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👥 Family name profile
Vis
The family name Vis occurs on 2 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 496 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.
2
plantations
2
Occurrences
496
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-saramacca 1× · 407 registered enslaved persons
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Beneden-para 1× · 89 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Vis
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visman | — | Afgeschreven van den name van de – 1848 | ↗ |
| Visser | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Visman | — | 1838 – Overgeschreven ten name van de p | ↗ |
| J(...)vis | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Visscher | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Nevis | — | uit Bertha – 1848 | ↗ |
| Visser | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Vischman | — | Afgeschreven van den naam van de – 1851 | ↗ |
| Vischman | — | 1848 – Overgeschreven ten name van de p | ↗ |
| Clovis | — | 1848 – 1851 | ↗ |
| Visilina | — | 9 april 1852 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Visser | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Vischman | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Visser | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Viselina | — | 3 februari 1854 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Nevis | — | 1851 – overleden 24 Novbr 1861. | ↗ |
| Nevis 2e | — | 1851 – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Nevis | — | 1851 – Van dit hoofd van plantage Union | ↗ |
| Visser | — | verkregen van R. Le Chevalier ( – overleden 23 Mei 1856. | ↗ |
| Nevis | — | Van den naam van plantage Union – 1 juli 1863 | ↗ |
| Vismas | — | 1830 – verkocht aan J L de Beijer | ↗ |
| Visserzorg | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Servis | — | 9 Nov 1838 In executie voor den – Overgeschreven ten name van John | ↗ |
| Jervis | — | Van Wm IJoung – 1848 | ↗ |
| Visman | — | Geruild voor Bootsman – 1838 | ↗ |
| Visserszorg | — | Gekocht van E. v. Emden n. ux., – 1838 | ↗ |
| Visser | — | 15 maart 1853 – overgebragt op naam van plantage | ↗ |
| Vissinie | — | 1851 – verkoop op vendu van J. F. Faver | ↗ |
| Jarvis | — | Bij Res. dd 18 Septr 1844 No. 11 – Bij resolutie dd 18 Septr 1844 N | ↗ |
| Vissinie | — | Aankoop van Alex. Mac Intosh als – overleden 25 Mei 1862. Bij Gouv. | ↗ |
| Vissinie | — | aankoop van L.M Stuger nubl) op – verkoop aan S. Mac Intosh qq de | ↗ |
| Vissinie | — | Aankoop van de wed. A. J. Heidwe – verkoop aan W. J. G. Labad van L | ↗ |
| Jeremias Visser Steenwijk Slavennaam: Visser | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| David Frederik Vischering Slavennaam: Frederik | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| George Daniel Goudvisch Slavennaam: George | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Frans Visserman Slavennaam: Frans | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk August Avis Slavennaam: Lodewijk | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Pollux Thomas Vischman Slavennaam: Pollux | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Noach Pompey Davis Slavennaam: Pompey | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Thomas Abuis Vischman Slavennaam: Abuis | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Adriaan Albert Vismale Slavennaam: Albert | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Benjamin Adam Vismale Slavennaam: Adam | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Emanuel Hermanus Vismale Slavennaam: Hermanus | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Helena Eva Vismale Slavennaam: Eva | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Henrietta Annaatje Vismale Slavennaam: Annaatje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Martha Wilhelmina Vismale Slavennaam: Wilhelmina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Nicolaas Frans Vismale Slavennaam: Frans | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Cadet Cesar Visscher Slavennaam: Cesar | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Elisabeth Viso Slavennaam: Calesta | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Henrietta Viso Slavennaam: Adolphina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Vis 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.