Josias Harrison
| Josias Harrison | |
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| Person | Josias Harrison |
| Title | |
| First name | Josias |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Harrison |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Servant |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | John Cooke |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | Josias Harrison |
| Has signoff text | Josias Harrison |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res street | |
| Res parish | Saint Michael Crooked Lane |
| Res town | London |
| Res county | |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1629 |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/71 f.412v Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Nov 19 1656 |
| How complete is this biography? | |
| Has infobox completed | Yes |
| Has synthesis completed | No |
| Has HCA evidence completed | No |
| Has source comment completed | No |
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| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
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Biographical synthesis
Joasias Harrison (b. ca. 1629-1630; d. ?). Apprentice to John Cooke, fishmonger of Thames Street, in 1648 and servant to the same John Cooke in 1656.
Resident in the parish of Saint Michael Crooked Lane in 1656.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty-five year old Josias Harrison deposed on December 11th 1654 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined on an allegation and schedule regarding events in 1653 concerning the delivery of goods to the ship the Expectation (Master: John Ramsey) by the fishmonger John Cooke. The case was "Beale and Company against the shipp Expectation and Birdsey and others." Harrison stated that in 1648 he was the apprentice of John Cooke, fishmonger, whose shop was "at the signe of the three Pidgeons in Thames street." Harrison stated that fish was provided from Cooke's shop worth £30-00-10, broken down as follows: "a half hundred of North Sea codd the best at 5 li per C amounting to 2 li 10 s Three hundred of new North Sea codd dry at 5 li per C amounting to 15 li ffive hundred and a halfe of stockfish at 44 s per Cent: amounting to 12 li 2 s for matts and porters and other charges about the conveying of the said provisions aboard the said shipp Expectation amounting to 8 s 10 d making in all to the said summe of 30 li 10 d.[2]
Twenty-six year old Josias Harrison deposed on Nov 19 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on a libell concerning the ship the Stamboline (master: John case) and goods which were delivered to it. Harrison stated that fish and goods worth £15-13-04 were delivered from the Thames Street shop of his master the fishmonger John Cooke to the Stamboline in April 1653. Harrison had entered the details of the goods in his master's shop book, which he had recently checked regarding the quantities and prices.[3]
