CAHUN, PETER [SSNE 6145]

Surname

CAHUN

First name

PETER

Nationality

SCOT

Text source

Peter Cahun was the son of the Scottish Cavalry officer, Hugh Cahun [SSNE 778]. He is said to have moved to Poland around the turn of the seventeenth century. This man is often confused with the Scottish mine-owner in Falun who bore the same name [SSNE 4774].

Sources: P. Möller, 'Colquhoun-Cahun-Gahn-Canonhielm; en bosokillnad' in Personhistorisk Tidskrift, 1966, pp.85-119.

Service record

POLAND-LITHUANIA,

Arrived 1595-01-01

Capacity UNKNOWN, purpose ROYAL SERVANT?