Posted on 03/05/2015 5:38:08 PM PST by Lee'sGhost
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LOTS of great information. Can’t thank you all enough. I knew my fellow FReepers would come through.
Lee’sGhost
Off topic, but still interesting for background.
Recruiting Citizens for Soldiers in Seventeenth-Century English Ballads
http://www.academia.edu/465929/Recruiting_Citizens_for_Soldiers_in_Seventeenth-Century_English_Ballads
Lloyd’s of London may have a great deal of information on this subject as they were the center of shipping in that period.
Hudson Bay Company may have extensive records of their sailors.
A Professor of English Literature may be able to rattle them off the top of their head as the sea faring literature was very popular in that time.
Diaries of sailors are a distinct possibilty.
Lloyd’s of London may have a great deal of information on this subject as they were the center of shipping in that period.
Hudson Bay Company may have extensive records of their sailors.
A Professor of English Literature may be able to rattle them off the top of their head as the sea faring literature was very popular in that time.
Diaries of sailors are a distinct possibilty.
Hey, Lee...
Finally got to my library and looked up this book I have that may help you with not just your specific question but also London history in general.
It’s entitled: “ London: The Biography” and goes into real detail as to the origins, history and development, and areas of London. Chapter 57 deals with the history of water front activity on the Thames in London. I just skimmed it bit and it looks as if it may be of great help to your project.
I’m sure you could find a copy on Amazon...
Let us know how you do, okay?
Sorry, the author of “London: The Biography” is Peter Ackroyd...
Cheers...
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You can google for individual neighborhoods there.
Very welcome... am hoping you will announce when it is published so we can read it. You sound like a most diligent author :-)
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