THOMSON, JAMES [SSNE 5595]

Surname

THOMSON

First name

JAMES, JAKOB

Title/rank

Nationality

SCOT

Region

Social status

Education

Religion

Text source

In 1603 a James Thomson, citizen and merchant of Cracow, protested against his arrest by Captain Robert Demster. Demster, who claimed to be working on behalf of the Polish king, had also summoned five other Scottish merchants in Cracow to appear before him and explain by what rights they were trading there. They were all forbidden from leaving Cracow.

A.F. Steuart, Papers Relating to the Scots in Poland, 1576-1793 (Edinburgh, 1915), p.79.

Service record

POLAND, CRACOW

Arrived 1603-01-01

Capacity MERCHANT, purpose MERCANTILE