George Meade
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| George Meade | |
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| Person | George Meade |
| Title | |
| First name | George |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Meade |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Carpenter |
| Associated with ship(s) | Isaac (Master: William Thomas) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | George Meade |
| Has signoff text | Triangle as a marke |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Birth street | |
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| Res street | |
| Res parish | |
| Res town | Plymouth |
| Res county | Devon |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1600 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 58 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/72 f.263r Annotate |
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| Act book date(s) | |
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| Interrogatories date(s) | |
| Deposition date(s) | Mar 22 1658 |
| 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
George Meade (b. ca. 1600; d. ?). Mariner.
"He well knew the shipp Isaack and was carpenter of her the voyage in question".[1]
Resident in 1658 in Plymouth in the county of Devon.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Fifty-eight year old George Meade deposed on March 22nd 1658 in the High Court of Admiralty.[2] He was examined on "Interrogatories for perpetuall remembrance of the matter touching the shipp the Isaack whereof William Thomas was Master, and her ladeing cast away by meanes of a certayne shipp called the Saint Jacob (whereof John Clason was Master) her running fowle upon the Isaack at sea".[3]
