Difference between revisions of "Thomas Root"
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− | |Person=Thomas | + | |Person=Thomas Root |
|First name=Thomas | |First name=Thomas | ||
− | |Last name= | + | |Last name=Root |
|Occupation=Porter | |Occupation=Porter | ||
|Training=Not apprentice | |Training=Not apprentice | ||
|Citizen=Not citizen | |Citizen=Not citizen | ||
|Literacy=Signature | |Literacy=Signature | ||
− | |Has signoff text=Thomas | + | |Has opening text=Thomas Roote |
+ | |Has signoff text=Thomas Root | ||
+ | |Transcription image={{#transcription-image: }} | ||
|Language skills=English language, | |Language skills=English language, | ||
|Res parish=Allhallows the Great | |Res parish=Allhallows the Great | ||
|Res country=England | |Res country=England | ||
|Birth year=1629 | |Birth year=1629 | ||
+ | |First deposition age=29 | ||
|Deposition start page(s)=HCA 13/72 f.330r Annotate, | |Deposition start page(s)=HCA 13/72 f.330r Annotate, | ||
|Deposition date(s)=May 15 1658 | |Deposition date(s)=May 15 1658 | ||
+ | |Has infobox completed=Yes | ||
+ | |Has synthesis completed=No | ||
+ | |Has HCA evidence completed=Yes | ||
+ | |Has source comment completed=Yes | ||
+ | |Type of ship=Shore based trade | ||
+ | |Role in Silver Ship litigation=None | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Biographical synthesis== | ==Biographical synthesis== | ||
+ | Thomas Root (b. ca. 1629; d. ?). Porter. | ||
+ | Resident in the parish of Allhallows the Great in 1658. | ||
==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty== | ==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty== | ||
− | + | Twenty-nine year old Thomas Root deposed in the High Court of Admiralty on May 15th 1658. He gave his occupation as porter.<ref>[[HCA 13/72 f.330r Annotate|HCA 13/72 f.330r]]</ref> His precontest, another porter named Bartholomew Cuff, sixty years of age, had similarly given Allhallows the Great as his parish of residence. Cuff had described himself as "porter of the Stillyard", which evidently was also the location of Roots' portering activities.<ref>[[HCA 13/72 f.329v Annotate|HCA 13/72 f.329v]]</ref> | |
==Comment on sources== | ==Comment on sources== | ||
− | + | "London Hearth Tax: 1662: In the Third precinct of the parish of Alhallowes the greate | |
− | '''Thomas Root''' 0 hearths status: j"<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-hearth-tax/london/1662/dowgate-ward-allhallows-the-great-third-precinct Hearth Tax: City of London 1662: Dowgate ward: Allhallows the Great Third Precinct', London Hearth Tax: City of London, 1662 (2011), viewed 30/07/2016</ref> | + | '''Thomas Root''' 0 hearths status: j"<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-hearth-tax/london/1662/dowgate-ward-allhallows-the-great-third-precinct Hearth Tax: City of London 1662: Dowgate ward: Allhallows the Great Third Precinct', London Hearth Tax: City of London, 1662 (2011), viewed 30/07/2016]</ref> |
Latest revision as of 19:45, November 5, 2016
Thomas Root | |
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Person | Thomas Root |
Title | |
First name | Thomas |
Middle name(s) | |
Last name | Root |
Suffix | |
Spouse of | |
Widow of | |
Occupation | Porter |
Secondary shorebased occupation | |
Mariner occupation | |
Associated with ship(s) | |
Training | Not apprentice |
Is apprentice of | |
Was apprentice of | |
Had apprentice(s) | |
Citizen | Not citizen |
Literacy | Signature |
Has opening text | Thomas Roote |
Has signoff text | Thomas Root |
Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
Language skills | English language |
Has interpreter | |
Birth street | |
Birth parish | |
Birth town | |
Birth county | |
Birth province | |
Birth country | |
Res street | |
Res parish | Allhallows the Great |
Res town | |
Res county | |
Res province | |
Res country | England |
Birth year | 1629 |
Marriage year | |
Death year | |
Probate date | |
First deposition age | 29 |
Primary sources | |
Act book start page(s) | |
Personal answer start page(s) | |
Allegation start page(s) | |
Interrogatories page(s) | |
Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/72 f.330r Annotate |
Chancery start page(s) | |
Letter start page(s) | |
Miscellaneous start page(s) | |
Act book date(s) | |
Personal answer date(s) | |
Allegation date(s) | |
Interrogatories date(s) | |
Deposition date(s) | May 15 1658 |
How complete is this biography? | |
Has infobox completed | Yes |
Has synthesis completed | No |
Has HCA evidence completed | Yes |
Has source comment completed | Yes |
Ship classification | |
Type of ship | Shore based trade |
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Thomas Root (b. ca. 1629; d. ?). Porter.
Resident in the parish of Allhallows the Great in 1658.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Twenty-nine year old Thomas Root deposed in the High Court of Admiralty on May 15th 1658. He gave his occupation as porter.[1] His precontest, another porter named Bartholomew Cuff, sixty years of age, had similarly given Allhallows the Great as his parish of residence. Cuff had described himself as "porter of the Stillyard", which evidently was also the location of Roots' portering activities.[2]
Comment on sources
"London Hearth Tax: 1662: In the Third precinct of the parish of Alhallowes the greate