Hi all,
During my search for Rotterdam (The Netherlands) ancestors, I keep coming across English and Scottish nationals mentioned in notary archives.
For now I don't intend to post them regularly, but here's a list of some I've come across. Hope this may supply some people with those horrible missing pieces of a genealogical puzzle.
There's no guarantee that the names are all 100% accurate, as I had to try and extract the original English from the - most likely - phonetic early 17th Century Dutch equivalent.
English and other UK nationalities in Rotterdam archives
*Richard Green of London
served as sailor under capt Cornelis Mus(ch)
aka Ritchert Groen, Ritsard Green
12 June 1634
*Andrews, merchant of London
aka Androes
12 April 1634
*Robert Parks
skipper of the ‘Carl of London’ from Oostend
12 April 1634
*Henry Grahams, merchant
aka Hendrick Griems
12 April 1634
*John Charles or Carless, merchant in Delft
aka Jan Quarles
12 April 1634
*Thomas Moss
served under Adm. Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp aboard a war ship
aka Thomas Mus
from Botteres ?? in Scotland
(possibly Butterbridge in Argyll and Bute
Bo'ness or Bonnybridge in Falkirk council area
or somewhere else)
13 January 1628
*Abraham Johnson of London
bought a ship named ‘de Fortuyn’ (Fortune)
aka Abram Johnson
07 June 1633
*Miles White of London
sailor under Capt Cornelis Musch
aka Melis Wijt
10 June 1634
*Robert Kilford, Gilford or Guildford, (tobacco) merchant
aka Robrecht Kilfort
13 July 1639
*Charles Mays, Mayes
1st mate living in London
aka Sharel Mahyes
25 October 1639
*John Rich, of Colchester
sailor under Capt Jacob Musch
aka Jan Rits
14 November 1639
*John Wollman (?), of Colchester
sailor under Capt Jacob Musch
aka Jan Willeman, Wolleman
15 December 1639
*William White
of Burntisland, Scotland
sailor under Capt Jacob Musch
aka Willem Wijt of Branteylant
17 December 1639
*George or Gregory Horton/Hotton of London
living in Rotterdam
sailor under capt Marinus Juinbol
aka Joris Hotten
22 December 1639
*Thomas Smith(s)
provost (head of discipline) under capt Jacob Mus
15 January 1640
*Nathaniel Henry(s) of Shetland
sailed under capt Jacob Mus, then capt Pieter Jansz van den Brouck
06 February 1640
*John Hamilton
brother-in-law of aforementioned William White of Burntisland in Scotland
both men married Dutch women and lived in Rotterdam
13 April 1640
