DUNCAN, DAVID [SSNE 274]

Surname

DUNCAN

First name

DAVID

Title/rank

MAJOR

Nationality

SCOT

Region

Social status

Education

Religion

Text source

David Duncan was the son of David Duncan [SSNE 273] and his consort. He married Margrethe Kirstine Oldenburg (1678-1775). He served in the Danish army from 1703.

T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.86; J.C.W. Hirsch and K. Hirsch, (eds.), 'Fortegnelse over Dansk og Norske officerer med flere fra 1648 til 1814', (12 vols. Copenhagen, compiled 1888-1907), III, p.235.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, DANISH ARMY

Arrived 1703-01-01, as PAGE

Departed 1748-12-31, as MAJOR

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY