Wijs
The family name Wijs occurs on 1 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 263 registered enslaved people in 1863. Below you see where the name occurs, how often and with which spelling variants.
🗺 Geographic distribution
Points show plantations where this family name occurs. Size = number registered in 1863.
📍 Distribution by region
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Beneden-para 1× · 263 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Wijs
Click a plantation for full history, owners, photos and sources.
🔊 Sounds like…
Other surnames with the same phonetic code (Soundex/Metaphone). Possible spelling alternatives or related families.
📜 People in the Slave Register
13 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francina Wijsman Slavennaam: Francina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Lodewijk Wijsman Slavennaam: Lodewijk | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Sibella Wijsman Slavennaam: Sibella | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Verwonder Wijsman Slavennaam: Verwonder | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Carolina Wijs, van Slavennaam: Lina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Charlotte Wijs, van Slavennaam: Lotje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Henriette Wijs, van Slavennaam: Henriette | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Johan Wijs, van Slavennaam: John | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Nanette Wijs, van Slavennaam: Nanette | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Salomon Nelson Wijs, van der Slavennaam: Nelson | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Jan Wijs Slavennaam: Maureau | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Nicodemus Wijs Slavennaam: Philip | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Marius Franciscus Wijsel Slavennaam: Marius | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Wijs in open archives
Directly searchable collections from Dutch archives and museums.
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.