THARMOTH, JAMES [SSNE 4817]
- Surname
- THARMOTH, TARMOTH, TARMOUTH, TARMOTT, THARMOTT
- First name
- JAMES, JAKOB, JACOB
- Title/rank
- LIEUTENANT COLONEL
- Nationality
- ENGLISH-SWEDE
- Social status
- NOBILITY
Text source
James Tharmoth was the grandson of an Englishman, Major James Tharmouth [SSNE]. He was born in Vastergotland in the 1620s, the son of Per Jacobsson Tharmoth. He was a common soldier in his father's company in 1650, and five years later he was a 'forare'. In 1656 he was a sergeant and the next year he became an ensign. He was a lieutenant captain in the Båhus area infantry regiment in 1658. The next year he was a captain. He was then reduced and in 1668 he again took service as a reformed captain in the Vastgotadal regiment. In 1670 he was a life drabant, and then in 1674 he was acaptain in the Sodermanland regiment. He was dismissed in 1677, but the following year he reappeared as a commandant at Ljungby, Skane, garrison and as the city major in Kristianstad. He also held that position in Landskrona in 1679 and in Malmo in 1684. He was ennobled in 1694, and introduced three years later. In 1699 he was a lieutenant colonel and a commandant of Kungsholm garrison. He died in 1702. He was married to a daughter of Henrik Friese, then to Carin Larsdotter, and finally to Barbara von Schmiegel. He had five childrenSwedish Riksarkiv, P. Sonden, Militära chefer i svenska arméen och deras skrivelser; B. Schlegel and C. A. Klingspor, Den med skoldebref forlanade men ej a Riddarhuset introducerad Svenska Adelns Ättar-taflor (Stockholm, 1875) p.302.
Service record
- SWEDEN, ALVSBORG REGIMENT
- Arrived 1650-01-01, as SOLDIER
- Departed 1677-12-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, LJUNBY GARRISON
- Arrived 1678-01-01, as COMMANDANT
- Departed 1678-08-30, as COMMANDANT
- Capacity OFFICER AND COMMANDANT, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, KRISTIANSTAD
- Arrived 1678-08-31, as CITY MAJOR
- Departed 1679-11-21, as CITY MAJOR
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, LANDSKRONA
- Arrived 1679-11-22, as CITY MAJOR
- Departed 1684-04-27, as CITY MAJOR
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, MALMO
- Arrived 1684-04-28, as CITY MAJOR
- Departed 1699-04-23, as CITY MAJOR
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, KUNGSHOLM SCONCE
- Arrived 1699-04-24, as COMMANDANT
- Departed 1699-12-31, as COMMANDANT
- Capacity COMMANDANT AND OFFICER, purpose MILITARY