Andrew Shan

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Andrew Shan
Person Andrew Shan
Title
First name Andrew
Middle name(s)
Last name Shan
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Boatswain
Associated with ship(s)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text Andrew Shan
Has signoff text Andrew Shan
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Language skills English language
Has interpreter
Birth street
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Birth country
Res street Shadwell
Res parish Stepney
Res town
Res county Middlesex
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1610
Marriage year
Death year
Probate date
First deposition age
Primary sources
Act book start page(s)
Personal answer start page(s)
Allegation start page(s)
Interrogatories page(s)
Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/72 f.203r Annotate
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Act book date(s)
Personal answer date(s)
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Deposition date(s) Dec 29 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
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

Andrew Shan (b. ca. 1610; d. ?). Mariner.

Boatswain of the ship the Eastland Merchant for two years prior to her seizure.

Resident in 1657 in Shadwell.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Forty-seven year old Andrew Shan deposed on December 29th 1657 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on behalf of John Smithier and John Rivett and company in "A busines of examination of witnesses for perpetuall remembrance of the matter touching the seizure of the shipp called the Eastland Merchant of which Captaine Richard Payne was commander and the goods and merchandizes therein seized by a pinke and pittash of Leghorne under the command of Captaine Carsis and others etcetera promoted by John Smithier John Rivett Thomas Taylor and company the owners of the sayd shipp the Eastland Merchant and the severall goods and merchandizes seized therein against the sayd Cardis and all others that will take upon them the XX".[1]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/72 f.203r