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Boven Para

#36ONORIBO

88
registered enslaved persons
14
family names

(ST: Dan), houtgrond aan de Parakreek links in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de houtgrond Osembo, stroomafwaarts aan de houtgrond Welbedac ht-en-Onverdacht. Eigenaren de erven van Pieter Nobel; de erven van Balthazar Nobel; de erven van R.A.L. Nobel; C.N. van Enspijck Kleinhoff; Vrouwe Douairière van Citter Bekker; Vrouwe A.H.M. da Cantra geb. Gochinga; A.C.C.F. van Winter; L.F. Jorissen; R.B. Jorissen; N.B. Groen; Mr. I.D. Masquitier; C.W. Masquetier; L. Ramportie; M.S. Gasinet, echtgenote van L.F. Jorissen; wijlen G.C.W.M.L. Gasinet; W.F. Baars (van al deze eigenaren zijn de woonplaatsen ongenoemd); R. le Chevalier (Amsterdam) en F.I.A. Bultman (Amsterdam).

Location

5.5003, -55.2226 · Open in Google Maps

History

ONORIBO was a Surinamese plantation in the Boven Para region.

In 1863, the year of emancipation, 88 enslaved people were registered at ONORIBO. This made it the #129 largest plantation in Suriname (top 74%). 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 Akkrum, Amelo, Balken, Biervliet, Bolsward. Surnames from ONORIBO also appear on related plantations such as CANNAWAPPIBO, 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

Size in 1863
ONORIBO registered 88 enslaved people in 1863. That places the plantation at ##129 of 501 known plantations — larger than 74% of all plantations in our database.
Regional context
The Boven Para region contains 9 plantations with 1,670 registered people in total (average 186 per plantation). Within this region this plantation ranks #8 by size.
Surnames also on other plantations

These surnames also appear on other plantations — a possible sign of kinship or relocation of people.

Related plantations (shared surnames)

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