ARRAT, ALEXANDER [SSNE 990]

Surname

ARRAT, ARRATT, ARROTT

First name

ALEXANDER

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

SCOT

Region

Social status

OFFICER

Education

Religion

Text source

Alexander Arratt served as an assessor of taxes in Denmark in 1627. He paid taxes in 1628 and 1637 and lived in 1648 in a house rented from Anders Jensen of Varberg. Arratt was appointed captain in the navy on 6/5/1639 with effect from 30/3/1639 and remained in service until 1650. He was again mentioned in service in 1653. He was apparently in private service with Hans Mattisen in 1652. Had a claim of 915 rixdollars 10 sk. to Margaret Erskine's estate on 1/3/1641 and one of 3 rixdollars to James Black's estate on 22/2/1650 (still not paid 9/4/1652). Arratt became a defendant in a lawsuit for the Admiralty in 1647 concerning debt. He was dead by 15/8/1654 when his estate was sealed during the plague. His wife Johanne Ross must have died at the same time. Their estate was assessed on 2/10/1655. Their children Marrette and Margrete (Mariota and Margaret?) were among Mester Jacob Gronnevold's heirs.

T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.209.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, ELSINORE

Arrived 1627-01-01

Departed 1639-05-06

Capacity TAX ASSESSOR, purpose CIVIL SERVICE

DENMARK-NORWAY, NAVY

Arrived 1639-05-06, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1653-12-31, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose NAVAL

DENKARK, ELSINORE

Arrived 1652-01-01, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1654-08-15, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY