Identificatie
Soort entiteit
Persoon
Geauthoriseerde naam
Diaper, William
Parallelle vormen van de naam
- Diapea, William
Gestandaardiseerde naamvorm(en) volgens andere regels.
Aandere naamsvormen
- Jackson, John
- Jack, Cannibal
- Cannibal Jack
- Diaper, John
Identificatiecode voor organisaties
Beschrijving
Bestaansperiode
1820-1891
Geschiedenis
William Diaper was born in Ardleigh, England on 11 November 1820. His parents died when he was young and at the age of 16, he left England for Hobart Town on board the Joshua Carroll, using the alias John Jackson. He spent the remainder of his life as a beachcomber, living in, and travelling around, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and neighbouring countries. He worked on whaling boats, as a trader of bech-de-mer, turtle shell and other small commodities, as a translator (he spoke many languages), a sugar plantation overseer and a pig farmer, amongst other things. Diaper had many wives and claims to have fathered 38 children, resulting in 99 grandchildren. There is no formal record of his death but it is believed he died on 4 March 1891 at Mare in the Loyalty Islands.