GRAY, THOMAS [SSNE 4152]

Surname

GRAY, GREY

First name

THOMAS

Title/rank

LIEUTENANT

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

GENTRY

Text source

Thomas Gray was a ship's lieutenant in Swedish service from 1641-44. He was married to Sophia Blair [SSNE 8304] and a corpus of correspondence from her about Thomas survives (using both the Blair and Gray surnames). 

 

Sources: For Gray's widow see Riksarkivets ämnessamlingar. Personhistoria https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0069663_00237#?c=&m=&s=&cv=236&xywh=3026%2C2885%2C3408%2C1965

 

Biografiska Anteckningar om Officerare vid Orlogsflottan 1600-1699,p.166; Krigsarkivet/Flottans arkiv/ Rullor på amiralitetsstaterna. Stockholm och Karlskrona/Serie I a, 1642-1724/1/ Mantalsrullor. Militär och civilstaten, 1642-1664. 

This record was kindly updated by Hielke van Nieuwenhuize

Service record

SWEDEN, NAVY

Arrived 1641-01-01, as LIEUTENANT

Departed 1644-07-02, as LIEUTENANT

Capacity OFFICER, purpose NAVAL