Johan Westphaal
GenDatabase.com VOC Staff Record
Johan Westphaal
GenDatabase.com VOC Staff Record
Personal Information
- Names: Johan
- Surname: Westphaal
- City of Origin: Straelsont
- Remarks:
- Kaap de Goede Hoop
Employment Information
- Date Employed: 1783-12-23
- Occupation: Ship Gunner
- Description:
- (Dutch: busschieter) experienced seaman also responsible for firing a cannon
- Date Terminated: 1788-00-00
- Place Terminated: Maria
- 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: Doggersbank
Return Ship Information
- Returning To: Amsterdam
- Ship Name: MARIA
- Departure Date: 1787-12-08
- Arrival at Cape:
- Depart Cape:
- Arrive at Destination:
- Remarks:
- On 25-08-1788 the MARIA ran aground and went to pieces in Plettenberg Bay near the Cape. Part of the cargo was saved and taken over by the outward-bound JONGE FRANK (4621) and the homeward-bound DUIFJE (8312).
- Voyage Information:
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Family Information
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