Peter Aylward

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Peter Aylward
Person Peter Aylward
Title
First name Peter
Middle name(s)
Last name Aylward
Suffix
Spouse of
Widow of
Occupation Merchant
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 Peter Aileward
Has signoff text Peter Aylward
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Language skills Dutch language, English language, Spanish language
Has interpreter
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Birth country Ireland
Res street
Res parish Saint Catherine Creechurch
Res town London
Res county
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Res country England
Birth year 1619
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Probate date
First deposition age 40
Primary sources
Act book start page(s)
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/73 f.72r Annotate, HCA 13/73 f.187r Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Feb 21 1659, Apr 15 1659
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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

Peter Aylward (b. ca. 1619; d. ?). Merchant.

Hired as purser and assistant to the cape merchant on a voyage to the Spanish West Indies.

Resident in 1659 in the parish of Saint Catherine Creechurch, London, in Leadenhall Street, near the parish church.[1]

Aylward provided considerable detail on his residence in his first deposition in the High Court of Admiralty in February 1659. He stated that "is a subiect of this Commonwealth and hath lived tenn yeares and bin married and a house keeper seaven yeares in this citie, five yeeres whereof hee lived in three tunne alley neere Moregate and now liveth in Leadenhall streete over against Creechurch." He added that he "hath lived some time at Limehouse, but is an Irish man borne."[2]

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Forty year old Peter Aylward deposed on February 21st 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined in the case of the "Lord Protector against the Hope.[3]

Aylward stated that he could understand both Spanish and Dutch as well as English..[4]

Forty year old Peter Aylward deposed again on April 15th 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation in the case of "Claime of ffernandez and others".[5] The case related to the same facts as his earlier deposition.

Peter Aylward stated that he was familiar with John Lopez, who was to go on a voyage to the Spanish West Indies as cape merchant. He, Peter Aylward, was hired by John Page, one of the merchants involved, "in qualitie of purser and assistant to Mr Lopez in regard this deponent had the Spanish tongue perfect and soe was usefull for that negotiation".[6]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/73 f.72v
  2. HCA 13/73 f.72v
  3. HCA 13/73 f.72r
  4. HCA 13/73 f.72r
  5. HCA 13/73 f.187r
  6. HCA 13/73 f.187r