John Worke
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| John Worke | |
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| Person | John Worke |
| Title | |
| First name | John |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Worke |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Steward |
| Associated with ship(s) | Elizabeth and Dorothy (Master: William Keeble) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | John Worke |
| Has signoff text | I ++ |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Birth country | |
| Res street | Shadwell |
| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1597 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 60 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/72 f.77r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Jun 26 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 | Merchant ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
John Worke (b. ca. 1597; d. ?). Mariner.
Steward on the ship the Elizabeth and Dorothy (Master: William Keeble).
Resident in 1657 in Shadwell.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Sixty year old John Worke deposed on June 26th 1657 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Sandford and company in the case of "Humfrey Sandford and company mariner of the ship the Elizabeth and Dorothy of London (whereof William Keeble was late master against John Yarwood and company owners of the sayd ship."[1]
