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Ten Figures from Harwich History |
1865 |
 Henry III |
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 Sir Anthony Deane ? |
 Samuel Pepys ? |
 Christopher Jones |
 Christopher Newport |
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 James I |
 Henry VIII |
NB The Essex Standard writes that it concerns ten sovereigns of England related to Harwich.
Under the heads are three plaques erected by the Harwich Historical Society, unrelated to the head above it, with information on Christopher Newport (under #2), Harwich and the Mayflower (under #3) and Samuel Pepys (under #8). I suppose these figures are depicted, and added their name to the most appropriate portrait.
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CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT 1561-1617 christopher newport was christened in st. nicholas' church, harwich essex, on december 29th 1561. after an adventurous seafaring career in the west indies, the virginia company appointed him "sole commander" of the exepedition that, in 1607, established jamestown, the first permanent english settlement in america. he died in 1617 on a trading expedition to java. |
HARWICH AND THE MAYFLOWER in 1620 the mayflower sailed to america with the pilgrim fathers. the ship came from harwich, and the master, christopher jones, lived at 21, kings head street. he was twice married at st. nicholas's church, in july the mayflower left london for southampton, where the pilgrim fathers embarked, and after calling at dartmouth and plymouth, arrived at cape cod, new england in november 1620. |
SAMUEL PEPYS 1633-1703
famous diarist, master of trinity house,first secretary of the admiralty and m.p. for harwich. pepys was a frequent visitor to harwich in the course of his naval and parliamentary duties. he probably stayed with his good friends, sir anthony deane, master of the harwich shipyard, who was the second m.p. for harwich. |
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