Promoting knowledge of the Scottish prisoners from the Battles of Dunbar (1650) and Worcester (1651).

SPOWS: Scottish Prisoners of War Society website for George S. Stewart documents (SPOW 2016a) and biographical summaries (SPOW 2016b) Andrew Millard of the Scottish Soldiers Project team would be glad to hear of any additional evidence which helps confirm or deny that these men were on the Unity .

Jul 30, 2014 · See: “Daniell Robinson Scottish POW also known as Daniel Robins Written by Sara Robbins Hoffman for the Daniel Robinson/Robins family,” below! Children of Daniel and Hope (Potter) Robinson : (Eleven children)

Image Credit: Battle of Worcester battlefield, by Gail Braznell, Reflected Images The Scottish Royalists were defeated and thousands were taken prisoner. “Few of the Scots who survived Worcester ever returned home.

Apr 14, 2013 · While some of the names below are found on “Dunbar” lists they are actually POW on the John and Sara Passenger List, hence they are POW from the Battle of Worcester. (J&S) Links on this page are broken.

Dec 4, 2014 · There is plenty of documentation that shows him arriving at the colonies on the Unity as a Scottish POW from the battle of Dunbar. His life in Scotland however, has proved to be much harder to find. Some researchers believe George was born April 14 1620 to Robert Gray & Margret Madirr .

The Scottish Prisoners of War Society desires to bring together the known facts of the prisoners. By working together with other descendants and researchers, we hope to contribute to the general knowledge of our Scottish POW ancestors and the historical events surrounding their lives.

The original passenger list for the ketch Unity, which transported about 150 Scottish prisoners of war captured at the Battle of Dunbar to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the New World, has never been discovered.. The following resources are the foundation for the prisoners listed on this website, and are a compilation of all of the suggested, but not necessarily proven Dunbar prisoners of war ...

Dec 9, 2014 · 1 He married at Dover, New Hampshire on 14 Jul 1662, ANNA JACKSON/JAXSON, 2 a daughter of RICHARD JACKSON, a Scottish prisoner of war (SPOW). Biographical Notes: 1. David HAMMILTO, HAMMILTON signed a petition of New Hampshire Settlers on 20 Feb 1689. 3 2. Supposedly, Anna was the daughter of Richard Jackson (also a Scottish POW from the John ...

Photo above used with permission by Rusty Aldwinckle www.mistresswinckle.co.uk. SIMPLE TIMELINE. September 3, 1650 – Battle of Dunbar – Scots are defeated by Cromwell’s Army