 She was taken in as a companion and as a servant to Riebeeck's wife and children.However, many authors and historians speculate that she most likely lived in an incestuous space, based on the fondness Van Riebeek showed for her in his journals.Circumstantial evidence supports the theory that at the time of the Dutch arrival, the girl was living with her uncle Autshumato (also known as Harry by the Dutch), the circumstantial evidence being that she showed consistent hostility to the !Uriǁ’aekua and, by association, to her own mother, who lived with them.