Thomas Blackman
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| Thomas Blackman | |
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| Person | Thomas Blackman |
| Title | |
| First name | Thomas |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Blackman |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Master's mate |
| Associated with ship(s) | Pilgrim (Master: James Watkins) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | Thomas Blackman |
| Has signoff text | Tho: Blackman |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
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| Birth province | |
| Birth country | |
| Res street | Ratcliff Cross |
| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1632 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 22 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/70 f.496v Annotate |
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| Act book date(s) | |
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| Deposition date(s) | Aug 27 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 | Merchant ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Thomas Blackman (b. ca. 1632; d. ?). Mariner.
Master's mate of the ship the Pilgrim in 1655.
Resident in 1655 in Ratcliffe Crosse in the parish of Stepney.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty-three year old Thomas Blackman deposed on April 27th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on a libel on behalf of John Bland and company in the case of John Bland and company owners of the shipp the Pilgrim whereof James Watkin was master and alsoe Samuell Bathurst Richard Baker and George Clarke owners of the goods in the sayd shipp against the shipp the Exeter Merchant whereof Thomas Woodfin was master and against the sayd Thomas Woodfin and company comming in for their interest et cetera".[1]
