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===Welcome to the MarineLives project===
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==MarineLives Online Research Seminar: Thursday, April 25th 2022==
  
The MarineLives collaborative public history project was established in 2012 to digitise, transcribe and annotate the manuscript records of the English High Court of Admiralty from the 1650s and 1660s. The original records are held at the National Archives in Kew.
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'''We are holding an online research seminar at the end of April to introduce and demonstrate the SOLM-2024 Admiralty Court Database'''
  
The project is led and advised by academics and members of the general public.
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[[File:Seminar Agenda 05042024.JPG]]
 
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===Our team based transcription programmes===
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==Who will benefit from attending this seminar?==
  
We run regular team based transcription programmes on-line, facilitated by trained team leaders, with teams of three or four volunteer associates. These programmes last twelve weeks, and will take a transcriber from a novice to a confident transcriber in that space of time.
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'''This seminar is intended for doctoral students, post-docs and early career scholars interested in exploring the potential of English High Court of Admiralty material'''
  
To learn more about our programmes read what our volunteers have to say - [http://marinelives-theshippingnews.org/blog/2015/01/11/our-team-reflections-from-the-2014-summer-programme-part-3/ Katie Parker] (a PhD candidate at the University of Pittsburg), [http://marinelives-theshippingnews.org/blog/2015/01/05/our-team-reflections-from-the-summer-programme-2014-part-2/ Thomas Davies] (a third year undergraduate at Bath Spa University), and [http://marinelives-theshippingnews.org/blog/2014/12/31/our-team-reflections-from-the-summer-programme-2014-part-1/ Roger Towner] (a regulator of seafarers' qualifications, who has spent twenty five years at sea as a navigator and Master)
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Participants will:
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1. Receive a free copy of the 24,000 deponent, 10,000 ship database (SOLM-2024) to support their personal research, in advance of the seminar
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2. Guidance at the seminar on how the database is structured, and how it can best be searched and used to address research questions
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3. Hands on experience of using the database, with free online access to 30,000 images which support the database
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4. Ongoing support for seminar participants after the seminar as they further explore and use the database
  
Please [http://marinelives.org/contact-us.html contact us] to discuss volunteering, or to explore how we might work with your University, School or Local History Society.
 
 
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===The Court records===
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==Users Guide to SOLM-2024 database==
  
The [[Introduction to the High Court of Admiralty| English High Court of Admiralty]] produced a wide range of documents.
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[[Users Guide to SOLM-2024 database]]
  
The various steps in a particular case can be followed in summary form in the '''Acts of Court'''.
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Prior to witnesses being called to make their depositions, the defendant or "producent" in a case, might make a '''Personal Answer'''.
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==What we would like in return?==
  
The most accessible of the court records are the statements made by witnesses, which are called '''Depositions'''. These depositions were in response to written '''Interrogatories''', which were prepared by both plaintiffs and defendants in a case.
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'''In return the MarineLives project would appreciate:'''
  
Various written documents were submitted by plaintiffs and defendants, as well as witnesses, during a court case. Some of these have survived as loose documents in the '''Instance Papers'''.
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1. Your commitment to working collaboratively as you explore your own research questions
  
Many cases were settled prior to the giving of a formal verdict or '''Sentence'''. For those cases which went to sentence, the sentences can be found in document bundles. These bundles often include bills of expense related to the case, and in some cases include copies of the interrogatories, and other miscellaneous documents.
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2. Your willingness to offer suggestions on how to improve the database
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* Thematically
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* Searchability
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* Usability
 
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==What you will learn from attending the MarineLives online seminar on April 25th 2024==
  
