William Venus

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William Venus
Person William Venus
Title
First name William
Middle name(s)
Last name Venus
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Shipwright
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation
Associated with ship(s)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Marke
Has opening text
Has signoff text Interlocking "V" and "W"
Signoff image {{{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 Magdalen
Res town Bermondsey
Res county Surrey
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1615
Marriage year
Death year
Probate date
First deposition age
Primary sources
Act book start page(s)
Personal answer start page(s)
Allegation start page(s)
Interrogatories page(s)
Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/72 f.88v Annotate, HCA 13/72 f.115r Annotate
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Act book date(s)
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Deposition date(s) Aug 27 1657, Sep 15 1657
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Has HCA evidence completed
Has source comment completed
Ship classification
Type of ship
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation


Biographical synthesis

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

William Venus, a forty-two year old shipwright of Saint Mary Magdalen parish in Bermondsey, Surrey, was deposed in the High Court of Admiralty on August 27th 1657.[1] The case was that of "William Greene Master of the shipp the Sixe Brothers against William ffisher Merchant".[2]

Venus stated in his evidence that he had gone on four voyages on the ship the Six Brothers as carpenter of her. The last such voyage had been from Porto in Portugal to London. He confirmed that on her last voyage her master had been William Greene, who had been put in command of her by her owners. In all he had known the ship for about three years, and as a result knew most of her owners.

Venus stated that he had heard William Greene state after the ship had been laded at Porto that he would have refused to take on baord William ffisher's goods, if he had known that they were ffisher's. The reason being that he had had trouble with ffisher in the past over the carriage of goods.[3] Venus moreover stated that the goods of all the merchants, which were carried on the ship, arrived in good order and condition, and that there was no damage or embezzelment.

He signed off the deposition with his marke, which was an interlocking V and W.[4]

William Venus was deposed in the High Court of Admiralty a second time two and a half weeks later on September 15th 1657.[5] His deposition was related to the same ship, the Six Brothers', but in the case of "Low and company against Townsend and others." Specifically, he was examined upon an allegation given in on behalf of Lowe and company touching the Six Brothers, dated September 14th 1657.[6]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/72 f.88v
  2. HCA 13/72 f.88r
  3. HCA 13/72 f.89r
  4. HCA 13/72 f.89r
  5. HCA 13/72 f.115r
  6. HCA 13/72 f.114v