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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XVIII. 
Jacobus Gysbertus Ladenius. 
[born in Colombo, 1731 ; son of Hermanus Ladenius of 
Leeuwaarden, an Ensign in the Dutch Service, and Susanna 
Elizabeth de la Croix.] 
Barent Cramer. 
Bartholomeus Jacobus Raket. 
Isaak Adrianus Raket. 
Elias Raket. 
Daniel Raket. 
Mattheus Raket. ' 
[Bartholomeus Jacobus Raket, C'jminandeurot Jaffna, was 
married in 1785 to Susanna Elizabeth Mooyaart. Isaac 
Adrianus was perhaps his brother. Elias Raket was a Boek- 
Jioiider^ 1752; Superintendent of the Arecanut Department, 
1770 ; and Onderkoopman^ 1786. Daniel Raket, BoeTohoiider, 
was born in Jaffna, and married (1773) Ester Elizabeth van 
Breen. Mattheus Petrus Raket was married to Maria 
Elizabeth Cramer, and was therefore the son-in-law of the 
deceased. All these five persons were probably the sons of 
Jan Helfrig Raket, Chief of Mannar, and Magdalen a 
Swinnas.] 
Willem Adriaan Berghuys. 
[Second Visitateur^ Colombo, 1767, and died 1792. He 
was born in Galle in 1733, being the son of Dirk Berghuys 
and Adriana Swinnas.] 
Pieter Spiering. 
[Onderkoopman ; born in Vlissingen (Flushing) ; married 
24th December, 1747, Magdalena Elizabeth Raket of Jaffna. 
He repatriated in 1762.] 
Gabriel Potken. 
[Gassier^ Colombo, 1750; Bispencier^ 1756. Gabriel (Wil- 
lem) Potken was born in Colombo, 1723, and was the son of 
Gerrardus Potken of Oldenzaal, Predikant^ and Sophia 
Magdalena Ecoma. He was married 11th July, 1751, to 
Henrietta Auberta Raket of Jaffna.] 
Barent Alleman. 
[Barent Alleman of Ligten, Chief Surgeon, was married in 
1759 to Gertruida Adriana Bouwman, born in Galle, 1740, 
daughter of Jacobus Bouwman. Chief Storekeeper, Galle, and 
Maria Elizabeth Berghuys.] 
