HENDERSON, JAMES [SSNE 794]
- Surname
- HENDERSON, HINDERSON
- First name
- JAMES, JACOBUS, JAKOB, JACOB
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Social status
- BURGESS
Text source
James Henderson became a burgess in Stockholm either in 1604 or 1638. He traded in iron, supplying the Momma-Reenstierna family with 568 ship pounds worth 13, 148 daler c.m. in 1650-51 alone. Henderson later wrote 17 letters to Jakob Momma-Reenstierna between 1655-1657.Stockholm Stadsarkiv: Borgare i Stockholm, Register 1601-1650, p.28; T. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907), p.216; Swedish Riksarkiv, Förteckning över Momma-Reenstierna Samlingen, part C: brev till Bröderna Momma-Reenstierna ingångna skrivelser, section 2, brev till Jacob Momma-Reenstierna - E2506, 38, 1655-1657, 17 letters; Leos Müller, The Merchant Houses of Stockholm, c.1640-1800 (Uppsala, 1988), p.94.
Service record
- SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM
- Arrived 1604-01-01
- Departed 1659-12-31
- Capacity BURGESS, IRON MERCHANT, purpose CIVIC, MERCANTILE, TRADE, COMMERCE