Claas Caste1
M, #15473, b. circa 1660
Last Edited | 12/03/2016 |
Birth* | Claas Caste was born circa 1660, he was said to be 36 years old in 1696.2,1 |
Names in the record, in publications, etc. | 10 May 1696, the name of Claas was written in the record as Claas Casta.2 |
Slave Transactions | On 8 July 1676 Claas Caste was sold by Joan Bax van Herentals to Alexander Blanck.3 |
Slave Emancipations | On 10 May 1696 Claas Caste was emancipated by Alexander Blanck, according to Shell, this was a testamentory emancipation. He does not again appear in the record.2,4 |
Citations
- [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p. 132. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
- [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.173. 10.5.1696, p. 53: Claas Casta (36), manumitted by Alexander Blanck.
- [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 132. 8.7.1676: Claas Caste, sold by Governor Johan Bax to Alexander Blanck for Rds.95.
- [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), Slave First Name: Claas
Second Name: Casta
Toponym: van der Kaap
Descent: Half breed
Name Type: Owner's name pool
Continental Origin: Creole
Slave Place Origin: Creole
Gender: M
Simplified Age: Adult
Age: 36
Repatriation: Testamentary
Slave Status: Burgher
Slave Baptised: No
Kin Involved: No
Owner Related: No
No Of Slaves In Manumission Related: 1
Owner Surname: Blank
Owner First Name: Alexander
Owner Death Status: Dead
Owner Gender: Male
Owner Status: Burgher
Owner Occupation: Farmer
Owner District: Stellenbosch
Owner Immigration: Yes
Manumitter Surname: Blank
Manumitter First Name: Alexander
Manumitter Gender: Male
Manumitter Status: Burgher
Manumitter Occupation: Farmer
Manumitter District: Stellenbosch
Manumitter Immigration: Yes
Sale Transaction Day: 10
Sale Transaction Month: 5
Sale Transaction Year: 1696
IDNO: 3097
Manumission Type: Testament
Right Of Manumission: Other
Year Freed: 1696
Reference: Transporten and Scheepenkennis
Page Number: Fol 53. Hereinafter cited as Changing Hands.