Thomas De Lavall
Thomas De Lavall | |
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Person | Thomas De Lavall |
Title | |
First name | Thomas |
Middle name(s) | |
Last name | De Lavall |
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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 | Thomas De Lavall |
Has signoff text | Tho: De Lavall |
Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
Language skills | English language |
Has interpreter | |
Birth street | |
Birth parish | |
Birth town | Highgate |
Birth county | Middlesex |
Birth province | |
Birth country | England |
Res street | |
Res parish | |
Res town | Dover |
Res county | Kent |
Res province | |
Res country | England |
Birth year | 1622 |
Marriage year | |
Death year | |
Probate date | |
First deposition age | 32 |
Primary sources | |
Act book start page(s) | HCA 3/46 f.2r Annotate, HCA 3/46 f.5v Annotate, HCA 3/46 f.11v Annotate |
Personal answer start page(s) | |
Allegation start page(s) | |
Interrogatories page(s) | |
Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/68 f.575r Annotate, HCA 13/70 f.242v Annotate, HCA 13/72 f.250v Annotate |
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Miscellaneous start page(s) | |
Act book date(s) | Mar 4 1654, Mar 11 1654, Mar 20 1654 |
Personal answer date(s) | |
Allegation date(s) | |
Interrogatories date(s) | |
Deposition date(s) | Feb 13 1654, Feb 21 1655, Mar 3 1658 |
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
Thomas De Lavall (b. ca. 1632; d. ?). Merchant.
Born in Highgate in the county of Middlesex.
Resident in 1654 in Dover in the county of Kent.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
February 1654
Thirty-two year old Thomas De Lavall deposed on February 13th 1654 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined on an allegation in the cause of "XX".
March 1654
Cause of "John Barke[?man] against Vincent delabarre Thomas delavall and Richard Pettingale"
Cause of "Abrahall against the shipp the John and against Delavall
February 1655
Thirty-five year old Thomas De Lavall deposed on February 21st 1655. He was examined "On the behalfe of Captaien Phillips".[2]
The case concerned a warrant in early 1654 issued by the High Court of Admiralty for the arrest of a Thomas Hart of Dover ar the suit of John Phillips. The warrant was delivered to a Mr Simpson, Serjeant of the Admiralty in Dover, but he refused to execute it, since it was unsigned by Doctor Walker. A second signed warrant was delivered to Simpson about three months back, but Simpson still refused to execute it. Thomas De Lavall recorded the details, and stated that, despite the warrant outstanding, Thomas Hart "walketh frequently
and publiquely abroad in Dover.[3]
September 1655
Cause of "Yaxeday against Delavall and others" in teh High Court of Admiralty.
The case concerned the collison of the ships the ffreeman and the Mary.
August 1657
Affidavit "Joseph of London Vincent Ruslet Master".[4]
John Shorter and William Warren, both London merchants, stated that they had bought the ship the Joseph of London (Master: Vincent Ruslet) in February 1652 Shorter from the Commssioners for prize goods, who sold a quarter part to William Warren, and a half part to Vincent De La Barr and Thomas De Lavall, merchants of Dover. The ship was of teh burthen of 250 tons and was formely called the Black Cock of Memblick.[5]
March 1658
Thirty-seven year old Thomas De Lavall deposed on March 3rd 1658 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Arnold Vanderhemel in the cause of "The clayme of Arnold Vanderhemel et etera".[6]
The case concerned a ship teh Hare of Middelburg, which was owned, De Lavall claimed, by Arnold Vanderhemel and Isaack Courteine and company. Both men were merchants of Middelburg.[7]
Comment on sources
1654
C 5/19/41 Short title: Delavall v Blunt. Plaintiffs: Thomas Delavall. Defendants: John Blunt. Subject: money matters, Kent. Document type: bill, answer. 1654
SP 46/97/fo13A Intelligence report by Robert de Lavall in Calais to his friends Vincent de la Barre and Thomas de Lavall in Dover concerning Van Tromp's ships and other Dutch vessels. 1653 Mar. 5 Calais
1660
C 6/200/27 Short title: Delabarr v Phillips. Plaintiffs: Vincent Delabarr and Thomas Delavall . Defendants: Isaac Phillips . Subject: money matters, Kent. Document type: bill only. 1660