Henry Goffe
| Henry Goffe | |
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| Person | Henry Goffe |
| Title | |
| First name | Henry |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Goffe |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Shipwright |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | |
| Associated with ship(s) | |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | Henry Goffe |
| Has signoff text | Henry Goffe |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Birth country | |
| Res street | Limehouse |
| Res parish | Stepney |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1608 |
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| Probate date | |
| First deposition age | 48 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/70 f.674v Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Jan 29 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 | Shore based trade |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Contents
Biographical synthesis
Henry Goffe (b. ca. 1608; d. ?). Shipwright.
Resident in 1656 in Limehouse.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Forty-eight year old Henry Goffe deposed on January 29th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined in the case of "Warren against Horner".[1]
Henry Goffe stated he was responsible for working on the ship the White Angell for five weeks before her departure from the port of London on a voyage. He "being a shippwright and hired to oversight the worke of fitting her for the said space (saving Sundayes)". He described her as a "strong tight and staunch shipp" and by his estimation "well and sufficiently tackled apparelled and furnished fit for such a voyage". As evidence of her physical integrity he stated that the ship "was not pumped nor needed pumpeing but twice in the space of a moneth of the said five weekes time".[2]
