Morris Briggs

Morris Briggs

Morris Briggs
Person	Morris Briggs
Title
First name	Morris
Middle name(s)
Last name	Briggs
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation	Waterman
Secondary shorebased occupation
Mariner occupation
Associated with ship(s)
Training	Not apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of
Had apprentice(s)
Citizen	Unknown
Literacy	Signature
Has opening text	Morrice Briggs
Has signoff text	Morris Briggs
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	Saint Catherines near the Tower
Res town	London
Res county
Res province
Res country	England
Birth year	1602
Marriage year
Death year
Probate date
First deposition age	55
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.174r Annotate
Chancery start page(s)
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Miscellaneous start page(s)
Act book date(s)
Personal answer date(s)
Allegation date(s)
Interrogatories date(s)
Deposition date(s)	Nov 17 1657
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	River boat
Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
Role in Silver Ship litigation	None

Biographical synthesis

Morris Briggs (b.ca.1602; d.?). Waterman.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Morris Briggs, a fifty-five year old waterman of the parish of Saint Catherine's near the Tower, deposed in the High Court of Admiralty on November 17th 1657.