Nicolas ffarr

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Nicolas ffarr
Person Nicolas ffarr
Title
First name Nicolas
Middle name(s)
Last name ffarr
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Occupation Waterman
Secondary shorebased occupation
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Associated with ship(s)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
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Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text Nicholas Farr
Has signoff text Nicolas ffarr
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Language skills English language
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Res street Horsey downe
Res parish
Res town Southwark
Res county Surrey
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Res country England
Birth year 1605
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First deposition age 50
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/70 f.359r Annotate
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Deposition date(s) May 14 1655
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Has infobox completed Yes
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Has HCA evidence completed No
Has source comment completed No
Ship classification
Type of ship River boat
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

Nicolas ffarr (b. ca. 1605; d. ?). Waterman.

Resident in 1655 in Horsey downe in the county of Surrey.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Fifty year old Nicolas ffarr deposed on May 14th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on a libel in the case of "William Hiscock and Partners against a certaine shipp called the Edward whereof William Wood was Master and against Alderman Andrew Riccard and Companie."[1]

Nicholas ffarr stated that sometime in the years 1647, 1648 or 1649 he was employed along with others to bring a lighter with 33 tuns of beer from the crane or wharf of Mr Hiscocks to the ship the Edward.[2]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/70 f.359r
  2. HCA 13/70 f.359v