James Baldwin
| James Baldwin | |
|---|---|
| Person | James Baldwin |
| Title | |
| First name | James |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Baldwin |
| Suffix | |
| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Vintner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Tidesman |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | James Baldwin |
| Has signoff text | James Baldwin |
| 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 | Saint Botolph Billingsgate |
| Res town | London |
| Res county | |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1601 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| 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 13/72 f.104v 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) | Aug 14 1657 |
| 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
James Baldwin (b. ca. 1601; d. ?). Vintner.
Worked as tidesman for the London Customs House.
Resident in the parish of Saint Buttolph Billingsgate in 1657.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Fifty-six year old James Baldwin deposed on August 14th 1657 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on a libel in the case of "Davies against Johnson".[1]
The case concerned a shipment of printed books from Rotterdam to London which suffered serious water damage. The books were carried on the ship the Pleaseure Boate (Master: Joost Johnson).
Baldwin stated that he was a "tidesman for the Customs" and had waited on board the Pleasure Boate when the ship arrived in the Thames. Baldwin stated that he had witnessed the producent, Davies, collect the books and enter the books at the London Customs House for his own account.[2]
