#19MERVEILLE
(ST: Adjaka), suikerplantage aan de Suriname rechts in het afva ren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de kostgrond Land-van-Heystvliet, stroomafwaarts aan de suikerplantage Maagdenburg. Eigenaar de erven C. Stam (voor 5/8 deel, voornamelijk wonend in Nederland, Koog aan de Zaan en Amsterdam en voor 3/8 deel Cornelis Evert Smit, commisionair en fabrikant, Koog aan de Zaan).
Location
5.7508, -55.1407 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite
History
MERVEILLE was a Surinamese plantation in the Beneden - Suriname region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 142 enslaved people were registered at MERVEILLE. This made it the #74 largest plantation in Suriname (top 66%). 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 Columbus, der, Eijkenhorst, Florus, Geijsvliet. Surnames from MERVEILLE also appear on related plantations such as GROOT CHATILLON, 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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