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👥 Family name profile
Buis
The family name Buis occurs on 3 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 610 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.
3
plantations
3
Occurrences
610
Registered in 1863
2
river regions
🗺 Geographic distribution
Points show plantations where this family name occurs. Size = number registered in 1863.
📍 Distribution by region
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Beneden-commewijne 2× · 509 registered enslaved persons
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Commetewane 1× · 101 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Buis
Click a plantation for full history, owners, photos and sources.
📜 People in the Slave Register
50 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abuis | — | Van Alf. J F Berthoud. – overleden | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | uit Annette – Overgeschreven op plantage Houtt | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | uit Josephine – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – Ingevolge Resolutie d.d. 31 Juli | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – Krachtens Vonnis van het Geregts | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – Overgeschreven ten name van de p | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | uit Affiba – overleden | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – Ingevolge resolutie dd. 17 Julij | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | uit Santje – overleden | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | Overgeschreven van de plantage – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | uit Kettie geboren. – 1838 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1830 – Alle deze Slaven zijn van deze P | ↗ |
| Buis | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | Afgeschreven ten namen van plan – overleden | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | uit Klemina – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | uit Louisa – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | uit Carolina – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | uit Aspassia - – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | Afgeschreven van plantage Beekhu – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | uit Sophia – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | Afgeschreven van den naam van de – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | Geboren van Carolina – 1851 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | Geboren van Christina – 1851 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Abuis | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Buis in open archives
Directly searchable collections from Dutch archives and museums.
Slavery & emancipation
📜 Slave register 1830–1863 (NA)
⛓ Emancipated 1863 (NA)
📃 Manumissions 1832–1863 (NA)
🌴 Maroons & Bushinengue (NA)
🚢 Slave Voyages (TASTD)
✡️ Jewish/Sephardic (Robles de Medina, Nassy, Pinto, da Costa, ...)
🕯 Jewish Cultural Quarter
🏛 Jewish Historical Museum
⚱ Beth Haim Ouderkerk
🏛 Jodensavanne Foundation
🌐 JewishGen — worldwide
Civil registry, church & notarial records
🏛 Civil registry Suriname
⛪ DTB registers Suriname
✝ EBG / Moravian Brethren (Utrecht)
🗄 Amsterdam City Archive (notarial)
Indentured labour & immigration
International databases
Genealogy & community
👪 SurinameseGenealogy.nl
📖 Surinamistiek — family names
📚 Surinamica.nl
🌴 Suriname Heritage Guide
🕊 NiNsee
🗺 Mapping Slavery
👤 Denie Kasan
💬 Stamboek Forum
Newspapers & other sources
📰 Delpher newspapers (1700–1995)
🗄 National Archives Suriname
📕 West-Indische Gids
📖 Buku Bibliotheca
✒ Caraïbische Letteren
External collections are maintained by third parties. Hits are name-based and may not all refer to this specific plantation — always verify in the source.