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This involves a widow Mary Ewens, who owned a ballast wharfe on the Thames. It is about the damage done to the wharf. | This involves a widow Mary Ewens, who owned a ballast wharfe on the Thames. It is about the damage done to the wharf. | ||
| − | The case is Ewen against Prior, Clements, cheeke | + | The case is Ewen against Prior, Clements, cheeke. |
| + | A list of the witnesses called is found under Ewan against Prior. | ||
| + | [[HCA 13/72 Cases %26 Depositions#head-e0184adedf913b076626646d3f52c3b49c39ad6d|http://annotatehca1372.wikispot.org/HCA_13/72_Cases_%26_Depositions#head-e0184adedf913b076626646d3f52c3b49c39ad6d]] | ||
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| + | Colin has identified a number of questions that could be looked at e.g. Legal issues on statutory regulations for ballast removal (http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63906), customary practice - if it is possible to establish. You could also look at the extent and cost of the damage to the wharf. | ||
===Researching individuals=== | ===Researching individuals=== | ||
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Possible Research Activities for Team 2 (Summer Transcription 2014)
Contents
It is suggested that we use google maps to record the voyages of individual ships, or people or specific occupations.
Here is a very simple example using a witness statement from a voyage made by the ship fortune [1]
Creating Google maps
To create a google map you will need a google account. When you click on the search box an option to create your own map should come up.
Writing up research on the Ballast case
This involves a widow Mary Ewens, who owned a ballast wharfe on the Thames. It is about the damage done to the wharf.
The case is Ewen against Prior, Clements, cheeke.
A list of the witnesses called is found under Ewan against Prior.
Colin has identified a number of questions that could be looked at e.g. Legal issues on statutory regulations for ballast removal (http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63906), customary practice - if it is possible to establish. You could also look at the extent and cost of the damage to the wharf.
Researching individuals
Researching Occupations
