#6L'ESPERANCE
Suikerplantage aan de Suriname rechts in het opvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de houtgrond Namrek, stroomafwaarts aan de plantage Eikenhoop. Eigenaren Nicolaas Joseph James Tyndall (Suriname, wonend op de plantage L'Esperance), George Henry Tyndall (Amerika) en Charles Samuel Tyndall (Australië).
Location
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History
L'ESPERANCE was a Surinamese plantation in the Boven Suriname region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 109 enslaved people were registered at L'ESPERANCE. This made it the #102 largest plantation in Suriname (top 80%). 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 Africa, Ast, Aurora, Bau, Boston. Surnames from L'ESPERANCE also appear on related plantations such as PEPERPOT, suggesting historical movement of enslaved people between estates.
The Dutch National Archives' Slave Register (1830–1863) holds 535 records linked to L'ESPERANCE. 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.
535 geregistreerde personen
Personen met dezelfde moeder zijn waarschijnlijk verwant — startpunt voor stamboomonderzoek.
Geregistreerde personen (eerste 50)
| Naam | Moeder | Geslacht | Periode | Scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | — | Man | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Abina | — | Vrouw | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Abraham | Onbekend | Man | Verkregen van J. Tijndall (zie f – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Abraham | Onbekend | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Abraham | I | Man | 1851 – overleden 30 Julij 1855. | ↗ |
| Abram | — | Man | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Acoeba | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Acoeba | — | Vrouw | Alhier overgeschreven Krachtens – 1848 | ↗ |
| Acoeba | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adam | — | Man | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adam | Onbekend | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adam | Onbekend | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adelaide | — | Vrouw | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adelaide | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1848 – 1850 Julij 28 Overleden | ↗ |
| Adolf | Clotine | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adolf | Clotino | Man | Geboren van Clotino 1851 Januij – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adoor | — | Man | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Adriaan | Onbekend | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adriaan | Acoeba | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adriaan | — | Man | Alhier overgeschreven Krachtens – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adriaan | Onbekend | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adriaan | Acoeba | Man | 1851 – overleden 29 februarij 1856. | ↗ |
| Adrian | — | Man | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Affiba | — | Vrouw | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Affiba | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Affiba | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Agnes | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Agnes | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1851 – overleden in Augs 1859. | ↗ |
| Agness | — | Vrouw | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Alexander | Acoeba | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Alexander | Acoeba | Man | Geboren van Acoeba – 1851 | ↗ |
| Alexander | — | Man | uit Acoeba – 1848 | ↗ |
| Alice | Brigette | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Alice of Affie | — | Vrouw | Van de weduwe M B Herbert geb. L – 1848 | ↗ |
| Alici | Brigitte | Vrouw | 1851 – overleden 31 October 1859. | ↗ |
| Alida | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Alida | — | Vrouw | Afgeschreven van de minderjarige – 1848 | ↗ |
| Alida | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Angelick | — | Vrouw | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Angelika | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1851 – overleden 19 Decemb 1855. | ↗ |
| Angelika | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Anna | — | Vrouw | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Antje | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Antje | — | Vrouw | Afgeschreven van de minderjarige – 1848 | ↗ |
| Antje | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1851 – overleden 15 februarij 1862. | ↗ |
| Antoinetta | Cornelia | Vrouw | 1851 – overleden in Decbr 1858. | ↗ |
| Antoinetta | Cornelia | Vrouw | Geboren van Cornelia 1850 Septb. – 1851 | ↗ |
| Antoinette | — | Vrouw | Alhier overgeschreven Krachtens – overleden | ↗ |
| Asia | Onbekend | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Asia | — | Vrouw | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
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