👥 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.

plantations

Occurrences

594

Registered in 1863

river regions

🗺 Geographic distribution

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

📍 Distribution by region

Beneden-commewijne 2× · 594 registered enslaved persons

🏛 Plantations with family name Bros

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Beneden-commewijne

BROUWERSLUST

308 registered enslaved persons

Beneden-commewijne

VISSERSZORG

286 registered enslaved persons

📜 People in the Slave Register

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

Name	Plantation	Period	Source
Brosper	HOUTGROND COPIE	uit Sabina – 1848	↗
Ambrose	KATOENPLANTAGE PROVIDENCE NEDERDISTRICT	geboren uit Jeanne. – 1838	↗
Brossa	KATOENPLANTAGE JOHN	1830 – 1838	↗
Ambrosius	CANNAWAPPIBO	Afgeschreven van de Erven U. A. – 1851	↗
Ambrosius	CANNAWAPPIBO	1851 – 1 juli 1863	↗
Ambrosius	JOHANNA CATHARINA	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	↗

🗄 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

🇮🇳 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.