Family tree Eric Esterhuizen » Catharina (Groot Catrijn) van BENGALE (1631-????)

Personal data Catharina (Groot Catrijn) van BENGALE 

  • She was born in the year 1631 in Palacatta, Dravida, India.
  • She was christened on April 29, 1668 in Cape Town.
  • She died on 1682 ca, she was 51 years old.
  • This information was last updated on March 5, 2010.

Household of Catharina (Groot Catrijn) van BENGALE

She is married to Hans Christophe SCHNEIDER (SNIJDER).

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Notes about Catharina (Groot Catrijn) van BENGALE

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Groote Catrijn was charged with the murder of Claes from Malabar on 8 Oct 1656 in Batavia (Jakarta, island of Java, Indonesia). She hit Claes with an angular hay ladder and hit him until his bladder burst. He died during the night of 11/12 Oct 1656.

On 16 Nov 1656 Groote Catrijn was sentenced to be tied to a stake and strangled until she died.

On 18 Nov 1656 the Governor-General, Joan Maetsuyeker, reviewed the case and found that Groote Catrijn had been sexually abused by Claes and she was pardoned. She was however banned from Batavia and sentenced to work as a company slave in the Cape of Good Hope for the rest of her natural life.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Catharina (Groot Catrijn) van BENGALE

Catharina (Groot Catrijn) van BENGALE
1631-????


Hans Christophe SCHNEIDER (SNIJDER)
????-1669

Christoffel (S/V) SNYMAN
1669-????

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Christening day April 29, 1668


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