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#207HAZARD

169
registered enslaved persons
45
family names

Koffieplantage aan de Nickerie. Eigenaren: Robert Kirk (Schotland) voor 41/48 aandeel, John Janet Duncanson (Schotland) voor 3/48 aandeel, James Balfour (Schotland) voor 2/48 aandeel en Thomas Balfour (Schotland) voor 2/48 aandeel.

Location

5.9250, -56.9500 · Open in Google Maps

History

HAZARD was a Surinamese plantation in the Nickerie region.

In 1863, the year of emancipation, 169 enslaved people were registered at HAZARD. This made it the #67 largest plantation in Suriname (top 87%). 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 Banister, Boshrijs, Brak, Buk, Crookstand. Surnames from HAZARD also appear on related plantations such as WATERLOO, 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

Size in 1863
HAZARD registered 169 enslaved people in 1863. That places the plantation at ##67 of 501 known plantations — larger than 87% of all plantations in our database.
Regional context
The Nickerie region contains 26 plantations with 2,912 registered people in total (average 112 per plantation). Within this region this plantation ranks #6 by size.
Surnames also on other plantations

These surnames also appear on other plantations — a possible sign of kinship or relocation of people.

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