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👥 Family name profile
IJs
The family name IJs occurs on 1 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 101 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.
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plantations
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Occurrences
101
Registered in 1863
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river regions
🗺 Geographic distribution
Points show plantations where this family name occurs. Size = number registered in 1863.
📍 Distribution by region
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Commetewane 1× · 101 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name IJs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathijs | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Gijsbert | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lijsje | — | uit Jeannette – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lijsje | — | 1838 – Ingevolge Resolutie van den Heer | ↗ |
| Mathijs | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lijsje | — | uit Johanna. – overleden | ↗ |
| Matthijs | — | uit Jeannie. – 1848 | ↗ |
| Ulijsses | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Mathijs | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Matthijs | — | uit Seraphina – 1848 | ↗ |
| Matthijs | — | 1838 – Overgeschreven op plantage Houtt | ↗ |
| Leijsjen | — | verbonden aan de P. W. I. Bank – overleden | ↗ |
| Mattheijs | — | uit Gravin. Verbonden aan de P. – 1848 | ↗ |
| Matthijs | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Gijsbert | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Mathijs | — | Verbonden aan de P. W. I. Bank – 1848 | ↗ |
| Mathijs | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Mathijs | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lijsje | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Matthijs | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Mathijs | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Matthijs | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Matthijs | — | 1838 – Ingevolge Resolutie d.d. 31 Juli | ↗ |
| Lijsje | — | 1838 – Ingevolge Resolutie d.d. 31 Juli | ↗ |
| Matthijs | — | 1838 – overleden. Zie Journaal Maart 18 | ↗ |
| Mathijs | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Mathijs | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Matthijs | — | Afgeschreven van den naam van pl – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lijsje | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lijsje | — | 1838 – Overgeschreven ten name van de p | ↗ |
| Matthijs | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Matthijs | — | uit Jetta – Overgeschreven ten name van depl | ↗ |
| Gijsbertus | — | Van E F Johanns. – 1848 | ↗ |
| Parijs | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Mathijs | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Leijsje | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Gijsbert | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lijsje | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Matthijs | — | uit Leentje – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lijstje | — | 1838 – Overgeschreven ten name van de p | ↗ |
| Mathijs | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lijsje | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Sluijs | — | Ten name van plantage Nieuwstar – overleden | ↗ |
| Mathijs | — | Ten name van plantage Nieuwstar – 1848 | ↗ |
| Abuijs | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Mathijs | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Ulijsses | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Mathijs | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Mathijs | — | 1838 – Ingevolge resolutie dd. 17 Julij | ↗ |
| Matthijs | — | uit Mietje – 1848 | ↗ |
🗄 Search IJs 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.