Mathew Crouar

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Mathew Crouar
Person Mathew Crouar
Title
First name Mathew
Middle name(s)
Last name Crouar
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Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Master's mate
Associated with ship(s) Olive Branche (Master: John Brampton)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
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Citizen Unknown
Literacy Signature
Has opening text Mathew Crouer
Has signoff text Mathew Crouar
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Language skills English language
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Res town Redriff
Res county Surrey
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Res country England
Birth year 1630
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First deposition age 28
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/72 f.519v Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Aug 20 1658
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Has infobox completed Yes
Has synthesis completed No
Has HCA evidence completed No
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Ship classification
Type of ship Merchant ship
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

Mathew Crouar (b. ca. 1630; d. ?). Mariner.

Had been master's mate on the ship the Olive Branche (Master: John Brampton) in 1656 and 1657 on a voyage to Bantam.

Resident in 1658 in Redriff in the county of Surrey.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Twenty-eight year old Mathew Crouar deposed on August 20th 1658 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation in a case concerning the ship the Olive Branche.[1]

Mathew Crouar stated that "hee well knoweth the arlate ship the Olive Branche having gone masters mate of her the voyage in question" The ship had sailed from London on a voyage to Bantam in the East Indies, intending to transport her lading of pepper from Bantam to Leghorne. She arrived at Bantam on December 23rd 1656, but was prevented from entereing the port by two Dutch vessels.[2]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/72 f.519v
  2. HCA 13/72 f.519v