James Massey
| James Massey | |
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| Person | James Massey |
| Title | |
| First name | James |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Massey |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Foremastman |
| Associated with ship(s) | Elizabeth and Dorothy (Master: William Keeble) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | James Massey |
| Has signoff text | Simple marke |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
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| Birth country | |
| Res street | Ratcliff |
| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1616 |
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| First deposition age | 41 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/72 f.78r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Jun 26 1657 |
| 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
James Massey. Mariner.
Foremastman on the ship the Elizabeth and Dorothy in 1656.
Resident in 1657 in Ratcliff in the parish of Stepney
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Forty-one year old James Massey deposed on June 26th 1657 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He wsa examined on an allegation on behalf of Humfrey Sandfrod and Company, mariners of the ship the Elizabeth and Dorothy in the case of "Humfrey Sandford and Company Mariner of the shipp the Elizabeth and Dorothy of London (whereof William Keeble was late master) against John Yarwood and Company owners of the sayd ship".[2]
James Massey stated that "hee being one of her company as aforesayd thereby knoweth that the sayd Sandford and Company whose names are mentioned in the schedule arlate now read to him at this his examination did all serve in the sayd shipp the voyage in question in the severall places and qualities theire in mentioned and beleeveth they were shipped to serve in her (as this deponent well knoweth hee him selfe was) by the arlate Mr Keeble and his mate William Blunt who was also a part owner of the sayd shipp, and saith hee this deponent being a foremast man was hyred at thirty three shillings a moneth for the sayd voyage which was to bee from London to Ireland and thense to ffrance, and thense back to Ireland and thense back to ffrance and thense back to London where the voyage was to end, but at what rates the persons schedulate were hyred hee knoweth not for that hee was not present at their hyreing".[3]
