#153VOSSENBURG
(ST: Mosika-de-Vru), suikerplan tage aan de Boven-Commewijne links in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de suikerplantage Fairfield, stroomafwaarts aan de kostgrond van Slootwijk. Eigenaar erven baron D.W.G.J. Brantsen van de Zyp (woonplaats ongenoemd).
Location
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History
VOSSENBURG was a Surinamese plantation in the Beneden-commewijne region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 236 enslaved people were registered at VOSSENBURG. This made it the #37 largest plantation in Suriname (top 93%). 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 Ankerveen, Arkel, Assendelft, Axel, Boven. Surnames from VOSSENBURG also appear on related plantations such as BERLIJN, suggesting historical movement of enslaved people between estates.
The Dutch National Archives' Slave Register (1830–1863) holds 659 records linked to VOSSENBURG. 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.
In-depth context
These surnames also appear on other plantations — a possible sign of kinship or relocation of people.
659 geregistreerde personen
Personen met dezelfde moeder zijn waarschijnlijk verwant — startpunt voor stamboomonderzoek.
Geregistreerde personen (eerste 50)
| Naam | Moeder | Geslacht | Periode | Scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abena | Bannisa | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Abena | Bannisa | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Abraham | Venus | Man | 10 december 1858 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Accoora | Chrisje | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Accoora | Chrisje | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adam | Anna | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adam | Rosalina | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adam | Anna | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adam | Rosalina | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adjuba | Trijntje | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adjuba | Trijntje | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adjudant | — | Man | uit Adriana – overleden | ↗ |
| Adolf | — | Man | uit Dorothea – 1848 | ↗ |
| Adolf | Madelon | Man | 19 januari 1861 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adolf | Dorothea | Man | 1848 – 1850 November 30 Overleden | ↗ |
| Adolphina | Kaatje | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adolphina | Kaatje | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adonis | Francina | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adonis | Francina | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adriaan | Sophietje | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adriaan | Lena | Man | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Adriaan | Sophietje | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adriaan | Lena | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adriaantje | Johanna | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adriaantje | Johanna | Vrouw | 1851 – overleden 3 Januarij 1860. | ↗ |
| Adriana | Delia | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Adriana | Delia | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Afrika | Charlotte | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Afrika | Charlotte | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Albert | Tranquille | Man | 18 januari 1858 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Albert | Elisabeth | Man | 1851 – Gemanumitteerd onder den naam va | ↗ |
| Albert | Elisabeth | Man | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Albert | — | Man | uit Elisabeth. – 1848 | ↗ |
| Albertina | — | Vrouw | uit Maria – 1848 | ↗ |
| Albertina | Marie | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Albertina | Marie | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Alethea | Louisa | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Alethea | Louisa | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Aletta | Rosalina | Vrouw | 1851 – Overleden 31 Dec 1854. | ↗ |
| Aletta | Rosalina | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Alexander | Flora | Man | 18 januari 1856 – overleden 12 Septbr 1857. | ↗ |
| Alexandrina | Adjuba | Vrouw | 1848 – Overleden | ↗ |
| Alfred | Coba | Man | 23 april 1860 – overleden 1 Septbr 1861. | ↗ |
| Alijda | Barones | Vrouw | 1851 – overleden 30 Nov 1853. | ↗ |
| Alijda | Bergere | Vrouw | 18 januari 1858 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Alijda | Barones | Vrouw | 31 juli 1851 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Alphonse | — | Man | uit Charlotte – overleden | ↗ |
| Amba | Amelia | Vrouw | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Amba | Amelia | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Amelia | onbekend | Vrouw | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
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