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Commetewane

#146SCHOONOORD

214
registered enslaved persons
48
family names

(ST: Salié), suikerplantage aan de Beneden-Commewijne links in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de suikerplantage Hooiland, stroomafwaarts aan de koffieplantage Nieuw-Roeland. Eigenaar Vrouwe N.J.Vereul, douairiere de Vismes (Frankrijk) en de erven Arnold Friedrich Gerdeman (Paramaribo).

Location

5.9055, -54.8632 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite

History

SCHOONOORD was a Surinamese plantation in the Commetewane region.

In 1863, the year of emancipation, 214 enslaved people were registered at SCHOONOORD. This made it the #43 largest plantation in Suriname (top 81%). 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 Adrianus, Albrecht, Altenstad, Alvero, Arm. Surnames from SCHOONOORD also appear on related plantations such as MON SOUCI, 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
SCHOONOORD registered 214 enslaved people in 1863. That places the plantation at ##43 of 216 known plantations — larger than 81% of all plantations in our database.
Regional context
The Commetewane region contains 11 plantations with 2,243 registered people in total (average 204 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.

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