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"Giesen"

Results for "Giesen": 2

We found 2 plantation(s) where the name "Giesen" is registered.

Beneden-commewijne

#89GEERTRUIDENBERG

74
registered enslaved persons
Matched surname: Giesen

(ST: Brun), koffieplantage aan de Beneden-Commewijne links in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de koffieplantage Mariënburg, stroomafwaarts aan de indigoplantage A-la-Bonne-Heure. Eigenares Geertruida Elisabeth Kuvel, echtg. van Gijsbert Christiaan Bosch Reitz (Amsterdam)...

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Boven Suriname

#10GUINESCHE VRIENDSCHAP

145
registered enslaved persons
Matched surname: Giesen

(ST: Corbeyansi), suikerplantage aan de Suriname links in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de suikerplantage Zeldenrust, stroomafwaarts aan de kostgrond van Heystvliet. Eigenaren: Abraham Wolff Oppenheimer (Paramaribo) voor 5/6 aandeel; Pesle Levij Abraham, wed. Albert Wo...

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Historische records

18 persoonsvermeldingen

Bron: Nationaal Archief · CC0
Slavenregister 1830–1863 (Particulieren) bron ↗
Naam Moeder Geslacht Plantage Periode
Giesen — Man — 1830 – 1838
Giesen — Leeg — 1830 – 1838
Giezen — Man — 1838 – overleden
Slavenregister 1830–1863 (Plantages) bron ↗
Naam Moeder Geslacht Plantage Periode
Gesina overleden Vrouw DE DRIE GEBROEDERS 1851 – 1 juli 1863
Gascon onbekend Man ZEEZIGT 1848 – 1851
Gesina — Vrouw DE DRIE GEBROEDERS 1838 – 1848
Gijsina Jacoba Vrouw T IJLAND 8 mei 1856 – overleden 21 Junij 1856.
Gesina Sara Vrouw BERKSHOVEN EN OOSTRUST 1851 – 1 juli 1863
Gascon onbekend Man KROONENBURG Van den naam van plantage Zeezig – 1 juli 1863
Gezina Magdaleentje Vrouw ALLIANCE Door de afschrijving van den naa – 1 juli 1863
Gascon Onbekend Man ZEEZIGT 1851 – Van den naam van plantage Zeezig
Gesina Sara Vrouw BERKSHOVEN EN OOSTRUST 1848 – 1851
Gezina Juno Vrouw DE HOOP 6 september 1860 – 1 juli 1863
Guijson Georgina Man NURSERIJ 1851 – overleden 1 Julij 1862.
Gesina overleden Vrouw DE DRIE GEBROEDERS 1848 – 1851
Gezina Magdaleentje Vrouw SPORKSGIFT 15 mei 1852 – Door de afschrijving van den naa
Gesina Antje Vrouw JOHANNA CHARLOTTE 6 januari 1854 – Afgeschreven, krachtens de GR dd
Gesina Susette Vrouw DORDRECHT 14 maart 1863 – 1 juli 1863
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Beneden-saramacca
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Boven-cottica
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Boven-saramacca
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Commetewane
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Coppename
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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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Para
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Perica
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Saramacca
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Suriname
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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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