Thomas Douglas
| Thomas Douglas | |
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| Person | Thomas Douglas |
| Title | |
| First name | Thomas |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Douglas |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | One of the Company |
| Associated with ship(s) | Warewell (Master: Robert Clarke) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | Thomas Douglas |
| Has signoff text | Simple marke |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Birth country | |
| Res street | New Gravel Lane; in Wapping |
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| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1620 |
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| First deposition age | 39 |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/73 f.43r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Feb 8 1659 |
| 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
Thomas Douglas (b. ca. 1620; d. ?). Mariner.
"One of the company" of the ship the Warewell at time of her bilging in the River Thames in August 1656.
Resided in 1659 in New Gravel Lane in Wapping.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Thirty-nine year old Thomas Douglas deposed on February 8th 1659 n the High Court of Admiralty, He was examined on a libel in the cause of "Clarke con Scattergood".[1]
The case concerned the bilging in the River Thames of the coal ship the Warewell. Douglas had known "the said Clarke and the said ship Warewell for about three yeeres last, and was one of the said shipps company at the said time that shee soe lay at anchor as aforesaid".[2]
Thomas Douglas stated that "on or about the second day of August last the said ship the Warewell arived in the River of Thames (from Newcastle) with her lading of coales. which did belong to the said Clarke and company, and saith she came to an anchor att [?XXXX] in the said River betwixt Wapping Dock and Execution dock".[3]
