He was the son of William Castle (d.1649) shipwright at Redriff (now known as Rotherhithe) and his wife Margaret (d.1635). His younger brother Thomas was also a shipwright. He entered the Royal Navy in 1629 as a ship's carpenter.[1]
Samuel Pepys first mentions Castle in 1664, commenting on the appearance of his wife.[2]
He is buried with his parents in the floor of Bermondsey Parish Church.[3]
Family
In 1636 he married Elizabeth. On 5 July 1663 he married (as a second wife) Martha Batten, daughter of Sir William Batten, Surveyor of the Navy.
His son William Castle died in 1696. A younger son John Castle died in 1700.