THOMSON, ALEXANDER [SSNE 3664]

Surname
THOMSON
First name
ALEXANDER
Title/rank
COLONEL
Nationality
SCOT
Social status
OFFICER

Text source

He was a son of Thomas Thomson [SSNE 1648] and Catherine Murray [SSNE 6255]. In 1640 he was a student at Uppsala. He was an ensign in colonel Johan Gordon's [SSNE 2515] Närke and Värmland regiment in 1641. He was captain in 1645. He was captain of dragoons from Västergötland in 1646. He was captain of Fabian Bernde's dragoon regiment from Småland and Finland in 1647. In 1652 he was captain of Närke and Värmland regiment. In 1658 he was major under Småland. In 1659 he was major in Kronoberg regiment. In 1669 he was lieutenant colonel of Närke and Värmland regiment. It appears that he departed from military service temporarily in 1676 and then re-joined as colonel in 1677. He married into Swedish nobility (Margareta Svenske). He died in 1678 leaving his wife and sons, Jacob and Patrick.

Sources: Riksarkivets ämnessamlingar. Personhistoria https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0074122_00099#?c=&m=&s=&cv=98&xywh=3118%2C1159%2C3348%2C1835

Correspondence from his widow Margareta Svenska is found in https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0074122_00114#?c=&m=&s=&cv=113&xywh=1715%2C2507%2C5781%2C3170

Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1641/5; 1642/4,19-21; 1643/5; 1644/5; 1645/7; 1646/9; 1647/2; 1652/3,5; 1653/2; 1654/3; 1655/3,8,9; 1656/6,7; 1657/2,5; 1658/4; 1659/6; 1669/4; 1670/5; 1671/1; 1672/5; 1674/6; 1675/8; 1677/6,12; C.O. Nordensvan, (ed.), Värmlands Regementes [Närkes och Värmlands Regementes] Historia: Andra Delen, Personal Historia (Stockholm, 1911), 43; Swedish Riksarkiv, P. Sonden, Militära chefer i svenska arméen och deras skrivelser; Svenska Adelns Ättartavlor, vol. 8; A letter can be found in 'Krigskollegium Kancelliet; Adressatregistratur till Krigskollegiets Registratur 1631-1654' regarding "fullmakt att vara kapten under col Johan Gordon reg Närke och Värmland knektar 20/9/1651".

Service record

SWEDEN, UPPSALA
Arrived 1640-01-01, as STUDENT
Departed 1640-12-31, as STUDENT
Capacity STUDENT, purpose ACADEMIC
SWEDEN, NARKE OCH VARMLAND
Arrived 1641-01-01, as ENSIGN
Departed 1644-12-31, as CAPTAIN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, VASTERGOTLAND
Arrived 1645-01-01, as CAPTAIN
Departed 1646-12-31, as CAPTAIN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, BERNDE, FABIAN
Arrived 1647-01-01, as CAPTAIN
Departed 1651-12-31, as CAPTAIN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, NARKE OCH VARMLAND
Arrived 1652-01-01, as CAPTAIN
Departed 1657-12-31, as CAPTAIN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, SMALAND, FINLAND
Arrived 1658-01-01, as MAJOR
Departed 1658-12-31, as MAJOR
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, KRONOBERG
Arrived 1659-01-01, as MAJOR
Departed 1668-12-31, as MAJOR
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, NARKE OCH VARMLAND
Arrived 1669-01-01, as LT. COLONEL
Departed 1677-12-31, as LT. COLONEL
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY