Angela van Bengale

Angela van Bengale
Borncirca 1641
Bengal, India
Died1720
Cape Town, Cape Colony
Other namesMaai Angela, Anseijla, Engela
OccupationSlave
SpouseArnoldus Willemsz Basson
Partners
  • François de Coninck
  • Jan van Assen
Children
  • Anna de Coningh
  • Johannes van As
  • Jacobus van As
  • Pieter van As
  • Gerrit Basson
  • Elsie van der Sande (Basson)
  • Michiel Basson
  • Maria Basson
  • Catharina Basson
  • Albertus Basson
  • Johannes Willemsz Basson
Parents
  • Unknown (father)
  • Unknown (mother)

Angela van Bengale was one of the earliest known slaves taken to the Cape Colony and the mother of former slave and later wealthy socialite Anna de Coningh.