Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameCapt. George Bothwell
Birthabt 1562
FatherAdame (Adam) Bothwell Bishop Of Orkney (1527-1593)
MotherMargaret Murray (~1536-1608)
Notes for Capt. George Bothwell
In his mother’s will he is referred to as Capt. George.
This may be the George Bothwell who served with the Scots Brigade during the Netherlands war of independence. On Jan 19, 1606 he succeeded Alexander Erskine and was in turn succeeded by James Henderson on Nov. 14, 1618.
Erskine had commanded a cavalry company as part of the regiment commanded by Sir William Edmond, who described it as “The first and oldest regiment of foreign nationality in these Netherlands” and it apparently had arrived in the Netherlands to come to the aid of “William the Silent” around 1603.
This may be the George Bothwell who served with the Scots Brigade during the Netherlands war of independence. On Jan 19, 1606 he succeeded Alexander Erskine and was in turn succeeded by James Henderson on Nov. 14, 1618.
Erskine had commanded a cavalry company as part of the regiment commanded by Sir William Edmond, who described it as “The first and oldest regiment of foreign nationality in these Netherlands” and it apparently had arrived in the Netherlands to come to the aid of “William the Silent” around 1603.