THARMOTH, JAMES [SSNE 4817]

Surname
THARMOTH, TARMOTH, TARMOUTH, TARMOTT, THARMOTT
First name
JAMES, JAKOB, JACOB
Title/rank
LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Nationality
ENGLISH-SWEDE
Region
Social status
NOBILITY
Education
Religion

Text source

James Tharmoth was the grandson of an Englishman, Major James Tharmouth [SSNE]. He was born in Vastergotland in the 1620s, the son of Per Jacobsson Tharmoth. He was a common soldier in his father's company in 1650, and five years later he was a 'forare'. In 1656 he was a sergeant and the next year he became an ensign. He was a lieutenant captain in the Båhus area infantry regiment in 1658. The next year he was a captain. He was then reduced and in 1668 he again took service as a reformed captain in the Vastgotadal regiment. In 1670 he was a life drabant, and then in 1674 he was acaptain in the Sodermanland regiment. He was dismissed in 1677, but the following year he reappeared as a commandant at Ljungby, Skane, garrison and as the city major in Kristianstad. He also held that position in Landskrona in 1679 and in Malmo in 1684. He was ennobled in 1694, and introduced three years later. In 1699 he was a lieutenant colonel and a commandant of Kungsholm garrison. He died in 1702. He was married to a daughter of Henrik Friese, then to Carin Larsdotter, and finally to Barbara von Schmiegel. He had five children.

Swedish Riksarkiv, P. Sonden, Militära chefer i svenska arméen och deras skrivelser; B. Schlegel and C. A. Klingspor, Den med skoldebref forlanade men ej a Riddarhuset introducerad Svenska Adelns Ättar-taflor (Stockholm, 1875) p.302.

Service record

SWEDEN, ALVSBORG REGIMENT
Arrived 1650-01-01, as SOLDIER
Departed 1677-12-31, as CAPTAIN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, LJUNBY GARRISON
Arrived 1678-01-01, as COMMANDANT
Departed 1678-08-30, as COMMANDANT
Capacity OFFICER AND COMMANDANT, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, KRISTIANSTAD
Arrived 1678-08-31, as CITY MAJOR
Departed 1679-11-21, as CITY MAJOR
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, LANDSKRONA
Arrived 1679-11-22, as CITY MAJOR
Departed 1684-04-27, as CITY MAJOR
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, MALMO
Arrived 1684-04-28, as CITY MAJOR
Departed 1699-04-23, as CITY MAJOR
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, KUNGSHOLM SCONCE
Arrived 1699-04-24, as COMMANDANT
Departed 1699-12-31, as COMMANDANT
Capacity COMMANDANT AND OFFICER, purpose MILITARY