Henry Denbe
| Henry Denbe | |
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| Person | Henry Denbe |
| Title | |
| First name | Henry |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Denbe |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Cook |
| Associated with ship(s) | George Bonadventure (Master: John Crampe) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | Henry Denby |
| Has signoff text | Henry Denbe |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res street | Wapping |
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| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1612 |
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| First deposition age | 44 |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/71 f.294r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Jun 28 1656 |
| 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
Henry Denbe (alt. Denby) (b. ca. 1612; d. ?). Mariner.
Cook of the ship the George Bonadventure (commander: John Crampe), a ship of 140 to 160 ton burthen..
Resident in 1656 in Wapping.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Forty-four year old Henry Denbe deposed on June 28th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined on an allegation "John Crampe, Thomas Chamberlaine and Company owners the shipp the George Bonadventure against George ffarrington".[2]
Henry Denbe described a thirty-six day voyage from Torbay to Zant in the Eastern Mediterranean in Secember 1654 and January 1655. After receiving her lading she had waited a further three weeks in the River Thames before departing. The ship was freighted by George ffarington.
His ship the George Bonadventure was of the burthen of 140 or 160 tons.
