My Ancestor Was A Pirate – Pirates of the Caribbean, the Sequel

Despite the popularity of the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise, that was only the start of the story of English piracy which moved into the Indian Ocean and became the bane of the East India Company. It was easy for ordinary people to be sucked into piracy and many individuals moved in and out of the profession.

This presentation covers how men turned pirate, piracy in the East Indies, and whether it was possible for pirates to retire and return home. If your ancestor disappeared from home, perhaps he became a pirate. How would you find out? This would certainly enliven your ancestral history but how would you find out?

Presented By: Sue Paul

Skill Level: All

Photo by Noah Negishi on Unsplash

About the presenter: 

Sue Paul has recently retired after many years as a senior project manager in the IT industry. She has had a number of articles published in a wide variety of specialist magazine and journals and is an experienced public speaker.

An experienced amateur genealogist, over recent years Sue’s full attention has been on writing her biography of Captain Thomas Bowrey - a late seventeenth century East Indies mariner and early eighteenth century Wapping merchant uncovered during her One-Name study. She is currently compiling a detailed catalogue of Bowrey’s unpublished personal papers.

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