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Barclay was the fourth son of Robert Barclay of High Leigh. He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. He entered the family bank (Barclay's Bank), but left in 1908 to become a missionary to Japan. He returned to Britian in 1926 to work for the Church Missionary Society.
An obituary by the Bishop of Worcester, Robin Woods was published in The Times.
He married twice, and his children include H.A. Barclay, Edward Exton Barclay, etc.
References
- "(BRCY897JG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. missing
name. - The Times, Friday, Apr 30, 1976; pg. 19; Issue 59692; col G Mr J. Gurney Barclay Banker and missionary Category: Obituaries