John Hawker
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| John Hawker | |
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| Person | John Hawker |
| Title | |
| First name | John |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Hawker |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Master's mate |
| Associated with ship(s) | Samuell (Master: William Lee) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | John Hawker |
| Has signoff text | h |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
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| Res street | |
| Res parish | Saint Mary Matfelon alias Whitechapel |
| Res town | London |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1614 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 42 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/71 f.498v Annotate |
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| Act book date(s) | |
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| Allegation date(s) | |
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| Deposition date(s) | Jan 22 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 | Coal ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
John Hawker (b. ca. 1614; d. ?). Mariner.
Master's mate of the ship the Samuell (Master: William Lee).
Resident in 1656 in the parish of Saint Mary Matsellon alias Whitechappel.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Forty-two year old John Hawker deposed on January 22nd 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined on an allegation in the cause of "Lane Cooper and company owners of the Providence of Boston of which William Otter was master against the Samuell of London and against Lee the master of her".[2]
The case concerned the ships the Samuell (Master: William Lee) and the Providence (Master: William Otter). The two ships came from Newcastle on September 30th 1655 towards London. Off of Scarboorugh the two ships were in a collision together".
