Thomas Shute
| Thomas Shute | |
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| Person | Thomas Shute |
| Title | |
| First name | Thomas |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Shute |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Brewer |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | Clerk |
| 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 | Thomas Shute |
| Has signoff text | Thomas Shute |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
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| Birth country | |
| Res street | Shadwell |
| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1639 |
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| First deposition age | 20 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/73 f.405v Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Nov 11 1659 |
| 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
Thomas Shute (b. ca. 1639; d. ?). Brewer.
Clerk to Mr Barker's brewhouse in Shadwell in early 1657.
Resident in 1659 in Shadwell.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty year old Thomas Shute deposed on November 11th 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Thomson, Barker, Shawe and Cope in the cause of "Edward Thomson Thomas Barker George Shawe, and William Cope of the ship the House of ffreindship from Nicholas Treworghey was master and against William Loefeild and Company coming in for their interest".[2]
The case concerned the supply of various goods and materials to the ship the House of ffreindship (Master: Nicholas Treworghy), including the supply of beer from Mr Barker's brewhouse in Shadwell in early 1657.
Thomas Shute was clerk to the brewhouse and confirmed that the schedule of beer attached to the allegation was correct. He said that "Thomas Barker and did oftentimes come to the said Barkers brewhouse in Shadwell to hasten the delivery of it, and gave order to this deponent (who was then clerke to the said brewhouse to send the same on board the said ship, as he sent boates for it".[3]
