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"Whyte"

Results for "Whyte": 2

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

Nickerie

#219NURSERY

347
registered enslaved persons
Matched surname: Whyte

Suikerplantage aan de Nickerie rechts in het opvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de koffieplantage Hazard, stroomafwaarts aan de suikerplantage Waterloo. Eigenaren Joseph de Veer Tyndall (Nieuw Rotterdam) voor 126/490 aandeel; Anna Margaret Tapin, echtg. J. de Veer Tyndall (Nieu...

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Beneden-commewijne

#141PIETERSZORG

118
registered enslaved persons
Matched surname: Whyte

(ST: Parwa), suikerplantage aan de Beneden-Commewijne rechts in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de koffieplantage Einde-Rust, stroomafwaarts aan de suikerplantage Leyderdorp. Eigenaren W.E. Rühmann (Paramaribo) voor de helft; de erven Wijlde voor een kwart en de erven Ha...

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Historische records

29 persoonsvermeldingen

Bron: Nationaal Archief · CC0
Slavenregister 1830–1863 (Plantages) bron ↗
Naam Moeder Geslacht Plantage Periode
Widai — Man HOUTGROND BERG EN DAL 1838 – 1848
White Sultana Man BADENSTEIN 1851 – overleden 27 Octob 1857.
White Francina Man ALLIANCE Door de afschrijving van den naa – 1 juli 1863
White Lucia Man PETERSBURG 1848 – 1851
Wood — Man SUIKERPLANTAGE KENT 1830 – overleden.
White Patrouille Man FREDERIKSLUST Ingeschreven, krachtens de G R d – 1 juli 1863
White Brunetta Man BARBADOS 24 januari 1855 – 1 juli 1863
White Francina Man SOPHIA'SLUST 1848 – 1851
White — Jongens SUIKERPLANTAGE KROONENBURG 1830 – 1838
Weddie Onbekend Man BERG EN DAL 1848 – 1851
White Nanette Man MARIENBOSCH 1851 – 1 juli 1863
White Sultana Man BADENSTEIN 1848 – 1851
White Francina Man SOPHIA'SLUST 1851 – Door de afschrijving van den naa
White — Man BADENSTEIN 1838 – 1848
White Jaba Man CLIJDE 1851 – 1 juli 1863
White — Man SUIKERPLANTAGE KENT 1830 – 1838
White — Man PETERSBURG Afgeschreven van den naam van Pl – 1848
de Wit Affie Man BREEDEVOORT Ingeschreven krachtens de GR dd – 1 juli 1863
White — Man KROONENBURG 25 november 1861 – 1 juli 1863
White Wilhelmina (overleden) Man SCHAAPSTEDE 1848 – 1851
White Jaba Man CLIJDE OPPERDISTRICT 1848 – 1851
White Ida Man ANNA CATHARINA 11 juli 1853 – overleden 15 Octr 1853.
White Lucia Man PETERSBURG 1851 – 1 juli 1863
White — Man DOMBURG THORARICA 1838 – Van den naam van dit Effect af-
White Esther Man BERLIJN 20 februari 1857 – Overleden 20 decemb 1858.
White Wilhelmina (overleden) Man SCHAAPSTEDE 1851 – 1 juli 1863
Weddie onbekend Man BERG EN DAL 1851 – 1 juli 1863
White Keetje Man HOUTGROND LA PROSPERITE 1848 – Overleden
Slavenregister 1830–1863 (Particulieren) bron ↗
Naam Moeder Geslacht Plantage Periode
Witt — Man — 1838 – overleden
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The plantations are spread along the Suriname, Para, Commewijne, Cottica, Saramacca and Nickerie rivers.

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Beneden-commewijne
plantations →
11
Beneden-saramacca
plantations →
8
Boven-commewijne
plantations →
17
Boven-cottica
plantations →
5
Boven-saramacca
plantations →
10
Commetewane
plantations →
1
Coppename
plantations →
16
Matappica
plantations →
26
Nickerie
plantations →
9
Perica
plantations →
18
Beneden - Suriname
plantations →
30
Beneden-para
plantations →
9
Boven Para
plantations →
16
Boven Suriname
plantations →
50
Commewijne
plantations →
13
Coronie
plantations →
66
Cottica
plantations →
43
Matappica
plantations →
31
Nickerie
plantations →
14
Para
plantations →
2
Perica
plantations →
23
Saramacca
plantations →
12
Suriname
plantations →
2
Warappakreek
plantations →
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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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