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👥 Family name profile
Bros
The family name Bros occurs on 2 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 594 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.
2
plantations
2
Occurrences
594
Registered in 1863
1
river regions
🗺 Geographic distribution
Points show plantations where this family name occurs. Size = number registered in 1863.
📍 Distribution by region
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Beneden-commewijne 2× · 594 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Bros
Click a plantation for full history, owners, photos and sources.
📜 People in the Slave Register
26 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brosper | — | uit Sabina – 1848 | ↗ |
| Ambrose | — | geboren uit Jeanne. – 1838 | ↗ |
| Brossa | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Ambrosius | — | Afgeschreven van de Erven U. A. – 1851 | ↗ |
| Ambrosius | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Ambrosius | — | 1851 – Overleden in December 1851. | ↗ |
| Ambrosia | — | 27. Augs 1832. Gekocht van E E S – overleden | ↗ |
| Ambrosius | — | Gekogt van Bl. P. V. Gelderlij g – 1838 | ↗ |
| Ambrosius | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Ambrosia | — | 1830 – 27. Augustus 1832. verkocht aan | ↗ |
| Favoriet bij den H. D Ambrosius Favoriet | — | Aangekomen hebbende de weduwe Du – 1838 | ↗ |
| Ambrosius | — | 1838 – Aan P de Montel. | ↗ |
| Ambrosius | — | Van J J de Mesquita. – overleden | ↗ |
| Ambrosius | — | 1838 – Overgeschreven ten name van de p | ↗ |
| Aspacia Bros Slavennaam: Aspacia | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Petrus Bros Slavennaam: Petrus | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Sophie Bros Slavennaam: Sophie | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Adelaide Bros Slavennaam: Adelaida | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Albert Bros Slavennaam: Brutus | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Aron Bros Slavennaam: Philip | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Augusta Bros Slavennaam: Bertha | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Francina Bros Slavennaam: Semira | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Francois Bros Slavennaam: Francois | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Nicolaas Bros Slavennaam: Cadet | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Philippina Bros Slavennaam: Grietje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Ambrosius Goedehoop Slavennaam: Ambrosius | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Bros 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
International databases
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.