Jacob Lucas, on December 8, 1773 in the service of the Dutch East India Company
- Departure
- 1773
- Wednesday, 8 December
Jacob Lucas (uit Krombeek) joins as sailor with chamber Amsterdam. Departure of the ship Honkoop bound for Batavia - 1774
- Monday, 25 April
138 days after departure
Arrival of the ship Honkoop on the Cape - Wednesday, 8 June
44 days after arrival at the Cape
Departure of the ship Honkoop of the Cape - Tuesday, 6 September
90 days after departure from the Cape, 272 days after departure from the Netherlands
Arrival of the ship Honkoop in Batavia - 1775
- Tuesday, 28 February
447 days after employment
Resignation Jacob Lucas (Asia), reason: deserted
Remarks
Month certificate: No / Debenture: Yes
Source citation
Nationaal Archief (Netherlands), Dutch East India Company, archive 1.04.02, inventory number 6590, folio 59
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_6590_0077.jpg
Comments
On Friday, 1 March Nancy Rixon Lilly wrote
I would like to know more of this Jacob Lucas. What does "Asia" by his name mean? Where did he dessert? Was it in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) since the dates the Honkoop was there does not match the date on his final data? Can anyone please help me. I may be descended from this man!
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