John Lacey
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| John Lacey | |
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| Person | John Lacey |
| Title | |
| First name | John |
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| Last name | Lacey |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Gunner |
| Associated with ship(s) | Hopewell (Master: Henry Powell) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | John Lacy |
| Has signoff text | John Lacey |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res street | |
| Res parish | Saint Mary Magdalen |
| Res town | Bermondsey |
| Res county | Surrey |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1593 |
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| First deposition age | 63 |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/68 f.49r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Oct 5 1653 |
| 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
John Lacey (b. ca. 1593; d. ?). Mariner.
Gunner and one of the company of the Hopewell (Master: Henry Powell) on her voyage to West Indies, where she was seized by Prince Rupert's fleet at the island of Antego in October 1652.
Resident in 1653 in the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen Bermondsey in the county of Surrey.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Sixty-three year old John Lacey deposed on October 5th 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Henry Powell, the master of the ship the Hopewell in the cause of "Lewellyn Austen and others against Powell".[1].
The case concerned the seizure of the Hopewell at the island of Antego.
