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👥 Family name profile
Dens
The family name Dens occurs on 2 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 287 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.
2
plantations
2
Occurrences
287
Registered in 1863
2
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-saramacca 1× · 148 registered enslaved persons
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Beneden-para 1× · 139 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Dens
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
50 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badenstein | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Wedensdaij | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Badenstein | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Badenstein | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Brodensie | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Brodensia | — | 1848 – Overleden | ↗ |
| Catrijntje Goudenstein Slavennaam: Catrijntje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Annie Viola Dens Slavennaam: Annie | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Eduard Dens Slavennaam: Eduard | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Elisabeth Hermina Dens Slavennaam: Elisabeth | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Francina Eliza Dens Slavennaam: Francina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Johanna Francoise Dens Slavennaam: Johanna | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| John Eduard Dens Slavennaam: John | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Julius Karel Dens Slavennaam: Julius | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk Antonie Dens Slavennaam: Lodewijk | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Philippina Adolphina Dens Slavennaam: Philippina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Theodoor Arthur Dens Slavennaam: Theodoor | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Thomas Eduard Dens Slavennaam: Thomas | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Amalia Helena Oldenstam Slavennaam: Amalia | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Christina Jacoba Oldenstam Slavennaam: Christina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Frederik Francisco Oldenstam Slavennaam: Frederik | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Jacquelina Louisa Oldenstam Slavennaam: Jacquelina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Joseph Francois Oldenstam Slavennaam: Joseph | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Leentje Amalia Oldenstam Slavennaam: Leentje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Truitje Christina Oldenstam Slavennaam: Truitje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Daniel Martius Veldenstam Slavennaam: Daniel | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Badenstein Wied Slavennaam: Badenstein | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Anthonia Leijdenshoop Slavennaam: Anthonia | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Betje Leijdenshoop Slavennaam: Betje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Dorothea Leijdenshoop Slavennaam: Azia | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Esther Leijdenshoop Slavennaam: Esther | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Gerhardina Leijdenshoop Slavennaam: Diana | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Nanette Leijdenshoop Slavennaam: Nanette | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Sophietje Leijdenshoop Slavennaam: Sophietje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Theodoor Leijdenshoop Slavennaam: Theodoor | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Wilhelmina Leijdenshoop Slavennaam: Willemijntje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Hendrik Brodenstein Slavennaam: Fevrier | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Magdalena Dens Slavennaam: Caro | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Paulus Dens Slavennaam: Frederik | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Johannes Leijdenshoop Slavennaam: Albertus | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Florentia Elisabeth Dens Slavennaam: Florentia | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Hermina Densmil Slavennaam: Hermina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Christiaan Denswil Slavennaam: Christiaan | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Christina Denswil Slavennaam: Annaatje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Frederik Denswil Slavennaam: Laurens | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Georgtina Denswil Slavennaam: Bebé | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Henriette Denswil Slavennaam: Henriette | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Jacoba Denswil Slavennaam: Antoinette | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Jacobus Denswil Slavennaam: Juliaan | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Johanna Denswil Slavennaam: Johanna | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Dens 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.