MURRAY, ALEXANDER [SSNE 4990]

Surname

MURRAY

First name

ALEXANDER

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

SCOT

Text source

Captain Alexander Murray became captain in the Scots Brigade on 2 December 1630 and his commission confirmed on 9 July 1631. He retired from service on 19 November 1646. In 1643 his company stood at 100 men and his pay for them at £1417

See J. Ferguson, Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in theservice of the United Netherlands,1572-1697 (Edinburgh, 1899), pp.325-6, 328, 331, 490.

Service record

THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, THE SCOTS BRIGADE

Arrived 1630-01-01, as ENSIGN

Departed 1646-11-19, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY