With Anne's permission. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Anne Wiltshire <[email protected]> To: Louis Mills <[email protected]> Cc: Sent: Friday, March 7, 2014 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [LIN] White Slavery Hello Lou A son of my direct ancestor James Kelke was taken by Turkish pirates off the coast of Malaga Spain and taken to Algiers. James was the son of James, Citizen and Tallow Chandler & Margaret Kelke his wife bäptised 9 Jan 1609/10 in Southwark.  James was placed about 1623 [?] with a Mr Greene, Master of a Ship.  The ship made a trip to Malaga Spain and on its return voyage was captured by Turkish pirates and the Captain and crew were taken to Algiers.  The Captain was subsequently released (probably as a result of payment of a ransom??).  James and crew were left in Algiers. Mr Greene reported to Margaret Kelke (now Collington) on his return around two years after the ship's capture.  They had received a report of his death but it was not confirmed and the absence was long. This information is all contained in a Court of Orphans - London document seeking administration of the estate of James Kelke in the sum of £25.  The document is clearly dated but all other details are noted as "about 23 years since",  "aboute a yeare". and "about a yeare after".  The estate was shared between his two surviving brothers and a sister. Copy of original document held. Please feel free to place to mailing list if of interest. Regards Anne Wiltshire Australia -----Original Message----- From: Louis Mills Sent: Saturday, March 8, 2014 10:08 AM To: Eng Lincsgen Subject: [LIN] White Slavery Hi, Missing Lincs,   Just curious.  During the 16th thru 19th century, Barbary pirates captured and traded European slaves in their markets.  They captured some from sailing ships, some fishermen, and some people by raiding coastal villages.  About 20,000 of these were English and Irish.   Now, you COULD use this as an excuse for why your can't find a couple of your ancestors, but apparently the Barbary pirates weren't good at record keeping.  Their raids ceased just before the advent of Civil Registration in England.   So, do you have a family tradition of an ancestor being enslaved?  Did they eventually find freedom?       Lou ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message