Places from which early families in Guyana came

Map of the world showing countries of origin namely

Africans – West Africa,
Amerindians – Mongolia,
Portuguese – Madeira,
East Indians – India,
Chinese – China,
Europeans –England, Spain, France Netherlands, Dutch.

1. The Amerindians, East Indians and Chinese came from the

continent of Asia.
2. The Europeans came from the continent of Europe.
3. The Africans came from the continent of Africa.

The ethnic groups now live together as Guyanese citizens.

The early
families
settled in
different
areas:
Amerindians –
forests and
savannahs e.g.
Aishalton,
Yupukari,
Apoteri,
Mabaruma
Europeans
Dutch –
Essequibo
River,
Stabroek,
Supenaam,
Uitvlugt
Pouderoyen

French –
Chateau
Margot, La
Resouvenir,
La Belle
Alliance,
Mon-Repos
English –
Bourda,
Charity,
Kingston,
Georgetown
Spanish –
Anna
Catherina, El
Dorado, Santa
Cruz
East Indians –
Bush Lot,
Belle Vue,
Vreed-en-
Hoop, Huis’t
Dieren, Anna
Regina
Africans –
Queenstown,
Essequibo
Coast, Good
Hope
Essequibo
Coast,
Dartmouth
Eseequibo
Coast, Buxton
E.C.D,
Plaisance –
E.C.D, Ithaca
– West Coast
Berbice
Portuguese –
Portuguese
Quarters, Port
Mourant,
Plantation La
Penitence,
Plantation
Liliandaal.
Chinese –
Blankenburg,
Windsor
Forest,
Pouderoyen,
La Jalousie
and Union,
Plantation
Schoon Ord,
Stewantville,
Hague.
Place names
and their
meaning:
Mon Repos –
rest or resting
place or man
must rest.
Zeskenderen –
six children .
Vreed-enhoop
– peace
and hope
La Penitenceevil

La Repentir –
city of the
dead.
Leguan –
iguana
Werk-en-Rust
– Work and
Rest.
Early families
were able to
identify
themselves
with the areas
where they
settled by
maintaining
their cultures
and erecting
building
homes that
were unique to
their culture
e.g.
Portuguese -
pawn shops.
Amerindians –
Benabs.