Willem Helot, SV/PROG

Willem Helot

• Born Amsterdam, Netherlands 27.10.1675
• Bapt. Westerkerk, Amsterdam 27.10.1675
• Arrived at the Cape c. 1694 aboard the Nederland
• Assistant to Simon v.d. Stel
• Became secretary of the "Politieke Raad" 4.3.1706
• 9.6.1707 Assistant Merchant
• Apr 1710 appointed 2nd in charge at the Cape
• From 27.12.1711 to 28.3.1714 Governor of the Cape
• Then Chief administrator

Returned to Netherlands and died 7.11.1749 Amsterdam.

Married x Christina de Beer 13.7.1704 Cape Town (She was the widow of H de Goyer) born c. 1677. Died c. 1709 - daughter of Jan Dirkz de Beer and Anna van Veldhuisen

Married xx Maria Engelbrecht 27.7.1710 (widow of Hercules van Loon)