Wachter
The family name Wachter occurs on 4 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 814 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× · 363 registered enslaved persons
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Nickerie 1× · 344 registered enslaved persons
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Matappica 1× · 107 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Wachter
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Kostwachter Slavennaam: Henry | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Adolphina Dorothea Veldwachter Slavennaam: Dorothea | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Anthoinetta Esther Veldwachter Slavennaam: Esther | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Christina Eliza Veldwachter Slavennaam: Eliza | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Gabriel Veldwachter Slavennaam: Gabriel | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Jacoba Georgina Veldwachter Slavennaam: Georgina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Johanna Brandina Veldwachter Slavennaam: Brandina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Martina Mathilda Veldwachter Slavennaam: Mathilda | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Paulus Jacob Veldwachter Slavennaam: Jacob | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Joost Wachter Slavennaam: Joost | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Philippus Wachter Slavennaam: Bernhard | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Sebedeus Wachter Slavennaam: Boncoeur | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Stephanus Wachter Slavennaam: Stiben | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Frederik Castor Koornwachter Slavennaam: Castor | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Wachter 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.