William Evans
| William Evans | |
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| Person | William Evans |
| Title | |
| First name | William |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Evans |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
| Associated with ship(s) | Charity (Master: Robert Harrigate) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | |
| Has signoff text | William Evens |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res parish | |
| Res town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Res county | |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1623 |
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| First deposition age | 31 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/70 f.59v Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Feb 3 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
William Evans (b. ca. 1623; d. ?). Mariner.
Resident in 1655 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Thirty-two year old William Evans deposed on February 3rd 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Rice and company in the case "Richard Rice James Cole and companie against the shipp called the Charity of which Robert Harrigate was Master and against George Grigg et cetera".[1]
The case concerned the ship the Charity which had been taken as a Scottish prize and brought to Newcastle in 1651. The ship was sold at public auction in Newcastle upon Tyne to Robert Harrigate, her master, and to a number of Newcastle inhabitants - Richard Rice, James Cole, Garrett Starkey, Robert Cooke, Miles Barnes and companie." William Evans was with the ship in 1652 at Falmouth, leaving her shortly before she sailed for Wexford in Ireland. Allegedly the ship was then taken by a Dutch vessel carrying no commission.[2]
