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"Weltevreden"

Results for "Weltevreden": 4

We found 4 plantation(s) where the name "Weltevreden" is registered.

Beneden-commewijne

#145FREDERIKSDORP

86
registered enslaved persons
Matched surname: Weltevreden

(ST: Pikin-Knuffel of Pikin-Knofru), koffieplantage aan de Beneden-Commewijne rechts in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de koffieplantage Gu adeloupe, stroomafwaarts aan de koffieplantage Buitenlust. De eigenaren van plantage Alkmaar waren ook de eigenaren van Frederiksd...

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Beneden-commewijne

#135JOHAN EN MARGARETHA

255
registered enslaved persons
Matched surname: Weltevreden

(ST: Kerkigron), koffieplantage aan de Beneden-Commewijne rechts in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de koffieplantage Buitenlust, stroomafwaarts aan de koffieplantage Elizabethshoop. Eigenaressen vrouwe A.M. van Hangest, baronesse d'Yvoy en jonkvr. C.M. van Hangest, baro...

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Beneden-para

#48ORNAMIBO

139
registered enslaved persons
Matched surname: Weltevreden

Suikerplantage aan de Parakreek rechts in het afva ren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de houtgrond La Ressource, stroomafwaarts aan de Suriname. Eigenaar de erven Jansen Eyken Sluyters (Amsterdam en Paramaribo).

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Beneden-commewijne

#94SORGVLIET

77
registered enslaved persons
Matched surname: Weltevreden

[Zorgvliet] (ST: Domini of ook wel Kruruku), koffieplantage aan de Beneden-Commewijne links in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de suikerplantage Alkmaar, stroomafwaarts aan de suikerplantage Visserszorg. Eigenares de weduwe A. Pringle geb. Frederique de Paravicini cs (wo...

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Historische records

13 persoonsvermeldingen

Bron: Nationaal Archief · CC0
Slavenregister 1830–1863 (Particulieren) bron ↗
Naam Moeder Geslacht Plantage Periode
Weltevreden — Man — 1838 – 1848
Weltevreden Onbekend Man — 1848 – overleden 7 Septr 1851.
Weltevreden Onbekend Man — 1851 – Overleden 7 Septr. 1851.
Weltevreden Onbekend Man — 1851 – overgeschreven op naam van plant
Weltevreden — Leeg — Ingevolge Resol. van den Gouv. G – 1838
Weltevreden — Leeg — 1830 – 1838
Weltevreden Onbekend Man — 1848 – 1851
Weltevreden — Leeg — 1830 – 1838
Weltevreden — Man — 1838 – 1848
Slavenregister 1830–1863 (Plantages) bron ↗
Naam Moeder Geslacht Plantage Periode
Weltevreden Onbekend Man LUST TOT RUST EN EINDE RUST 1851 – Overleden 8 September 1851.
Weltevreden Onbekend Man POELWIJK verkregen van P. Maij qq de Erve – 1 juli 1863
Weltevreden Amintha Man VOORBURG 1851 – besmet verklaard en naar Batavia
Weltevreden Amintha Man VOORBURG 1848 – 1851
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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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