John Orton
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| John Orton | |
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| Person | John Orton |
| Title | |
| First name | John |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Orton |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Cook |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| 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 | John Orton |
| Has signoff text | John Orton |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
| Has interpreter | |
| Birth street | |
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| Birth province | |
| Birth country | |
| Res street | Wapping Wall |
| Res parish | |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1615 |
| Marriage year | |
| Death year | |
| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 42 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Interrogatories page(s) | |
| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/72 f.42r Annotate |
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| Act book date(s) | |
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| Allegation date(s) | |
| Interrogatories date(s) | |
| Deposition date(s) | Jun 9 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 | Shore based trade |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
John Orton (b. ca. 1615; d. ?). Cook.
Resident in 1657 in Wapping Wall.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Forty-two year old John Orton deposed on June 9th 1657 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Prior in the case of "Ewen against Prior".[1]
John Orton claimed to be an independent witness, saying "hee for his part is noe low waterman, nor lighter man, nor was ever imployed about takeing up of ballast nor hath any share in any lighters of the sayd Pryors or any other person".[2]
