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Cornelis Keeleman

M, #6287, b. circa 1650

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Last Edited

09/04/2015

Birth*

Cornelis Keeleman was born circa 1650.¹

Occupation

On 19 March 1692 Cornelis Keeleman was the skipper of the Handboog.²

Occupation

On 11 May 1695 Cornelis Keeleman was the skipper of the De Spiegel.³

Occupation*

On 24 June 1697 Cornelis Keeleman was skipper on the Spiegel de Caep de Goede Hoop.⁴

Names in the record, in publications, etc.

19 March 1692, the name of Cornelis was written in the record as Cornelis Keleman.²

Slave Transactions

On 19 March 1693 Simon van Malabar was sold by Cornelis Keeleman to Simon van der Stel, for Rds. 52.²
On 30 April 1693 Dominga van der Kust Coromandel was sold by Cornelis Keleman to Jan Dircks de Beer, for Rds. 40.⁵
On 11 May 1695 Ismael van Macassar and Domingo van Aroe were sold for Rds. 130 by Cornelis Keeleman. Shell records they were purchased by Christoffel Groenewald but Böeseken says the purchaser was Jan Mostert.^6,7
On 11 May 1695 Joseph van Bengale and Sara van Timor were sold by Cornelis Keleman to Jan Dircks de Beer, for Rds. 120.³
On 11 May 1695 Jan van Malabar was sold by Cornelis Keeleman to Jan Mostert, for Rds. 60.⁸
On 25 June 1697 Adam van Malabar and Tamar van Tambora were sold by Cornelis Keeleman to Christoph Grünewaldt de Caep de Goede Hoop, for Rds. 60 and Rds. 70, respectively.^9,10,11
On 5 June 1698 Anna Groothenning van Bengale was sold by Cornelis Keeleman to Gerrit Hendrik Meyer de Caep de Goede Hoop, for 54 rixdollars.

IMPORTANT NOTE: There is a strong likelihood the year of this transaction was 1697, and not 1698. Given sailing times of the period, it is unlikely Ke(e)leman could have travelled from the Cape in June 1697 when he skippered the Spiegel and sold two slaves, to Patria and then return to the East and back to the Cape by June 1698.

However, both Böeseken and Shell cite the Transporten & Schepenkenisse as source for the date and it seems strange that both would have exactly the same transcription error. It would require going back to the original TN&S document to be sure.

My thanks to Ceri MacKellar for bringing this anomaly to my attention.^12,13

Slaves owned by individuals

Anna Groothenning van Bengale was enslaved before 5 June 1698 somewhere in the countries surrounding the Bay of Bengal where she apparently came into the possession of Cornelis Keeleman.¹⁴

Citations

[S21] Date estimated by compiler, Delia Robertson and, unless there is corroborating information, should not be considered as anything more than a guide.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.162. 19.3.1693, p. 285: Simon from Malabar (20/2]), sold by Cornelis Keleman, skipper of the Handboog, to Simon van der Stel for Rds. 52.. 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.169. 11.5.1695, p. 121: Joseph from Bengal (20) and Sara from Timor (30), sold by Cornelis Keeleman, skipper of De Spiegel, to Jan Dircx de Beer for Rds. 120.
[S347] Mansell Upham, "Slaves of the free-burgher Christoffel Groenewald", February 2006 (Pretoria, South Africa). This short register was prepared for Delia Robertson by Mansell Upham in February 2006.. Hereinafter cited as "Slaves of Christoffel Groenewald."
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.162. 30.4.1693. pp. 304-305: Dominga from the Coast (16/17), sold by Cornelis Keleman, skipper of the Handboog, to Jan Dircx de Beer for Rds. 40.
[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:       0982
Slaves First Name:       Domingo
Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Aroe
Day Of Sale:       11
Month Of Sale:       5
Year Of Sale:       1695
Type Of Sale:       Oceanic
Type Of Name:       Day name
Continental Origin Code:       Indonesian Archipelago
Slaves Age:       15
Slaves Gender:       Male
Price In Rixdollars:       65
Sellers Last Name:       Keeleman
Sellers First Name:       Cornelis
Sellers Civil Status:       VOC employee
Sellers Gender:       Male
Sellers Domicile:       Transit-at sea
Sellers Occupation:       Skipper
Buyers Last Name:       Groenewald
Buyers First Name:       Christoffel
Buyers Civil Status:       burgher
Buyers Gender:       Male
Buyers Domicile:       Table valley
Buyers Occupation:       blacksmith
Primary Reference:       Transporten en Scheepeniskennis

Sequence IDNO:       0983
Slaves First Name:       Ismael
Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Macassar
Day Of Sale:       11
Month Of Sale:       5
Year Of Sale:       1695
Type Of Sale:       Oceanic
Type Of Name:       Old Testament
Continental Origin Code:       Indonesian Archipelago
Slaves Age:       24
Slaves Gender:       Male
Price In Rixdollars:       65
Sellers Last Name:       Keeleman
Sellers First Name:       Cornelis
Sellers Civil Status:       VOC employee
Sellers Gender:       Male
Sellers Domicile:       Transit-at sea
Sellers Occupation:       Skipper
Buyers Last Name:       Groenewald
Buyers First Name:       Christoffel
Buyers Civil Status:       burgher
Buyers Gender:       Male
Buyers Domicile:       Table valley
Buyers Occupation:       blacksmith
Primary Reference:       Transporten en Scheepeniskennis. Hereinafter cited as Changing Hands.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.122. 11.5.1695, p. 122 (verso): Ismael from Macassar (24) and Domingo from Aroe (14/15), sold by Cornelis Keeleman to Jan Mostert for Rds. 130.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p.169. 11.5.1695, p. 121 (verso): Jan from Malabar (20/21), sold by Cornelis Keeleman to Jan Mostert for Rds. 60.
[S432] Robert C-H Shell compiler, Changing Hands, 1227, Adam
Sequence IDNO: 1227
Slaves First Name: Adam
Presumed Place Of Origin: Van Malabar
Day Of Sale: 25
Month Of Sale: 6
Year Of Sale: 1697
Type Of Sale: Oceanic
Type Of Name: Old Testament
Continental Origin Code: Indian Sub Continent
Slaves Age: 20
Slaves Gender: Male
Price In Rixdollars: 60
Sellers Last Name: Keeleman
Sellers First Name: Cornelis
Sellers Civil Status: VOC employee
Sellers Gender: Male
Sellers Domicile: Transit-at sea
Sellers Occupation: Skipper
Buyers Last Name: Groenewald
Buyers First Name: Christoffel
Buyers Civil Status: burgher
Buyers Gender: Male
Buyers Domicile: Table valley
Buyers Occupation: blacksmith
Primary Reference: Transporten en Scheepeniskennis.
[S432] Robert C-H Shell compiler, Changing Hands, Sequence IDNO: 1230
Slaves First Name: Tamar
Presumed Place Of Origin: Van Tambur
Day Of Sale: 25
Month Of Sale: 6
Year Of Sale: 1697
Type Of Sale: Oceanic
Type Of Name: Autochthonous
Continental Origin Code: Indonesian Archipelago
Slaves Age: 22
Slaves Gender: Female
Price In Rixdollars: 70
Sellers Last Name: Keeleman
Sellers First Name: Cornelis
Sellers Civil Status: VOC employee
Sellers Gender: Male
Sellers Domicile: Transit-at sea
Sellers Occupation: Skipper
Buyers Last Name: Groenewald
Buyers First Name: Christoffel
Buyers Civil Status: burgher
Buyers Gender: Male
Buyers Domicile: Table valley
Buyers Occupation: blacksmith
Primary Reference: Transporten en Scheepeniskennis.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 179. 25.6.1697, p. 224 (verso): Adam from Malabar (20) and Tamar from Tambora (22), sold by Cornelis Keeleman, skipper on the Spiegel, for Rds. 60.
[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700, p. 185. 5.6.1698: Anna from Bengal (22), sold by skipper Cornelis Keeleman to Gerrit Meyer for Rds. 54.
[S432] Robert C-H Shell compiler, Changing Hands, Sequence IDNO:       1407
Slaves First Name:       Anna
Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Bengal
Day Of Sale:       5
Month Of Sale:       6
Year Of Sale:       1698
Type Of Sale:       Oceanic
Type Of Name:       Christian
Continental Origin Code:       Indian Sub Continent
Slaves Age:       22
Slaves Gender:       Female
Price In Rixdollars:       54
Sellers Last Name:       Keleman
Sellers First Name:       Cornelis
Sellers Civil Status:       VOC employee
Sellers Gender:       Male
Sellers Domicile:       Transit-at sea
Sellers Occupation:       Skipper
Buyers Last Name:       Meijer
Buyers First Name:       Gerrit
Buyers Civil Status:       burgher
Buyers Gender:       Male
Buyers Domicile:       Cape district
Buyers Occupation:       barkeep
Primary Reference:       Transporten en Scheepeniskennis.
[S685] Mr. F.H. de Vos, "Some Marriages in Batavia", Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon Vol II, No.3 (September 1909): Sequence IDNO:       1407
Slaves First Name:       Anna
Presumed Place Of Origin:       van Bengal
...
Sellers Last Name:       Keleman
Sellers First Name:       Cornelis
Sellers Civil Status:       VOC employee. Hereinafter cited as "Some Marriages in Batavia."