#73RAINVILLE
[ST: Mandra Soesman], plantage aan de Suriname. Eigenaar Cezar Busch, wonend op Rainville.
Location
5.7085, -55.2236 · Open in Google Maps
History
RAINVILLE was a Surinamese plantation in the Beneden-para region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 13 enslaved people were registered at RAINVILLE. This made it the #182 largest plantation in Suriname (top 64%). 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 Bush, Hamp, Len, Oustin, Pen. Surnames from RAINVILLE also appear on related plantations such as (LA) TOURTONNE, 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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