STEWART, WILLIAM [SSNE 4080]

Surname

STEWART, STUART

First name

WILLIAM

Title/rank

OFFICER

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

William Stuart was a Scottish officer in the Tsar's army in the 1610-1630s. He is possibly the same as Captain William Stuart who was in Swedish service between 1609-10 and who was sent to Scotland in 1609 to recruit soldiers for Sweden.

D. Fedosov, The Caledonian Connection (Aberdeen, 1996); T. Fischer, The Scots in Sweden (Edinburgh, 1907), p.72-3.

Service record

SWEDEN, SCOTLAND

Arrived 1609-01-01, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1610-01-31, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

RUSSIA, RUSSIAN ARMY

Arrived 1610-01-01, as OFFICER

Departed 1630-12-31, as OFFICER

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY