CRANSTON, WILLIAM [SSNE 540]
- Surname
- CRANSTON, KRASTER, CRANSTOUN
- First name
- WILLIAM
- Title/rank
- ENSIGN
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Social status
- OFFICER
Text source
William Cranstoun was an ensign in Danish-Norwegian service who served in James Sinclair's [SSNE 538] regiment. He received his reckoning by 4/10/1628. This may be the same as the Cranstoun [SSNE 2101] who served in Sweden in 1656T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.135.
Service record
- DENMARK-NORWAY, JAMES SINCLAIR
- Arrived 1628-01-01, as ENSIGN
- Departed 1628-10-04, as ENSIGN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY