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Beneden-commewijne

#141PIETERSZORG

118
registered enslaved persons
24
family names

(ST: Parwa), suikerplantage aan de Beneden-Commewijne rechts in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de koffieplantage Einde-Rust, stroomafwaarts aan de suikerplantage Leyderdorp. Eigenaren W.E. Rühmann (Paramaribo) voor de helft; de erven Wijlde voor een kwart en de erven Hayward voor een kwart.

Location

5.8004, -54.8312 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite

History

PIETERSZORG was a Surinamese plantation in the Beneden-commewijne region.

In 1863, the year of emancipation, 118 enslaved people were registered at PIETERSZORG. This made it the #97 largest plantation in Suriname (top 56%). 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 Adnis, Biljoen, Blatz, Block, Christianusse. Surnames from PIETERSZORG also appear on related plantations such as HOUTTUIN, 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
PIETERSZORG registered 118 enslaved people in 1863. That places the plantation at ##97 of 216 known plantations — larger than 56% of all plantations in our database.
Regional context
The Beneden-commewijne region contains 38 plantations with 6,161 registered people in total (average 162 per plantation). Within this region this plantation ranks #20 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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