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Dirk van Bengale¹

M, #16319, b. circa 1681

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Last Edited

14/05/2015

Birth*

Dirk van Bengale was born circa 1681 in Bengal.¹

Slave Transactions

On 10 January 1697 Daniel van Madagascar and Dirk van Bengale were sold by Gerrit Basson to Matthijs Michiels, for f 400.^2,3

Citations

[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.
[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.
[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.