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👥 Family name profile
Wijk
The family name Wijk occurs on 6 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 1,145 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.
6
plantations
6
Occurrences
1,145
Registered in 1863
5
river regions
🗺 Geographic distribution
Points show plantations where this family name occurs. Size = number registered in 1863.
📍 Distribution by region
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Nickerie 2× · 178 registered enslaved persons
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Beneden-commewijne 1× · 430 registered enslaved persons
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Beneden-saramacca 1× · 369 registered enslaved persons
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Beneden-para 1× · 110 registered enslaved persons
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Boven Suriname 1× · 58 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Wijk
Click a plantation for full history, owners, photos and sources.
Beneden-commewijne
RUST EN WERK
430 registered enslaved persons
Beneden-saramacca
ETABLISSEMENT BATAVIA
369 registered enslaved persons
Nickerie
MARY'SHOPE
138 registered enslaved persons
Beneden-para
LIVORNO
110 registered enslaved persons
Boven Suriname
WEGLOOPERSKAMP III
58 registered enslaved persons
Nickerie
PERSEVERANCE
40 registered enslaved persons
🔊 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – Ingevolge Resolutie van den Heer | ↗ |
| Klijn Lodewijk | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | verbonden aan de P. W. I. Bank – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | Uit Saratje – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | uit Klara – overleden | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | uit Anette – overleden | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | uit Charlotte 1e – overleden | ↗ |
| Bronswijk of Azor | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – Ingevolge Resolutie d.d. 31 Juli | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | Afgeschreven van plantage Soribo – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – Overgeschreven ten name van plan | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | uit Proserpina – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – Van den naam van dit Effect af- | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | Uit Cateau – Overgeschreven ten name van de p | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | uit Philida. – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | uit Wilhelmijntje – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – Vrij geworden en den naam bekome | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – Overgeschreven ten name van de p | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | uit Augustina – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | uit Sijbille – overleden | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | uit Jacoba – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – overleden | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1838 – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | Geboren uit Annette – 1838 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | geboren uit Fourtesse – 1838 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Brunswijk | — | 1830 – 1838 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | Ingevolge Resolutie dd 31 Julij – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | Afgeschreven van de plantaadje F – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | uit Mimie. – 1848 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk | — | uit Lucia – 1848 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Wijk 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.