixture of brown and blue text and features an illustration of Jesus holding a baby inside the P of "Presbyterian".

: Dee Barclay And His Nephew Jack Sharpe; Photo of David "Dee" Barclay posing with his nephew, Jack Telford Denis Sharpe, as a toddler. Dee is holding Jack in the window frame of the Barclay family's barn.

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