===Explore and work with our transcriptions===
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'''For the next two weeks we will be adding content to this section to illustrate the potential of the SOLM-2024 database. Today we are starting with Historical Geography.'''
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<u>1. How to explore Early Modern Historical Geography using the SOLM-2024 database</u>
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|  [[File:Actbooks.jpg|220px|frameless]]
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|| '''Act Books'''
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''HCA 3/43 – HCA 3/48''
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* [[HCA 3/47|HCA 3/47 - imaged, awaiting transcription]]
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PEOPLE
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|| '''Personal answers'''
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''HCA 13/124 – HCA 13/129''
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* Schedules
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|| ''Volumes pending''
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* [[HCA 13/124|HCA 13/124 - fully imaged, partially transcribed]]
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* [[HCA 13/125|HCA 13/125 - awaiting images]]
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* [[HCA 13/126|HCA 13/126 - awaiting images]]
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* [[HCA 13/127|HCA 13/127 - awaiting images]]
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* [[HCA 13/128|HCA 13/128 - awaiting images]]
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* [[HCA 13/129|HCA 13/129 - awaiting images]]
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* 24,000 deponents with current place of abode at level of parish and town
| [[File:Interrogatories.jpg|220px|frameless]]
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* 2258 deponents with current place of abode identifed and length of time spent at that place
|| '''Interrogatories'''
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* 1675 deponents with place of birth identified
''HCA 23/15 – HCA 23/19''
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|| ''Volumes pending''
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* [[HCA 23/19|HCA 23/19 - awaiting images]]
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SHIPS
| [[File:Depositions.jpg|220px| frameless]]
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|| '''Depositions'''
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''HCA 13/64 – HCA 13/73''
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* Schedules
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|| ''Volumes pending''
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* [[HCA 13/64|HCA 13/64 - fully imaged, partially transcribed]]
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* [[HCA 13/65|HCA 13/65 - awaiting complete images, partially transcribed]]
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* [[HCA 13/66|HCA 13/66 - awaiting images]]
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* [[HCA 13/67|HCA 13/67 - awaiting images]]
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* [[HCA 13/68|HCA 13/68 - awaiting images]]
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* [[HCA 13/69|HCA 13/69 - awaiting images, partially transcribed]]
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* [[HCA 13/74|HCA 13/74 - awaiting images]]
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* [[HCA 13/76|HCA 13/76 - awaiting complete images, partially transcribed]]
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* 13,989 ship voyages linked to specific deponents with full or partial nodal descriptions
* [[HCA 13/70|HCA 13/70 - fully imaged, transcribed, partially edited]]
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* 8,589 depositions linked to named ships which are affiliated with specific ports of ownership
* [[HCA 13/71|HCA 13/71 - fully imaged, transcribed and edited]]
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* [[HCA 13/72|HCA 13/72 - fully imaged, transcribed, partially edited]]
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* [[HCA 13/73|HCA 13/73 - fully imaged, transcribed, partially edited]]
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MATERIALS
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|| '''Instance papers'''
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* 3,472 depositions linked to named ships with the voyage nodal patterns fully or partially identified and ship ladings identified for specific ports
''HCA 15/5 – HCA 15/7''
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* Accounts
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- '''We are growing this section on the geography and character of ship ladings in response to the geographical interests of database users. Participants in our online seminar on April 25th 2024 will have a chance to influence this according to their research interests'''
* Bills of lading
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* Bonds
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* Inventories
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MICROHISTORY
* Petitions
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* Depositions related to:
* [[HCA 15/6 Box One|HCA 15/6 Box One - awaiting images]]
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- The Royal Exchange (and Exchanges elsewhere in continental Europe)
* [[HCA 15/6 Box Two|HCA 15/6 Box Two - awaiting images]]
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- Customs Houses
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- Taverns, inns and victualling houses
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- Private homes
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- Warehouses and cellars
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- Wharves and keys
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- Shops
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[[File:Length Of Time Resident 07042024.JPG|1300px|thumb|left|]]
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[[File:Place Of Ship 07042024.JPG|1300px|thumb|left|]]
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[[File:Voyage Nodal Points TWO 07042024.JPG|1300px|thumb|left|]]
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[[File:Ladings By Geography 07042024.JPG|1300px|thumb|left|]]
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[[File:Micor History 07042024.JPG|1300px|thumb|left|]]
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==This is a list of people who are confirmed participants in the seminar==
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[[File:Seminar Participants 05042024.JPG]]
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'''If for any reason you need to drop out unexpectedly prior to the seminar, please give us at least a couple of days notice so we can fill your space'''
  
