MURRAY, ALEXANDER [SSNE 1292]

Surname

MURRAY, MURAJ, MORAY

First name

ALEXANDER

Title/rank

BYFOGED, TOWN BAILIFF

Nationality

SCOT

Text source

Alexander Murray was appointed as a Byfoged, or town bailiff in Holbaek on 6/3/1680. He was awarded compensation in the form of 2 years tax free exemptions after his farm, Norlinggaard burnt down in 1688

S Nygård, (ed), Fortegnelse over kongelige resolutioner gennem rentkammeret, 1660-1719, III, no.7119, 3 May 1688; T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.254; DRA. Danske Kancellis Embedsudnaevnelser 1660-1848: Sjaell. Registre 1680, 386.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, HOLBAEK

Arrived 1680-01-01

Departed 1688-12-31

Capacity BYFOGED, TOWN BAILIFF, purpose CIVIC