GORDON, DAVID [SSNE 6831]

Surname

GORDON

First name

DAVID

Nationality

SCOT?

Text source

David Gordon worked as a 'tollbetjent' or customs officer in Ryfylke in Norway between 1672-1676. This was a royal appointment. It is not clear what the origins of this man are, but his name suggests he probably came directly from Scotland

O. I. Melbye, Tollere Gjennom 300 År, 1563-1886 (Oslo, 1977-1982), p.71; Steve Murdoch, Network North: Scottish Kin, Commercial and Covert Associations in Northern Europe, 1603-1746 (Brill, Leiden, 2006), p.214.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, RYFYLKE, NORWAY

Arrived 1672-01-01

Departed 1676-12-31

Capacity CUSTOMS OFFICER, purpose ROYAL SERVICE, CUSTOMS