George Cobden
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| George Cobden | |
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| Person | George Cobden |
| Title | |
| First name | George |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Cobden |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Commander |
| Associated with ship(s) | James of London (Master: George Cobden) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | George Cobden |
| Has signoff text | George Cobden |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Birth country | |
| Res street | Shadwell |
| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1602 |
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| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 53 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/71 f.111v Annotate |
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| Act book date(s) | |
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| Allegation date(s) | |
| Interrogatories date(s) | |
| Deposition date(s) | Mar 5 1656 |
| 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 | Merchant ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
George Cobden (b. ca. 1602; d. ?). Mariner.
Late commander and master of the ship the James of London.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Fifty-three year old George Cobden deposed on March 5th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on interrogatories on behalf of London merchant Henry Clarke in the case "A business of ensurance touching the losse of certayne goods and merchandizes laden a board the shipp James of London whereof George Cobden was late master".[1]
