TRAFFORD, FRANCIS [SSNE 237]
- Surname
- TRAFFORD
- First name
- FRANCIS
- Title/rank
- CAPTAIN
- Nationality
- WELSH
- Region
- Social status
- OFFICER
- Education
- Religion
Text source
A letter from the Lords to the Lord Mayor dated 5 July 1628 concerns one Captain Francis Trafford, in the King of Denmark's service, who received permission and help to enlist 80 idlers and vagabonds. According to Robert Monro [SSNE 94], he and his company were Welsh and arrived in Denmark in late 1628 or early 1629.G. Lind, Danish Data Archive no. 1573; Remembrancia, City of London Archives; R. Monro, 'His Expedition with the Worthy Scots Regiment called Mac-Keyes' (London, 1637), I, 80-85.
Service record
- DENMARK-NORWAY, MACKAY'S REGIMENT
- Arrived 1628-01-01, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1628-07-28, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- DENMARK-NORWAY, JAMES SINCLAIR
- Arrived 1628-07-29, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1629-07-07, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY