Deposition of Ambrose and Katherin Hobson

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1643-04-07
Identifier: 830034r035

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Galway & Roscommon
Deposition Type: Dublin Original
Nature of Deposition: Death, Robbery, Stripping
Commissioners: Henry Brereton, John Sterne
Deposition Transcription:


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Ambrose Hobson of Drometemple in the County of Roscomon Carpenter and Katherin his wiffe sworne & examjned depose & say That since in the begining of the present Rebellion and by meanes thereof They were deprived robbed & dispojled of their meanes goods & chattells vizt of Cowes & other Cattle horses howsholdstuff hay fewell work [ ] tooles & other things worth threescor{e} <A> Pownds at least By the Rebells Daniell Owlton of dromtemple aforesaid Katherin Griffin whoe lived with the said Owlton and divers other Rebells whom they cannott name And they alsoe stript theis deponents & children of their clothes: & then theis deponents & Children fledd away for saffty of their lives: Their poore children dying of could Cold, want & the affright they tooke when the deponents and they were soe robbed & stripped as aforesaid
signum predicti Ambrosij
[mark]
signum predictæ Katherine
[mark]
Jur: 7o Aprilis 1643
Hen: Brereton.
John Sterne

Cert

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fol. 34v


243

Roscomon
Ambrose Hobson
Jur 7o Apr 1643
Intr
Cert fact
Robbery only
hand

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Deponent Fullname: Ambrose Hobson, Katherin Hobson
Deponent Gender: Male, Female
Deponent Occupation: Carpenter, Wife
Deponent County of Residence: Roscommon,
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Daniell Owlton, Katherin Griffin
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Rebel, Rebel