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"Aal"

Results for "Aal": 1

We found 1 plantation(s) where the name "Aal" is registered.

Beneden-saramacca

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registered enslaved persons
Matched surname: Aal

Koffieplantage aan de Saramacca rechts in het opvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de koffieplantage Concordia, stroomafwaarts aan de plantage Greenfield. Eigenaren F. Carstairs en J. Carstairs te Paramaribo.

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Historische records

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Bron: Nationaal Archief · CC0
Slavenregister 1830–1863 (Plantages) bron ↗
Naam Moeder Geslacht Plantage Periode
Aaltje — Vrouw BADENSTEIN 1838 – 1848
Aaltje — Vrouw FREDERIKSLUST 1838 – 1848
Aaltje Armonica Vrouw FREDERIKSLUST 1851 – 1 juli 1863
Aaltje overleden Vrouw BADENSTEIN 1851 – overleden 29 februarij 1860.
Aaltje Onbekend Vrouw SPIERINGSHOEK 1848 – 1851
Aaltje onbekend Vrouw BERLIJN 1851 – overleden 24 Maart 1855.
Aaltje overleden Vrouw BADENSTEIN 1848 – 1851
Aaltje Catharina Vrouw VREELAND 31 juli 1856 – 1 juli 1863
Aaltje Onbekend Vrouw BERLIJN 1848 – 1851
Aaltje Armonica Vrouw FREDERIKSLUST 1848 – 1851
Aaltje Onbekend Vrouw SPIERINGSHOEK 1851 – overleden 15 Junij 1852.
Aaltje — Vrouw BERLIJN 1838 – 1848
Alea — Vrouw EENDRAGT 1838 – overleden
Ali — Man BROUWERSLUST 1838 – overleden
Alie — Man BRUINENDAAL uit Clarinda – overleden
Ali Dora Man SPIERINGSHOEK 29 april 1862 – 1 juli 1863
Slavenregister 1830–1863 (Particulieren) bron ↗
Naam Moeder Geslacht Plantage Periode
Aaltje — Vrouw — 1838 – 1848
Aaltje — Leeg — Op autorisatie van den Gouverneu – 1838
Aaltje — Meisjes — gekocht op vendu van Salomons va – Overleden 19 dec. 1831
Al(...)ie — Man — 1838 – overleden
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Beneden - Suriname
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Coronie
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— (29) Beneden-commewijne (40) Beneden-saramacca (11) Boven-commewijne (8) Boven-cottica (17) Boven-saramacca (5) Commetewane (10) Coppename (1) Matappica (16) Nickerie (26) Perica (9) Beneden - Suriname (18) Beneden-para (30) Boven Para (9) Boven Suriname (16) Commewijne (50) Coronie (13) Cottica (66) Matappica (43) Nickerie (31) Para (14) Perica (2) Saramacca (23) Suriname (12) Warappakreek (2)

— 29 plantations

Beneden-commewijne 40 plantations

Beneden-saramacca 11 plantations

Boven-commewijne 8 plantations

Boven-cottica 17 plantations

Boven-saramacca 5 plantations

Commetewane 10 plantations

Coppename 1 plantations

Matappica 16 plantations

Nickerie 26 plantations

Perica 9 plantations

Beneden - Suriname 18 plantations

Beneden-para 30 plantations

Boven Para 9 plantations

Boven Suriname 16 plantations

Commewijne 50 plantations

Coronie 13 plantations

Cottica 66 plantations

Matappica 43 plantations

Nickerie 31 plantations

Para 14 plantations

Perica 2 plantations

Saramacca 23 plantations

Suriname 12 plantations

Warappakreek 2 plantations

About this data

This database is compiled from historical registers from just before and after the 1863 emancipation. For each plantation we recorded the owners, location, and the family names registered there. Many Surinamese surnames trace back to this period. These records are a starting point for genealogical research — for in-depth confirmation we recommend the National Archives of Suriname and the National Archives of the Netherlands.

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