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Hendrik Ketjen

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Personal Information

  • Names: Hendrik
  • Surname: Ketjen
  • City of Origin: Deutekom
  • Remarks:
  • door engelsen; gerepatrieerd 1797

Employment Information

  • Date Employed: 1792-10-01
  • Occupation: Lieutenant captain (seaman)
  • Description:
  • (Dutch: kapitein luitenant (zeeman)) Around 1750 this meant skipper; after 1783 this meant first mate
  • Date Terminated: 1795-06-14
  • Place Terminated: dordwijk
  • Reason Terminated:
  • Removed
  • Remarks:
  • Removed from board by a foreign authority. This often happened in English ports because of suspicions that they were English; who were prohibited from signing on foreign ships.

Departure Information

  • Ship Name: Phoenicier

Return Ship Information

  • Returning To: Rotterdam/
  • Ship Name: DORDWIJK
  • Departure Date: 1794-11-22
  • Arrival at Cape:
  • Depart Cape: 1795-05-18
  • Arrive at Destination:
  • Remarks:
  • In June, 1795, the DORDWIJK was captured by the English off St. Helena and taken to Shannon in Ireland.
  • Voyage Information:
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Family Information

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