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👥 Family name profile
Grijs
The family name Grijs occurs on 2 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 204 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.
2
plantations
2
Occurrences
204
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 1× · 132 registered enslaved persons
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Commetewane 1× · 72 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Grijs
Click a plantation for full history, owners, photos and sources.
📜 People in the Slave Register
14 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albertus Alexander Grijs Slavennaam: Albertus | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Cornelia Marius Grijsman Slavennaam: Cornelis | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Francina Maria Grijsman Slavennaam: Francina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Georgtina Anthoinetta Grijsman Slavennaam: Georgtina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Juliana Adolphina Grijsman Slavennaam: Juliana | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Marie Magdalena Grijsman Slavennaam: Maria | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Pietje Marius Grijsman Slavennaam: Pietje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Saraatje Magdalena Grijsman Slavennaam: Saraatje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Toontje Petrus Grijsman Slavennaam: Toontje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Truitje Petronella Grijsman Slavennaam: Truitje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Adriana Grijs Slavennaam: Charmantje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Carolina Grijs Slavennaam: Juno | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Joseph Grijsbaard Slavennaam: Huges | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Samuel Solon Grijsroer Slavennaam: Solon | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Grijs 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.