#156LA JALOUSIE
(ST: Patra), suikerplantage aan de Boven-Commewijne rechts in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de suikerplantage Mijne-Hoop, stroomafwaarts aan de suikerplantage Breukelerwaard. Eigenaren J.P.F.S. vrijheer von Ungern Sternberg; freule Elise von Ungern Sternberg; freule Amelie S.C. von Ungern Sternberg; freule Rosalina Ida Bernardina Lucia von Voelderndorff Waradein, enig kind van Lucia Ottilia von Ungern Sternberg, echtgenote van F.W. vrijheer von Voelderndorff Waradein (allen uit Duitsland).
Location
5.9345, -54.8091 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite
History
LA JALOUSIE was a Surinamese plantation in the Commetewane region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 119 enslaved people were registered at LA JALOUSIE. This made it the #96 largest plantation in Suriname (top 56%). 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 Aaron, Absent, Beer, Blaaf, Blaauw. Surnames from LA JALOUSIE also appear on related plantations such as DE HOOP, 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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