#175FREDERIKSLUST

FREDERIKSLUST was a Surinamese plantation in the Matappica region.

In 1863, the year of emancipation, 85 enslaved people were registered at FREDERIKSLUST. 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 Belrose, Bouman, Brenton, Bruck, Budike. Surnames from FREDERIKSLUST also appear on related plantations such as PIETERSZORG, suggesting historical movement of enslaved people between estates.

The Dutch National Archives' Slave Register (1830–1863) holds 550 records linked to FREDERIKSLUST. 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.