ESKIN, JAMES [SSNE 2171]
- Surname
- ESKIN,ESKIN, ESCHEN, ERSKEIN
- First name
- JAMES, JAKOB
- Title/rank
- QUARTERMASTER
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Region
- Social status
- OFFICER
- Education
- Religion
Text source
James Eskin was a quartermaster in Swedish service in 1637 in Alexander Gordon's [SSNE 2499] regiment. He is possibly related to the J. Eskin noted as a citizen of Stockholm in 1634.Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1637/14; T. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907), p.215.
Service record
- SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM
- Arrived 1624-01-01
- Departed 1624-12-31
- Capacity CITIZEN, purpose CIVIC
- SWEDEN, ALEXANDER GORDON
- Arrived 1637-01-01, as QUARTERMASTER
- Departed 1637-12-31, as QUARTERMASTER
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY