| LC control no. | no 89009725 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Barclay, Captain (Robert), 1779-1854 |
| Variant(s) | Allardice, Robert Barclay, 1779-1854 Allardyce Barclay, Captain (Robert), 1779-1854 Barclay-Allardice, R. (Robert), 1779-1854 Barclay, Robert, 1779-1854 |
| Associated country | Great Britain Scotland |
| Associated place | Newmarket (England) |
| Birth date | 1779-08-25 |
| Death date | 1854-05-08 |
| Field of activity | Walking Long-distance running Endurance sports |
| Profession or occupation | Walker Athletes Long-distance runners |
| Found in | Rolph, T. Comparative advantages between the United States and Canada ... 1842: t.p. (Captain Allardyce Barclay of Ury) DNB (Allardice, Robert Barclay, 1779-1854; generally known as Captain Barclay) MdU/G-K files (usage: Captain Barclay of Ury; variant: R. Barclay-Allardice) Campbell, R. Running one thousand miles, 2015: back cover (Captain Robert Barclay was a Scottish long distance runner and walker of the early 19th century, known as 'the celebrated pedestrian') Oxford DNB online, 8 July 2016 (Robert Barclay Allardice [known as Captain Barclay] (1779-1854), pedestrian; born at Ury, Kincardineshire, on 25 August 1779; Captain Barclay was known for his extraordinary pedestrian performances; Captain Barclay's most noted feat was walking 1 mile in each of 1000 successive hours - this feat was performed at Newmarket from 1 June to 12 July 1809; he died on 8 May 1854, at Ury) |
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