Richard Clayton
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| Richard Clayton | |
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| Person | Richard Clayton |
| Title | |
| First name | Richard |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Clayton |
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| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Cook |
| Associated with ship(s) | Harry Bonadventure (Master: Robert Swanley) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Marke |
| Has opening text | Richard Clayton |
| Has signoff text | R |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Birth country | |
| Res street | Blackwall |
| Res parish | |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1626 |
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| First deposition age | 35 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/68 f.144r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Sep 26 1653 |
| 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 | In sevice of the Commonwealth |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Richard Clayton (b. ca. 1626; d. ?). Mariner.
Late cook of the ship the Harry Bonadventure (Master: Robert Swanley).
Resident in 1653 in Blackwall in the county of Middlesex.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Thirty-five year old Richard Clayton deposed on September 26th 1653 in the High Court of Admiralty.[1] He was examined on an allegation in the case of XXX.
Richard Clayton stated that the ship the Harry Bonadventure was employed by Mr Longland at Leghorne to be in the service of the English Commonwealth under the command of Captaine Robert Swanley.