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* Seminar is limited to 20 participants
| [[File:Sentencebundles.jpg|220px|frameless]]
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* We will be using ZOOM, with details to be emailed to participants prior to the event
|| '''Sentence bundles'''
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* Personal copies of the database to be emailed on Friday April 12th 2024
''HCA 24/110 – HCA 24/114''
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* Online users guide to the database to be published on the MarineLives wiki by Friday April 12th 2024
* Allegations
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* Libells
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* Primum decretum
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* Secundum decretum
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* Schedules
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* Bills of expenses
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* Accounts
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* Bills of sale
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* Inventories
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* Protests
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* Wage schedules
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* Supplier schedules
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|| ''Volumes pending''
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* [[HCA 24/110|HCA 24/110 - awaiting images]]
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* [[HCA 24/111|HCA 24/111 - awaiting images]]
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* [[HCA 24/112|HCA 24/112 - awaiting images]]
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* [[HCA 24/113|HCA 24/113 - awaiting images]]
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* [[HCA 24/114|HCA 24/114 - awaiting images]]
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Latest revision as of 06:03, April 10, 2024




MarineLives Online Research Seminar: Thursday, April 25th 2022


We are holding an online research seminar at the end of April to introduce and demonstrate the SOLM-2024 Admiralty Court Database

Seminar Agenda 05042024.JPG



Who will benefit from attending this seminar?


This seminar is intended for doctoral students, post-docs and early career scholars interested in exploring the potential of English High Court of Admiralty material

Participants will:

1. Receive a free copy of the 24,000 deponent, 10,000 ship database (SOLM-2024) to support their personal research, in advance of the seminar

2. Guidance at the seminar on how the database is structured, and how it can best be searched and used to address research questions

3. Hands on experience of using the database, with free online access to 30,000 images which support the database

4. Ongoing support for seminar participants after the seminar as they further explore and use the database



Users Guide to SOLM-2024 database


Users Guide to SOLM-2024 database


What we would like in return?


In return the MarineLives project would appreciate:

1. Your commitment to working collaboratively as you explore your own research questions

2. Your willingness to offer suggestions on how to improve the database

  • Thematically
  • Searchability
  • Usability


What you will learn from attending the MarineLives online seminar on April 25th 2024


For the next two weeks we will be adding content to this section to illustrate the potential of the SOLM-2024 database. Today we are starting with Historical Geography.

1. How to explore Early Modern Historical Geography using the SOLM-2024 database

PEOPLE

  • 24,000 deponents with current place of abode at level of parish and town
  • 2258 deponents with current place of abode identifed and length of time spent at that place
  • 1675 deponents with place of birth identified


SHIPS

  • 13,989 ship voyages linked to specific deponents with full or partial nodal descriptions
  • 8,589 depositions linked to named ships which are affiliated with specific ports of ownership


MATERIALS

  • 3,472 depositions linked to named ships with the voyage nodal patterns fully or partially identified and ship ladings identified for specific ports


- We are growing this section on the geography and character of ship ladings in response to the geographical interests of database users. Participants in our online seminar on April 25th 2024 will have a chance to influence this according to their research interests


MICROHISTORY

  • Depositions related to:

- The Royal Exchange (and Exchanges elsewhere in continental Europe)
- Customs Houses
- Taverns, inns and victualling houses
- Private homes
- Warehouses and cellars
- Wharves and keys
- Shops

Length Of Time Resident 07042024.JPG
Place Of Ship 07042024.JPG
Voyage Nodal Points TWO 07042024.JPG
Ladings By Geography 07042024.JPG
Micor History 07042024.JPG

This is a list of people who are confirmed participants in the seminar


Seminar Participants 05042024.JPG



If for any reason you need to drop out unexpectedly prior to the seminar, please give us at least a couple of days notice so we can fill your space

  • Seminar is limited to 20 participants
  • We will be using ZOOM, with details to be emailed to participants prior to the event
  • Personal copies of the database to be emailed on Friday April 12th 2024
  • Online users guide to the database to be published on the MarineLives wiki by Friday April 12th 2024