Willem van de Caep van Vololong1
M, #18756, b. before 4 January 1699
Mother* | Vololong van Madagascar1 b. c 1681 |
Last Edited | 22/07/2017 |
Birth* | Willem van de Caep van Vololong was born before 4 January 1699 in de Caep de Goede Hoop.1 |
Baptism | Willem van de Caep van Vololong was baptized on 4 January 1699 Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk, (Cape Town).2 |
RacialDesignation* | On 4 January 1699 Willem van de Caep van Vololong was described as halfslag, a racial tag meaning he was mixed race, i.e. the father would most likely have been white. For more on the racial and social typecasting of the period, visit this page: Nomenclature & identity tags peculiar to the Cape of Good Hope deriving from an individual’s legal status made for legally-entrenched hierarchic discrimination.1 |
Slaves Owned by the Company | On 4 January 1699 Vololong van Madagascar and Willem van de Caep van Vololong were enslaved and owned by the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) at the Cape.1 |
Citations
- [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org).
- [S502] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org) "4 Jan: 1699
een kint van
Voangie van Madag: gent. Hans Jurie, [halfslag]
Vololong van Madagas: gent. Willem, [Heelslag]
Eva vande Caep gent. Andries, [Heelslag]
Susanna van Madag: gent. Michiel, [Heelslag]
familysearch.org."