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👥 Family name profile
Francis
The family name Francis occurs on 2 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 297 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.
2
plantations
2
Occurrences
297
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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Boven-commewijne 1× · 170 registered enslaved persons
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Beneden-commewijne 1× · 127 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Francis
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🔊 Sounds like…
Other surnames with the same phonetic code (Soundex/Metaphone). Possible spelling alternatives or related families.
📜 People in the Slave Register
50 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis of Francois | — | Verbonden aan de P. W. I. Bank – 1848 | ↗ |
| Francisco | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Francisca | — | uit Lea – 1848 | ↗ |
| Francisco | — | 1838 – Ingevolge Resolutie d.d. 31 Juli | ↗ |
| Franciscus | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Franciscus | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Franciscus | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Francis | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Francisco | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Franciscus | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Franciscus | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Francis | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Francis | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Francis | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| George Francis | — | uit Sophia. – overleden | ↗ |
| Francis | — | uit Kate – 1848 | ↗ |
| Francis | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Francis | — | Nevenstaande drie slaven ingesch – 1848 | ↗ |
| Franciscus | — | uit Minerva. – 1848 | ↗ |
| Francis | — | Van plantage Forgue af- en alhie – 1848 | ↗ |
| Francis | — | uit Philippina. – overleden | ↗ |
| Francis | — | Afgeschreven van de plantage La – 1848 | ↗ |
| Francisco | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Francis | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Francisco | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Franciscus | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Franciscus | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Francisca | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Francisca | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Francis | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Franciscus | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Francisco | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Francisco | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Francisco | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Franciscus | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Franciscus | — | Geboren uit Portia 1850 Februari – Overleden 26. Septr 1851 | ↗ |
| Francis | — | Geboren uit Johanna 2e 1850 9 Fe – 1850 1 Mei Overleden | ↗ |
| Francis | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Francisco | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Francis | — | 3 juni 1863 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Francis | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Francisco | — | 5 februari 1859 – van dit hoofd af- en overgeschre | ↗ |
| Mathilda Francis | — | 14 november 1862 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Franciscus | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Franciscus | — | 1851 – van den naam van plantage Klein | ↗ |
| Franciscus | — | 22 september 1860 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Francisca | — | 1851 – van dit hoofd af, - en op dat va | ↗ |
| Francisca | — | 1851 – Van dit hoofd af - en overgeschr | ↗ |
| Francis | — | 24 februari 1862 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Francis | — | 1851 – Gemanumitteerd onder de naam van | ↗ |
🗄 Search Francis 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.