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- The Scottish shipmaster (Skipper) and merchant (K?bmand) Sander Dich (a.k.a. Alexander Skott) was one of Svaneke's most prominent citizens and as such found his last resting place beneath the church floor. His tombstone is now to be found in the graveyard leaning against the north wall; it is made from red sandstone, measuring 197x120 cm, and engraved with symbols from the Evangelists, as well, two time-worn coats of arms can still be recognized.
The original old Danish inscription states:
"Jeg vedt at herunder ligger begrafven erlige oc Welfornemme Mand Sander Dich, Borger oc Indvaaner i Svaniche paa Borringholm oc er Barnf?d i Scotland i Deysert, som salig udi Herren hensov den 12 Maius Anno 1612. Gud gifve hannam med alle tro christne en gledelig opstandelse paa den yderste dommedag, hans alder 41 aar."
Translated to Engish:
"I know that hereunder is buried the honourable and distinguished Sander Dich, citizen of Svaneke on Bornholm and born in Scotland at Dysart, gone to God in Heaven on May 12 in the year 1612. God grant him and all true believers a joyous resurrection on Judgement Day, he was 41 years old."
The gravestone has plenty of room for an additional inscription, but the space remained unused, presumably because Sander Dich's widow Karina Didrichsdatter re-married.
Sander Dich was one of the many Scottish captains engaged in the freight-trade across the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. His birthplace, now spelled "Dysart", was the harbour for numerous freighters according to the Customs and Duty records of the Sound (between Denmark and Sweden).
Even before 1600 Sander Dich must have had connections to Bornholm, as records from Hammershus Lens dated 1598/99 show that Sander Skott (as he was often called) was fined 9 Dalers for assaulting a swedish captain.
In the records from the Sound custom and duties Sander Dich appears numerous times. For example in 1590: "Alexander Skott of Dundee, came from K?nigsberg." In 1591 he came from Danzig and again in 1596 carrying ballast. During the Kalmar War with the swedes, we find Sander Dich as supplier of Danzig beer (Danziger?l) to the navy. The Hammershus records from 1611 (the first year of the war) show a receipt dated July 27, where Hans and Sander Skotte, both burghers in Svaneke, have signed for 26 Rigsdaler received as payment for "Dants?l", as delivered to Peder Galt, captain of the "Penitentzen".
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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1571 - 1612 (~ 41 år)
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