Simon van der Stel
… of Indian descent. At the time it was common for Company men working in Batavia to take wives of non-European descent. … become governor of Ambonia and Cornelis was one of the 352 men aboard the Ridderschap which disappeared off the west … Publishing, 2012) ↵ [2] Spilhaus, M. Whiting. Company’s Men (Cape Town: John Malherbe Pty Ltd, 1973). ↵ [3] N. Penn, …