QUEBANKS, THOMAS JOHNSON [SSNE 4507]

Surname
QUEBANKS, QUOYBANKS
First name
THOMAS JOHNSON
Nationality
SCOT
Region
ORKNEY
Social status
BURGESS

Text source

Thomas Quoybanks was a burgess of Bergen who originally came from Orkney. He was a cooper who became a burgess of the town in 1618. In 1640 he witnessed a sale by his compatriot and neighbour, Thomas Cromartie [SSNE 6857].

Source: N. Nicolaysen, Bergens Borgerbog 1550-1751 (Oslo, 1878), pp.32-34. Many thanks to Lars Maersk Hansen for additional information.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, BERGEN
Arrived 1618-01-01
Capacity BURGESS, purpose CIVIC, TRADE, MERCANTILE