Elias Giers1

M, #16907, b. circa 1630, d. 1660

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Last Edited10/09/2015
BirthOrigin*Elias was from Stockholm and may have been born there circa 1630. His age is estimated.1 
Death*He died in 1660, he was recorded among the deceased in 1660. He had been employed by the Amsterdam Chamber.2
 
(Passenger) ShipVoyage On 23 August 1653 the Lam (Witte) departed Texel enroute to (Cape Town) where it docked on 23 August 1653. Among those on board was Elias Giers.3,2 
Monsterrollen and Opgaafrollen (Muster and tax rolls)On 20 March 1656 Elias Giers was enumerated in the muster roll, as a soldier.1
On 31 May 1657 Elias Giers was enumerated in the muster roll, as a soldier earning f 9 per month.4
On 15 February 1658 Elias Giers was enumerated in the muster roll, he was recorded as Elias Giers, of Stockholm, soldier.5
On 5 March 1659 Elias Giers was enumerated in the muster roll, he was recorded as 'of Stockholm', soldier.6
In 1660 Elias Giers was enumerated in the muster roll, he was recorded as of Stockholm, corporal.7

Citations

  1. [S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, Letters Despatched 1652-1662 to which are added land grants, attestations, Journal of voyage to Tristan da Cunha, names of freemen, &c. Vol III, H.C.V. Leibrandt; (Cape Town, South Africa: W.A. Richards & Sons, Government Printers, 1900), p.284-286. Hereinafter cited as Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope.
  2. [S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, p.310. Elias Giers, of Stockholm, corporal; arrived in the flute Het Lam in 1653.
  3. [S351] Grahame Naudé, "Dutch East India Company Shipping", Familia (DEIC Shipping) 43 Number 1 (2006): Details of voyage 0781.1 from Texel to Batavia
    Number     0781.1
    Name of ship     LAM (WITTE)
    Master     
    Tonnage     
    Type of ship     fluit
    Built     
    Yard     Amsterdam
    Chamber     Amsterdam
    Date of departure     23-08-1653
    Place of departure     Texel
    Arrival at Cape     22-12-1653
    Departure from Cape     31-12-1653
    Date of arrival at destination     22-03-1654
    Place of arrival     Batavia
    Particulars     On 28-10-1654 wrecked on a reef at Taiwan's north coast.
    Next homeward voyage     
    On Board     I     II     III     IV     V     VI
    Total                         1     111. Hereinafter cited as "Dutch East India Company Shipping."
  4. [S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, pp.287-289.
  5. [S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, p.291.
  6. [S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, p.295.
  7. [S647] Precis of the archives of the Cape of Good Hope, p.297.
 

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