SPALDING, GEORG [SSNE 6878]

Surname

SPALDING

First name

GEORG

Text source

Georg Spalding was a son Johan Spalding [SSNE 6876] and grandson of Andrew Spalding [SSNE 6717], a Scottish merchant in Mecklenburg. His father was consul in Plau and Georg was likely born in the 1650s. He had an important uncle called Jacob [SSNE 4813] who moved to Sweden. Georg himself went on to take over his father's jobin Plau. His brothers were Johan (merchant in Malchin) [SSNE 6877] and Thomas (senator in Güstrow) [SSNE 6879]. Georg hand a numberof children including Jacob (merchant in Neu-Brandenburg), Johan Georg (pastor in Tribsees), David (pastor) and Georg (senator). There was also another son who became a pastor

Eduard Spalding, Geschichtliches, urkunnden, stamm-tafeln der Spalding in Schottland, Deutschland und Schweden: Während der letzten sechs jahrhunderte, speciell der Deutsche zweig der familie (Greifswald, 1898), Appendix IV, Family tree for George Spalding.

Service record

MECKLENBURG, PLAU

Departed 1690-12-31

Capacity CONSUL, MERCHANT?, purpose TRADE, DIPLOMACY