David Dirksen, on August 16, 1748 in the service of the Dutch East India Company

• Departure
• 1748
• Friday, 16 August
  David Dirksen (uit Dantzigh) joins as carpenter with chamber Zeeland. Departure of the ship Geldermalsen bound for Batavia
• Wednesday, 18 December
  124 days after departure
  Arrival of the ship Geldermalsen on the Cape
• 1749
• Friday, 10 January
  23 days after arrival at the Cape
  Departure of the ship Geldermalsen of the Cape
• Monday, 31 March
  80 days after departure from the Cape, 227 days after departure from the Netherlands
  Arrival of the ship Geldermalsen in Batavia
• Return
• 1753
• Thursday, 15 November
  1690 days after arrival in Batavia
  Departure of the ship Akerendam with chamber Amsterdam from Batavia
• 1754
• Monday, 14 January
  60 days after departure from Batavia
  Arrival of the ship Akerendam on the Cape
• Sunday, 3 February
  20 days after arrival at the Cape
  Departure of the ship Akerendam from the Cape destined for the Netherlands
• Tuesday, 14 May
  100 days after departure from the Cape, 180 days after departure from Batavia
  Arrival of the ship Akerendam in the Netherlands
  2097 days after employment
  Resignation David Dirksen (Akerendam), reason: repatriated

Beneficiary

• Jurriaan Dirksz, vader

Remarks

Month certificate: Yes / Debenture: Yes

Crew at the Cape: 136.

Source citation

Nationaal Archief (Netherlands), Dutch East India Company, archive 1.04.02, inventory number 13141, folio 31

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.

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