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Titus van Tranquebaer¹

M, #16212, b. circa 1681

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Last Edited

08/05/2015

BirthOrigin*

Titus was from the Tranquebar and was perhaps born there circa 1681. He was said to be 15 years old in 1696.¹

Slave Transactions

On 17 January 1696 Titus van Tranquebaer was sold by Dirck Roeloff to Jacob Crebs, for Rds. 95.²

Citations

[S418] Anna J. Böeseken, Slaves and Free Blacks at the Cape 1658-1700 (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1977), p.171-172.. 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.171. 17.1.1696, p. 15: Titus van Tranquebaer (15), sold by Dirck Roeloff, boatswain on the Danish vessel Christiaan Quintus, to Jacob Crebs, Free Burgher at the Cape, for Rds. 95.