The Kockengen Arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on 24 March 1714

• Type:
• Construction: gebouwd in 1711 voor de Kamer van Amsterdam op de VOC-werf in Amsterdam
• Term: in gebruik bij de VOC vanaf 1711 tot 1733 (OPGELEGD, Batavia)
• Length: 145 voet
• Breadth:
• Depth:
• Loading capacity: 824 ton
• Crew: 175-250 koppen
• Flag: Chamber of Amsterdam

Voyage to the Cape:

• Date of departure:
• Port of departure:Texel
• Final destination:Batavia
• Date of arrival in the Cape:24 March 1714
• Length of voyage:
• Total People:
• Deaths:
• Details of voyage:
• Captain: Wouter Reiniersz.

Passengers to the Cape & Places of Origin:

• Antoine Faure (1686 - 1736) soldier from Orange, Comtat Venaissin

Passengers' Stories:

• Antoine Faure (1686-1736), arrived in SA from Orange, Comtat Venaissin, as a soldier on the 'Kokenge / Kockinge' on 24/03/1714, & married Rachel de Viliers. He was a schoolmaster in Stellenbosch.

Resources

• List of Huguenots embarking from France
• Huguenot Heritage Ship Lists
• De VOC Site

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