John (Laird of Barrowfield) Walkinshaw

Bef 1669 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	John (Laird of Barrowfield) Walkinshaw
  Birth	Bef 1669
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I77456	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Agnes Faulles,   b. Bef 1669   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. John (2nd Laird of Barrowfield) Walkinshaw
  Family ID	F28154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Janet Anderson,   b. Bef 1669   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1669
  Family ID	F28155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2014

  
  

• Notes

  A younger son of the old Renfrewshire family of Walkinshaw of that Ilk, he became a wealthy Glasgow merchant. He purchased both the lands of Wester Camlachie and Barrowfield the year after the Revolution. Dean of Guild in 1669 and 1672, and is commended by McUre for his benevolence in leaving £100 to the poor of the Merchants' House. He was one of the owners of the privateer frigate George which served effectively in the Dutch war.