Willems
The family name Willems occurs on 4 Surinamese plantations, together accounting for 612 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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Nickerie 3× · 535 registered enslaved persons
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Beneden-commewijne 1× · 77 registered enslaved persons
🏛 Plantations with family name Willems
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🔊 Sounds like…
Other surnames with the same phonetic code (Soundex/Metaphone). Possible spelling alternatives or related families.
📜 People in the Slave Register
16 entries in the National Archives Slave Register 1830–1863.
| Name | Plantation | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justinus Louis Willemson Slavennaam: Louis | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Jansje Willems Slavennaam: Jansje | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Klaas Willems Slavennaam: Verwachting | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Lucia Willems Slavennaam: Lucia | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Jacoba Willemsberg Slavennaam: Nelly | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Petrus Willemsberg Slavennaam: Johannes | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Benjamin Willemstad Slavennaam: Michael | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Buonaparte Willems Slavennaam: Buonaparte | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Carolina Willems Slavennaam: Carolina | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Chatwell Willems Slavennaam: Chatwell | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Emanuel Willems Slavennaam: Uncle | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Frederik Willems Slavennaam: Frederik | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Harris Willems Slavennaam: Harris | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Isaac Willems Slavennaam: Champaigne | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Jeannette Willems Slavennaam: Jeannette | — | 1863 | ↗ |
| Lidy Hagar Willems Slavennaam: Lidy | — | 1863 | ↗ |
🗄 Search Willems 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.