#115D'ALYDA EN KARELSBURG
Suikerplantage aan de rechteroever der Cottica in het afvaren; tussen de koffieplantage Langmoedigheid stroomopwaarts ten oosten en Carelsburg stroomafwaarts ten westen. Eigenaren de erven Bedloo (Nederland), Roux (Paramaribo) en Marselis (Nederland).
Location
5.6200, -54.4760 · Open in Google Maps
History
D'ALYDA EN KARELSBURG was a Surinamese plantation in the Boven-cottica region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 85 enslaved people were registered at D'ALYDA EN KARELSBURG. This made it the #132 largest plantation in Suriname (top 74%). 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 Berkmans, Bliksteen, Boschveld, Dammerhof, Eerdhof.
Automatically composed from primary data (NA Slave Register & plantation records). Manually curated history follows.
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