William Chambers

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William Chambers
Person William Chambers
Title
First name William
Middle name(s)
Last name Chambers
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Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Gunner
Associated with ship(s) Bantam ffrigot (Master: Isaac Taylor)
Training Not apprentice
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Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text William Chambers
Has signoff text William Chambers
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Language skills English language
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Res street Ratcliff
Res parish Stepney
Res town
Res county Middlesex
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Res country England
Birth year 1611
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First deposition age 48
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/73 f.270r Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Mar 28 1659
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Ship classification
Type of ship Merchant ship
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

William Chambers (b. ca. 1611; d. ?). Mariner.

Gunner of the ship the 250 ton burthen Bantam ffrigott (Master: Isaac Taylor) on a voyage to Bantam in the East Indies from October 1656. reaching the island of Indra Ponza on the coast of Sumatra on August 10th 1657.[1] The ship was, however, forbiden by the Dutch from entering Bantam. She returned to Legorne with a partial lading of pepper, arriving there in August 1658.[2]

Resident in 1659 in Ratcliff in the parish of Stepney.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

March 1659

Forty-eight year old William Chambers deposed on March 28th 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty.[3] He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Sir John Dethicke, Edward Bolle, John Bancks, Richard Foord, Edward Mico, William Pretman and company in "A business of the examination of Witnesses on the behalfe of Sir John Dethick Knight, Edward Bolle, John Bancks Richard ffoord, Edward Mico, William Pretman, and company concerning the seizure, and for some time detention and the hinderance of the trade in a certaine ship called the Bantam ffrigot whereof Isaac Taylor was master and comander and such of the lading as was aboard the said ship in ffact but unduly made by Antonie Van Voorst captaine and comander of the ship the Turtle Dove in the imediate service of the Dutch East India Company and alsoe Concerning all damages happening thereupon and against one John Mait Suijker the now, or late Generall of the said company at Battavia in the East Indias against the said Van Voorst in particular and all others the will take upon them the justification of the said Busines".[4]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/73 f.270v
  2. HCA 13/73 f.272r
  3. HCA 13/73 f.270r
  4. HCA 13/73 f.266r