#91ELLEN
(ST: Troton), suikerplantage aan de Benede n-Commewijne rechts in het opvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de koffie plantage Leliëndal, stroomafw aarts aan de koffieplantage Mariënburg.Vroeger heette zij Nooit-Gedacht en was een koffieplantage. Eigenaren Nicolaas en Eleonora Herbert (Paramaribo).
Location
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History
ELLEN was a Surinamese plantation in the Beneden-commewijne region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 184 enslaved people were registered at ELLEN. This made it the #60 largest plantation in Suriname (top 88%). 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 Bamberge, Batermeers, Bohl, Bosnie, Bosno. Surnames from ELLEN also appear on related plantations such as ZOELEN, suggesting historical movement of enslaved people between estates.
The Dutch National Archives' Slave Register (1830–1863) holds 257 records linked to ELLEN. These primary sources are the starting point for genealogical research into ancestors who lived and worked here.
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.
257 geregistreerde personen
Personen met dezelfde moeder zijn waarschijnlijk verwant — startpunt voor stamboomonderzoek.
Geregistreerde personen (eerste 50)
| Naam | Moeder | Geslacht | Periode | Scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham | Sarah | Man | Ingeschreven krachtens de GR dd – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Abuis | Lucretia | Man | Ingeschreven krachtens de GR dd – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adam | Onbekend | Man | 1848 – Overleden | ↗ |
| Adolphina | Sarah | Vrouw | Ingeschreven krachtens de GR dd – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adriaan | Sarah | Man | Ingeschreven krachtens de GR dd – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Africa | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1848 – overleden 5 November 1851. | ↗ |
| Africa | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1851 – Overleden 5 November 1851. | ↗ |
| Albertina | Amazone | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Albertina | Amazone | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Alexander | Annaatje | Man | Geboren van Annaatje – 1851 | ↗ |
| Alexander | Annaatje | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Amarantha | Ceres | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Amarantha | Ceres | Vrouw | 1851 – overleden 12 April 1858. | ↗ |
| Amazone | Cecilia | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Amazone | Cecilia | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Amelia | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Amelia | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1851 – overleden 10 November 1862. | ↗ |
| America | Hendrica | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| America | Hendrica | Vrouw | 1851 – overleden 17 Julij 1852. | ↗ |
| Anatje | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Anatje | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1851 – overleden 25 Februarij 1855. | ↗ |
| Andre | Esther | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Andre | Esther | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Andries | Rosalina | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Andries | Rosalina | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Anna | Diana | Vrouw | Ingeschreven krachtens de GR dd – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Annette | Fortuna | Vrouw | 29 oktober 1862 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| April | Onbekend | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| April | Onbekend | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Arabie | Onbekend | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Arabie | Onbekend | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Assuma | Onbekend | Man | 1848 – Overleden 19 Oct. 1851. | ↗ |
| Assuma | Onbekend | Man | 1851 – Overleden 19 October 1851. | ↗ |
| Augustina | Diana | Vrouw | 7 mei 1860 – overleden 31 Maart 1862. afgesch | ↗ |
| Bardoe | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Bardoe | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Barend | Diana | Man | Ingeschreven krachtens de GR dd – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Benjamin | Onbekend | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Benjamin | Onbekend | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Bergere | Mollij | Vrouw | 23 november 1852 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Bertha | Wilhelmina | Vrouw | Ingeschreven krachtens de GR dd – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Bijman | Onbekend | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Bijman | Onbekend | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Bob | Esther | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Bob | Esther | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Bonham | Onbekend | Man | 1848 – Overleden | ↗ |
| Briton | Josephina | Man | 4 februari 1853 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Cadeth | Esther | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Cadeth | Esther | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Cambel | Josephina | Man | Geboren uit Josephina 1850. 19 J – 1851 | ↗ |
Sources & documents in open archives
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