Johannes Knaus, on August 1, 1770 in the service of the Dutch East India Company
- Departure
- 1770
- Wednesday, 1 August
Johannes Knaus (uit Dittelson) joins as sailor with chamber Zeeland. Departure of the ship Blijdorp bound for Batavia - Tuesday, 27 November
118 days after departure
Arrival of the ship Blijdorp on the Cape - Wednesday, 19 December
22 days after arrival at the Cape
Departure of the ship Blijdorp of the Cape - 1771
- Thursday, 14 March
85 days after departure from the Cape, 225 days after departure from the Netherlands
Arrival of the ship Blijdorp in Batavia - 1775
- Monday, 4 September
1860 days after employment
Resignation Johannes Knaus (Cape of Good Hope), reason: free citizen
Remarks
Month certificate: No / Debenture: Yes
Source citation
Nationaal Archief (Netherlands), Dutch East India Company, archive 1.04.02, inventory number 13178, folio 73
VOC - voyagers, this index was developed through a joint initiative of the archives of Delft and Rotterdam, Zeeuws archief, Westfries Archief (Hoorn and Enkhuizen) and the departments of history from the Universities of Leiden and Ghent.
Internet address
https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/index/nt00444/NL-HaNA_1.04.02_13178_0208.jpg
Comments
On Saturday, 21 April Hentie Knouwds wrote
This is my forfather JOHANNES KNAUS came to Africa in 1771. We are still in Namibia today. The place of origen must be Duddelsheim not Dittelson in Germany if I am correct because his origen was GERMAN. The surname was changed to Knous end later Knouwds by the Dutch influence in Southern Africa.
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