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Beneden-para

#70ACCARIBO

139
registered enslaved persons
35
family names

(ST: Gran Pranasi), suikerplanta ge aan de linkeroever der Surina me in het afvaren; tussen de suikerplantage Waterland stroomafwaarts, en de grond Smalkalden stroomopwaarts. Het achterland van deze plantage is gelegen aan de Parakreek en grenst aan deze zijde stroomopwaarts aan de plantage De Watering, stroomafwaarts aan de houtgrond l'Espérance. Eigenaar A.J. Winkler, weduwevan de heer Th van Schaak uit Amsterdam.

Location

5.6867, -55.1578 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite

History

ACCARIBO was a Surinamese plantation in the Beneden-para region.

In 1863, the year of emancipation, 139 enslaved people were registered at ACCARIBO. This made it the #76 largest plantation in Suriname (top 65%). Their descendants — who in 1863 received a family name for the first time — are spread across the Caribbean and the global diaspora today.

Family names that frequently occur on this plantation include Argwan, Bachter, Bansia, Bergis, Bietrauw. Surnames from ACCARIBO also appear on related plantations such as HOUTTUIN, suggesting historical movement of enslaved people between estates.

Automatically composed from primary data (NA Slave Register & plantation records). Manually curated history follows.

In-depth context

Size in 1863
ACCARIBO registered 139 enslaved people in 1863. That places the plantation at ##76 of 216 known plantations — larger than 65% of all plantations in our database.
Regional context
The Beneden-para region contains 30 plantations with 2,058 registered people in total (average 69 per plantation). Within this region this plantation ranks #5 by size.
Surnames also on other plantations

These surnames also appear on other plantations — a possible sign of kinship or relocation of people.

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