SOMMERSCHIEL, HILCHEN [SSNE 6742]

Surname

SOMMERSCHIEL, SOMMERSCHELL, SOMMERSCALES

First name

HILCHEN

Nationality

ENGLISH

Text source

Hilchen Henriksdotter Sommerschiel was the daughter of Henry Sommerscales [SSNE 5221] and his wife Anna Rorig [Rorichsdotter?]. Her father had migrated to Norway from England circa 1615. Her mother may have been of English descent as well. She was born on 5 May 1627 and died in 1687 She had three sisters, Stinchen [SSNE 6739], Eline [SSNE 6740] and Elisabeth [SSNE 6741], and a brother, Henrich [SSNE 6743]

Thanks to KNUT GEELMUYDEN of Bergen Statsarkiv. Sources: Thomas Brayshaw & Ralph M. Robinson: A history of the ancient parish of Giggleswich (1932); L. I. Vogt, Om Norges udførsel af trælast i ældre tider. Trondhjems overformynderiruller Joh. Sommerschield: Stamtavle over familien Sommerschield, (Namsos, 1908); He and his daughter Elizabeth are mentioned in Henry Berg, Trondheim før Cicignon: Gater og Gårder før reguleringen 1681, (Trondheim, 1951), pp.220 and 224. Female.

Service record

NORWAY, TRONDEIM

Arrived 1627-05-05

Departed 1687-12-31

Capacity MISC, purpose MISC