#133SCHAAPSTEDE

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

In 1863, the year of emancipation, 21 enslaved people were registered at SCHAAPSTEDE. This made it the #175 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 Blanker, Delogé, Duchenne, Gunterstein, Handré.

The Dutch National Archives' Slave Register (1830–1863) holds 42 records linked to SCHAAPSTEDE. These primary sources are the starting point for genealogical research into ancestors who lived and worked here.

Automatically composed from primary data (NA Slave Register & plantation records). Manually curated history follows.