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Thomas Douglas
Person Thomas Douglas
Title
First name Thomas
Middle name(s)
Last name Douglas
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Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation One of the Company
Associated with ship(s)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Marke
Has opening text Thomas Douglas
Has signoff text Simple marke
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Language skills English language
Has interpreter
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Birth country
Res street New Gravel Lane; in Wapping
Res parish
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Res county Middlesex
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Res country England
Birth year 1620
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First deposition age 39
Primary sources
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/73 f.43r Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Feb 8 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 Coal ship
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

Thomas Douglas (b. ca. 1620; d. ?). Mariner.

"One of the company" of the ship the Warewell at time of her bilging in the River Thames in August 1656.

Resided in 1659 in New Gravel Lane in Wapping.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Thirty-nine year old Thomas Dougklas deposed on February 8th 1659 n the High Court of Admiralty, He was examined on a libel in the cause of "Clarke con Scattergood".[1]

The case concerned the bilging in the River Thames of the coal ship the Warewell. Douglas had known "the said Clarke and the said ship Warewell for about three yeeres last, and was one of the said shipps company at the said time that shee soe lay at anchor as aforesaid".[2]

Thomas Douglkas stated that "on or about the second day of August last the said ship the Warewell arived in the River of Thames (from Newcastle) with her Lading of Coales. which did belong to the said Clarke and company, and saith she came to an anchor att [?XXXX] in the said River betwixt Wapping Dock and Execution dock".[3]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/73 f.43r
  2. HCA 13/73 f.43r
  3. HCA 13/73 f.43r