William Haynes
| William Haynes | |
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| Person | William Haynes |
| Title | |
| First name | William |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Haynes |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Ship carpenter |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | John Major |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | William Haynes |
| Has signoff text | William Haynes |
| 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 | Horsey downe |
| Res parish | |
| Res town | Southwark |
| Res county | Surrey |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1637 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 19 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/71 f.137v Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Apr 16 1656 |
| 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
William Haynes (b. ca. 1637; d. ?). Ship's carpenter.
Apprentice and servant of Horsey downe shipwright John Major.
Resident in 1656 in Horsey downe in the county of Surrey.
He worked at the key of his master, the shipwright John Major, whose key was "neer the Horsey downe new stair".[1]
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
April 1656
Nineteen year old William Haynes deposed on April 16th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on a libel in the case of "John Mayor against a certayne lighter called the William and ffrancis whereof william Knight and Company were owners and against the sayd William Knight and company comming in for their interest and against whatsoever persons et cetera".[2]
William Haynes stated that the shipwright John Major was hired to repair the lighter the William and ffrancis. "John Mayer did thereupon hire Edward Bigland, William ffurnis. Isaac Meyer, John Priddam, henry Row, Richard Mallet, Thomas Phillips, and a boy, and did employ him this deponent; and his fellow servants William Robinson, and Richard Cooke, to and for the doeing of the sayd repayres."[3]
William Haynes attested to the truth of his statement saying "hee knoweth for that he wrought upon the sayd worke with them and from the beginning to the end thereof". In addition to the work done in October and November 1654, William Haynes stated that "he saw some further repaires done to the sayd lighter in or about June 1655. and knoweth that the same did amount to fifteene shillings two pence." Regarding the schedule of costs he added that "the sayd boy was imployed five dayes for the spinning of okam longer than this rendent or the rest of the shippwrights".[4]
Regarding wages he stated that "he did worke upon the sayd Lighter three and twenty dayes in October and November aforesayd. and one day in June 1655. aforesayd which he did not for wayges to his owne benefitt, but as servant and apprentice to the sayd John Mayor, who imployed this Rendent ánd the rest as aforesaid."[5]
