Richard Davis
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| Richard Davis | |
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| Person | Richard Davis |
| Title | |
| First name | Richard |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Davis |
| Suffix | |
| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Lighterman |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | Richard Davies |
| Has signoff text | Richard Davis |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
| Birth street | |
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| Birth country | |
| Res street | |
| Res parish | Saint Botolph Algate |
| Res town | London |
| Res county | |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1625 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 30 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/70 f.689v Annotate |
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| Act book date(s) | |
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| Allegation date(s) | |
| Interrogatories date(s) | |
| Deposition date(s) | Nov 13 1655 |
| 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 | Lighter |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Richard Davis (b. ca. 1625; d. ?). Lighterman.
Resided in 1655 in the parish of Saint Botolph Algate.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Thirty year old Richard Davis deposed on November 13th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on a libel on behalf of Bayly and Company in the case of "Bayly and others against the James and against Stafford and Company coming in for their interest".[1]
