👥 Family name profile

Batist

The family name Batist occurs on 2 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 779 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.

plantations

Occurrences

779

Registered in 1863

river regions

🗺 Geographic distribution

Points show plantations where this family name occurs. Size = number registered in 1863.

📍 Distribution by region

Commetewane 1× · 636 registered enslaved persons
Beneden-commewijne 1× · 143 registered enslaved persons

🏛 Plantations with family name Batist

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Commetewane

HOOYLAND

636 registered enslaved persons

Beneden-commewijne

HECHT EN STERK

143 registered enslaved persons

📜 People in the Slave Register

15 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.

Name	Plantation	Period	Source
Batist	BROUWERSLUST	1838 – 1848	↗
Batist	CANAWAPPIBO	Afgeschreven van den naam van de – 1848	↗
Batist	BOXEL	1848 – 1851	↗
Batist	BROUWERSLUST	1848 – 1851	↗
Batist	BOXEL	1851 – overleden 20 Mei 1858.	↗
Batist	BROUWERSLUST	1851 – 1 juli 1863	↗
Batist	—	Behorende aan D C van Meerten. v – overleden.	↗
Batist	—	1830 – 1838	↗
Batist	—	1830 – 1838	↗
Batist	—	1838 – overleden	↗
Batist	—	van Dd. Alberga. – overleden	↗
Jan Batist	—	Geboren uit Theodora Catharina 1 – 1851	↗
Batist	—	Gekogt van J.L. de Bije – 1838 April 6 Verkocht aan C.P. L	↗
Batist	—	Gekocht van Dd Alberga – 1838	↗
Jan Batist	—	20 augustus 1850 – Gemanumitteerd bij resolutie dd	↗

🗄 Search Batist in open archives

Directly searchable collections from Dutch archives and museums.

Slavery & emancipation

📜 Slave register 1830–1863 (NA) ⛓ Emancipated 1863 (NA) 📃 Manumissions 1832–1863 (NA) 🌴 Maroons & Bushinengue (NA) 🚢 Slave Voyages (TASTD)

✡️ Jewish/Sephardic (Robles de Medina, Nassy, Pinto, da Costa, ...)

🕯 Jewish Cultural Quarter 🏛 Jewish Historical Museum ⚱ Beth Haim Ouderkerk 🏛 Jodensavanne Foundation 🌐 JewishGen — worldwide

Civil registry, church & notarial records

🏛 Civil registry Suriname ⛪ DTB registers Suriname ✝ EBG / Moravian Brethren (Utrecht) 🗄 Amsterdam City Archive (notarial)

Indentured labour & immigration

🇮🇳 Hindustani immigrants (NA) 🇮🇩 Javanese immigrants (NA) 🇨🇳 Chinese immigrants (NA)

International databases

🌐 FamilySearch 📂 Open Archieven 🗃 Archieven.nl 🔎 WieWasWie 🏛 CBG · Centre for Family History

Genealogy & community

👪 SurinameseGenealogy.nl 📖 Surinamistiek — family names 📚 Surinamica.nl 🌴 Suriname Heritage Guide 🕊 NiNsee 🗺 Mapping Slavery 👤 Denie Kasan 💬 Stamboek Forum

Newspapers & other sources

📰 Delpher newspapers (1700–1995) 🗄 National Archives Suriname 📕 West-Indische Gids 📖 Buku Bibliotheca ✒ Caraïbische Letteren

External collections are maintained by third parties. Hits are name-based and may not all refer to this specific plantation — always verify in the source.