ERICSEN ORNING, CHRISTOFFER [SSNE 5377]

Surname

ERICSEN ORNING

First name

CHRISTOFFER, CHRISTOPHER

Nationality

SCOTO-NORWEGIAN

Text source

Christoffer Orning was the son of Eric Ottesen Orning and Karen Mowatt, daughter of the Shetlander, Andrew Mowatt. On 3 February 1650, Anthoni Knipe wrote to Otto Krag complaining that a ship, De Potter, containing a cargo of wood captained by Christoffer Orning had not paid the appropriate tolls. Berentd Orning got involved and claimed it was his right as a free born nobleman not to pay them. When this ploy did not work he claimed the ship was Dutch. Knipe impounded both the ship and the cargo and asked permission of Frederik III to sell them to an unnamed English merchant. This did not prevent Christoffer from trading with Britian. During his several voyages to Scotland in the 1650s, Christoffer Orning always carried with him greetings to and from Axel Mowatt's good friends in Scotland.

Norwegian Riksarkiv, Danske Kanselli: Norske Kansellinnleg 1121/50, p.245; A. Næss, 'Skottehandelen på Sunnhordland', in Sunnhordland Tidsskrift, VII (1920), p.43; A. M. Wiesener, 'Axel Movat og hans Slegt' in Bergens Historiske Forenings Skrifter, no. 36 (Bergen, 1930), p.103.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, SCOTLAND

Arrived 1649-01-01

Departed 1658-12-31

Capacity MERCHANT SKIPPER, SHIP OWNER, purpose COMMERCE, MERCANTILE, TRADE