Richard Cockett

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Richard Cockett
Person Richard Cockett
Title
First name Richard
Middle name(s)
Last name Cockett
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Mariner
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation Master's mate, One of the Company
Associated with ship(s) Mary of Aldburgh (Master: Robert Yaxley)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen Unknown
Literacy Marke
Has opening text Richard Cockett
Has signoff text Z
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Language skills English language
Has interpreter
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Res town Aldeburgh
Res county Suffolk
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1604
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First deposition age 50
Primary sources
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/70 f.28r Annotate
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Deposition date(s) May 24 1654
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 Coal ship
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

Richard Cockett (b. ca. 1604; d. ?). Mariner.

"One of the companie of the said shipp the ship the Mary".[1]

Master's mate for the last two years of the coal ship the Mary of Aldburgh (Master: Robert Yaxley).

Resident in 1654 in Aldeburgh in the county of Suffolk. "Hee this deponent well knoweth having lived at the said place of Alborough for about 20. yeares past".[2]

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Fifty year old Richard Cockett deposed on May 24th 1654 in the High Court of Admiralty.[3] He was examined on an allegation on behalf of Robert Yaxley, George Blowers and Company in the case of "Robert Yaxley George Blowers, Arthur Blowers and Companie owners of the shipp the Mary of Alborough against the shipp the freeman, John Whitty master and her tackle and ffurniture and against Thomas Delabarr and other".[4]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/70 f.28r
  2. HCA 13/70 f.28r
  3. HCA 13/70 f.28r
  4. HCA 13/70 f.27r