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👥 Family name profile
Mees
The family name Mees occurs on 1 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 267 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
267
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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Beneden - Suriname 1× · 267 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Mees
Click a plantation for full history, owners, photos and sources.
📜 People in the Slave Register
26 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritmeester | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Retmeester | — | geboren uit Pandora – 1838 | ↗ |
| Ritmeester | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Ritmeester | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Pimees | — | Gekocht van den boedel Joël Gomp – 1838 | ↗ |
| Onverwacht Burgemeester Slavennaam: Onverwacht | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Anna Agasia Smees Slavennaam: Agasia | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Dauphijn Smees Slavennaam: Dauphijn | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Emelina Lotje Smees Slavennaam: Lotje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Francina Ida Smees Slavennaam: Ida | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Heintje Smees Slavennaam: Heintje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Klaas Smees Slavennaam: Klaas | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Maart Smees Slavennaam: Maart | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Vigeland Smees Slavennaam: Vigeland | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Christiaan Bouwmeester Slavennaam: Christiaan | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Maria Bouwmeester Slavennaam: Maria | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Aaltje Philippina Mees Slavennaam: Aaltje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Annika Elizabeth Mees Slavennaam: Annika | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Coba Jacquelina Mees Slavennaam: Coba | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Eersteling Mees Slavennaam: Eersteling | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Patientie Mees Slavennaam: Patientie | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Victoria Celestina Mees Slavennaam: Victoria | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Nicolaas Ritmeester Hunsel Slavennaam: Ritmeester | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| David Heintje Dammeester Slavennaam: Heintje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Arthur Boommeester Slavennaam: Premier | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Augustinus Boommeester Slavennaam: Adonis | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Mees 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.