marshall of admiralty

[lisat]

I have an ancestor in about 1560 who was a Marshall of the Admiralty. Does anyone know what that really means- I think he worked in London, and I guess held some sort of position in the Admiralty there, but what did he do?

[stanmapstone]

He was  an officer of the High Court of Admiralty http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/high-court-admiralty.htm

Stan

[genechaser]

Hi

Take a look at this site.

http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/how/admiralty_g01.pdf

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=What+was+a+Marshall+of+the+Admiralty&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7PRFA_en&redir_esc=&ei=yg8oT4nyC6iQ0AWJzsjsBA

[stanmapstone]

From the OED Marshal of the (Court of) Admiralty ; also admiralty marshal. Originally: a principal officer of the Court of Admiralty under the authority of the Lord High Admiral of England. Subsequently: the holder of an equivalent post in the modern court system; in wider use: an officer empowered to carry out the orders of a maritime court, including the arrest of vessels.

Stan

[lisat]

Thanks, Stan and genechaser, I'll take a good look at these sites.