Domingo van Aroe1

M, #13652, b. circa 1680

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Last Edited03/04/2016
BirthOrigin*Domingo was from Aru and was perhaps born there circa 1680. He was said to be 14 or 15 years old in 1695.1 
Slave TransactionsOn 11 May 1695 Domingo van Aroe and Domingo van Aroe were sold for Rds. 130 by Cornelis Keeleman. Shell records they were purchased by Christoffel Groenewald but Böeseken says the purchaser was Jan Mostert.2,3
Slaves owned by individualsBefore 11 May 1695 Domingo van Aroe was.1

Citations

  1. [S432] Robert C-H Shell compiler, Changing Hands, A calendar of bondage in southern Africa, 1550 to 1888, CD-ROM; ISBN 1-86918-063-1; (Cape Town: Ancestry24, September 2007), 0982, Domingo
    Sequence IDNO: 0982
    Slaves First Name: Domingo
    Presumed Place Of Origin: van Aroe
    Day Of Sale: 11
    Month Of Sale: 5
    Year Of Sale: 1695
    Type Of Sale: Oceanic
    Type Of Name: Day name
    Continental Origin Code: Indonesian Archipelago
    Slaves Age: 15
    Slaves Gender: Male
    Price In Rixdollars: 65
    Sellers Last Name: Keeleman
    Sellers First Name: Cornelis
    Sellers Civil Status: VOC employee
    Sellers Gender: Male
    Sellers Domicile: Transit-at sea
    Sellers Occupation: Skipper
    Buyers Last Name: Groenewald
    Buyers First Name: Christoffel
    Buyers Civil Status: burgher
    Buyers Gender: Male
    Buyers Domicile: Table valley
    Buyers Occupation: blacksmith
    Primary Reference: Transporten en Scheepeniskennis. Hereinafter cited as Changing Hands.
  2. [S432] Robert C-H Shell compiler, Changing Hands, Sequence IDNO:       0982     
    Slaves First Name:       Domingo     
    Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Aroe     
    Day Of Sale:       11     
    Month Of Sale:       5     
    Year Of Sale:       1695     
    Type Of Sale:       Oceanic     
    Type Of Name:       Day name     
    Continental Origin Code:       Indonesian Archipelago     
    Slaves Age:       15     
    Slaves Gender:       Male     
    Price In Rixdollars:       65     
    Sellers Last Name:       Keeleman     
    Sellers First Name:       Cornelis     
    Sellers Civil Status:       VOC employee     
    Sellers Gender:       Male     
    Sellers Domicile:       Transit-at sea     
    Sellers Occupation:       Skipper     
    Buyers Last Name:       Groenewald     
    Buyers First Name:       Christoffel     
    Buyers Civil Status:       burgher     
    Buyers Gender:       Male     
    Buyers Domicile:       Table valley     
    Buyers Occupation:       blacksmith     
    Primary Reference:       Transporten en Scheepeniskennis     

    Sequence IDNO:       0983     
    Slaves First Name:       Ismael     
    Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Macassar     
    Day Of Sale:       11     
    Month Of Sale:       5     
    Year Of Sale:       1695     
    Type Of Sale:       Oceanic     
    Type Of Name:       Old Testament     
    Continental Origin Code:       Indonesian Archipelago     
    Slaves Age:       24     
    Slaves Gender:       Male     
    Price In Rixdollars:       65     
    Sellers Last Name:       Keeleman     
    Sellers First Name:       Cornelis     
    Sellers Civil Status:       VOC employee     
    Sellers Gender:       Male     
    Sellers Domicile:       Transit-at sea     
    Sellers Occupation:       Skipper     
    Buyers Last Name:       Groenewald     
    Buyers First Name:       Christoffel     
    Buyers Civil Status:       burgher     
    Buyers Gender:       Male     
    Buyers Domicile:       Table valley     
    Buyers Occupation:       blacksmith     
    Primary Reference:       Transporten en Scheepeniskennis.
  3. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.122. 11.5.1695, p. 122 (verso): Ismael from Macassar (24) and Domingo from Aroe (14/15), sold by Cornelis Keeleman to Jan Mostert for Rds. 130.. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
 

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