Richard Cockett
| Richard Cockett | |
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| Person | Richard Cockett |
| Title | |
| First name | Richard |
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| Last name | Cockett |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Master's mate, One of the Company |
| Associated with ship(s) | Mary of Aldburgh (Master: Robert Yaxley) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | Richard Cockett |
| Has signoff text | Z |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res parish | |
| Res town | Aldeburgh |
| Res county | Suffolk |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1604 |
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| First deposition age | 50 |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/70 f.28r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | May 24 1654 |
| 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
Richard Cockett (b. ca. 1604; d. ?). Mariner.
"One of the companie of the said shipp the ship the Mary".[1]
Master's mate for the last two years of the coal ship the Mary of Aldburgh (Master: Robert Yaxley).
Resident in 1654 in Aldeburgh in the county of Suffolk. "Hee this deponent well knoweth having lived at the said place of Alborough for about 20. yeares past".[2]
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Fifty year old Richard Cockett deposed on May 24th 1654 in the High Court of Admiralty.[3] He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Robert Yaxley, George Blowers and Company in the case of "Robert Yaxley George Blowers, Arthur Blowers and Companie owners of the shipp the Mary of Alborough against the shipp the freeman, John Whitty master and her tackle and ffurniture and against Thomas Delabarr and other".[4]
