William Craford
| William Craford | |
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| Person | William Craford |
| Title | |
| First name | William |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Craford |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Gunner |
| Associated with ship(s) | James of London (Master: George Cobden) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | William Crafford |
| Has signoff text | William Craford |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
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| Birth country | |
| Res street | Shadwell |
| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1611 |
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| First deposition age | 44 |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/70 f.348r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Jul 19 1655 |
| 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 | Merchant ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
William Craford (alt. Crafford) (b. ca. 1611; d. ?). Mariner.
Gunner on the ship the James on her last voyage to Ginney, Binney and Barbados.
Living in 1655 in ffoxes Lane in Shadwell.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Forty-four year old William Craford deposed on July 19th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined "On the behalfe of the Ginney company concerning a losse in the James of London George Colden Commander.[1]
After sailing from the Guinea coast to Barbados, the James was loaded with sugars. On her return trip to London, between the Western islands, the ship met "very fowle and tempetuous weather of a longe continueing and contrary and averse windes which forced her into Passage in Ireland." The ship was extremely leaky, and because her company was "sick, weake and spent with labour and sicknes" they could not prevent severe damage to the lading. All of the sugars, with the exception of six chests and hogsheads, were spoiled.[2]
