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👥 Family name profile
Simson
The family name Simson occurs on 1 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 183 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.
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plantations
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Occurrences
183
Registered in 1863
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river regions
🗺 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
🏛 Plantations with family name Simson
Click a plantation for full history, owners, photos and sources.
📜 People in the Slave Register
31 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simson | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Simson | — | Afgeschreven van Jams. Mackillop – 1848 | ↗ |
| Simson | — | Afgeschreven van plantage Glouch – 1848 | ↗ |
| Simson | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Simson | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Simson | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Simson | — | 1851 – overleden 28 Januarij 1858. | ↗ |
| Simson tweeling | — | 22 januari 1855 – Gemanumitteerd onder den naam va | ↗ |
| Simson | — | 1851 – Van dit hoofd van plantage Diamo | ↗ |
| Simson | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Simson | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Simson | — | Van den naam van plantage Diamon – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Cornelis Simson | — | Afkomstig van nu wijlen R. Galla – 1851 | ↗ |
| Cornelis Simson | — | Afkomstig van nu wijlen R. Galla – Gemanumitteerd onder de namen va | ↗ |
| Simson | — | 3 juli 1860 – overleden 2 Novemb 1860. | ↗ |
| Esther Simsonlina | — | 20 november 1862 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Simson | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Simson Welkom Mijnsen Slavennaam: Welkom | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Simson Blackwall Slavennaam: Simson | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Simson Daveson Slavennaam: Simson | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Simson Samwell Slavennaam: Simson | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Adolphina Simson Slavennaam: Adolphina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Emilia Simson Slavennaam: Emelia | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Frederica Simson Slavennaam: Arriaantje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Jacobus Simson Slavennaam: Jacobus | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Martinus Simson Slavennaam: Martinus | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Minerva Simson Slavennaam: Minerva | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Paulus Simson Slavennaam: Jacques | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Petrus Simson Slavennaam: Joseph | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Philip Petrus Simson Slavennaam: Philip | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Thomas Simson Slavennaam: Thomas | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Simson 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.