LILITHSON, ERASMUS [SSNE 1083]

Surname
LILITHSON, LILITSON
First name
ERASMUS
Title/rank
BURGESS
Nationality
SCOT
Region
ABERDEEN
Social status
BURGESS

Text source

Erasmus Lilithson was listed as a Scottish burgess in Posen in 1630, from Aberdeen. That year Gilbert/Caspar Blenschel [SSNE 1084], also from Aberdeen, also became a burgess, as did George Gibson [SSNE 1085] from Culross. They all submitted letters from the King of Poland and had James Brown [SSNE 1080] as their guarantor. Additionally they promised to attend Catholic services and pay 900 florins to the poor.

T. Fischer, The Scots in Eastern and Western Prussia (Edinburgh, 1903), p.59, p.207.

Charity

Service record

POLAND, POSEN
Arrived 1630-01-01
Departed 1630-12-31
Capacity BURGESS, purpose CIVIC