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Egbert Simons Smit

1761–1825Other colonial · VOC servant

Life

  1. 1761
    Born
  2. 18 October 1761
    Baptised
  3. 26 July 1783–30 June 1800
    Sailor in VOC service; sailed out on 26 July 1783 on the Brederode (Amsterdam chamber) to Batavia, together with his twin brother Derk; last recorded in Asia on 30 June 1800
  4. from 1787
    Bookkeeper, then second inspector of pay accounts (visitateur der soldijen) at Batavia, nominated to the Heren XVII for the rank of junior merchant
  5. from 1791
    First inspector of pay accounts (visitateur der soldijen) at Batavia, nominated for the rank of merchant
  6. 14 November 1812
    Owned, with his brother Derk, a house with two stables in the Koestraat at Batavia; offered for sale in November 1812 (departure from Java)
  7. 11 March 1825
  8. Brought Christiaan Maandag with him as a bondsman from the Dutch East Indies

Family and ties

Ties
Household: Christiaan Maandag, brought from the Netherlands Indies as a bondsman (Christiaan Maandag)