Catherine Phipps

Catherine Phipps
Rayuwa
Haihuwa	Moree, 1690
Mazauni	Axim Sansanin Cape Coast
Mutuwa	Cape Coast, 1737
Ƴan uwa
Abokiyar zama	James Phipps of Cape Coast Castle (en)
Yara	view Bridgett Phipps (en)
Sana'a
Sana'a	slave trader (en)

Catherine Phipps ( c. 1690 - 11 Maris 1738) mace ce kuma 'yar kasuwa a cikin Gold Coast. Ta kasance fitacciyar mace a Kamfanin Ingilishi na Royal African Company (RAC) kuma matar James Phipps, wanda ya yi aiki a matsayin gwamnan Cape Coast Castle da Kyaftin-Janar na RAC a Yammacin Afirka a lokacin ƙarni na 18. An haifi Catherine Phipps a Moree da ke gabar tekun Gold Coast, wanda a yanzu ake kira Ghana, ga wani sojan Holland da wata mata 'yar Afirka. Rayuwarta ta kasance da alaƙa da shigarta cikin cinikin bayi da alaƙar danginta da manyan mutane a cikin al'ummar Ingila.

Rayuwar farko da ilimi

An haifi Phipps a shekara ta 1690. Ƙarshe wasiyyar James Phipps, ya yi magana game da Catherine kamar yadda aka haife ta a "Morea" (mai yiwuwa Moree ), wanda a lokacin ya kasance wurin kasuwancin Holland amma yana daga Axim a cikin Gold Coast. Ita ce 'yar wani sojan Holland kuma wata mace 'yar Afirka.

Sana'a

Mijin Phipps, James Phipps, ya tashi ta cikin matsayi a Kamfanin Royal African Company (RAC) kuma ya zama Gwamnan Cape Coast Castle, babban sansanin kasuwanci na Birtaniya a kan Gold Coast, da Kyaftin-Janar na RAC, matsayi mafi girma a cikin ayyukan kamfanin a yammacin Afirka. James Phipps ya yi aiki a cikin waɗannan ayyuka na shekaru 20 kafin ya mutu a bakin teku a shekarar 1723.

Bayan mutuwar mijinta, Catherine Phipps ta gaji wani kaso na kadarorinsa, wanda ya kai akalla fam miliyan uku a fam na yau. Wani abin lura game da wasiyyar James shi ne cewa James ya bayyana sunan Catherine, wata mace ‘yar Afirka da sunanta, kuma ya amince da ita a matsayin matarsa, wanda ba a saba ganin irin sa ba a lokacin. Bugu da ƙari, James ya ba da umarnin cewa su karɓi wani yanki na kadarorinsa, wanda darajarsa ta kai kusan fam miliyan 3 a cikin kuɗin yau. Bugu da ƙari, James ya bayyana muradinsa na Catherine da yaransu su ƙaura zuwa Ingila. Wannan aikin haɗawa ga matar da ba Baturiya ba a cikin wasiyya wani yanayi ne na musamman a lokacin. Ana kiran ta da "Mrs. Phipps" a cikin wasiƙun RAC kuma an san ta fitacciyar 'yar kasuwa ce kuma mai baiwa a Cape Coast.

Rayuwa ta sirri

Phipps ta auri James Phipps, Bature daga Westbury a Wiltshire, c. 1705. Tare, suna da 'ya'ya mata huɗu da ɗa ɗaya: Bridget, Susanna, Henrietta, da ɗa wanda ba a ambaci sunansa ba a cikin bayanan da ake da su. Bridget Phipps zai ci gaba da auren Chauncy Townsend, wanda ya zama Memba na Majalisar (MP) a Ingila kuma ita ce mahaifiyar James Townsend, wanda daga baya ya zama MP kuma Lord Mayor of London, da Joseph Townsend, wanda ya zama likita, masanin ilimin geologist, vicar, da masanin tattalin arziki.

An aika da 'ya'yanta mata uku zuwa Ingila, wanda ya kasance sabon abu ga 'yan mata a lokacin, amma ta ƙi bin su kuma ta kasance a Cape Coast. Hakan ya sa 'ya'yanta suka girma a nesa da ita kuma suka yi aure a cikin al'ummar Ingila. Phipps ta mutu a ranar 11 ga watan Maris 1738 a Cape Coast.