Gift
The family name Gift occurs on 4 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 551 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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Beneden-commewijne 2× · 348 registered enslaved persons
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Boven-commewijne 1× · 183 registered enslaved persons
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Beneden-saramacca 1× · 20 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Gift
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🔊 Sounds like…
Other surnames with the same phonetic code (Soundex/Metaphone). Possible spelling alternatives or related families.
📜 People in the Slave Register
19 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broedergift | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Broedersgift | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Broedersgift | — | 1851 – overleden 23 april 1861. | ↗ |
| Anette Dora Hugo'sgift Slavennaam: Dora | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Driesie Chrisje Uposgift Slavennaam: Drisie | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Maria Uposgift Slavennaam: Bokkie | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Hamon Joseph Aangift Slavennaam: Hamon | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Adonis Abraham Koningsgift Slavennaam: Adonis | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Castor Koningsgift Slavennaam: Castor | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Esther Juliana Koningsgift Slavennaam: Esther | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Mietje Esther Koningsgift Slavennaam: Mietje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Regina Charlotte Koningsgift Slavennaam: Regina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Adolphina Gift Slavennaam: Doortje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Carolina Gift Slavennaam: Chrisje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Elisabeth Gift Slavennaam: Babet | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Eva Gift Slavennaam: Calesta | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Henriette Gift Slavennaam: Henriette | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Scipion Daniel Gift Slavennaam: Scipion | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Charles Gift Slavennaam: Charles | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Gift 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.