What one reviewer at amazon said about Margaret Ogilvy and Others (The Works of J.M. Barrie, Vol 8):
JM Barrie wrote this curious memoir of his mother after her death. I don't know much about Barrie's personal life, I found it psychologically qute strange. He seemed obsessed with the idea of being her son and being close to her, yearning for her to mother him and to remain forever a little boy. (Yes - this was the writer of Peter Pan all right). He gives a vivid pictures of a provocative, strong minded, intelligent Scotswoman who wanted things very much HER way and was extremely mysterious and hard to pin down. Yet Barrie clearly got a great deal out of his relationship with her and genuinely loved her. This touching book made me feel there was a great deal more to find out about Barrie and now I want to read more about him. I do recommend this book.
J M Barrie gives some details of his mother's origins although this only mentioned her parents. Research shows that her Ogilvy family came from Kingoldrum near Kirriemuir where she lived. Her lineage has been published by Tay Valley Family History Society in 2003 as ISBN 1 90317 96 96. Her line can be traced through local Ogilvy, Lindsay and Scrymgeour families leading to a local Murray family who settled near Kirriemuir in 1361. Margaret Ogilvy's father, Alexander, is well described by J M Barrie and his strong faith and adherence to the Kiriemuir Associate Congregation was described to him by Margaret Ogilvy. This probably also influenced his book on the Auld Lichts.
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