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But it is time that the reader should be made acquainted
with the names of these Scotch settlers in Göteborg. They
mostly occur in the books of St Christina’s church, some
are found elsewhere. (Barclay [Berclei]); Anderson, J. (he
is called a visitor, and was married in 1670 to Joanna,
daughter of Robt. Murré); Bethune j1 Burnet, Andr.,
+ 1773;2 Chalmers (Chälmer, Kalmer, etc.); Chambers;
Clerck, Robt., f 1659 > Craik ; Duncam (Duncan); Feif; 3
Flint; Forrester, W. (who was drowned whilst skating in
I73°); Gordon, Catharina and Arabella ; Gregor ; Magnus
Henry Hay, a Major (1727); Hamilton; Hunter, Ths.,
t 1673 9 Kennedi; Kinnaird ;4 Krichton (married in 1628) ;
Krockat (Crocket) ; Lamb, J.,5 1642 ; Lindsay, Magdalena;
Maclier; Sinclair; Spalding; Col. Stewart, who occurs
as godfather in 1687; and Watson.
All of these were merchants with exception of the
following: Thomas Hunter, who was a clergyman at the
Christina church, married in 1624, died 1663, and left
son and grandson, who acted as u klockaren ” (sextons) to
the same church; James Kinnaird, who became master of
the mint, and his two sons; Duncan, who was
Major-General ; Hugh Hamilton, who is called Colonel; and
Malcolm (?) Hamilton, who died as Major-General in 1698,
sixty-three years old.
Of the families named above, the Macliers (or Macleans),
the Sinclairs, and the Spaldings were the most prominent.
We shall not enter into the fabulous genealogy of the
1 Of the Balfour family. This was probably Charles Isaac, one of the
many officers of this name (1727-94).
2 In the Church Register of Deaths these two words are added after
Burnet’s name : “ Erat pacificus.”
3 We shall have more to say on this remarkable family further down.
4 The Seal of the Göteborg Kinnaird is given in Berg. It varies but
little from that used in Scotland.
5 He became the founder of the Ancarcreutz family in Sweden.
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