Reports of Cases in the Prerogative Courts of Canterbury p.106

Life History

1728	Born in Chester, Cheshire.1
13th May 1728	Baptised in St. Oswald, Chester, Cheshire
15th Dec 1749	Wrote will
Aug 1751	Military in Posted to East Indies
1752	Military in Lieutenant of the Troop of Horse, Cavalry
8th Jan 1752	Military in Shipped to Fort St. David, Cuddalore aboard the Durrington
14th Mar 1752	Military in Shipped to Fort St. George, Madras aboard the Durrington
1753	Military in Captain of a troop of Dragoons in the East India Company's service
Oct 1753	Died in East Indies

Other facts

Married ELIZABETH

Notes

• England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000
  Name: James Ripington
  Event: Christening
  Event Date: 13 May 1728
  Event Place: St Oswald, Chester, Cheshire, England
  Gender: Male
  Father: Tho. Ripington
  Film Number: 2068353
  Digital Folder Number: 4018799
  Image Number: 107
• Ship Durrington:
  Rig: Ship
  Type: Reg
  Tons: 555
  EIC Service Period: 1739-1754
  EIC Voyages: 4
  Most of the East India Company vessels are listed as Ships; that is, they have three masts and are often referred to as full-rigged ships. The EIC mostly employed these vessels as they would stand up to long distance ocean voyages, and were sturdily built to withstand rough seas.
  Type - Reg =  Regular Ship
  The East India Company chartered most of its merchant ships, rather than owning them itself (unlike other countries' East India companies). Most of these vessels were chartered on a long term basis from particular owners, and made "regular" voyages to the east in the sailing season. A season was supposed to run from September one year to April the next, although ships did not always depart on time, as there were often delays.
  These ships took anything up to two years to make a round trip to the east and back, sometimes even longer.  A set number of ships departed England each year, depending on the amount of cargo to be carried and brought back from the east. These ships were known as Regular Ships and the rules for operating them were tightly controlled by the Company.

Sources

• 1. England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000
  • (secondary evidence)