Elias Watson
| Elias Watson | |
|---|---|
| Person | Elias Watson |
| Title | |
| First name | Elias |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Watson |
| Suffix | |
| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
| Is apprentice of | |
| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | Elias Watson |
| Has signoff text | Elias Watson |
| 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 | |
| Res parish | Saint Mary Woolchurch |
| Res town | London |
| Res county | |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1632 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 25 |
| Primary sources | |
| Act book start page(s) | |
| Personal answer start page(s) | |
| Allegation start page(s) | |
| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/71 f.507v Annotate |
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| Miscellaneous start page(s) | |
| Act book date(s) | |
| Personal answer date(s) | |
| Allegation date(s) | |
| Interrogatories date(s) | |
| Deposition date(s) | Mar 10 1657 |
| 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 | N/A |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Elias Watson (b. ca. 1630; d. ?1658 or ?1665). Merchant.
Resident in 1655 in the parish of Saint Mary Woolchurch.
Possibly buried in Saint Mary Woolchurch, October 27th 1656, though this may be a family relative.[1]
A further "Mr. Elias Watson" was buried in the same parish on August 12th 1665.[2]
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty-five year old Elias Watson deposed on March 10th 1657 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation dated May 31st 1655 on behalf of Cowse in the case of "Cowse against Keene".[3]
The case concerned trade with the Canaries.
Comment on sources
1633
"BURIALS - SAINT MARY WOOLCHURCH
...Elizabeth, daughter of Elias Watson
...Anne, wife of Elias Watson"[4]
1638
Inhabitants of London in 1638: St. Mary Woolchurch
...Mr. Watson Rent: £25..."[5]
1638
"BURIALS - SAINT MARY WOOLCHURCH
Sep. 7. Mary, daughter of Mr. Elias Watson"[6]
1658
"BURIALS
1658 Oct 27. Elias Watson"[7]
C 9/21/103 Short title: Wetherill v Drury. Plaintiffs: Henry Wetherill. Defendants: Thomas Drury, Sir John Lenthall and Elias Watson. Subject: money, Middlesex. Document type: bill and answer. 1658.
1665
BURIALS - SAINT MARY WOOLCHURCH
1665. Aug. 12. Mr Elias Watson"[8]- ↑ [XX The transcript of the registers of the united parishes of S. Mary Woolnoth and S. Mary Woolchurch Haw (XXXX, XXXX), p.404]
- ↑ [XX The transcript of the registers of the united parishes of S. Mary Woolnoth and S. Mary Woolchurch Haw (XXXX, XXXX), p.407]
- ↑ HCA 13/71 f.506v
- ↑ [XX The transcript of the registers of the united parishes of S. Mary Woolnoth and S. Mary Woolchurch Haw (XXXX, XXXX), p.394]
- ↑ T C Dale, 'Inhabitants of London in 1638: St. Mary Woolchurch', in The Inhabitants of London in 1638 (London, 1931), pp. 121-122. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-inhabitants/1638/pp121-122, viewed 02/11/2016
- ↑ [XX The transcript of the registers of the united parishes of S. Mary Woolnoth and S. Mary Woolchurch Haw (XXXX, XXXX), p.396]
- ↑ [XX The transcript of the registers of the united parishes of S. Mary Woolnoth and S. Mary Woolchurch Haw (XXXX, XXXX), p.404]
- ↑ [XX The transcript of the registers of the united parishes of S. Mary Woolnoth and S. Mary Woolchurch Haw (XXXX, XXXX), p.407]</ref
