Leander van Ceylon1

M, #16568, b. circa 1684

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Last Edited22/05/2015
BirthOrigin*Leander was from Ceylon and was perhaps born there circa 1684. He was said to be 14 years old in 1698.1 
Slave TransactionsOn 8 March 1698 Leander van Ceylon was sold by Lambert Cleijn to Henning Hüsing, for Rds. 50.2

Citations

  1. [S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p. 183.. 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. 183. 8.3.1698: Leander from Ceylon (14), sold by Lambert Cleijn, skipper of the Schoondijke, to Henning Hüsing for Rds. 50.
 

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