Richard Davis

Richard Davis

Richard Davis
Person	Richard Davis
Title
First name	Richard
Middle name(s)
Last name	Davis
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation	Lighterman
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	Richard Davies
Has signoff text	Richard Davis
Signoff image	(Invalid transcription image)
Language skills	English language
Has interpreter
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Res street
Res parish	Saint Botolph Algate
Res town	London
Res county
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Res country	England
Birth year	1625
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Probate date
First deposition age	30
Primary sources
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Deposition start page(s)	HCA 13/70 f.689v Annotate
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Deposition date(s)	Nov 13 1655
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	Lighter
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation	None

Biographical synthesis

Richard Davis (b. ca. 1625; d. ?). Lighterman.

Resided in 1655 in the parish of Saint Botolph Algate.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Thirty year old Richard Davis deposed on November 13th 1655 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on a libel on behalf of Bayly and Company in the case of "Bayly and others against the James and against Stafford and Company coming in for their interest".