First Fifty Years - a project collating Cape of Good Hope records

Fytje van Bengale¹

F, #18636, b. circa 1686

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Last Edited

14/06/2017

BirthOrigin*

Fytje was from Bengale and was perhaps born there circa 1686. The date is estimated, she was old enough to witness a baptism in 1706. In order to witness a baptism, she herself must have been baptised - further identification required.¹

Baptisms - Witness

Fytje van Bengale and Elisabeth van de Caap witnessed the baptism of Julius NN on 24 October 1706 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town).²
She and Elisabeth van de Caap witnessed the baptism of Augustus NN on 24 October 1706 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town).²
She potentially witnessed the baptism of Christina van der Caep on 21 November 1706 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town), this witness has not been positively identified.³

Citations

[S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org).
[S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org) "[24 Oct: 1706] gedoopt twe slaven kinderen vande vryborger Bouman gent, - Julius - Augustus als getuygen stonden Fytje van Bengale en Elisabeth vande Caap
familysearch.org."
[S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org) "Eodem dito [21 Nov: 1706] Gedoopt een slavinne kint van Petrus Kalden ten overstaan van Sophia, gent. - Christina
familysearch.org."