#161HALLE IN SAXEN
(ST: Wervera), koffieplantage aan de Wayamoekreek links in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan land van de koffieplantage IJvershoop, waarvan het huis op de andere oever gelegen is, stroomafwaarts aan de koffieplantage Lugtenburg. Eigenaar Wilhelm Eduard Rühmann (Paramaribo).
Location
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History
HALLE IN SAXEN was a Surinamese plantation in the Perica region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 98 enslaved people were registered at HALLE IN SAXEN. This made it the #114 largest plantation in Suriname (top 77%). Their descendants — who in 1863 received a family name for the first time — are spread across the Caribbean and the global diaspora today.
Family names that frequently occur on this plantation include van, Arderwijks, Arrenberg, Baarsselman, Bergstee. Surnames from HALLE IN SAXEN also appear on related plantations such as MERVEILLE, suggesting historical movement of enslaved people between estates.
The Dutch National Archives' Slave Register (1830–1863) holds 479 records linked to HALLE IN SAXEN. These primary sources are the starting point for genealogical research into ancestors who lived and worked here.
Automatically composed from primary data (NA Slave Register & plantation records). Manually curated history follows.
In-depth context
These surnames also appear on other plantations — a possible sign of kinship or relocation of people.
479 geregistreerde personen
Personen met dezelfde moeder zijn waarschijnlijk verwant — startpunt voor stamboomonderzoek.
Geregistreerde personen (eerste 50)
| Naam | Moeder | Geslacht | Periode | Scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (...)lier | — | Man | Overgeschreven van de plantage – 1848 | ↗ |
| (...)n | — | Man | Overgeschreven van de plantage – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abena | — | Vrouw | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abena | Beatrix | Vrouw | 1848 – 1850 30 Novem Overleden | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | Man | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | Seba | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Abuis | Carolina | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | Man | Overgeschreven van de plantage – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | Seba | Man | 1851 – overleden 14 Septbr 1862. | ↗ |
| Abuis | Carolina | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adam | — | Man | Van N J C Baars. – overleden | ↗ |
| Adjuba | Blanca | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adjuba | — | Vrouw | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adjuba | Blanca | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adolf | Candacie | Man | Geboren van Candacie – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adolf | Candasie | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adolf | — | Man | uit Candasie – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adonis | — | Man | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adonis | Affiba | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adonis | Affiba | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adriaan | Mamaatje | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adriaan | Mamaatje | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Alexander | Regina | Man | 28 november 1855 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Alexander | — | Man | Overgeschreven van de plantage – 1848 | ↗ |
| Alexander | Dido | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Alexander | Dido | Man | 1851 – overleden 31 decem 1856. | ↗ |
| Alexis | Charlotte 2e | Man | 11 mei 1860 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Amelia | Trui 2 | Vrouw | (Gerg 12 Julij 1851) – 1851 | ↗ |
| Amelia | Trui 2e | Vrouw | 1851 – Overleden in Octr 1853. | ↗ |
| Amelia | — | Vrouw | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Amerentie | Annika | Vrouw | 1848 – 1850 4 Decemr. Overleden | ↗ |
| Amourette | — | Vrouw | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Anaatje | Serie | Vrouw | 11 augustus 1857 – overleden 19 decemb 1858. | ↗ |
| Andries | — | Man | voor deze negen slaven is res. d – 1848 | ↗ |
| Andries | Venus | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Andries | Venus | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Anibal | Charlotte | Man | 23 november 1853 – overleden in Januarij 1855. | ↗ |
| Anna | Patientie | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Anna | — | Vrouw | uit Patientie – 1848 | ↗ |
| Anna | Patientie | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Annika | Amerentie | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Annika | Amerentie | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Anthonie | Marquisa | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Anthonie | — | Man | Overgeschreven van de plantage – 1848 | ↗ |
| Anthonie | Marquisa | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Antje | Seba | Vrouw | 1851 – overleden 10 Julij 1855. | ↗ |
| Antje | — | Vrouw | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Antje | Seba | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Antoinette | Pandora | Vrouw | 22 augustus 1861 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| April | — | Man | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
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