Thomas Keyes
| Thomas Keyes | |
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| Person | Thomas Keyes |
| Title | |
| First name | Thomas |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Keyes |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Quartermaster's mate |
| Associated with ship(s) | Advantage Frigot (Master: Mark Harrison) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | Thomas Keyes |
| Has signoff text | X |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Res town | Deptford |
| Res county | Kent |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1605 |
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| First deposition age | 48 |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/68 f.7r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Oct 3 1653 |
| 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 | Naval ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Thomas Keyes (b. ca. ?; d. ?). Mariner.
Quartermaster's mate of the ship the Advantage friggott.
Resident in 1653 in Deptford in the county of Kent.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Forty-eight year old Thomas Keyes deposed on October 3rd 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined on an allegation in the case of "The Keeper of the Liberty etcetera against the Golden Starr".[2]
Thomas Keyes stated that he was on the ship the Advantage frigott in the immediate service of the English Commonwealth on February 23rd 1653, when they spied a ship on a direct course for Holland in the English channel. The ship later proved to be the Morning Starr (also called the Golden Starr) (Commander: Michael van Lupkin). A "sharpe fight" took place between the Advantage frigott and the Golden Starr, in which another frigate, the Waterhound (Commander: Captaine Mill) was also involved.[3]
