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👥 Family name profile
Was
The family name Was occurs on 1 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 263 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
263
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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Beneden-para 1× · 263 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Was
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📜 People in the Slave Register
50 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwassie | BADENSTEIN | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Kwassiba | BADENSTEIN | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Washington | ST. BARBARA THORARICA | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Kwassiba | ST. BARBARA THORARICA | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Kwassie | BLOKKENBOSCH | uit Medea. – 1848 | ↗ |
| Washington | A LA BONHEUR | Verbonden aan de P. W I. Bank – 1848 | ↗ |
| Kwassiba | BREUKELWAARD | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Kwassie eerste | BROEDERSHOOP | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Kwassie | BRONSWIJK | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Kwassie | DE JONGE BIJENKORF | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Kwassiba | DE JONGE BIJENKORF | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Karawassibo | DEN BRIEL | 1838 – Ingevolge Resolutie d.d. 31 Juli | ↗ |
| Kwassie | DEN BRIEL | 1838 – Ingevolge Resolutie d.d. 31 Juli | ↗ |
| Kwassiba | CANAWAPPIBO | uit Louisa. – overleden | ↗ |
| Washington | CONSTANTIA | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Kwasiba | HOUTGROND COPIE | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Kwasiba | HOUTGROND COPIE | uit Lena – 1848 | ↗ |
| Washington | CATHARINA SOPHIA | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Premier of Kwassie | GROND EENDRAGHT | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Magdaleentje of Kwasie | GROND EENDRAGHT | 30 april 1842 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Washington | DE DRIE GEBROEDERS | Ten name van plantage Nieuwstar – 1848 | ↗ |
| Kwasiba | DE DRIE GEBROEDERS | Ten name van plantage Nieuwstar – 1848 | ↗ |
| Washington | GEIJERSVLIJT | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Kwasiba | GEIJERSVLIJT | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Washington | HAMBURG | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Kwassie | NIEUWE HOOP | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Kwassie | DE HOOP THORARICA | van den boedel. F H IJsendoorn. – 1848 | ↗ |
| Washington | DE HOOP THORARICA | van den boedel weduwe J F Ohland – 1848 | ↗ |
| Washington | HOOIJLAND | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Kwassiba | HOOIJLAND | uit Charlotte. – overleden | ↗ |
| Kwassie | HOOIJLAND | uit Santje – 1848 | ↗ |
| Kwasie | KATOENPLANTAGE BROEDERSHOOP | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Kwassie | KATOENPLANTAGE BROEDERSHOOP | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Kwassiba | SUIKERPLANTAGE WOLFSCAPOERIKA | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Kwasieba | KOFFIEPLANTAGE DE JONGE BIJENKORF | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Kwasie | KOFFIEPLANTAGE DE JONGE BIJENKORF | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Kwassie | DE KOFFIJPLANTAGE HIESVELD EN D'UITVLUGT / VERVOLG VAN NIEUW HOOP | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Wassington | KOFFIEPLANTAGE LEIJENHOOP | 1830 – Ingevolge autorisatie van den Ra | ↗ |
| Washington | KATOENPLANTAGE SARAH OPPERDISTRICT | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Washington | KATOENPLANTAGE FORGUE | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Washington | WATERLOO NEDERDISTRICT | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Washington | HAZARD NEDERDISTRICT | Van plantage Forgue af- en alhie – 1848 | ↗ |
| Kwassiba | ADRICHEM | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adjuba of Kwassiba | D'ALIJDA EN KARELSBURG | Geboren van Jaba. Deze slaaf is – 1850 November 30 Overleden | ↗ |
| Kwassiba | D'ALIJDA EN KARELSBURG | Geboren uit Jaba. Deze slaaf is – Overleden 9 Mei 1851 ( Geregistr | ↗ |
| Kwassie | ANNA CATHARINA | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Kwassiba | ANNA CATHARINA | Geboren uit Brunette 1850 Decemb – 1851 | ↗ |
| Kwassie | ANNASBURG | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Kwassie | ARENDRUST | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Kwassie | L'AVENTURE | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Was 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.