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[[The Netherlands|[[Image: | ''[[The Netherlands|The Netherlands]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Netherlands Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]'' | ||
[[Image:ARC Gloria.jpg|frame|right|180x162px]] <br>Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the Netherlands. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | |||
If you cannot find your ancestor, you may be able to find emigration information on your ancestor’s neighbors. People who lived near each other in the Netherlands often settled together in the country they emigrated to. | If you cannot find your ancestor, you may be able to find emigration information on your ancestor’s neighbors. People who lived near each other in the Netherlands often settled together in the country they emigrated to. | ||
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*Passenger lists | *Passenger lists | ||
*Passports | *Passports | ||
Sometimes it is possible to guess where an immigrant originated through [[Surname_Distribution_Maps|surname distribution maps]]. | |||
The FamilySearch Wiki article [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] gives more suggestions for finding your ancestor’s place of origin. | The FamilySearch Wiki article [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] gives more suggestions for finding your ancestor’s place of origin. | ||
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Lucas, Henry S. ''Netherlanders in America: Dutch Immigration to the United States and Canada, 1789–1950.'' Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 1955. (FHL book 973 F2dL.) | Lucas, Henry S. ''Netherlanders in America: Dutch Immigration to the United States and Canada, 1789–1950.'' Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 1955. (FHL book 973 F2dL.) | ||
Swierenga, Robert P. ''Dutch Immigrants in U.S. Ship Passenger Manifests, 1820–1880: An Alphabetical Listing by Household Heads and Independent Persons.'' 2 vol. Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 1983. (FHL book Ref 973 W3sr.) A microfiche edition of this work is found on FHL fiche 6200012 to 6200035.<br> | Swierenga, Robert P. ''Dutch Immigrants in U.S. Ship Passenger Manifests, 1820–1880: An Alphabetical Listing by Household Heads and Independent Persons.'' 2 vol. Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 1983. (FHL book Ref 973 W3sr.) A microfiche edition of this work is found on FHL fiche 6200012 to 6200035.<br> | ||
'''A wiki article describing an online collections is found at:''' | '''A wiki article describing an online collections is found at:''' | ||
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*[[Netherlands, Passenger Lists of the Holland-America Steamship Line (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Netherlands, Passenger Lists of the Holland-America Steamship Line (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Netherlands, Passenger Lists of the Holland-America Steamship Line (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Netherlands, Passenger Lists of the Holland-America Steamship Line (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
[[Category:Netherlands]] [[Category:Dutch]] | [[Category:Netherlands]] [[Category:Dutch]] [[Category:Netherlands Emigration and Immigration]] | ||