Richard Cooke

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Richard Cooke
Person Richard Cooke
Title
First name Richard
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Last name Cooke
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Occupation Ship carpenter
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Training Apprentice
Is apprentice of
Was apprentice of John Major
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Has opening text Richard Cooke
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Res street Horsey downe
Res parish
Res town Southwark
Res county Surrey
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Res country England
Birth year 1636
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Deposition start page(s) HCA 13/71 f.138r Annotate
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Deposition date(s) Apr 16 1656
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Silver Ship litigation in 1650s
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Biographical synthesis

Richard Cooke (b. ca. 1636; d. ?). Ship's carpenter. Apprentice in late 1654 to the shipwright John Major.

Resident in 1656 in Horsey downe in the county of Surrey.

Evidence from High Court of Admiralty

Twenty year old Richard Cooke deposed on April 16th 1656 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on a libel in the case of "John Mayor against a certayne Lighter called the William and ffrancis whereof William Knight and company were owners and against the sayd William Knight and company comming in for their interest and against whatsoever persons et cetera".[1]

Richard Cooke stated that a lighter named the William and ffrancis was in need of repair and that the shipwright John Major was employed to effect the repairs. Richard Cooke himself was one of the men employed on the repair work, and indeed at the time was an apprentice of John Major. The repairs were worth £52-04-09 d, and John Major remained unpaid.[2]

Comment on sources

  1. HCA 13/71 f.135r
  2. HCA 13/71 f.138v