Clerk, Henry

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Dates 1698-1702
Location London
Vocation Mariner
Place of Birth Penicuik
Marriage
Issue
Place of birth Source National Records of Scotland, Clerk of Penicuik Letters, GD18/2211

Second son of Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, 1st baronet. Sent to London by his father to train as a mariner. Sailed to Turkey (1698-9) and India (1700-2). Returned to Scotland (1702) after encountering financial difficulties.