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Beneden-para

#48ORNAMIBO

139
registered enslaved persons
76
family names

Suikerplantage aan de Parakreek rechts in het afva ren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de houtgrond La Ressource, stroomafwaarts aan de Suriname. Eigenaar de erven Jansen Eyken Sluyters (Amsterdam en Paramaribo).

Location

5.6208, -55.2095 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite

History

ORNAMIBO was a Surinamese plantation in the Beneden-para region.

In 1863, the year of emancipation, 139 enslaved people were registered at ORNAMIBO. This made it the #76 largest plantation in Suriname (top 65%). 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 Aardbij, Abbel, Adonia, Alkoof, Alten. Surnames from ORNAMIBO also appear on related plantations such as RUST EN WERK, 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
ORNAMIBO registered 139 enslaved people in 1863. That places the plantation at ##76 of 216 known plantations — larger than 65% of all plantations in our database.
Regional context
The Beneden-para region contains 30 plantations with 2,058 registered people in total (average 69 per plantation). Within this region this plantation ranks #5 by size.
Surnames also on other plantations

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

Sources & documents in open archives

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