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Thirty year old George Whales deposed on October 27th 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty.<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.425r Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.425r]]</ref> He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Edmond Lemmon and Company in "A busines of examination of witnesses on the behalf of Edmond Lemmon and company owners of the shipp the ''Redd Rose'' whereof the sayd Lemmon was Master and her tackle apparrell and furniture against Wygart Wigarts and John Drewes in particular and all others in general which take upon them to justifie the seizure and surpriz all of the sayd shipp the ''Redd Rose'' and her ladeing".<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.423r Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.423r]]</ref> | Thirty year old George Whales deposed on October 27th 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty.<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.425r Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.425r]]</ref> He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Edmond Lemmon and Company in "A busines of examination of witnesses on the behalf of Edmond Lemmon and company owners of the shipp the ''Redd Rose'' whereof the sayd Lemmon was Master and her tackle apparrell and furniture against Wygart Wigarts and John Drewes in particular and all others in general which take upon them to justifie the seizure and surpriz all of the sayd shipp the ''Redd Rose'' and her ladeing".<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.423r Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.423r]]</ref> | ||
| − | The case concerned the ship the ''Redd Rose'', which was owned by Edmund Lemmon, Captaine Harman, Mr Ashkettle and other English men. The ship had been in the River Ems ("Eames") near the town of | + | The case concerned the ship the ''Redd Rose'', which was owned by Edmund Lemmon, Captaine Harman, Mr Ashkettle and other English men. The ship had been in the River Ems ("Eames") near the town of Emden in May 1659, taking in a lading of salt for transport to an unspecified Baltic port. George Whales, the master of the ship and other members of the crew were ashore, when the ship was seized by Wigart Wygarts and John Drewes, subjects of the United Provinces, together with thirty soldiers and seamen.<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.425r Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.425r]]</ref> |
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| George Whales | |
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| Person | George Whales |
| Title | |
| First name | George |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Whales |
| Suffix | |
| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Shipwright |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | George Whales |
| Has signoff text | George Whales |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
| Birth street | |
| Birth parish | |
| Birth town | |
| Birth county | |
| Birth province | |
| Birth country | |
| Res street | |
| Res parish | Saint Mary Magdalen |
| Res town | Bermondsey |
| Res county | Surrey |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1629 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
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| First deposition age | |
| Primary sources | |
| Act book start page(s) | |
| Personal answer start page(s) | |
| Allegation start page(s) | |
| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/73 f.425r Annotate |
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| Miscellaneous start page(s) | |
| Act book date(s) | |
| Personal answer date(s) | |
| Allegation date(s) | |
| Interrogatories date(s) | |
| Deposition date(s) | Oct 27 1659 |
| How complete is this biography? | |
| Has infobox completed | Yes |
| Has synthesis completed | No |
| Has HCA evidence completed | No |
| Has source comment completed | No |
| Ship classification | |
| Type of ship | Merchant ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
George Whales (b. ca. 1629; d. ?). Shipwright.
Carpenter on the ship the Redd Rose in 1659.[1]
Resident in 1659 in the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen Bermondsey.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Thirty year old George Whales deposed on October 27th 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty.[2] He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Edmond Lemmon and Company in "A busines of examination of witnesses on the behalf of Edmond Lemmon and company owners of the shipp the Redd Rose whereof the sayd Lemmon was Master and her tackle apparrell and furniture against Wygart Wigarts and John Drewes in particular and all others in general which take upon them to justifie the seizure and surpriz all of the sayd shipp the Redd Rose and her ladeing".[3]
The case concerned the ship the Redd Rose, which was owned by Edmund Lemmon, Captaine Harman, Mr Ashkettle and other English men. The ship had been in the River Ems ("Eames") near the town of Emden in May 1659, taking in a lading of salt for transport to an unspecified Baltic port. George Whales, the master of the ship and other members of the crew were ashore, when the ship was seized by Wigart Wygarts and John Drewes, subjects of the United Provinces, together with thirty soldiers and seamen.[4]
