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==Biographical synthesis==
 
==Biographical synthesis==
Isacke Maior (b. ca. 1632; d. ?). Shipwright.
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Isacke Maior (b. ca. 1632; d. ?1662). Shipwright.
  
 
Resident in 1656 in Horsey downe in the county of Surrey.
 
Resident in 1656 in Horsey downe in the county of Surrey.
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Son of James Maior (alt. Major), a Southwark shipwright.
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Brother of [[John Maior]] and [[Robert Maior]], who were also shipwrights, and who, like Isacke, worked for their father James Maior.
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The will of Isaac Major or Mayor, shipwright of Saint Olave Southwark, Surrey, was proved on March 1st 1662.<ref>PROB 11/307/374 Will of Isaac Major or Mayor, Shipwright of Saint Olave Southwark, Surrey 01 March 1662</ref>
  
 
==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty==
 
==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty==
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==Comment on sources==
 
==Comment on sources==
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'''1662'''
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PROB 11/307/374 Will of Isaac Major or Mayor, Shipwright of Saint Olave Southwark, Surrey 01 March 1662

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Isacke Maior
Person Isacke Maior
Title
First name Isacke
Middle name(s)
Last name Maior
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Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Shipwright
Secondary shorebased occupation
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Associated with ship(s)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
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Literacy Signature
Has opening text Isac Mayers
Has signoff text Isacke Maior
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Language skills English language
Has interpreter
Birth street
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Birth town
Birth county
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Res street Horsey downe
Res parish
Res town Southwark
Res county Surrey
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1632
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First deposition age
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Act book start page(s)
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/71 f.15v Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Mar 4 1656
How complete is this biography?
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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

Isacke Maior (b. ca. 1632; d. ?1662). Shipwright.

Resident in 1656 in Horsey downe in the county of Surrey.

Son of James Maior (alt. Major), a Southwark shipwright.

Brother of John Maior and Robert Maior, who were also shipwrights, and who, like Isacke, worked for their father James Maior.

The will of Isaac Major or Mayor, shipwright of Saint Olave Southwark, Surrey, was proved on March 1st 1662.[1]

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Twenty-four year old Isacke Maior deposed on March 4th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on a libel in the case of "Mayor and the William and ffrance and against Knight.[2]

Isacke Maior stated that the lighter lay in the river Thames and "was and stoode in greate neede of reparation". Her lighter man brought her in November 1654 to the wharf of John Major at Horsey downe to be repaired. John Maior had repaired the same lighter several times before. When John Major "the said producent had begun to search and try her defects, hee found her soe much out of repaire and soe rotten, that hee refused to proceede on in her repaire till hee spake with mr Coltman who recommended the said worke unto him." Mr Coltman thereupon came to John Major's wharf with Mr Dandy the wharfinger of the Customhouse, and after viewing the lighter and its defects, requested the work to go ahead.[3]

Isacke Maior himself was employed by John Major to work on the lighter. "Hee did 23 dayes worke at the said lighter, which at 3 s per diem comes to 3li 9s, which is paid him by the producent, who imployed him."[4]

Comment on sources

1662

PROB 11/307/374 Will of Isaac Major or Mayor, Shipwright of Saint Olave Southwark, Surrey 01 March 1662
  1. PROB 11/307/374 Will of Isaac Major or Mayor, Shipwright of Saint Olave Southwark, Surrey 01 March 1662
  2. HCA 13/71 f.15v
  3. HCA 13/71 f.15v
  4. HCA 13/71 f.16r