Lijsje van Bengale1

F, #15975, b. 1682/83

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Last Edited02/04/2015
BirthOrigin*Lijsje was from Bengal and was perhaps born there in 1682/83. Van Bengale - or from Bengal - was a term loosely applied during the period of VOC dominance to enslaved or formerly enslaved people from any of the countries bordering the Bay of Bengal. She was said to be 10 or 11 years old in 1693.1 
Slave TransactionsOn 28 May 1693 Sara van Malabar and Lijsje van Bengale were sold by Jan de Wit to Cornelis Jansz Simons, for Rds. 30 and Rds. 50 respectively.2
On 10 May 1694 Lijsje van Bengale was sold by Cornelis Jansz Simons to Matthijs Wichtman, for Rds. 80.3

Citations

  1. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.163.. Hereinafter cited as Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700.
  2. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.163. 28.5.1693, p. 334: Sara from Malabar (16/17), and Lijsje from Bengal (10/11), sold by Captain Jan de Wit to C. J. Simons for Rds. 30 and Rds. 50 respectively.
  3. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.165. 10.5.1694: Lijsje from Bengal (11/12), sold by Cornelis Simons to Matthijs Wichmans for Rds. 80.
 

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