Content
The family name Content occurs on 2 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 202 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.
🗺 Geographic distribution
Points show plantations where this family name occurs. Size = number registered in 1863.
📍 Distribution by region
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Boven-commewijne 1× · 183 registered enslaved persons
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Nickerie 1× · 19 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Content
Click a plantation for full history, owners, photos and sources.
🔊 Sounds like…
Other surnames with the same phonetic code (Soundex/Metaphone). Possible spelling alternatives or related families.
📜 People in the Slave Register
14 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contentie | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Contentje | — | 1830 – overleden | ↗ |
| Contentie | — | uit Nannij – 1848 | ↗ |
| Contentie | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Contentie | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Contentie | — | 24 mei 1859 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Contentie | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Contentement | — | Bij Res. dd 16 Febij 1842 No 190 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Contentie | — | 1851 – overleden 16 Januarij 1861. | ↗ |
| Content | — | 1838 – overleden. | ↗ |
| Content | — | bij aankoop, Verkregen Van L.B. – 1838 | ↗ |
| Cornelia Content Slavennaam: Cornelia | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Contentie Margaretha Alfreds Slavennaam: Contentie | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Matthijs Content Slavennaam: Francois | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Content in open archives
Directly searchable collections from Dutch archives and museums.
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.