BALFOUR, HENRY [SSNE 4003]

Surname

BALFOUR

First name

HENRY

Title/rank

Nationality

SCOT

Region

Social status

GENTRY

Education

Religion

Text source

Bellamy tells us that Henry Balfour's son Henry had an interest in shipbuilding but wished to study in England. Whether he did or not, or ever worked in the Danish naval shipyards is not clear.

M. Bellamy, 'Danish Naval Administration and Shipbuilding in the reign of Christian IV, 1596-1648', Ph.D. thesis, Glasgow, 1997.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY,

Arrived 1600-01-01

Departed 1616-12-31

Capacity SHIPBUILDER, purpose MISC