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− | William Bird (alt. Birde) (b. ca.1628; d. | + | William Bird (alt. Birde) (b. ca.1628; d. ca.1698). Merchant. |
Resident in 1659 in the parish of Little Saint Helens, London. | Resident in 1659 in the parish of Little Saint Helens, London. |
Revision as of 00:55, October 19, 2016
William Bird | |
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Person | William Bird |
Title | |
First name | William |
Middle name(s) | |
Last name | Bird |
Suffix | |
Spouse of | |
Widow of | |
Occupation | Merchant |
Secondary shorebased occupation | |
Mariner occupation | |
Associated with ship(s) | |
Training | Not apprentice |
Is apprentice of | |
Was apprentice of | |
Had apprentice(s) | |
Citizen | Unknown |
Literacy | Signature |
Has opening text | William Bird |
Has signoff text | |
Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
Language skills | English language |
Has interpreter | |
Birth street | |
Birth parish | |
Birth town | |
Birth county | |
Birth province | |
Birth country | |
Res street | |
Res parish | Little Saint Helens |
Res town | London |
Res county | |
Res province | |
Res country | England |
Birth year | 1628 |
Marriage year | |
Death year | 1698 |
Probate date | March 26, 1698 |
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 13/73 f.345v Annotate |
Chancery start page(s) | |
Letter start page(s) | |
Miscellaneous start page(s) | |
Act book date(s) | |
Personal answer date(s) | |
Allegation date(s) | |
Interrogatories date(s) | |
Deposition date(s) | Sep 21 1659 |
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
William Bird (alt. Birde) (b. ca.1628; d. ca.1698). Merchant.
Resident in 1659 in the parish of Little Saint Helens, London.
Resident in Homerton in Hackney in 1666 hearth tax return, with 18 hearths."[1]
Described as a merchant of Hackney in his will proved on March 26th 1698.[2]
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Thirty-one year old William Bird deposed on September 21st 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on the third article of an allegation containing twenty-one articles on behalf of Edward and John Bushell in the case of "The Brazeele frigot"[3]
Comment on sources
1666
"London Hearth Tax: 16666:
Hackney Hommerton
...William Bird 18 hearths...
...Edward Bushell 11 hearths"[4]
1698
- ↑ Tax: Middlesex 1666: Hackney ', London Hearth Tax: City of London and Middlesex, 1666 (2011), viewed 08/01/14
- ↑ PROB 11/444/363 Will of William Bird or Birde, Merchant of Hackney, Middlesex 26 March 1698
- ↑ HCA 13/73 f.345v
- ↑ Tax: Middlesex 1666: Hackney ', London Hearth Tax: City of London and Middlesex, 1666 (2011), viewed 08/01/14