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"Balker"

Results for "Balker": 1

We found 1 plantation(s) where the name "Balker" is registered.

Beneden-commewijne

#140RUST EN WERK

430
registered enslaved persons
Matched surname: Balker

(ST: Granman-Gron), koffieplantage aan de Bene den-Commewijne rechts in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de koffieplantage Johannesburg, stroomafwaarts aan de koffieplantage Lust-tot-Rust. De EBG wijdde op 13 oktober 1844 op deze plantage een kerk in voor de slevn. Eigena...

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Historische records

40 persoonsvermeldingen

Bron: Nationaal Archief · CC0
Slavenregister 1830–1863 (Plantages) bron ↗
Naam Moeder Geslacht Plantage Periode
Blucher Onbekend Man GEIJERSVLIJT 1851 – 1 juli 1863
Blucher — Man BREEDEVOORT uit Louisa – overleden
Blucher — Man L'ESPERANCE 1838 – overleden
Blucher Kaatje Man VREELAND 1848 – 1851
Blucher Abenna Man WELTEVREDEN 1851 – overleden 25 Julij 1858.
Blucher Livia Man PIETERSZORG 1851 – overleden 28 October 1856.
Blucher Antoinetta 2e Man PETERSBURG 1851 – overleden 20 Junij 1855.
Blucher Onbekend Man LODEWIJKSBURG 1851 – overleden 28 Febrij 1852.
Blucher Pranza Man BADENSTEIN 1848 – 1851
Blucher Livia Man PIETERSZORG 1848 – 1851
Blucher Onbekend Man BURNSIDE 1851 – 1 juli 1863
Blucher Onbekend Man GEIJERSVLIJT 1848 – 1851
Blucher — Man BEEKHUIZEN 1838 – Overgeschreven op plantage Houtt
Blucher Kaatje Man VREELAND 1851 – 1 juli 1863
Blucher Onbekend Man MARIA PETRONELLA 1851 – 1 juli 1863
Blucher Elisabeth Man BARBADOS 1851 – 1 juli 1863
Blucher — Jongens KOFFIEPLANTAGE BARBADOS geboren uit Elisabeth – 1838
Belisarius — Man BREUKELWAARD 1838 – 1848
Blucher Antoinetta 2e Man PETERSBURG Geboren uit Antoinetta 2e. 1850 – 1851
Blucher Onbekend Man HOUTTUIN 1851 – overleden 20 Augs 1859.
Blucher Onbekend Man BURNSIDE OPPERDISTRICT 1848 – 1851
Blucher — Man BADENSTEIN 1838 – 1848
Blucher Maria Man NURSERIJ 1851 – 1 juli 1863
Bluger — Man WELTEVREDEN Afgeschreven ten name van Chs Sc – 1848
Blucher Elisabeth Man BARBADOS 1848 – 1851
Belisarius Onbekend Man BREUKELERWAARD 1851 – overleden 2 Mei 1861.
Blucher Santje Man JOHAN EN MARGARETHA 1851 – 1 juli 1863
Blucher — Man GEIJERSVLIJT 1838 – 1848
Blucher Pranza Man BADENSTEIN 1851 – 1 juli 1863
Blucher — Man VOSSENBURG uit Dorothea – overleden
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Slavenregister 1830–1863 (Particulieren) bron ↗
Naam Moeder Geslacht Plantage Periode
Blucher — Jongens — 1830 – Verkogt aan Ch. Schattenkerk n u
Bluger — Man — 1838 – Afgeschreven en op naam gebragt
Blucher — Leeg — 1830 – 1838
Blucher — Leeg — door Aankoop Verkregen van Elisa – 1838
Blucher — Man — 1838 – overleden
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Boven-cottica
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Matappica
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Nickerie
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Perica
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Beneden - Suriname
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Beneden-para
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Boven Para
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Boven Suriname
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Commewijne
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Coronie
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Cottica
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Matappica
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Nickerie
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— (29) Beneden-commewijne (40) Beneden-saramacca (11) Boven-commewijne (8) Boven-cottica (17) Boven-saramacca (5) Commetewane (10) Coppename (1) Matappica (16) Nickerie (26) Perica (9) Beneden - Suriname (18) Beneden-para (30) Boven Para (9) Boven Suriname (16) Commewijne (50) Coronie (13) Cottica (66) Matappica (43) Nickerie (31) Para (14) Perica (2) Saramacca (23) Suriname (12) Warappakreek (2)

— 29 plantations

Beneden-commewijne 40 plantations

Beneden-saramacca 11 plantations

Boven-commewijne 8 plantations

Boven-cottica 17 plantations

Boven-saramacca 5 plantations

Commetewane 10 plantations

Coppename 1 plantations

Matappica 16 plantations

Nickerie 26 plantations

Perica 9 plantations

Beneden - Suriname 18 plantations

Beneden-para 30 plantations

Boven Para 9 plantations

Boven Suriname 16 plantations

Commewijne 50 plantations

Coronie 13 plantations

Cottica 66 plantations

Matappica 43 plantations

Nickerie 31 plantations

Para 14 plantations

Perica 2 plantations

Saramacca 23 plantations

Suriname 12 plantations

Warappakreek 2 plantations

About this data

This database is compiled from historical registers from just before and after the 1863 emancipation. For each plantation we recorded the owners, location, and the family names registered there. Many Surinamese surnames trace back to this period. These records are a starting point for genealogical research — for in-depth confirmation we recommend the National Archives of Suriname and the National Archives of the Netherlands.

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