Edward Purdy
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| Edward Purdy | |
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| Person | Edward Purdy |
| Title | |
| First name | Edward |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Purdy |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Common man, One of the Company |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | Edward Purdy |
| Has signoff text | X |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res parish | |
| Res town | Yarmouth |
| Res county | Norfolk |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1603 |
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| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 53 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/71 f.283r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Oct 13th 1656 |
| 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 | Unclear if on a coal ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Edward Purdy (b. ca. 1603; d. ?). Mariner.
"Being one of the Company of the shipp Samuell and helpeing to brace and brayle her sayles as aforesayd and using his utmost endeavour to keepe her cleere of the sayd Otters shipp".[1]
Probable a commonman on the Samuell.
Resident in 1656 in Yarmouth in the county of Norfolk.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Fifty-three year old Edward Purdy deposed on October 13th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty.[2] He was examined on an allegation on behalf of William Lee, the master of the coal ship the Samuell of London in "A businesse of exámination of witnesses to perpetuall remembrance promoted by William Lee the master of the shipp called the Samuel against Otter, late master of the shipp the Providence, and against all other".[3]
