Dirk van Bengale1

M, #16319, b. circa 1681

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Last Edited14/05/2015
Birth*Dirk van Bengale was born circa 1681 in Bengal.1
 
Slave TransactionsOn 10 January 1697 Daniel van Madagascar and Dirk van Bengale were sold by Gerrit Basson to Matthijs Michiels, for f 400.2,3

Citations

  1. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p. 175.. 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. 175.10.1.1697, pp. 135-135 (verso): Daniel from Madagascar (30) and Dirk from Bengal (16), sold by Gerrit Basson to Matthijs Michielsz for f 400.
  3. [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), Sequence IDNO:       1115     
    Slaves First Name:       Daniel     
    Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Madagascar     
    Day Of Sale:       10     
    Month Of Sale:       1     
    Year Of Sale:       1697     
    Trace Possible:       slave comes up for sale again     
    Type Of Name:       Old Testament     
    Continental Origin Code:       Mada&Mau     
    Slaves Age:       20     
    Slaves Gender:       Male     
    Price In Rixdollars:       133     
    Sellers Last Name:       Basson     
    Sellers First Name:       Gerrit     
    Sellers Civil Status:       burgher     
    Sellers Gender:       Male     
    Sellers Domicile:       Table valley     
    Sellers Occupation:       Market Gardener     
    Buyers Last Name:       Michiels     
    Buyers First Name:       Matthijs     
    Buyers Civil Status:       burgher     
    Buyers Gender:       Male     
    Buyers Domicile:       Cape district     
    Buyers Occupation:       farmer     
    Primary Reference:       Transporten en Scheepeniskennis. Hereinafter cited as Changing Hands.
 

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