Sarah Forbes Bonetta
Sarah Forbes Bonetta | |
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Sarah Forbes Bonetta photographed by Camille Silvy in 1862 | |
| Born | Aina (also Ina) 1843 Oke Odan, Yorubaland |
| Died | 15 August 1880 (aged 36–37) Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal |
| Cause of death | Tuberculosis |
| Resting place | Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal |
| Other names | Sarah Forbes Bonetta Sally Forbes Bonetta |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including Victoria Davies |
| Relatives | John Randle(son-in-law) Babatunde Kwaku Adadevoh (great grandson) Ameyo Adadevoh (great-great-granddaughter) |
Sarah Forbes Bonetta or Sally Forbes Bonetta (born Aina or Ina; c. 1843 – 15 August 1880) was ward and goddaughter of Queen Victoria. She was believed to have been a titled member of the Yewa clan of the Yoruba people in West Africa, who was orphaned during a war with the nearby Kingdom of Dahomey as a child, and was later enslaved by King Ghezo of Dahomey. She was given by Ghezo as a "gift" to Captain Frederick E. Forbes of the British Royal Navy and became a goddaughter of Queen Victoria. She married Captain James Pinson Labulo Davies, a wealthy Lagos philanthropist.