Francis Gythens
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| Francis Gythens | |
|---|---|
| Person | Francis Gittings |
| Title | |
| First name | Francis |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Gittings |
| Suffix | |
| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Cooper |
| 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 | Francis Gittings |
| Has signoff text | ffrancis Gythens |
| 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 | Allhallows Barking |
| Res town | London |
| Res county | |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1635 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| 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 13/70 f.402r Annotate |
| Chancery start page(s) | |
| Letter start page(s) | |
| Miscellaneous start page(s) | |
| Act book date(s) | |
| Personal answer date(s) | |
| Allegation date(s) | |
| Interrogatories date(s) | |
| Deposition date(s) | Jul 24 1655 |
| How complete is this biography? | |
| Has infobox completed | Yes |
| Has synthesis completed | No |
| Has HCA evidence completed | No |
| Has source comment completed | No |
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| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | |
Biographical synthesis
Francis Gittings (b. ca. 1635; d.?). Described in the preamble of the deposition as a cooper, but in the text as a winecooper.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty year old Francis Gittings deposed on July 24th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. Gittings was examined on a libel in the case of "Travers against Pomeroy and against lighter of about 200 tunns whereof the sayd Pomroy is owner and against any other".[1]
Gittings states that he was employed by Gyles Travers, a London merchant, as a winecooper to assist in the unloading of wine into a lighter.[2]
