Henry Sheere

Henry Sheere

Henry Sheere
Person	Henry Sheere
Title
First name	Henry
Middle name(s)
Last name	Sheere
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Occupation	Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation	Commander
Associated with ship(s)
Training	Not apprentice
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Citizen	Unknown
Literacy	Signature
Has opening text	Henry Sheere
Has signoff text	Henry Sheere
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Language skills	English language
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Res town	Deptford
Res county	Kent
Res province
Res country	England
Birth year	1606
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Deposition start page(s)	HCA 13/71 f.59r Annotate
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Deposition date(s)	Feb 25 1656
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
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation

Biographical synthesis

Henry Sheere (b.ca.1606; d.?1688). Mariner.

Commander of the ship the Richard of London in 1655.

Resident in Deptford in 1656.

There is a will of a Henry Sheere, mariner of Septford, Kent, proved on November 9th 1688. This may be that of the subject of this profile, or of a relative.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Fifty year old Henry Sheere deposed in the High Court of Admiralty on February 25th 1656. He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Smith and Company in the case "Smith and Company against Page Ingram Body and Kendal".

Comment on sources

PROB 11/393/218 09 November 1688 09 November 1688