Willyam Dyxson

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Willyam Dyxson
Person Willyam Dyxson
Title
First name Willyam
Middle name(s)
Last name Dyxson
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Steward
Associated with ship(s) Swan (Master: John ffaulkner), Satisfaction (Master: John ffaulkner)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text William Dixon
Has signoff text Willyam Dyxon
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Language skills English language
Has interpreter
Birth street
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Birth country
Res street Ratcliff
Res parish Stepney
Res town
Res county Middlesex
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1608
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Death year
Probate date
First deposition age 48
Primary sources
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/71 f.172r Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Apr 15 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 Merchant ship
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

Willyam Dyxon (alt. William Dixon) (b. ca. 1608; d. ?). Mariner.

Late steward of the ship the Swann now the Satisfaction.[1]

Resident in 1656 in Ratcliff in Middlesex.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Forty-eight year old Willyam Dyxon deposed om April 15th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty, He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Thomas Atwood in the case of "Thomas Attwood against the shipp heretofore named the Swan and now the Satisfaction whereof John ffaulkner was Master and against Mr Benjamin Bressey and the sayd John ffalkner in speciall and all others et cetera".[2]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/71 f.172r
  2. HCA 13/71 f.172r