DOUGLIES, JOHAN VILHELM WILHELM [SSNE 2385]

Surname

DOUGLIES

First name

JOHAN VILHELM WILHELM

Title/rank

ENSIGN

Nationality

SCOT

Region

Social status

OFFICER

Education

Religion

Text source

Johan Vilhelm Douglies was an officer in Swedish service. He was either a Scot, or certainly of Scottish descent. He was noted as first a constable (in 1691) and later an ensign (in 1700) in the army stationed at Riga. The military archives records note he served as an apprentice "fyrverkare" at the age of 16 having by then already spent 4 years in service. He was probably the son of Wilhelm [SSNE 2390]. He was probably related to Carl [SSNE 2387].

Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1691/27; 1693/17, 18, LISTED AS APPRENTICE FYRVERKARE, SWEDISH, 16 YEARS OLD, 4 YEARS IN SERVICE; 1695/5,23-26; 1697/6; 1699/3; 1700/20; A. Lewenhaupt, Karl XII:s Officerare Biografiska anteckningar (2 vols., Stockholm, 1920), I, p.148.

Service record

SWEDEN, RIGA ARTILLERY

Arrived 1691-01-01, as KONSTAPEL

Departed 1700-12-31, as ENSIGN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY