#41HANOVER
[Of Hannau], indigoplantage en houtgrond aan de Parakreek rechts in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de kostgrond Beaulieu, stroomaf waarts aan de plantage Jagersburg. Eigenaar H. Wright uit Paramaribo.
Location
5.5053, -55.1201 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite ✓ Verified
History
HANOVER was a Surinamese plantation in the Boven Para region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 246 enslaved people were registered at HANOVER. This made it the #34 largest plantation in Suriname (top 85%). 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 Ambel, Biet, Clydesdale, Eenling, Elsdijk. Surnames from HANOVER also appear on related plantations such as LELIENDAAL, 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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