Samuel Browne
| Samuel Browne | |
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| Person | Samuel Browne |
| Title | |
| First name | Samuel |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Browne |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Boatswain, One of the Company |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | Samuel Browne |
| Has signoff text | + |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
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| Res parish | |
| Res town | Aldeburgh |
| Res county | Suffolk |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1604 |
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| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 50 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/70 f.29r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Nov 24 1654 |
| 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 | Coal ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Samuel Browne (b. ca. 1604; d.?). Mariner.
Boatswain of the coal ship the Mary of Aldburgh in Suffolk.
Resident in 1654 Aldeburgh in Suffolk and for twenty six years prior to that (so since ca. 1628)
"Hee hath well knowne the shipp Mary arlate for theise 12. yeares last past...The premisses hee knoweth having resided at Alborough aforesaid for about 26. yeares last past, and hath sailed in and served aboard the said shipp the whole sommer last past".[1]
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Fifty year old Samuel Browne deposed on May 24th 1654 in the High Court of Admiralty.[2] He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Robert Yaxley, George Blowers and Company in the case of "Robert Yaxley George Blowers, Arthur Blowers and Companie owners of the shipp the Mary of Alborough against the shipp the freeman, John Whitty master and her tackle and ffurniture and against Thomas Delabarr and other".[3]
