#32BELWAARDE
(ST: Belwatra), suikerplantage aan de rivier Suriname rechts in het afvaren; grenzend aan de koffieplantage Lust-en-Rust opwaarts en het ingenieurs-etablissement Land-van-Clevia stroomafwaarts. Eigenaren N. Thurkow, M.E.D. van Campen, C.A. Thurkow, P. de Montel, A.J. Thurkow, J.P Habets geb. Thurkow, mr. A.W. Thurkow en C.R. Thurkow allen uit Paramaribo en Europa.
Location
5.7800, -55.1300 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite
History
BELWAARDE was a Surinamese plantation in the Beneden - Suriname region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 187 enslaved people were registered at BELWAARDE. This made it the #59 largest plantation in Suriname (top 73%). 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 Beeks, Berends, Bikart, Binkt, Bokke. Surnames from BELWAARDE also appear on related plantations such as CANNAWAPPIBO, 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
These surnames also appear on other plantations — a possible sign of kinship or relocation of people.
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