RAMSAY, ALEXANDER [SSNE 3302]

Surname
RAMSAY
First name
ALEXANDER
Title/rank
LIEUTENANT
Nationality
SCOT
Social status
NOBILITY

Text source

Alexander Ramsay studied in Oxford and died young in Swedish miltary service. He served as a lieutenant in John Meldrum's [SSNE 572] regiment of Scottish infantry between 1629-30

Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1629/11,14,16,18-20; 1630/22-25,28-30; G. Elgenstierna, Svenska Adelns Attartavlor, vol. 6, p.141 and H. Marryat, One Year in Sweden, including a visit to the isle of Gotland (London, 1862), p.495.

Service record

SWEDEN, JOHN MELDROM'S SCOTTISH INFANTRY
Arrived 1629-01-01, as LIEUTENANT
Departed 1630-12-31, as LIEUTENANT
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY