Jonstrup, Peter

The gravestone of Peter Jonstrup at the cemetary at Changzhou Island near Guangzhou. Photo: Benjamin Asmussen 2017

Born around 1761 in Copenhagen (see Eksaminationsprotokol below) or 1756-4-23 (gravestone on Changzhou Island)

Timeline
1788-3-8 - Graduated his exam as captain in Copenhagen, aged 27. (København amt, Københavns Skipperlav og -forening, Eksaminationsprotokol, København, 1774 - 1793 - opslag 97 af 133 opslag)

1797-5-11 - Passed Elsinore on a ship from Tranquebar carrying Ostindiske vahre, headed for Copenhagen. (Soundtoll Registers Online)

1797-7-31 - Mustered a crew for the frigate COMMERCE in Copenhagen. 37 men and boys coming from both Denmark as well as India, Hamburg, Brandenburg, Malta, Bordeaux, Itzehoe and the Netherlands. The mates were Jansen, Peter from Graadyb, Grodt, Peter from Copenhagen and Nielsen Repsøe, Poul from Svendborg. (Waterskouten i København, Forhyringsprotokol 1795-1797, p. 228-230)

1797-7-16 - Listed as captain in Copenhagen. (København amt, Københavns Skipperlav og -forening, Fortegnelse over skippere og styrmænd, København, 1785 - 1826 - opslag 39 af 50 opslag)

1798-10-17 - Arrived at Whampoa from Manila as captain of the private ship COMMERCE. His security merchant was Ponqua. (Database of Paul van Dyke)

1798-12-21 - Left Whampoa as captain of the COMMERCE. (Database of Paul van Dyke)

1799-09-29 - Arrived at Whampoa from Manila as captain of the private ship COMMERCE. His security merchant was Ponqua. (Database of Paul van Dyke)

1799-11-25 - Left Whampoa as captain of the COMMERCE. (Database of Paul van Dyke)

1800-11-05 - Arrived at Whampoa from Madras as captain of the private ship COMMERCE. His security merchant was Ponqua. (Database of Paul van Dyke)

1799-11-25 - Left Whampoa as captain of the COMMERCE, headed for Manila. (Database of Paul van Dyke)

1801-7-10 - Godfather of Borgen, William in Zion's Church in Tranquebar, son of Byefoged Borgen, C.A. and Stecker, Maria Christina. Numerous other godparents present. (Dansk Demografisk Database, døbte i Trankebar, #335)

1809-2-16 - Godfather of Jacob, Johan Jørgen in Zion's Church in Tranquebar, son of ship captain Jahnsen, Jacob and Runge, Charlotta Amalia. Numerous other godparents present. (Dansk Demografisk Database, døbte i Trankebar, #427)

1810-11-17 - Died near Whampoa in China. (Gravestone preserved on Changzhou Island on the Pearl River, formerly French Island)