#64LIVORNO
(ST: Wovriti), Suikerplantage aan de Suriname links in het afvare n; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de suikerplantage Dijkveld, stroomafwaarts aan de suikerplantage Beekhuizen. [Vroeger heette deze plantage Woudvliet.] Eigenaar de erven van G.C.B. Weissenbruch cs (woonplaats niet genoemd). De belangrijkste erfgenaam is Coenraad Isaac van West (zonder beroep, Brussel) voor 1/3. Deze Coenraad Isaac van West is tevens eigenaar van Brouwerslust, Bodenburg en Nut en Schadelijk.
Location
5.6500, -55.2000 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite
History
LIVORNO was a Surinamese plantation in the Beneden-para region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 110 enslaved people were registered at LIVORNO. This made it the #101 largest plantation in Suriname (top 54%). 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 Balt, Cijffer, Driel, Fanfondel, Halpair. Surnames from LIVORNO also appear on related plantations such as WEGLOOPERSKAMP III, 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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