MACLEAN, ANNA HEDVIG [SSNE 5439]

Surname

MACLEAN, MACKLIER, MAKELIER, DE PROU

First name

ANNA HEDVIG

Nationality

SCOT

Region

GOTHENBURG

Text source

Anna Hedvig Maclean was the daughter of Johan Maclean, 2nd Baronet of Duart [SSNE 4205] and his wife Anna Margareta Gordon. She was baptised on 24 November 1668 in Gothenburg. On 15 February 1691 a Miss Anna Macklier (probably this woman) was godparent to Erich Anderson's daughter, Maria Magdalena and on 6 September that same year Anna Hedwig was godparent at Colonel David Maclean's [SSNE 3023] son, Johann Philip's, baptism . Also present were Colonel Gustav Maclean [SSNE 4690], Captain Hamilton, and Captain Maclean's wife. It was either this woman or [SSNE 5441] who freighted goods to Hamburg in 1694. She married Admiral Jacob de Prou of the Swedish navy on 26 March 1700. She was buried on 12 December 1753 in Tolo, Halland

Swedish Krigsarkiv, Svenska Sjöofficerare vol. ii, Biografiska anteckningar om officerare anställda vid örlogsflottan åren 1600-1699, unpublished typescript. Section 'Namnregister över kvinnor', p.26; Svenska Adelns Attartavlor, vol. 5, p.143; J.N.M. Maclean, The Macleans of Sweden (Edinburgh, 1971), p.28; W. Berg, Samlingar till Goteborgs historia, Christina Kyrkas bocker, vol.I (Gothenburg, 1890), p.240 and p.245p; C. Dalhede, Handelsfamiljer på Stormaktstidens Europamarknad (3 vols., Partille, 2001)III, cdrom. Female

Service record

SWEDEN, GOTHENBURG

Arrived 1668-11-24

Departed 1753-12-12

Purpose MISC