Sarah Forbes Bonetta (1843 – 15 August 1880)[1] was a West African Egbado omoba of Yoruba royalty who was orphaned in intertribal warfare, sold into slavery, and in a remarkable twist of events, was liberated from enslavement and became a goddaughter to Queen Victoria. She was married to Captain James Pinson Labulo Davies, a wealthy Victorian Lagos philanthropist.
Sarah Forbes Bonetta Davies
Sara Forbes Bonetta (15 September 1862) (cropped).jpg
Sarah Forbes Bonetta photographed by Camille Silvy in 1862
Born 1843
Oke Odan Ogun State
Died 15 August 1880 (age ~37)
Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal
Cause of death Tuberculosis
Resting place Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal
Residence
London, United Kingdom
Lagos, British Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian-British
Other names Aina
Home town Abeokuta
Spouse(s) James Pinson Labulo Davies (m. 1862–80)
Children
Victoria Davies (daughter)
Arthur Davies (son)
Stella Davies (daughter)
Relatives John K. Randle (son-in-law)
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