William Chambers
| William Chambers | |
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| Person | William Chambers |
| Title | |
| First name | William |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Chambers |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Gunner |
| Associated with ship(s) | Bantam ffrigot (Master: Isaac Taylor) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | William Chambers |
| Has signoff text | William Chambers |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Birth country | |
| Res street | Ratcliff |
| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| 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 |
| 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
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]
