WATSON, ROBERT [SSNE 1603]
- Surname
- WATSON
- First name
- ROBERT
- Title/rank
- SHIP MASTER
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Social status
- GENTRY
Text source
Robert Watson was a Scottish shipmaster. He served as the master of the New Thomas of Anstruther, and was to accompany Duke Ulrik to Denmark-Norway in 1598.
Sources: T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), p.80. (National Archives of Scotland, E 21/72: Treasurer's Accounts 1/1/1597-8-1/1/1598-9, fol. 69r.).
Service record
- SCOTLAND, DENMARK
- Arrived 1598-01-01
- Departed 1598-12-31
- Capacity SHIPS MASTER, purpose ROYAL ESCORT