William Castell

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William Castell
Person William Castell
Title
First name William
Middle name(s)
Last name Castell
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Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Shipwright
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation
Associated with ship(s)
Training Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
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Literacy Signature
Has opening text William Castle
Has signoff text Wm. Castell
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Language skills English language
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Birth street
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Birth country
Res street Redriffe Wall
Res parish Saint Mary Magdalen
Res town Bermondsey
Res county Surrey
Res province
Res country England
Birth year 1629
Marriage year
Death year 1696
Probate date April 29, 1696
First deposition age
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/73 f.671r Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Dec 19 1660
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Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation None


Biographical synthesis

William Castell (alt. Wm. Castell; William Castle) (b. ca. 1629; m. 1663; d. ?1696).

Shipwright of Redriffe Wall in the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Surrey.

Married Martha Batten, daughter of Surveyor of the Navy, William Batten and his first wife, Margaret Browne, in 1663.[1]

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

1655

A High Court of Admiralty case concerning the shipment of 500 loads of timber from Norfolk for delivery to "Mr William Castle of Redriffe a shipwright dwelling there", may refer to a different William Castle, also a shipwright. Speculatively, the father or uncle or some other relative of the William Castle (b. c. 1629; d. ?1696) of this biographical profile.[2]

Also in 1655, specifically August 1st 1655, John Wyer, a shipwright of Saint Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, "On the behalfe of William Castle". He stated that "upon Wednesday the 18th day of July last past about tenn of the clock in the fore noone of the same day this deponent and John Groome, Henry Berry and Joseph Graves Shipwrights were put aboard and in quiet and peaceable possession of the shipp the Greyhound (lying against Redriff Staires) by Mr William Castle and by him ordered to keepe the possession thereof to his use".[3] Again, this William Castle may refer to a different William Castle, also a shipwright. As in the case of the earlier case in 1655, this William Castle was also described as being linked to Redriff.

1660

Thirty-one year old William Castell was deposed in the High Court of Admiralty on December 19th, 1660. He gave evidence in the case of the Anne and Margaret.[4]

The case concerned [ADD DATA]

Comment on sources

1678

ADM 106/333/332 Navy Board: Records. IN-LETTERS. Miscellaneous. Abraham Greaves, Jonas Shish, Captain Richard Potter, Deptford. Captain Castle and one of the other merchant Shipwrights say they were told they would receive an additional allowance but this is not true. 21 June 1678

ADM 106/333/304 Navy Board: Records. IN-LETTERS. Miscellaneous. Francis Barham, John Greaves, Abraham Greaves, Richard Boys, John Longe, Mark Croney, Company of Shipwrights. Report of 3rd Rates being built at Henry Johnson's and Robert Castell's shipyards at Blackwall and Deptford. 26 June 1678

ADM 106/333/308 Francis Barham, John Greaves, Richard Boys, John Longe, Mark Croney, John Yarwood, Jonas Shish junior, Company of Shipwrights, Shipwrights Hall. Report of 3rd Rates being built at Henry Johnson's and Robert Castell's [this could be the same as Captain Castle?] shipyards. 1678 Sept 20

ADM 106/336/437 Thomas Lewsley, Purveyor. Asks for a warrant for Deptford to receive goods from Captain Castle, Robert Castle, Abraham Graves, Richard Wood and George Body for the 30 new ships. 1678 Jan 23"

1696

PROB 11/431/171 Will of William Castell, Shipwright of Saint Mary Magdalene Bermondsey, Surrey 29 April 1696

1698

PROB 11/447/176 Will of Robert Castell, Shipwright of Deptford, Kent 20 August 1698

SECONDARY SOURCES

'Castles Shipbuilding: Castles History Project', web resource[5]
  1. 'William Batten', Wikipedia entry, accessed 06/01/2018; 'Castles Shipbuilding: Castles History Project', web resource, accessed 06/01/2018
  2. HCA 13/127 f.47r
  3. HCA 13/70 f.351r
  4. HCA 13/73 f.671r
  5. 'Castles Shipbuilding: Castles History Project', web resource, accessed 06/01/2018