Rowland Berresford
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| Rowland Berresford | |
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| Person | Rowland Berresford |
| Title | |
| First name | Rowland |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Berresford |
| Suffix | |
| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | John Dell |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | Rowland Berisford |
| Has signoff text | Rowland Berresford |
| 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 | Shadwell |
| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1636 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 19 |
| Primary sources | |
| Act book start page(s) | |
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| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/70 f.179v Annotate |
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| Act book date(s) | |
| Personal answer date(s) | |
| Allegation date(s) | |
| Interrogatories date(s) | |
| Deposition date(s) | Dec 5 1654 |
| 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
Rowland Berresford (alt. Berisford ) (b. ca. 1636; d. ?). Mariner.
Formerly servant to John Dell, while he lived. John Dell was a ship's chandler, whose business was continued by his widow Mary Dell.[1]
Resident in 1655 in Shadwell.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Ninetten year old Rowland Berresford deposed on December 5th 1654 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on a libel and schedules in the case of "Mary Dell the relict and administratrix of the goods of John Dell deceased against a certayne ship called the Johns Adventure (whereof Richard Thurstone was master) and against Roger Kilvert and Company commeing in for their interest."[2]
