Pieter Andreas Wikboom

Pieter Andries Wikboom (1775-1840) emigrated from Sweden in 1806. By trade a butcher, baker and wine merchant in Simon's town, he served as Wardmaster in 1817 and as member of the Court of Resident and Heemraden in 1826.

His birthdate was calculated from his death notice in the South African commercial Advertiser of 31 October 1840: DEATHS At Simon’s Town: Oct 13: Mr. Peter Andries WIKBOOM, aged 65 years 8 months and 24 days.

This is a list of slaves owned by Pieter Wikboom (source: Young, 2013. The enslaved people of Simon's Town 1743 to 1843): Date of registration post 1816 Slave name Origin Gender Occupation 1 Remarks on register Date of birth Mother's name Transfer date Transfer owner Date of death Transfer owner folio number Archival Ref / Source

18240815 Abraham This colony Male Houseboy 21 SO 7/13: Sold and transferred to Gideon Jacobus Joubert Frans's son Stellenbosch District 4 June 1824 18240604 Frans, Joubert Frans's son Stellenbosch district WCARS SO 6/79 Slave Register M - W 1824 - 1834

18290116 Africa This colony Male 1 month 18281215 Calester WCARS SO 6/79 Slave Register M - W 1824 - 1834

18240815 Apollos Batavia Male Houseboy 47 WCARS SO 6/79 Slave Register M - W 1824 - 1834

18251214 Calester This colony Female Nursemaid 33 WCARS SO 6/79 Slave Register M - W 1824 - 1834

18251217 Calester This colony Female Nursery Maid 33 WCARS SO 6/79 Slave Register M - W 1824 - 1834

18330211 Clarenda This colony Female 3 months 18321129 WCARS SO 6/79 Slave Register M - W 1824 - 1834

18331105 Doortje This colony Female 3 I think the birth and death dates are transposed 18300901 [? 18300506] Calester 18300506 [? 18300901] WCARS SO 6/79 Slave Register M - W 1824 - 1834

18251214 Dorenda This colony Female 5 18200902 Calester WCARS SO 6/79 Slave Register M - W 1824 - 1834

18251214 Loressa This colony Female 5 months 18250729 Calester WCARS SO 6/79 Slave Register M - W 1824 - 1834

18251217 Loressa This colony Female 4 1/2 months 18250729 Calester WCARS SO 6/79 Slave Register M - W 1824 - 1834

18240815 Marthinus This colony Male Houseboy 11 Used to belong to Widow Joseph Phioronie [CA 7/35] 18240512 I C Wiehan Noted in Vendu note WCARS SO7/35 WCARS SO 6/79 Slave Register M - W 1824 - 1834

18300216 Marthinus This colony Male Houseboy 29 WCARS SO 6/79 Slave Register M - W 1824 - 1834

18300216 Mentor This colony Male 6 years 8 months 18230621 WCARS SO 6/79 Slave Register M - W 1824 - 1834

18240815 Nella This colony Female Housemaid 27 SO 7/13: Sold and transferred to Gideon Jacobus Joubert Frans's son Stellenbosch District 4 June 1824 18240614 Frans, Gideon Jacobus Joubert (Frans's son) Sold to his son of the Stellenbosch District WCARS SO 6/79 Slave Register M - W 1824 - 1834

18251214 Theresia This colony Female 8 18171230 Calester WCARS SO 6/79 Slave Register M - W 1824 - 1834

Records of the Cape Colony. Vol XXX, 1905 GM Theal. 13th November 1826. Lendor, of P. F. Hugo and P. Wikboom, complained that he is illegally detained as a Slave. Report : In this case the Guardian has made several inquiries, and has referred it to his assistant at Simon's Town, in consequence of it having been represented to him that the greater number of the witnesses are resident at that place, and where the inquiry is going on.