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Teodor Christophers Ankarcrona

NationalitySwedish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth15.2.1687 - Stockholm ref:774
First Known Service1706ref:774
FatherTeodor Christophers (1655-1710)ref:774
MotherCecilia von Schoting (1667-1699)ref:774
WifeCatharina Beata von Schoting (1691-1770)ref:774
Last Known Service2.11.1750ref:774
Date of Death2.11.1750 - Stockholm ref:774

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1706	1708	In the service of France	ref:773
1708	1711	In the service of Great Britain	ref:773
1711		Underlöjtnant	ref:773
21.12.1711		Överlöjtnant	ref:774
1712		Sofia Lovisa (Unknown) 1695-1774 Swedish Unknown Gun Unrated Yacht , Överlöjtnant	ref:774
13.4.1713		Extra Ordinarie Kapten	ref:774
21.6.1715		Amiralitetskapten	ref:774
29.12.1715		Kommendörkapten	ref:774
3.7.1717		Appointed Adlad Ankarcrona	ref:774
24.9.1729		Schoutbynacht	ref:774
22.11.1736		Vice Amiral	ref:774
4.2.1741/42		Amiral	ref:774
20.2.1742/43	1750	Appointed Landshövding at Stockholm	ref:774

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IDNameAuthorType

ref:773Bengt Nilsson, Web Site

ref:774 Web Site

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Posted by cy on Thursday 27th of October 2022 12:41

Might be James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley, sometimes known as Viscount Dursley. Easy to misread a long s as an f or t

Posted by Peter Hore on Thursday 27th of October 2022 11:53

I have a Swedish reference which syas that he served in the English Navy in the Canal and in the Atlantic "under Lord Durtly" - think this is a transcription error, but can't guess what the correct English name might be - can anyone help?

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