CRAIG, JAMES [SSNE 6511]

Surname

CRAIG

First name

JAMES

Nationality

SCOT

Text source

James Craig was the Scottish factor in Gothenburg in 1689. In that year he is said to have been the largest exporter of iron from the city.

Elsa-Britta Grage, 'Scottish Merchants in Gothenburg, 1621-1850' in T.C. Smout (ed) Scotland and Europe 1200-1850 (Edinburg, 1986), p.115.

Service record

SWEDEN, GOTHENBURG

Arrived 1689-01-01

Capacity IRON MERCHANT, SCOTTISH FACTOR, purpose MERCANTILE, TRADE, COMMERCE