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Jan Dirksen

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Personal Information

  • Names: Jan
  • Surname: Dirksen
  • City of Origin: Middelburg
  • Remarks:
  • Atlantische Oceaan

Employment Information

  • Date Employed: 1752-06-24
  • Occupation: Master-at-arms
  • Description:
  • (Dutch: provoost) in charge of order and disapline onboard
  • Date Terminated: 1758-00-00
  • Place Terminated: Akerendam
  • Reason Terminated:
  • Shipwrecked
  • Remarks:
  • This is only noted when the ship has sunk and the seafarer has drowned. It applies only to ships that were part of Dutch Asiatic Shipping. If the seafarer had been rescued while the ship was lost a different end of tenure is recorded. Example 1: The ship

Departure Information

  • Ship Name: Torenvliet

Return Ship Information

  • Returning To: Amsterdam
  • Ship Name: AKERENDAM
  • Departure Date: 1757-10-29
  • Arrival at Cape: 1758-01-06
  • Depart Cape: 1758-02-26
  • Arrive at Destination:
  • Remarks:
  • The eight passengers included three condemned persons; two criminals disembarked at the Cape. On 21-05-1758 the AKER-ENDAM sank due to leakage.
  • Voyage Information:
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Family Information

  • Family Links:
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