Edward Makkettuer
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| Edward Makkettuer | |
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| Person | Edward Makkettuer |
| Title | |
| First name | Edward |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Makkettuer |
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| 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 | Marke |
| Has opening text | Edward Makkettuer |
| Has signoff text | M |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
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| Birth country | |
| Res street | Wapping |
| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1604 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 53 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/72 f.39v Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Jun 4 1657 |
| 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
Edward Makkettuer (b. 1604; d. ?). Lighterman.
Resided in 1657 in Wapping in the parish of Stepney.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Fifty-three year old Edward Makkettuer deposed on June 4th 1657 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Pryor in the case of "Ewen against Pryor".[1]
Edward Makkettuer stated that "hee hath bin a lighter man belonging to the River of Thames and accustomed to take up and carry ballast there for fowerteene yeares last past and saith and hath bin a mariner for many yeares before that and and lived neere the Thames".[2]
