Gabriel Jacques Surenne

Gabriel Jacques Surenne FSA FASE (1777–1858) was a 19th-century French-born military historian living in Scotland who authored numerous publications in the fields of warfare and battle analysis and also in French grammar.

There is a reference in Ancestry.com of rented premises at Vine Street, Picadilly, London that Gabriel used as a retail jeweler's store in partnership with Monsieur Bernaud.

( UK Register of Duties Paid for Apprectices' Indentures 1710-1811) This venture may not have been successful as in 1813 he was called to give a report on his estate (bankruptcy).

At that time, he resided in a house owned by David Niven in Dean Street, St Anne, Westminster.

On 27 March Gabriel was listed as a jeweler on John's baptism record and lived in 6 New Court, Fleet Market, City of London, England.

In later life he is listed as living with his wife Sophia and their daughter, Elizabeth Surenne, at 8 Great King Street in Edinburgh's Second New Town, reflecting a fairly noble lifestyle.

[2] He continued to live at 8 Great King Street[3] with his family including his son Daniel F Surenne (1804-1861) who became an art teacher and portrait painter.

(Gabriel Jacques Surenne co-wrote Histoire De Charles X11 (1848) with Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet))