Francis Gythens
| Francis Gythens | |
|---|---|
| Person | Francis Gythens |
| Title | |
| First name | Francis |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Gythens |
| 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 | |
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| First deposition age | |
| Primary sources | |
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| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/70 f.402r Annotate |
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| Act book date(s) | |
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| 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 | |
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Biographical synthesis
Francis Gythens (alt. Gittings; Gythings) (b. ca. 1635; m. ? Mary, pre 1669; d.?1684). Described in the preamble of the deposition as a cooper, but in the text as a winecooper.
Resident in the parish of Allhallowes Barking in 1655 and probably living in parish of Saint Olaves Hart Street between at least 1669 and probable death in 1684.
Probably married to Mary by 1669, by whom he appears to have had at least three children (Mary, 1669; John, 1670; Constance, 1671).
Record of burial of Francis Gythings, cooper, in the churchyard of the parish of Saint Olave Hart Street, dated February 6th 1684.[1]
Record of burial of Mary Gythings, widow, in the churchyard of the parish of Saint Olave Hart Street, dated January 8th 1688.[2]
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty year old Francis Gythens deposed on July 24th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. Gythens 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".[3]
Gythens states that he was employed by Gyles Travers, a London merchant, as a winecooper to assist in the unloading of wine into a lighter.[4]
Comment on sources
"CHRISTENING. 1669. Mar. 30th. Mary d. Frauncis & Mary Gythings, cooper"[5]
"CHRISTENING. 1670. Sep. 22. John s. Frauncis & Mary Gythings".[6]
"CHRISTENING. 1671. Sep. 26. Constance d. Frauncis & Mary Gythings"[7]
"BURIAL. 1667/68 (i.e 1668). Feb. 18. A male child, stilborne, of Frauncis & (sic) Gythings: ch. yard."[8]
"BURIAL. 1669. Oct. 22. Mary d. Frauncis & Mary Gythings: ch. yard"[9]
"BURIAL. 1683/84 (i.e. 1684). Feb. 6 Francis Gythings, cooper : churchyard"[10]
"BURIAL. 1687/88 (i.e. 1688). Jan. 8. Mary Gythings, wid. : churchyard"[11]- ↑ W. Bruce Bannerman (ed.), Registers of Saint Olave, Hart Street, London, 1563-1700 (London, 1916), p.225
- ↑ W. Bruce Bannerman (ed.), Registers of Saint Olave, Hart Street, London, 1563-1700 (London, 1916), p.231
- ↑ HCA 13/70 f.402r
- ↑ HCA 13/70 f.402v
- ↑ W. Bruce Bannerman (ed.), Registers of Saint Olave, Hart Street, London, 1563-1700 (London, 1916), p.76
- ↑ W. Bruce Bannerman (ed.), Registers of Saint Olave, Hart Street, London, 1563-1700 (London, 1916), p.78
- ↑ W. Bruce Bannerman (ed.), Registers of Saint Olave, Hart Street, London, 1563-1700 (London, 1916), p.78
- ↑ W. Bruce Bannerman (ed.), Registers of Saint Olave, Hart Street, London, 1563-1700 (London, 1916), p.206
- ↑ W. Bruce Bannerman (ed.), Registers of Saint Olave, Hart Street, London, 1563-1700 (London, 1916), p.208
- ↑ W. Bruce Bannerman (ed.), Registers of Saint Olave, Hart Street, London, 1563-1700 (London, 1916), p.225
- ↑ W. Bruce Bannerman (ed.), Registers of Saint Olave, Hart Street, London, 1563-1700 (London, 1916), p.231
