CLERCK, JAMES [SSNE 4932]
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Jacob/James Clerck, was a goldsmith who died in Stockholm about 1615. His wife was Anna Eriksdotter (who married another goldsmith, Joakim von der fecht in 1617), whom he married in 1605. His son, Alexander [SSNE 788] followed his father's and step-father's craft and became a goldsmith, also in Stockholm where he could be found working throughout the reign of Queen Christina (1644-1654). Alexander married Cathrina and had at least one son, Jacob (born April 1667), who studied in Uppsala in 10/02/1683 and went on to become a lawyer. It is possible that Alexander also fathered Hans Clerck (1640-1679) who was also a goldsmith of Scottish origins who worked in Stockholm.
Sources: Svenska Adelns Attartavlor, vol. II, p.24; Landsarkiv i Visby, ViLA/10325, Jacob Clerck's Arkiv (p35). Gustaf Upmark, Guld och silversmeder i sverige 1520-1850, (Tisell, 1925).
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- SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM
- Arrived 1605-01-01
- Departed 1615-12-31
- Capacity GOLDSMITH, purpose CIVIC, TRADE, MERCANTILE