#44OSEMBO
Houtgrond aan de Parakreek links in het afvare n; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de houtgrond Onverwacht, stroomafwaarts aan de houtgrond Onor ibo. Eigenaar Willem Jacobus Kenswil, Francois Johannes Kenswil en Adolf Frederik Gravenberch (allen te Paramaribo).
Location
5.4220, -55.1754 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite
History
OSEMBO was a Surinamese plantation in the Boven Para region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 135 enslaved people were registered at OSEMBO. This made it the #84 largest plantation in Suriname (top 62%). 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 Denswil, Gelleman, Gravenbeek, Gravendam, Kensenhuis. Surnames from OSEMBO also appear on related plantations such as GUADELOUPE, 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.
Sources & documents in open archives
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