WATSON, ALEXANDER [SSNE 7537]
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Alexander Watson was a Scottish merchant in Abo between 1630 and 1660. He was involved in the iron trade and became a burgess of the town in 1633. His brother Thomas was a merchant in Vasa. Alexander married the Scot Katarina [aka Karen] [SSNE 7516] Traill, a daughter of the Scottish merchant Thomas who was also based in Abo.
Swedish Riksarkiv, BKA:Huvudarkiv: Brev och suppliker 1643, EIV:10. Alexander Wartson, 7 February 1643; Veli-Pekka Toropainen, Skottirotta ja Ruotsin koira - Turun ulkomaalainen porvaristo vuosina 1600-1660 (Genos, 2003), p.212. Thanks to Georg Haggren for providing the archival reference; Sylvi Möller: Suomen tapulikaupunkien valtaporvaristoja sen kaupankäyntimenetelmät 1600-luvun alkupuolella (Helsinki 1954). Thanks to Bengt Rostedt for this last reference and Lennart Watz for the dating of the burgess oath.
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- SWEDEN, ABO, FINLAND
- Arrived 1630-01-01
- Departed 1660-09-22
- Capacity IRON MERCHANT, BURGESS, purpose TRADE, COMMERCE