Richard Speareman
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| Richard Speareman | |
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| Person | Richard Speareman |
| Title | |
| First name | Richard |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Speareman |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Ropemaker |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | Richard Speareman |
| Has signoff text | RS |
| 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 Mary Magdalen |
| Res town | Bermondsey |
| Res county | Surrey |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1618 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 38 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/71 f.375r Annotate |
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| Act book date(s) | |
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| Allegation date(s) | |
| Interrogatories date(s) | |
| Deposition date(s) | Aug 23 1656 |
| 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 | Shore based trade |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Richard Speareman (b.ca. 1618; d. ?). Ropemaker.
Resident in the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen Bermondsey in 1656.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Thirty-eight year old Richard Speareman deposed on August 23rd 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on a libell on behalf of Lisle in the case of "Lisle against Stephens and Leigh".[1]
Speareman was witness to the signing and sealing of a bill of sale for a ship named the Jane on October 12th 1652. William Syndersby sold the vessel to a Mr Edwards, and a scrivener, Thomas Ashworth, made out the bill of sale, which Richard Speareman signed with his mark RS.[2]
Speareman further stated that carpentry work was carried out on the vessel as well as some smith's work, to repair the Jane.
