GARDNER, ROBERT [SSNE 2300]

Surname

GARDNER, GAIRDNER, GARDENER, GAIRDEN OF LYES

First name

ROBERT

Title/rank

LT. COLONEL

Nationality

SCOT

Region

LYES

Social status

NOBILITY

Text source

Robert Gairdner was born in Scotland and served first as a cornet in the Abo and Bjorneborg area cavalry regiments. He later became a lieutenant there in 1638. In 1648 Gairdner became lieutenant colonel of Kasper Ermes' recruited infantry regiment and also cam under the command of John Nairn and finally Major General Paykull. These last two command were based in garrison in Erfurt. Gairdner was ennobled in 1650 and introduced into the Riddarhus the same year under nr. 485. He was also commandant of Cyriaksburg c.1648 and at Nyslott in 1650. In June 1652 he received instructions from the military college in Stockholm to hand over governorship of the castle to Colonel Lorentz Gahm and subsequently went to Kexholm. In 1653 he was in correspondence with the college regarding his salary. It is unknown who his wife was. 

Swedish Riksarkiv, P. Sondén, Militärachefer i svenska arméen och deras skrivelser; Swedish Riksarkiv, Carl Gustaf's Arkiv i Stegeborgssamlingen, 4 letters of Robert Gairdner from Erfurt August 1648, Stolberg and Winsheim January 1650; Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1636/14; 1638/2; 1648/26; Svenska Adelns Attartavlor, vol. 3, p.2; A letter can be found in 'Krigskollegium Kancelliet; Adressatregistratur till Krigskollegiets Registratur 1631-1654', on "det han cederar Col Lorentz Gahm Nyslotts befästning och sig begiver till Kexholm 20/6/1652"; "svar pa skrivelse om sin lön 3/11/1653"; H. Marryat, One Year in Sweden, including a visit to the isle of Gotland (London, 1862) p.489; Otto Donner, A brief sketch of the Scottish families in Finland and Sweden (Helsingfors, 1884), p.27.

Service record

SWEDEN, ABO AND BJORNEBORG CAVALRY, FINLAND

Arrived 1636-01-01, as ENSIGN

Departed 1647-12-31, as LT COLONEL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, KASPER ERME'S INFANTRY

Arrived 1648-01-01, as LT COLONEL

Departed 1649-12-31, as LT. COLONEL

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, ERFURT, CYRIAKSBURG

Arrived 1648-01-01, as LT. COLONEL

Departed 1649-12-31, as LT. COLONEL

Capacity COMMANDANT, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, NYSLOTT, FINLAND

Arrived 1650-01-01, as COMMANDANT

Departed 1652-06-30, as COMMANDANT

Capacity COMMANDANT, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, KEXHOLM

Arrived 1652-07-01, as OFFICER

Departed 1653-12-31, as OFFICER

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY