Is there a clan Barrie? If not, to which Scottish clan does Sir James belong?
The writer refers to Sir James Matthew Barrie, the Scottish author and playwrite. A member of the ANON: the J. M. Barrie Society’s List has investigated Barrie in this regard and has yet to find a proper association of Barrie to any particular clan. That is odd, given that both his parents were weavers, a main industry in Kirriemuir at the time. So many weavers had Scottish clan names. The closest one is able to come is Clan Fergusson which is predominant in the Kirriemuir area. The Capital Scot questions this last statement and believes that the prevalent names in the Kirriemuir area during the 18th and 19th centuries were Duke, Irvine, MacGregor, and Ogilvie – not to mention the prominent Lyell family (Kinnordy Estate. See also Scottish Surnames – Lyell. The name Wilkie (Wilkie’s Factory) was also a prominent one. See Wilkie’s. Another ANON List participant wrote: cannot agree that Ferguson was the clan predominant in Kirriemuir. May I suggest that anyone interested in pursuing this
The writer refers to Sir James Matthew Barrie, the Scottish author and playwrite. A member of the ANON: the J. M. Barrie Society’s List has investigated Barrie in this regard and has yet to find a proper association of Barrie to any particular clan. That is odd, given that both his parents were weavers, a main industry in Kirriemuir at the time. So many weavers had Scottish clan names. The closest one is able to come is Clan Fergusson which is predominant in the Kirriemuir area. The Capital Scot questions this last statement and believes that the prevalent names in the Kirriemuir area during the 18th and 19th centuries were Duke, Irvine, MacGregor, and Ogilvie – not to mention the prominent Lyell family (Kinnordy Estate. See also Scottish Surnames – Lyell. The name Wilkie (Wilkie’s Factory) was also a prominent one. Another ANON List participant wrote: cannot agree that Ferguson was the clan predominant in Kirriemuir. According to a map no longer available on the Internet the clans in
