CUNNINGHAM, JOHN [SSNE 846]

Surname
CUNNINGHAM, KONNING
First name
JOHN, HANS
Title/rank
GARDENER
Nationality
SCOT
Social status
ROYAL SERVANT

Text source

John Cunningham was appointed as gardener of the royal gardens near Copenhagen Castle on 18 May 1602. On 13 December 1619, he obtained the monopoly of the sale of seeds in the towns of Sjaelland. Cunningham was elected a member of the Trinity Guild (Danske Kompagni) 1606

T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.191.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, COPENHAGEN
Arrived 1602-01-01
Departed 1619-12-31
Capacity GARDENER, purpose ROYAL SERVANT