William Craford

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William Craford
Person William Craford
Title
First name William
Middle name(s)
Last name Craford
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Gunner
Associated with ship(s) James of London (Master: George Cobden)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text William Crafford
Has signoff text William Craford
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Language skills English language
Has interpreter
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Birth country
Res street Shadwell
Res parish Stepney
Res town
Res county Middlesex
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1611
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Probate date
First deposition age 44
Primary sources
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/70 f.348r Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Jul 19 1655
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

William Craford (alt. Crafford) (b. ca. 1611; d. ?). Mariner.

Gunner on the ship the James on her last voyage to Ginney, Binney and Barbados.

Living in 1655 in ffoxes Lane in Shadwell.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Forty-four year old William Craford deposed on July 19th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined "On the behalfe of the Ginney company concerning a losse in the James of London George Colden Commander.[1]

After sailing from the Guinea coast to Barbados, the James was loaded with sugars. On her return trip to London, between the Western islands, the ship met "very fowle and tempetuous weather of a longe continueing and contrary and averse windes which forced her into Passage in Ireland." The ship was extremely leaky, and because her company was "sick, weake and spent with labour and sicknes" they could not prevent severe damage to the lading. All of the sugars, with the exception of six chests and hogsheads, were spoiled.[2]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/70 f.348r
  2. HCA 13/70 f.348v