FLECH, JACOB [SSNE 4656]

Surname
FLECH, FLECK
First name
JACOB, JAMES
Nationality
SCOT
Region
ORKNEY
Social status
BURGESS

Text source

James Flech came originally from Orkney and became a burgess of Bergen. His trade was listed as "bordklamper". He married in Bergen, and his wife left a will in 1703. They had a daughter, Kristen Jacobsdatter Flech [SSNE 5239] who in turn had daughters Malene [SSNE 5240] and Margarethe [SSNE 5241] and a son called Jacob Robbertsen [SSNE 5286].

 

Sources:

N. Nicolaysen, Bergens Borgerbog 1550-1751 (Oslo, 1878), p.100; Bergen Statsarkiv, Sollied Archive. Index cards for Robbertsen and Robbertsdatter.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, BERGEN
Arrived 1672-09-16
Capacity BURGESS, purpose CIVIC