Thomas Shute

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Thomas Shute
Person Thomas Shute
Title
First name Thomas
Middle name(s)
Last name Shute
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Spouse of
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Occupation Brewer
Secondary shorebased occupation Clerk
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 Shute
Has signoff text Thomas Shute
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Language skills English language
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Res street Shadwell
Res parish Stepney
Res town
Res county Middlesex
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1639
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First deposition age 20
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/73 f.405v Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Nov 11 1659
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Has HCA evidence completed No
Has source comment completed No
Ship classification
Type of ship Shore based trade
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

Thomas Shute (b. ca. 1639; d. ?). Brewer.

Clerk to Mr Barker's brewhouse in Shadwell in early 1657.

Resident in 1659 in Shadwell.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Twenty year old Thomas Shute deposed on November 11th 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Thomson, Barker, Shawe and Cope in the cause of "Edward Thomson Thomas Barker George Shawe, and William Cope of the ship the House of ffreindship from Nicholas Treworghey was master and against William Loefeild and Company coming in for their interest".[2]

The case concerned the supply of various goods and materials to the ship the House of ffreindship (Master: Nicholas Treworghy), including the supply of beer from Mr Barker's brewhouse in Shadwell in early 1657.

Thomas Shute was clerk to the brewhouse and confirmed that the schedule of beer attached to the allegation was correct. He said that "Thomas Barker and did oftentimes come to the said Barkers brewhouse in Shadwell to hasten the delivery of it, and gave order to this deponent (who was then clerke to the said brewhouse to send the same on board the said ship, as he sent boates for it".[3]

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Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/73 f.405v
  2. HCA 13/73 f.403r
  3. HCA 13/73 f.405v