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On July 1st, 1863 slavery was abolished in Suriname. The registered enslaved received a surname — often linked to the plantation where they worked. Enter your family name below to discover the plantation your ancestors may have lived on.

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"Wijk"

Results for "Wijk": 6

We found 6 plantation(s) where the name "Wijk" is registered.

Coppename

#187ETABLISSEMENT BATAVIA

369
registered enslaved persons
Matched surname: Wijk

Lepra-etablissement, zie het themanummer van Oso, Tijdschrift voor Surinamistiek (2003-1).

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Beneden-para

#64LIVORNO

110
registered enslaved persons
Matched surname: Wijk

(ST: Wovriti), Suikerplantage aan de Suriname links in het afvare n; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de suikerplantage Dijkveld, stroomafwaarts aan de suikerplantage Beekhuizen. [Vroeger heette deze plantage Woudvliet.] Eigenaar de erven van G.C.B. Weissenbruch cs (woonplaats niet g...

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Nickerie

MARY'SHOPE

138
registered enslaved persons
Matched surname: Wijk

Eigenaar Thomas Green (Suriname).

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Nickerie

PERSEVERANCE

40
registered enslaved persons
Matched surname: Wijk

Eigenaar Edmond Dessé (Nickerie, Suriname)

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Beneden-commewijne

#140RUST EN WERK

430
registered enslaved persons
Matched surname: Wijk

(ST: Granman-Gron), koffieplantage aan de Bene den-Commewijne rechts in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de koffieplantage Johannesburg, stroomafwaarts aan de koffieplantage Lust-tot-Rust. De EBG wijdde op 13 oktober 1844 op deze plantage een kerk in voor de slevn. Eigena...

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Boven Suriname

#15WEGLOOPERSKAMP III

58
registered enslaved persons
Matched surname: Wijk
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Historische records

4 persoonsvermeldingen

Bron: Nationaal Archief · CC0
Slavenregister 1830–1863 (Plantages) bron ↗
Naam Moeder Geslacht Plantage Periode
Wees Rosalina Man RUSTENBURG 1851 – overleden 30 Julij 1857.
Wees Rosalina Man RUSTENBURG 1848 – 1851
Slavenregister 1830–1863 (Particulieren) bron ↗
Naam Moeder Geslacht Plantage Periode
Wozi — Meisjes — 1830 – 1838
Wesie — Vrouw — 1838 – Aan E J S Stugen Nom. Ux.
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The plantations are spread along the Suriname, Para, Commewijne, Cottica, Saramacca and Nickerie rivers.

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Beneden-saramacca
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Boven-cottica
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Boven-saramacca
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Commetewane
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Coppename
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Matappica
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Nickerie
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9
Perica
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18
Beneden - Suriname
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30
Beneden-para
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Boven Para
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16
Boven Suriname
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50
Commewijne
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Coronie
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Cottica
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Matappica
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Nickerie
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14
Para
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Perica
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Saramacca
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Suriname
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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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