Thomas Helme
| Thomas Helme | |
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| Person | Thomas Helme |
| Title | |
| First name | Thomas |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Helme |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Merchant taylor |
| 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 | Thomas Helme |
| Has signoff text | IN |
| 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 | Lower Shadwell |
| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1601 |
| Marriage year | |
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| Primary sources | |
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| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/73 f.140v Annotate |
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| Act book date(s) | |
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| Deposition date(s) | Mar 30 1659 |
| How complete is this biography? | |
| Has infobox completed | Yes |
| Has synthesis completed | No |
| Has HCA evidence completed | No |
| Has source comment completed | No |
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| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Thomas Helme (b. ca. 1601; d. ?). Merchant taylor.
Resided in 1659 in Shadwell.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Fifty-nine year old Thomas Helme deposed on March 30th 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation
Thomas Helme stated that he knew John Tampsen (alt. Thampsen) well, and that Thampsen came to Hele's house in Lower Shadwell four years ago and requested lodging. Thomas Helme states that he provided lodging for Thampsen at the house of Richard Nappar at Shadwell Dock, and that John Thampsen had stayed there ever since, except when away on voyages.[1] He added that John Thampsen is married and "at this present liveth with his wife in East Smithfeild neere the Tower of London."[2]
The testimony of John Thampsen himself made on the same day states that he, Thampsen, is a mariner and late master of the ship the Saint Catherine.[3]
