CLERCK, JACOB [SSNE 1174]

Surname

CLERCK

First name

JACOB, JAKOB

Nationality

SWEDISH or SCOTTISH

Region

STOCKHOLM

Text source

Jacob Clerck was born in Stockholm in 1678, a son of master goldsmith Hans Clerck [SSNE 2821] (1640-1679). Their family had come to Sweden during Gustav II Adolf's time and he was probably a relative of the goldsmith James Clerk. Jacob Clerck married Anna Magelena Soderhelm. He died in 1722.

Landsarkiv i Visby, ViLA/10325, Jacob Clerck's Arkiv (p35).

Service record

SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM, VISBY

Arrived 1678-01-01

Departed 1722-12-31

Capacity GOLDSMITH?, BURGESS, COUNCILLOR, MAYOR, purpose COMMERCE, CIVIC