#43L'INQUIETUDE

L'INQUIETUDE was a Surinamese plantation in the Boven Para region.

In 1863, the year of emancipation, 53 enslaved people were registered at L'INQUIETUDE. This made it the #151 largest plantation in Suriname (top 70%). 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 Bokkenheim, Boomwijk, Bornet, Damburg, Densmil. Surnames from L'INQUIETUDE also appear on related plantations such as KERKSHOVEN, suggesting historical movement of enslaved people between estates.

The Dutch National Archives' Slave Register (1830–1863) holds 75 records linked to L'INQUIETUDE. 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.