WILLET, DANIEL [SSNE 7646]

Surname

WILLET

First name

DANIEL

Nationality

ENGLISH

Text source

Daniel Willet acquired citizen rights in Bremen on 16 September 1689. His sponsors were his relative and English merchant William Willet (ID 7641) and the English merchant Johan Medehurst (ID 7642). The registrar noted that Daniel Willet originated from Rouen in France. In 1704 Daniel Willet and other Bremen merchants supported the establishment of a convoy for merchants trading with England. Staatsarchiv Bremen, Burgerbuch, 2-P.8.A.19.a.2.f., p.225; Staatsarchiv Bremen, R.10.aa.13.a.4). Ruth Prange, Die bremische Kaufmannschaft des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts in sozialgeschichtlicher Betrachtung (Bremen, 1963), p. 243. Entry by Dr Kathrin Zickermann.

Service record

BREMEN (CITY),

Arrived 1689-09-16

Capacity MERCHANT