KING, JOHAN [SSNE 5391]

Surname

KING

First name

JOHAN, JOHN, HANS

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SCOT

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Text source

John King was a merchant burgess of Christiania and resident of Drammen in the 1670s. Along with his trading partner, Thomas Russel [SSNE 5389], King was granted permission to uplift 60 units of wooden beams in order to facilitate trade with England. 

R. Fladby (ed.), Norske Kongebrev (6 vols., Oslo, 1962), II, p.144.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, CHRISTIANIA, DRAMMEN, NORWAY

Arrived 1672-02-24

Capacity MERCHANT BURGESS, purpose CIVIC, TRADE, MERCANTILE, COMMERCE